Programme Officer (Youth and Trade), DSIT/WYVC, P4

The Division of Sustainable and Inclusive Trade (DSIT) houses the Women, Youth, and Vulnerable Communities (WYVC) Section, which delivers on its mandate of: • Improving the trade policy and regulatory environment in which marginalised and vulnerable people operate • Strengthening the institutional framework of trade related support to marginalised and vulnerable people • Enhancing marginalised and vulnerable people’s capacity and competitiveness • Making markets more accessible to marginalised and vulnerable people • Providing thought leadership and advocacy to make value chains, the business environment and the trading system more inclusive and a catalyst for the empowerment of people affected by displacement and migration • Mainstreaming inclusivity in all of ITC’s projects and solutions The goal of this job function is to develop, manage and implement solutions in WYVC with a particular focus on Youth and Trade supporting entrepreneurship and employability for young people in developing countries as a competitive force for the future. The position will also work with other programmes including the Refugees and Trade Programme that offers bespoke market led solutions in the context of displacement and migration, specifically in settings of protracted displacement, return migration, and creating labour pathways for refugees.