Apply for Vacancy for Development Specialist at United Nations Development Program in Iraq. The deadline for this job is 12th June 2021.

Background

In recent years, the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) launched a strategic plan to bring more tourism into the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI). Also, the KRI possesses potential to draw numerous tourists within the Middle East region due to a number of factors including its natural landscapes and archaeological and religious sites from a culture and history that traces back thousands of years. KRG indicated that it regards development of the Tourism sector as a top priority along with the Industrial and Agricultural sectors.

Duties:

• Strengthen the management of tourism policies, including the updating of legislation, classification, licensing, educational, tourism and statistical systems and the developing of international relations.
• Also, prepare and develop tourism plans and strategies, improve project planning quality and prepare tourism investment in partnership with the private sector.
• Likewise, develop the tourism brand and manage tourism marketing strategies and communication processes; media, advertising, and information technology.
• Enable the private sector to perform its role in developing tourism efficiently.
• Similarly, strengthen and enable the tourism sector to operate based on international standards.
• Moreover, manage archaeological and heritage sites as critical assets to the tourism sector.
• Build the institutional capacity of both the public and private sectors.
• Furthermore, follow up the implementation of the strategic plan initiatives, programs and projects.

Competencies

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Also, ability to engage in substantive technical discussion with stakeholders
• High analytical skills oriented towards problem-solving
• Likewise, leadership and self-management
• A focus on results and a willingness to accept critique/feedback from supervisors
• An energetic approach to work with a positive attitude
• Additionally, an openness to new approaches for managing work complexity and unexpected issues
• Team spirit and excellent interpersonal skills
• Furthermore, the ability to model the UN’s values and ethical standards, and to promote UNDP’s and the UN’s vision, mission, and strategic goals
• Similalry, sensitivity and adaptability to cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality, and age.

Required Skills and Experience

A. Education and Professional Qualifications Required:

Master’s Degree in tourism management, tourism hospitality, tourism development, tourism industry quality management or other related fields.

B. Experience and Skills Required:

• Minimum of 7 years extensive experience in tourism sector management and development.
• Likewise, experience with the development of Tourism sector strategy
• Also, experience with legal and regulatory aspects of the tourism sector

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