National Investment Coordinator

​Requisition ID: 7714 
Grade: ISA-NOC 
Country: Angola 
Duty Station: Luanda 
Category: National Consultant 
Type of Job Posting: Internal and External
Employment Type: NonStaff-When Act. Employed
Contract Duration: 82 working days over a period
Application deadline: 20-Jul-2026, 11:59 PM (Vienna, Austria time)

Vacancy Announcement
TEMPORARY APPOINTMENT OF PROJECT PERSONNEL
Only nationals or permanent residents of the country of the duty station are considered eligible.
Female candidates are encouraged to apply.
 UNIDO welcomes applications from qualified persons with disabilities. Reasonable accommodation will be provided to applicants and employees with disabilities to support full participation in the recruitment process and in the performance of their duties.

ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT

The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) is the specialized agency of the United Nations that promotes industrial development for poverty reduction, inclusive globalization and environmental sustainability.  The mission UNIDO, as described in the Lima Declarationadopted at the fifteenth session of the UNIDO General Conference in 2013 as well as the Abu Dhabi Declaration adopted at the eighteenth session of UNIDO General Conference in 2019, is to promote and accelerate inclusive and sustainable industrial development (ISID) in Member States. The relevance of ISID as an integrated approach to all three pillars of sustainable development is recognized by the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which will frame United Nations and country efforts towards sustainable development. UNIDO’s mandate is fully recognized in SDG-9, which calls to “Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation”. The relevance of ISID, however, applies to a greater or lesser extent to all SDGs.

The medium-term programme framework (MTPF) is UNIDO’s core strategic document. As the Organization moves from the 2022–2025 cycle to the 2026–2029 MTPF, it sets a renewed vision to support Member States shape their industries for development. The new priorities include renewable and clean energy, sustainable access and climate action, ending hunger through innovation and local value addition, and fair and sustainable global and regional supply chains. Cross-cutting priorities focus on industrial and economic policy advice, skills development, fostering digitalization and artificial intelligence, gender equality and the empowerment of women, supporting youth, promoting cleaner production and circular economy, and leveraging private sector investment and development finance.

Each of these programmatic fields of activity contains a number of individual programmes, which are implemented in a holistic manner to achieve effective outcomes and impacts through UNIDO’s four enabling functions: (i) technical cooperation; (ii) analytical and research functions and policy advisory services; (iii) normative functions and standards and quality-related activities; and (iv) convening and partnerships for knowledge transfer, networking and industrial cooperation. Such core functions are carried out in Divisions/Offices in its Headquarters, Sub-regional Offices and Country Offices.

The Directorate of SDG Innovation and Economic Transformation (IET), headed by a Managing Director, is responsible for the development of innovative UNIDO services in the areas of agro-industry and agribusiness, sustainability standards and fair production, and climate-relevant or climate-improving technologies. It is also, in collaboration with ODG, responsible for developing innovative technical cooperation concepts, identifying new sources and means of finance and entering into new partnerships with a broad range of relevant stakeholders. The Directorate houses the Divisions of Coordination and Integration Support (IET/CIS), Quality, Impact and Accountability (IET/QUA), Agribusiness and Infrastructure Development (IET/AGR), Innovative Finance and International Financial Institutions (IET/IFI), Fair Production, Sustainability Standards and Trade (IET/PST), Public-Private Partnerships (IET/PPP), and Climate and Technology Partnerships (IET/CTP).

The Division of Fair Production, Sustainability Standards and Trade (IET/PST) develops and implements an innovative service package in response to UNIDO's mandate for fair and responsible local industrial production and trade, with a particular focus on building the required skills and capacities, and fosters a conducive business operating environment to ensure that such production and trade are as inclusive as possible, promoting – among others – the development of human capital through vocational training and industrial skills development.

The Sustainable Investments and Responsible Business Unit (IET/PST/SIB) fosters the uptake of sustainability standards in Member States across local, regional and global value supply chains. To this end, it induces responsible investments into sustainable value chains working with multinational corporation (MNC) networks and other platforms such as the UNGC, UNPRI and others to advance socially-minded, gender-responsive and responsible business. The Unit supports Member States in establishing robust empirical systems and norms at the country and regional level to monitor the contribution of value chains to economic, social and environmental sustainability standards and advances cooperation between firms, institutions and policy actors to advance required reforms. The Unit also supports the transition of public and private procurement and consumption patterns to become greener and more socially balanced and incentivizes supply chains to become investment ready.

The position is located under Sustainable Investments and Responsible Business Unit (IET/PST/SIB)

PROJECT CONTEXT

Project ID 170049 “Supporting business-friendly and inclusive national and regional policies and strengthening productive capabilities and value chains”.

The Project (No. 170049), financed by the European Union and the Organization of African Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS), represents the meso-level component of a larger Programme “Supporting business-friendly and inclusive national and regional policies and strengthening productive capabilities and value chains”. The meso-level is being implemented by UNIDO in close synergy and coordination with two other implementing partners, the World Bank Group and the International Trade Centre (ITC). The World Bank Group will address the policy and investment climate reform dimensions of the Programme (the macro-level) whereas ITC will work at the micro-level to upgrade small-call private sector actors in defined value chains.

At the meso-level, the Project focuses on institutional capacity building of investment promotion institutions (IPAs) and, more specifically, national-level Investment Promotion Agencies (IPAs). Capacity building will aim at strengthening investment promotion capabilities, business support programmes, marketing, monitoring, and partnerships for better coordinated and more encompassing investment promotion efforts. Based on a robust empirical foundation of FDI firm-level investor data, which will be collected/updated through the Project, IPIs will be able to better monitor FDI and its various impact channels necessary to achieve country- and regional-level Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Investment project profiles will be collected for global dissemination to potential foreign direct investors leveraging UNIDO’s Networks such as the Investment and Technology Promotion Office (ITPO) Networks and the Network of Subcontracting and Partnership Exchange (SPX) Centers. The Project is being implemented in eight intervention countries including Cameroon, the Dominican Republic, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Papua New-Guinea, Senegal and Zambia.

Further to the work that UNIDO has undertaken in support of the EU Delegation in Zambia concerning the Zambia-EU Lobito Business Forum held in November 2025, EU Delegation in Luanda requested UNIDO for technical assistance and support to investment opportunity pitching during the Angola-EU Lobito Business Forum held in May 2026. Angola was selected as a country for intervention under the Rapid Response Window of the ACP BF Programme and technical support  started in mid-February 2026.

Through the ACP Programme and in context of the RRW implementation, UNIDO supported, participated and addressed key sessions during Phase I of the Forum, specifically directly managed Sessions III, held on April 13th, 2026 where information on the Investment Opportunity screening and pitching sessions was delivered and Session VI, held on April 28th, 2026 providing 4 project promoters the possibility to present their projects to an online audience. During the Forum, UNIDO facilitated two Project Pitching sessions held on Day 1 and Day 2, with curated pitching of investment opportunities/projects. Over the period of 7 weeks, starting end February 2026 to the event date, UNIDO screened 33 projects, undertook 27 technical evaluations which led to 21 projects being selected for investment pitching (15 projects presented on-site and 6 project presented virtually during Phase 1 of the Forum. For the 15 shortlisted projects selected for on-site pitching, UNIDO undertook dedicated evaluation sessions including bilateral meetings to refine project promoter delivery. A total of 15 Angolan projects were pitched across agriculture and agribusiness, services, digital solutions and student support, providing a structured opportunity for engagement with prospective financiers, technical partners and development finance institutions.

Project ID 250224 “Advancing Resilient and Low-Carbon Industrial and Economic Development along the Lobito Corridor”

The Lobito Corridor is a strategic economic and transport artery spanning Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), and Zambia, linking the mineral-rich Copperbelt region of Central Africa to the Atlantic Port of Lobito via the 1,300 km Benguela Railway. The corridor has entered a decisive development phase, with global investment commitments exceeding USD 6 billion, including more than EUR 2 billion pledged by the European Union under its Global Gateway framework and a USD 753 million financing package secured for the rehabilitation of the Benguela Railway. While infrastructure investments are advancing rapidly, significant gaps remain in the “soft” enabling environment: investment facilitation systems to convert investor interest into committed capital, integrated clean energy planning for corridor industrial zones, and structured engagement mechanisms to link European technology and capital with corridor investment opportunities.

UNIDO is applying a continental, corridor-based approach to industrialization in Africa, treating strategic transit routes as backbones for building integrated, low-carbon production ecosystems aligned with the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and Agenda 2063. Within this portfolio, the Lobito Corridor is positioned as a multi-country platform to accelerate trade-driven industrial upgrading, deepen regional value chains, and crowd in sustainable investment across Southern and Central Africa. UNIDO has developed a concept note for an Integrated Programme proposing six interlinked interventions: capacity building for corridor governance, industrial park development, clean energy corridor planning, SME development and local supply chain strengthening, skills development, and investment facilitation.

Formulation will be undertaken in coordination with the Lobito Corridor Transit Transport Facilitation Agency (LCTTFA), AIPEX (Angola Investment and Export Promotion Agency), CEREEAC (Central African Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency), the SADC Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (SACREEE), and relevant national ministries in Angola, the DRC, and Zambia. Policy and programmatic coherence will be pursued with regional bodies and Member States to align investment facilitation measures with national industrial strategies, creating a predictable environment for anchor investors and cross-border suppliers. Core formulation outputs will include a corridor diagnostic, stakeholder validation, and a full Project Document and resource-mobilization strategy tailored to the corridor’s multi-country scope.

FUNCTIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES

Based in Luanda, the National Investment Coordinator will report to the Project Manager(s) and work in close coordination with the Chief Technical Advisor (CTA) and the Programme Management Unit (PMU) at UNIDO Headquarters in Vienna, Austria. As UNIDO’s focal point on the ground in Angola, the Coordinator will provide continuity and follow-up after the EU-Angola Business Forum, advance the corridor agenda, and interact regularly with national counterparts, the EU Delegation, partner institutions, and other UNIDO staff and experts, as applicable. 

MINIMUM ORGANIZATIONAL REQUIREMENTS

Education: Advanced university degree in economics, business, or finance, or other relevant discipline with a specialization in industrial development is required. Alternatively, a first level university degree or an advanced technical college diploma may be acceptable provided it is combined with additional 5 years of professional hand-on experience that is directly relevant to the expertise required by the specific assignment.

Technical and Functional Experience:

• • A minimum of 5 (five) years of practical experience in the area of investment promotion in the context of technical cooperation activities/industrial development, financial analysis, and/or banking is required.
  • The certification as a UNIDO Trainer on Project Appraisal with Application of COMFAR Software would be considered an important asset.
  • Exposure to the needs, conditions, and problems in developing countries is desirable.
  • Ability to work effectively in multi-cultural teams is desirable.

Languages: Fluency in written and spoken Portuguese and English is required.

CORE VALUES AND BEHAVIORS AND FUNCTIONAL COMPETENCE

Core Values

Excellence – Deliver high-quality results; continuously improve performance

Integrity – Uphold ethical standards; act transparently and responsibly

Inclusion – Promote respect, diversity, and fairness

Humility – Show self-awareness; value others’ contributions

Humanity – Act with compassion; align work with sustainable development

Core Behaviors

Connect & Collaborate - Build trust through communication and teamwork; Share knowledge and embrace diversity

Analyse & Plan - Use data and evidence for decision-making; Plan proactively and prioritize effectively

Deliver Results with Positive Impact - Take ownership and deliver quality outputs; Align work with UNIDO mission and objectives

Learn and Develop - Continuously develop skills; Seek feedback and share knowledge

Adapt and Innovate - Respond flexibly to change; Embrace innovation and new approaches

Functional Competence

Continuously develop and maintain expertise

Stay informed of industry trends and best practices

Apply knowledge to improve results and decision-making

Adopt new tools and technologies

Take ownership of professional development

This appointment is limited to the specified project(s) only and does not carry any expectation of renewal.
Employees of UNIDO are expected at all times to uphold the highest standards of integrity, professionalism and respect for diversity, both at work and outside. Only persons who fully and unconditionally commit to these values should consider applying for jobs at UNIDO.

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