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The Sector and Enterprise Competitiveness (SEC) section helps developing country SMEs address challenges around trading in global value-chains advisory solutions in access to finance, market and branding, packaging and a number of other areas. SEC also provides more specialized services in selected industries including Agribusiness, Apparel, IT and IT enabled services and Tourism. The section manages two ITC programmes, Value Added to Trade and e-Solutions, which are directly linked to ITC’s strategic focus area of connecting SMEs to value-chains. This post will support the management and implementation of the Trade for Jobs Uganda project. Trade for Jobs Uganda is a five-year initiative (2025–2030) co-led by the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the International Trade Centre (ITC), with funding from the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida). Using a market systems approach, the project leverages trade as a driver for decent job creation and income generation for women and men living in poverty in Uganda, by strengthening two high-potential sectors: dairy and tourism. The project will build toward national objectives and priorities on developing the production, productivity and value addition of both sectors, as outlined in the National Development Plan (NDP) IV (2025/26-2029/30). It intends to do this for the project beneficiaries – women and men living in poverty, through:

• Strengthening regional and global trade of dairy products and tourism services, with a focus on micro enterprises and SMEs.
• Supporting private sector development for micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs), including through value addition, diversification, enhancing competitiveness, and improving the business environment.
• Engaging with Swedish companies to leverage their expertise, services, products and private investment potential.

The project will adopt a market systems approach as it is an approach that focuses on delivering long-term sustainable impact at scale. The approach is analysis-focused, partner driven, and driven by evidence-based adaptation