The overall objective of the IMO Regional Presence Scheme is to establish a modest presence in selected developing regions, thereby facilitating IMO's input into national and regional development policies and providing active field-level participation in the development, execution and co-ordination of the delivery of IMO's Integrated Technical Co-operation Programme (ITCP).
To achieve this objective, the Regional Co-ordinators are required to fulfil the following main duties and responsibilities:
- identify maritime needs and priorities in conjunction with relevant countries, institutions or networks for subsequent review and consideration by IMO Headquarters for integration into the ITCP;
- plan, co-ordinate and ensure the delivery of IMO technical assistance activities in their respective subregions;
- co-operate in capacity building programmes so as to achieve national/subregional execution of projects in the maritime sector;
- promote IMO's technical competence, experience and comparative advantage during the formulation of the Common Country Assessment (CCA) and the United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF) sponsored by UNDP and other bilateral and multi-lateral donors;
- assist in identifying potential funding sources at national, bilateral and multilateral levels;
- identify, establish and maintain partnerships with governmental and non-governmental institutions, civil societies and private sector in their respective subregions that deal with IMO and other maritime matters;
- implement the ITCP activities for the their respective subregions assigned by the IMO Headquarters;and
- represent IMO at national and regional meetings as and when required by the IMO Headquarters.
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