Coordinate and provide technical advisory services to implementing partners, constituents, and beneficiaries of the project on employment policy, especially the design, adoption and implementation of the National Employment Policy, as well as other relevant economic and sectoral policies. Lead and coordinate the development and review of employment policy documents and associated outputs. Review reports and ensure technical quality, and present findings in national dialogue events with Constituents and other stakeholders. Provide substantial professional inputs for the formulation and implementation of the Productivity Ecosystems for Decent Work project strategy and workplans. Monitor the status of the project and measure and report on performance. In cooperation with the programme manager and technical specialists, draft substantive inputs for project documents, reports, terms of reference and other documents. Initiate, plan and undertake missions to monitor, assess and report on programme implementation and propose corrective action to the Programme Manager and the backstopping technical specialists. Establish effective partnerships and coordination fora with the ILO Constituents, bilateral and multilateral donors, NGOs, private sector organisation as well as sister UN Agencies in support of building a support environment for achieving productive employment. Conduct discussions and participate in negotiations with key stakeholders including ILO constituents and other UN agencies, as well as ILO technical units and DWT backstopping specialists in the preparation of Project activities and ensure the timely delivery of activities and outputs by implementing partners. Lead, organize and support the delivery of seminars, workshops, training sessions and meetings in line with project activities. Brief ILO specialists, experts and visiting officials and provide relevant information on Project matters and support additional resource mobilization efforts with the backstopping technical specialists. Develop project information and communication materials and knowledge products in collaboration with the Communication Officer located in the project Global Team in the ILO Headquarters in Geneva. Liaise with ILO constituents and partners for effective dissemination of project results to enhance project visibility. Perform other related duties as may be assigned by the Programme Manager or backstopping specialists
Required qualifications
Education
First level University degree (Bachelor’s or equivalent) in economics, social sciences or business management, ideally with some specialization in labour market issues.
Experience
Minimum of three years professional work experience at the national level related to employment policy and/or employment creation programmes. Understanding of the ILO, the United Nations system, and
Experience in working with officials of government departments, employers’ and workers’ organizations.
Languages
Excellent command of written and spoken English. Working knowledge of another official language of the Organization or an official national language of the duty station.
Competencies
In addition to the ILO core competencies (namely, Integrity and transparency; Sensitivity to diversity; Orientation to learning and knowledge sharing, Client orientation, Communication, Orientation to change, Takes responsibility for performance, Quality orientation, Collaboration), the position requires the following competencies:Knowledge of programme and budget, project administration and evaluation, concepts and procedures Knowledge of office-wide activities and objectives Ability to interpret project information and to identify and analyze problems with implementation Good report writing skills. Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing Ability to clarify information Good computer applications skills Organizational skills Ability to work on own initiative as well as a member of a team. Ability to deal with people with tact and diplomacy Ability to work in a multicultural environment and to demonstrate gender-sensitive and non-discriminatory behaviour and attitudes.
Recruitment process