Summary
Date Posted: Sunday, July 16, 2023 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Description of Duties
Project management:
• Ensure effective implementation of the project through timely provision of inputs, timely and efficient delivery of outputs, and planning, control, monitoring and evaluation of the project activities, in conformity with ILO policies and project strategies, and in accordance with ILO programming guidelines and country/action programs, and administrative and financial procedures in consultation with the responsible field office.
• Responsible for the effective management of funds assigned to the project.
• Manage efficiently the project team, including performance, and talent management aspects, taking into account gender equality and non-discrimination.
• Coordinate the implementation of all outcomes of the project and seek synergies where applicable, in particular in view of the holistic approach of the project.

Technical leadership and advice:
• Provide technical expertise and advice to relevant government agencies and other key institutions, in implementing the project, and coordinate the project’s Technical Working Group with a view to promoting the formulation of inclusive and gender-responsive policies and programmes, and their impactful implementation and monitoring to ensure equitable outcomes.
• In close cooperation with ILO Technical Specialists, provide technical expertise to develop and implement gender-responsive interventions across all three major components of the projects (enterprise development, skills development and labour market intermediation) that respond to the evolving needs of constituents as well as young women and men.

Advocacy, networking and partnership:
• Develop and strengthen relationships to cooperate and coordinate with the concerned governments, ministries and the employers’ and workers’ organizations, the target groups and the donor, in the planning and implementation of activities under the project.
• Liaise UN organisation and other development partners to seek synergies and co-implement project activities where applicable, including to increase the project’s visibility and facilitate the scaling-up of the project’s interventions.
• Undertake resource mobilization activities with the multi-lateral and bilateral donor community for the development of future activities linked to the project in coordination with the responsible Country Office, technical specialists and relevant HQ departments.
• Develop and disseminate information materials on project in close collaboration with relevant technical specialists covering ILO technical activities covered by the project, prepare periodic and ad hoc reports on the status of program planning and implementation, and establish coordination with concerned ILO departments and programs.
• Any other duties requested by the supervisor.

Required qualifications
Education
• Advanced university degree in economics, management, social science or a related field. A first-level university degree (Bachelor’s or equivalent) in one of the afore-mentioned fields or other relevant field with an additional two years of relevant experience, in addition to the experience stated below, will be accepted in lieu of an advanced university degree.

Experience
• Seven years’ experience in the management of technical cooperation activities, including at the international level.
• Experience and expertise in the fields of employment policy and enterprise development in the digital economy is considered and asset. Experience in skills and employability is considered an advantage. Experience in implementing youth employment projects is considered an asset. Familiarity with working with officials of ministries (such as labour, education, innovation/ITC) as well as worker’s and employer’s organisation would be an advantage.

Languages
• Excellent command of English. Working knowledge of French is considered an asset.

Competencies
• Proven ability to take ownership of all responsibilities, to act with integrity and transparency by maintaining social, ethical and organisational norms, and to meet all commitments within the prescribed time, cost and quality standards;
• Ability to develop clear strategic goals consistent with the project/programme’s objectives, and to design and synthesise strategies for programme development;
• Excellent management and leadership skills, ability to work effectively in a team and excellent interpersonal skills;
• Ability to formulate new concepts and methodologies, and to synthesise research and reach empirically based conclusions on related subjects by understanding both the qualitative and quantitative approaches in social science research;
• Ability to develop training materials, alternative courses of action, project proposals, policy, procedural matters and present them at high-level meetings;
• Ability to promote knowledge sharing and learning culture in the office, and to focus and guide others to meet objectives at individual and group level;
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to write accurate reports and to build networks to obtain cooperation with partners;
• Ability to plan and support the development of individual’s skills and abilities for a more effective fulfilment of current or future job/role responsibilities;
• Develop self-awareness and show empathy by demonstrating the qualities, traits, or attributes that contribute to the ability to effectively relate to and identify with others.
• Ability to work in a multicultural environment and to demonstrate gender-responsive, non- discriminatory and inclusive behaviour and attitudes.


Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 84

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

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