Grade: NOA
Vacancy no.: PAP/SJO/DC/NOA/2023/045
Publication date: 26/04/2023
Application deadline (midnight local time): 10/05/2023
Job ID: 10730
Department: RO-Latin America and the Caribbean
Organization Unit: DWT/CO-San Jose
Location: Port au Prince
Contract type: Fixed Term
Contract duration: 12 months
.The following are eligible to apply:
*The recruitment process for National Officer positions is subject to specific local recruitment and eligibility criteria.
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Technical cooperation appointments are not expected to lead to a career in the ILO and they do not carry any expectation of renewal or conversion to any other type of appointment in the Organization. A one-year fixed-term contract will be given. Extensions of technical cooperation contracts are subject to various elements including the following: availability of funds, continuing need of the functions and satisfactory conduct and performance.
*Conditions of employment for external candidates: In conformity with existing ILO practice, the appointment of an external candidate will normally be made at the first step of this grade.
Better Work is a unique partnership program between the International Labor Organization (ILO) and the International Finance Corporation (IFC). it aims to improve labor standards and competitiveness in global supply chains. Better, Work involves the development of both global tools and country-level projects. The focus is on developing scalable and sustainable solutions that build cooperation between government, employer and worker organizations, and international buyers.
Improving labor standards in global supply chains is an essential part of a pro-poor development strategy. Ensuring workers’ rights and entitlements are protected, distributing the benefits of trade. Better Work supports enterprises in implementing the ILO core international labor standards and national labor law. This helps enterprises compete in global markets where many buyers demand compliance with labor standards from their suppliers. Improved labor standards also help enterprises be more competitive through higher productivity and quality. These benefits help build the business case and supplier support for improved labor standards.
Better Work Haiti is a project with the following three components:
1. Enterprise assessments against (a) the principles of the ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work, 1998 and Haitian labor law, and (b) quality and productivity.
2. Enterprise advisory, training, and capacity building services designed to support practical improvements; and
3. Stakeholder engagement and sustainability.
The Better Work Haiti Enterprise Advisor reports to Better Work Haiti Chief Technical Advisor through a senior team leader based in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Guidance and advice on technical or procedural aspects of the work are received as required. Judgment, initiative, and creativity are required in translating project tools and approaches at the enterprise level. The supervisor for technical soundness and appropriateness, controls the work product.
To conduct independent enterprise assessments against labor standards and provide enterprise-level consultancy and training services to support remediation and enterprise improvement. Enterprise
assessments and progress reports will be accessed by enterprises, international buyers, and government ministries and contribute to public reporting. The Work of enterprise advisers has a direct impact on enterprise performance and access to markets.
1. Independently conduct enterprise assessment of labor standards and management systems at the enterprise level;
2. Independently produce high standard reports in English on (i) assessments findings, (ii) recommendations for improvement, (iii) enterprise improvement plans, and (iv) progress reports on implementation;
3.Review the reports of other advisors as part of the peer review Better Work quality assurance system;
4.Provide high-quality enterprise-level consultancy services designed to improve enterprise performance, including coaching, facilitating management and union improvement committees, providing technical advice, and conducting classroom-based training;
5.Select, adapt and contextualize Better Work products for use at the individual enterprise level based on needs;
6. Provide technical advice and input into the development of Better Work research, products, and strategies;
7.Actively contribute to the project’s monitoring and evaluation strategy, research plan, and knowledge management strategy;
8. Contribute to the financial sustainability strategy of the project, including encouraging the participation of enterprises in project activities, a strong outcome focus, and effective time management of consultancy services;
9.Liaise with the ILO training Officer as well as the IR Specialist to ensure the quality of service provision and sharing of materials and best practices;
10.Other duties as required by the supervisor.
University degree in human resource management, adult education, international development, law or other relevant fields, or equivalent in experience.