Grade: G6
Vacancy no.: TEMP/WORKQUALITY/GS/2023/01
Publication date: 1 November 2023
Application deadline (midnight Geneva time): 14 November 2023
Job ID: 11383
Department: WORKQUALITY
Organization Unit: WORKQUALITY
Location: Geneva
Contract type: Temporary mobility assignment
This is a temporary assignment for 6 months. The recruitment process for General Service positions is subject to local recruitment regulations. The ILO may only offer a contract to persons who have a valid residency status in Switzerland or who currently reside in neighbouring France.
The following are eligible to apply:
The Office will facilitate the temporary re-assignment of a selected internal candidate to this position.
The ILO values diversity among its staff. We welcome applications from qualified women and men, including those with disabilities. If you are unable to complete our online application form due to a disability, please send an email to ilojobs@ilo.org.
*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. The entry level salary for this position is 7,080.17 CHF monthly.
Large mixed migration movements continue to top the global political agenda, as reflected in the 2016 UN New York Declaration, and remain at the forefront of concerns, discussions and collaboration across the multilateral system and beyond. These movements create considerable challenges for countries of first asylum, transit and destination, as well as countries of origin, including through impact on socio-economic environments, such as labour markets of host countries, particularly where these may have already been under pressure and there is high unemployment.
The majority of refugee populations are hosted by low- and middle-income countries. As displacement has become increasingly protracted, responses are becoming more focused on durable solutions to support more dignified, inclusive and comprehensive programmes for refugees and the communities that host them to facilitate self-reliance and empowerment and strengthen social cohesion. It is paralleled by regional and country-level efforts in several areas, including in the Middle East and North Africa region and in the Horn of Africa.
In this context, the Government of the Netherlands has launched a new partnership initiative in 2018 – the PROSPECTS Partnership Programme– built on the combined strengths, experience and values of specific development and humanitarian organizations to develop a new paradigm in responding to forced displacement crises. The partners include: the Government of the Netherlands, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the ILO, the UNHCR, UNICEF and the World Bank. The Partnership aims to help transform the way governments and other stakeholders, including the private sector, respond to forced displacement crises – and in particular: (1) to enhance the enabling environment for the socio-economic inclusion of forcibly displaced persons (to mitigate their plight during years of exile and to best prepare them for their return); (2) to enhance access to education and child protection for vulnerable children on the move; and (3) to strengthen the resilience of host communities through inclusive socio-economic development that also benefits forcibly displaced persons.
The Partnership will be grounded on results-based and country-led approaches (“bottom up”) in two identified regions: MENA and the Horn of Africa. The programme aims to accelerate efforts to find sustainable solutions for countries confronted with large influxes of refugees. It will also aim to develop and implement evidence-based solutions, tailored to each context – as well as to test, and learn from, innovative operational solutions, including improving the availability, collection and use of data and evidence.
The ILO’s vision within the Partnership is: “To strengthen decent work in countries impacted by forced displacement to mitigate stress factors at all levels and support inclusive socio-economic enablers for access to labour markets and empowerment of host communities and of forcibly displaced populations.”
Within the policy and procedural requirements established by the ILO and the programme, the Finance and Administrative Assistant will support the financial management of the Partnership programme at Global and Country level, undertaking all financial transactions, monitoring expenditures and ensuring that the procurement and contract management of the project are conducted in compliance with the ILO’s relevant rules and regulations.
The Finance and Administrative Assistant will directly report to the Senior Programme Officer under the technical and administrative supervision of the Chief Technical Adviser (CTA) of the PROSPECTS Partnership Programme.
General administration and operation
Completion of secondary school education and formal training in relevant area.
At least seven years of progressively responsible financial and administrative work with supervisory experience.
Excellent knowledge and command of English and good working knowledge of another working language of the Office, preferably French.
Recruitment process
Please note that all candidates must complete an on-line application form. To apply, please visit ILO People and open the ILO Jobs module from the home page menu. The system provides instructions for online application procedures.
Evaluation (which may include one or several written tests) and the interviews will tentatively take place during the week following the application deadline. Candidates are requested to ensure their availability should they be short listed for further consideration.
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