Grade: NOA
Vacancy no.: DC/KATHMANDU/NO/2023/02
Publication date: 24 March 2023
Application deadline (midnight local time): 14 April 2023
Job ID: 10594
Department: RO-Asia and the Pacific
Organization Unit: CO-Kathmandu
Location: Kathmandu
Contract type: FT
Contract duration: 1 year
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Since its outbreak in 2020, Covid-19 has negatively impacted the national economies, employment, and societies across South Asia. Especially the crisis unveiled the weaknesses of the current labour market structure in South Asian countries, where the informal economy is prevalent in all sectors, and most workers and economic units were little or inadequately protected and put in vulnerable situations.
Recognizing the unprecedented challenges, ILO launched \"Building Resilience for the Future of Work and the Post COVID-19\" in 2021 with the funding support of the Government of Japan, which extended necessary support and protection for the informal workers and economic units in vulnerable situations, especially focusing on women, and promoted their formalization by collaborating with social partners across South Asia. While the project implemented various actions resulting in achieving the intended outcomes, it has also identified a need for continuous support for the informal workers and economic units. Moreover, the need for further enhancement of the capacity of the social partners and coordination mechanisms among the constituents in addressing decent work deficits and gender inequalities in the informal economy and promoting formalization were also recognized. In response, the Government of Japan expressed its plan to continue providing financial support and establish Phase II of the project for sustaining ongoing works in India, Nepal, and Pakistan, which have been identified as higher-priority countries requiring continuing support.
PRS Phase II project will engage in strengthening the capacity of the social partners in implementing measures to address decent work deficits and gender inequalities in the informal economy and promote formalization and gender-responsive COVID-19 recovery. It will also work to enhance the partnership and coordination mechanisms among the constituents for identifying key policy recommendations and action plans and gain more interest and support from the wider stakeholders, including the general public, on the need to support the vulnerability of informal workers and economic units. The project duration is for three years up to November 2025. Through such initiatives, the project aims to contribute to the reduction of decent work deficits and gender inequalities in the world of work, particularly in the informal economy in Nepal, India, and Pakistan.
In the given context, ILO Nepal is seeking a National Project Coordinator to lead the project implementation in Nepal to support workers and economic units severely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic while promoting the transition from the informal to the formal economy and addressing gender inequality in the context of the informal economy.
Reporting lines
The project team comprises a Project Technical Officer (Project Manager), a National Project Coordinator, an Administrative & Finance Assistant based in Nepal, and other project staff in India and Pakistan. Under the overall supervision of the Country Director of ILO Nepal, the National Project Coordinator will report to the Project Technical Officer based in ILO Nepal. S/he will also work closely with the other units of the ILO Nepal office, including the Admin/Finance Unit and Programming Unit, and collaborate with a Gender Specialist in ILO DWT Delhi for technical support and with the project team in Pakistan and India.
First level university degree in economics, public policies, development studies or a relevant field. An advanced degree on studies on labour economics would be a strong advantage.
At least one year of professional experience at the national level in the area of project management, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation. Proven experience in working effectively with government bodies in charge of policy-making and with development partners would be an asset. Experience working at ILO or other UN agencies would be an additional asset.
Technical requirements: Good knowledge of labour economics as well as economic developments, gender issues in the world of work, informality, poverty reduction, and social policies. In-depth understanding of the social security architecture in Nepal. Knowledge of the policy making process.
Excellent command of English and Nepali languages, both written and spoken.
Candidates interested in the position should consider that the nine core competencies of the ILO, listed below, may be evaluated during the selection process: Integrity and transparency, Sensitivity to diversity, Orientation to learning and knowledge sharing, Client orientation, Communication, Orientation to change, Takes responsibility for performance, Quality orientation and Collaboration. Among these nine competences, the following are of particular importance for this position: Customer Orientation, Communications, Collaboration
Technical competencies
Recruitment process
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