Grade: NO-B
Vacancy no.: PORT OF SPAIN/DC/NOB/070/2022
Publication date: 17 June 2022
Application deadline (midnight local time): 1 July 2022
Job ID: National Project Coordinator
Department: Decent Work Team and Office for the Caribbean
Organization Unit: Decent Work Team and Office for the Caribbean
Location: Belmopan, Belize
Contract type: Fixed Term
Contract duration: One year to a maximum of 16 months
Under article 4.2, paragraph (e) of the Staff Regulations, the filling of vacancies in technical cooperation projects does not fall under Annex I of the Staff Regulations and is made by direct selection by the Director-General.
In order to support the best informed process in the filling of the above-mentioned vacancy by direct selection, the ILO invites interested candidates to submit their application online by the above date.
The following are eligible to apply:
*The recruitment process for National Officer positions is subject to specific local recruitment and eligibility criteria.
The ILO values diversity among its staff and welcomes applications from qualified female candidates. We also encourage applicants with disabilities. If you are unable to complete our online application form due to a disability, please send an email to ilojobs@ilo.org.
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. The entry level salary for this position is BZD$66,923.00 annually.
This position is located in Belmopan under a project that is being implemented by the Decent Work Team and Office for the Caribbean. It is a development cooperation project entitled “Building a resilient Belize through universal, adaptive, and sustainable social protection (BLZ/21/50/UND)”. The project, which is funded by the SDG Fund, will support ILO constituents in Belize to achieve the following results:
• Strengthen the resilience of vulnerable and poor groups by establishing a responsive social protection strategy that addresses the minimum living standards needs of people with disabilities, indigenous households, and workers in the informal sector (predominately women) by facilitating their access to, and benefits from, the Social Protection Floor.
• Strengthen local economic development (LED) and livelihoods in targeted municipalities, through a gender and youth sensitive value chain development approach to employment and decent work.
The position of National Project Coordinator is located in Belmopan, Belize and is related to a project that is managed by the ILO Decent Work Team and Office for the Caribbean in Port of Spain (DWT/O-POS), Trinidad and Tobago. The DWT/O-POS provides advisory services, capacity building and technical assistance to ILO’s constituents (government, employers’ and workers’ organizations) to 13 member States and nine territories.
The National Project Coordinator will be responsible for coordinating and monitoring the implementation of the SDG Fund Joint Programme (JP) in the following JP priority: “Strengthen local economic development (LED) and livelihoods in targeted municipalities, through a gender and youth sensitive value chain development approach to employment and decent work”.
Reporting lines: The National Project Coordinator will report to the Enterprise, Cooperatives and Rural Development Specialist of DWT/O Port of Spain.
a. Work in close collaboration with stakeholders and constituents to design and revise annual work plans for the JP. Prepare budgets and monitor them to ensure funds are committed and spent in a timely manner using various project management tools and approaches.
b. Review, verify and analyze workplans, progress- and final reports and other data for clarity, consistency and completeness and monitor the progress of Project activities. Follow-up on documents, clarify information, and answer questions about clearance and processing requirements to support successful completion of agreed activities.
c. Liaise and follow-up with the relevant technical staff in line ministries, partners and executing agencies, government offices, employer and worker organizations and any other national organization linked to the project to expedite implementation and meet project targets and deadlines.
d. Assist in the programming and control of resources of the project, prepare budget estimates and expenditure forecasts by analysing and monitoring the resource situation as compared to planned activities and making recommendations for remedial action. Identify problems, propose solutions and actions.
e. Provide programming and administrative support to cooperation activities. Actively participate in and provide inputs to project implementation and monitoring exercises.
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f. Participate in the preparation and conduct of conferences, seminars, workshops, training sessions, and consultative meetings. Speak on behalf of the Project when attending these gatherings alone. Undertake missions to project sites independently or accompanying others.
g. Ensure the timely implementation of planned project activities in coordination with the Decent Work Team specialists.
h. Lead in the preparation of briefs, background information, technical reports and periodic progress reports and statistical data on status of the overall activities of the Project.
i. Work closely with the Decent Work Team and the Communications Unit to ensure communication and visibility of project activities and results.
j. Review and analyse specific development plans and priorities, socioeconomic data, reports and other relevant information of Belize, including identify potential technical cooperation areas and provide written analysis on the findings to the Director.
k. Perform other duties as may be assigned by the Director.
First level university degree in economics, social science, international studies or a relevant field.
At least three years of professional experience at the national level in the area of local economic development, enterprise creation, business development services, programme and/or project management, implementation, monitoring of multi country/multi stakeholder technical cooperation programmes.
Technical requirements:
Excellent command of English is required. Working knowledge of a second ILO working language would be an advantage.
Those interested in this position must consider that the following core competency and values framework, hereby listed, are adhered to in the ILO: Integrity and Transparency, Sensitivity to Diversity, Orientation to Learning & Knowledge sharing, Client Orientation, Communication, Orientation to change, Responsibility for Performance, Quality Orientation and Collaboration.
This position requires:
This vacancy is archived.