Back National Project Officer

Grade: NOA

Vacancy no.: BEY/DC/2022/14
Publication date: 30 June 2022
Application deadline (midnight local time): 14 July 2022

Job ID: 8844
Department: RO-Arab States/DWT-Beirut
Organization Unit: RO-Arab States/DWT-Beirut
Location: Erbil
Contract type: Fixed Term

Contract duration: One year

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:

• ILO Internal candidates in accordance with paragraphs 31 and 32 of Annex I of the Staff Regulations.
• External candidates*

  *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 US $ 44,890.- yearly.

  Introduction

  The ‘PROSPECTS’ Partnership for improving Prospects for host communities and forcibly displaced persons (FDPs), was launched by the Government of the Netherlands in 2019 in response to forced displacement crises, bringing together the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the International Labour Organization (ILO), the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the World Bank. The partnership spans eight countries, namely Egypt, Ethiopia, Iraq, Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon, Sudan, and Uganda.

  The PROSPECTS partnership in Iraq supports the national agenda of promoting inclusion and socio-economic development, whilst working closely with local partners in two governorates, namely: Dohuk and Nineveh to identify, maximize, and realize opportunities on the ground. ILO’s efforts in this partnership focus on supporting Iraqi host communities and internally displaced persons (IDPs), as well as Syrian refugees to access more and better livelihoods and decent job opportunities. It is doing so through an integrated approach, which includes supporting market-driven skills training, improving public employment services, implementing labour intensive infrastructure projects; and promoting financial inclusion and entrepreneurship.

  Specifically, with regards to employment services, the ILO is working on enhancing the institutional capacity of the public employment offices to provide better quality services for job matching and referrals and increase their outreach to job seekers from the targeted communities in the two governorates. Moreover, the ILO is working towards putting in place better referral mechanisms to skills training and work-based learning opportunities, particularly for young people.

  The objectives of the National Officer (NOA) is to support ILO’s expanding interventions related to employment services under PROSPECTS Iraq in the governorates of Nineveh and Dohuk. The incumbent will also provide supports to the skills component and identify synergies between the two pillars. They will be directly involved in activities to enhance meaningful youth engagement and employment in Nineveh through the additional funding received from the opportunity fund programmes both in Iraq and at the global level. The latter will also integrate work on young people’s right to work and rights at work.

  📚 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝗮 𝗝𝗼𝗯 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗡 𝗶𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯! 🌍🤝 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗿𝘂𝗶𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗡 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗨𝗡𝗛𝗖𝗥, 𝗪𝗙𝗣, 𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗖𝗘𝗙, 𝗨𝗡𝗗𝗦𝗦, 𝗨𝗡𝗙𝗣𝗔, 𝗜𝗢𝗠 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀! 🌐

  ⚠️ 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐍𝐨𝐰: 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐚 𝐣𝐨𝐛 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐍𝐎𝐖!

  Reporting lines:

  The National Officer (NOA) will work Under the direct supervision of the Regional Chief Technical Advisor (CTA) of PROSPECTS Lebanon, Jordan and Iraq, and in close coordination with the PROSPECTS Skills Technical Officer and the overall technical backstopping from Senior Employment Policy and Skills Specialists at the Regional Office for Arab States (ROAS). The position will be based in the ILO Office in Erbil with frequent visits to both Dohuk and Nineveh governorates where the project activities are being implemented.

  Description of Duties

  1. Participate in the preparation and update regularly the component on employment services, and provide relevant information on project matters: the quality technical inputs under the employment services of the PROSPECTS Iraq Multi-Annual Country Programme (MACP) as well as the interventions on developing referral pathways for youth as part of the Opportunity Fund.
  2. Work in close coordination and follow-up with relevant line ministries and directorates in the two governorates, employers' and workers' organizations, NGOs in the planning and implementation of the employment services and skills components in Dohuk and Nineveh as well as the work on youth employment and engagement to ensure timely implementation of project activities and financial delivery in line with the workplan.
  3. Conduct frequent field visits to Dohuk and Nineveh to closely monitor the implementation of relevant activities on employment services and skills and ensure submission of timely and quality reports by implementing partners.
  4. Participate in the preparation and conduct of seminars, workshops, and consultative meetings, and implement capacity building interventions for selected local partner organizations in the relevant areas, including career guidance and counselling, job search, youth rights at work, using ILO tools.
  5. Liaise with PROSPECTS partners, other UN agencies and represent the ILO PROSPECTS Iraq team at meetings related to employment services, as requested by the CTA.
  6. Support the Skills Technical Officer in providing inputs to the skills component of the project work plan, monitoring plan and technical progress reports of the PROSPECTS Iraq (MACP) as well as the skills interventions under the Opportunity Fund. Keep the Skills Technical Officer updated on the developments, studies, statistics, and interventions related to skills in Iraq.
  7. Prepare briefs, background information, technical reports and draft periodic progress reports and statistical data on status of the overall activities of the project.
  8. Coordinate with the Youth Employment Accelerator team (YOUTH) in EMPLOYMENT to ensure a smooth implementation of the youth participation programme under PROSPECTS and secure linkages to the rights work under the Global Initiative on Decent Jobs for Youth.
  9. Assist in drafting follow-up phases of the project and provide the necessary support for related fundraising initiatives.
  10. Undertake any other duties or tasks requested by the PROSPECTS CTA as needed.

      Required qualifications

      Education

      First Level University degree in economics, social sciences, development studies, education or other relevant field.

      Advanced University degree would be an advantage.

      Experience

      Two to three years of relevant professional experience at the national and local levels implementing and/or supporting career guidance, employment services and livelihoods projects, at least two years of which with the international organizations. Experience in working in the field of vocational skills training and in youth programming would be a major advantage. Experience in working in the targeted governorates of Dohuk and Nineveh would also be considered an asset.

      Languages

      Excellent command of written and spoken Arabic and very good command of written and spoken English is needed. Proficiency in the Kurdish language is a strong advantage.

      Competencies

      • Good knowledge of tools used by the ILO and other international organizations on career guidance, career counselling, employment services and skills training.
      • Good understanding of the local economic and political context of Iraq and the situation of IDPs and refugees.
      • Good knowledge of the context and challenges for the project areas of expertise.
      • Knowledge of programme and budget, project administration, evaluation concepts and procedures as well as the mandate and structure of labour market institutions in Iraq.
      • Knowledge of the office’s financial rules and regulations.
      • Proven ability to take ownership of all responsibilities, to act with integrity and transparency by maintaining social, ethical and organisational norms.
      • Strong management, coordination, organizational and excellent interpersonal skills.
      • Demonstrate collaborative and teamwork experience and ability to work effectively with a multicultural and interdisciplinary team.
      • Excellent analytical skills and ability to interpret project information.
      • Good ability to identify and analyze problems and justify requirements and approaches to problem resolution.
      • Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing, good drafting skills and ability to clarify information.
      • Ability to deal with people with tact and diplomacy.
      • Ability to work independently, quickly, precisely, and take initiative and responsibility.
      • Ability to work under pressure and to meet the deadline.
      • Proficient in Microsoft Words, Power Point, Excel, web-browsers and database applications.

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