Grade: P5
Vacancy no.: DC/BANGKOK/P/2025/03
Publication date: 20 March 2025
Application deadline (midnight Bangkok time): 3 April 2025
Job ID: 12882
Department: RO-Asia and the Pacific
Organization Unit: RO-Asia and the Pacific
Location: Bangkok
Contract type: Fixed Term
The ILO is issuing a call for expression of interest for the above position. The selection process is not subject to the rules and procedures defined in Annex I of the ILO Staff Regulations
The following are eligible to apply:
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Applications from qualified candidates from non- or under-represented member States, or from those member States which staffing forecasts indicate will become non- or under-represented in the near future, would be particularly welcome. A list of these countries can be found here: ILO Jobs: Non- and under-represented Member States
\"Ensuring Decent Work and Reducing Vulnerabilities for Women and Children in the Context of Labour Migration in Southeast Asia\" (short name: PROTECT, Protection of the Rights of Women and Children in Labour Migration) is a three-year (2024-2026) project implemented by the ILO, UN Women, UNICEF and UNODC, led by the ILO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific.
The PROTECT project will promote decent work, while reducing the vulnerabilities of women and children in the context of labour migration, in particular through preventing and responding to violence against women and children, human trafficking and migrant smuggling. It will do this through addressing legal, policy and institutional gaps and barriers faced by women migrant workers and children in the context of labour migration, including in the protection of fundamental principles and rights at work, as well as enhance their access to safe, orderly, and regular migration by addressing violence, exploitation, forced labour and trafficking. To ensure that laws and policies can be effectively implemented, the project will enhance national and regional capacities and mechanisms for policy implementation, service provision and prevention efforts, while empowering concerned women migrant workers and children to mitigate the risks of abuse and exploitation and access services. The overall objective of the PROTECT project is to protect the rights of women migrant workers and migrant children in Southeast Asia.
The priority countries covered by the project are Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand, and activities will take place in these four countries, at varying levels (depending on the detailed workplan and allocation of funds). The project is designed to address the needs of women migrants, children and at-risk groups in the context of labour migration, especially in Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand.
The regional project office will be located in the ILO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (ILO-ROAP) in Bangkok, Thailand.
The Chief Technical Advisor (CTA) will work under the administrative supervision of the Deputy Regional Director of the ILO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific. He/she will work with technical guidance from the Senior Migration Specialist (DWT-Bangkok) and Specialists in UN Women, UNICEF and UNODC based in Bangkok. The project will also receive technical support from the International Labour Migration Branch (MIGRANT) in ILO headquarters. Additional expertise will be sought from other departments and specialists in ILO, including in particular, the Decent Work Team (DWT) in Bangkok.
He/she will oversee the work of international experts, national officers and any other international and local consultant hired during the course of the project, such as: the ILO Technical Officer (M&E and Knowledge Management) and two National Project Coordinators.
The CTA will lead the programme by providing technical and managerial leadership. More specifically, the CTA will undertake the following duties and responsibilities:
Advanced university degree (Master’s or equivalent) in economics, management, social sciences, or law with demonstrated expertise in the relevant technical field. A first-level university degree (Bachelor’s or equivalent) in one of the afore-mentioned fields or other relevant field with an additional two years of relevant experience, in addition to the required experience stated below, will be accepted in lieu of an advanced university degree.
Ten years of progressively responsible experience including at the international level. Field experience in project management and implementation. Proven capacity to initiate and implement technical co-operation programmes and activities with ILO constituents, private sector and NGOs. Familiarity with ILO policies and procedures would be an asset. Experience in working on labour migration and gender issues is required.
Excellent command of English is required.
* Proven ability to take ownership of all responsibilities, to act with integrity and transparency by maintaining social, ethical and organisational norms, and to meet all commitments within the prescribed time, cost and quality standards.
* Ability to develop clear strategic goals consistent with the project/programme’s objectives, and to design and synthesise strategies for programme development.
* Ability to advocate and provide policy advice.
* Excellent leadership skills, ability to work effectively in a team and excellent interpersonal skills.
* Ability to formulate new concepts and methodologies and to synthesise research and reach empirically based conclusions on related subjects by understanding both the qualitative and quantitative approaches in social science research.
* Ability to develop training strategies and design training materials.
* Ability to formulate project proposals, policy documents and procedural matters.
* Ability to promote a knowledge sharing and learning culture in the office, and to focus and guide others to meet objectives at individual and group level.
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to write accurate reports and to build networks to obtain cooperation with partners.
* Proven capacity to initiate and implement development cooperation project/programme activities with partners.
* Excellent negotiation skills and ability to provide high quality services.
* Ability to plan and support the development of individual’s skills and abilities for a more effective fulfilment of job/role responsibilities;
* Ability to maintain effectiveness when experiencing major changes in work tasks or environment, and to adjust effectively to new work structures, processes, requirements or cultures.
* Drive to seek or encourage others to seek opportunities for different and innovative approaches to organisation challenges and opportunities for improvement.
* The ability to work in a multicultural environment and to demonstrate gender-sensitive and non-discriminatory behaviour and attitudes.
Recruitment process
Please note that all candidates must complete an on-line application form. To apply, please visit ILO Jobs. The system provides instructions for online application procedures.
Evaluation (which may include one or several written tests and a pre-interview competency-based assessment centre) and the interviews will tentatively take place during the 3 to 4 months following the application deadline. Candidates are requested to ensure their availability should they be short listed for further consideration.
Depending on the location and availability of candidates, assessors and interview panel members, the ILO may use communication technologies such as Skype, Video or teleconference, e-mail, etc for the assessment and evaluation of candidates at the different stages of the recruitment process, including assessment centres, technical tests or interviews.
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