Grade: NOB
Vacancy no.: DC/MANILA/NO/2024/13
Publication date: 14 November 2024
Application deadline (midnight local time): 28 November 2024
Job ID: 12531
Department: RO Asia and the Pacific
Organization Unit: CO-Manila
Location: Manila
Contract type: Fixed term
Contracr duration: 12 months (with possibility of extension)
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 1,745,899 (in Philippine pesos) annual net pensionable remuneration based on the UN Salary Scale for the National Officer Category, effective November 2023.
Southeast Asia faces critical challenges due to its rapid urbanisation and growing infrastructure demands, placing itself at a pivotal juncture in its development trajectory. While the region witnesses significant increase in construction and infrastructure projects, the pressing need to align these developments with the effort to promote environment sustainability, digitisation, and workforce skills development stands a major challenge.
According to Southeast Asia’s Green Economy Report 2023, investing US$2 trillion over the next decade in sustainable infrastructure is essential for reducing the region's carbon footprint and enhancing its resilience against climate change impacts. The need for increase digitisation in the sector, including adopting smart construction technologies, poses a challenge in enhancing the sector’s productivity and attracting young, skilled professionals.
Recognising these needs and building on the experiences and network obtained through the long-standing ILO and Korea partnerships on promoting skills development and recognition in ASEAN region, the proposed project \"Advancing Digital and Green Skills for Youth in ASEAN,\" addresses these challenges by focusing on the development of digital and green skills among the youth, a necessity for the region’s sustainable and inclusive development.
The project is a regional development cooperation initiative supported by the ILO/Korea Partnership Programme. It is strategically positioned to respond to the demands of ILO constituents in Southeast Asia, with a focus on Thailand and the Philippines, in line with Decent Work Country Programmes (DWCPs) and UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Frameworks (UNSDCF).
This project will target the construction sector in the Philippines and Thailand and will focus on developing industry-led and regionally developed digital and green skills programmes while enhancing apprenticeship programmes to support young people’s access to labour markets and providing upskilling for existing workers with additional digital and green skills to improve their employability at the national level.
The need for increased digitisation in the sector, including adopting smart construction technologies, poses a challenge in enhancing the sector’s productivity and attracting young, skilled professionals. Solutions to tackle these challenges will require effective interventions and strengthened capacities to promote digitalisation and enhance youth employment through the development of digital and green skills training programmes.
As the United Nations agency for the world of work, the ILO brings together governments, employers, and workers to drive a human-centered approach to the future of work.
Reporting lines
The project will be managed by the ILO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (ROAP), in coordination with ILO Country Office for the Philippines (CO-Manila). The National Project Coordinator will be based in Manila, the Philippines.
The National Project Coordinator will work under the supervision of the Director of ILO Country Office for the Philippines.
The National Project Coordinator will work directly with the Chief Technical Adviser and the programme officer of the ILO/Korea Partnership Programme and will receive technical guidance and support from the Senior Skills and Employability Specialist in the Decent Work Technical Support Team for East and Southeast Asia and the Pacific (DWT-Bangkok) and relevant technical specialists in the Skills Branch (SKILLS) at HQ.
The National Project Coordinator will be primarily responsible for the development, implementation, and monitoring of ILO interventions under this project in the Philippines, in coordination with ILO constituents and other relevant stakeholders. The incumbent will also assist facilitating the regional-level activities planned in the project in close collaboration with the ASEAN Constructors Federation (ACF) under the Philippine Chair. S/he will also contribute to the project’s capacity building and knowledge development efforts focused on Southeast Asia.
S/he will also be responsible for the following duties:
1. Review and analyse country specific development plans and priorities, data, reports and other relevant information. Provide inputs for developing country operations plans for overall compliance with regional and global strategic priorities as well as with programming instructions. Conduct basic research and analysis and draft components of reports and presentations for situation analyses at the national level.
2. Ensure timely project delivery and effective management including planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the project’s workplans and activities in accordance with the policies, programme strategies, programme guidelines, administrative and financial procedures of the ILO and country/action programmes.
3. Support the mobilization of additional resources for implementation of the project’s activities, including preparation for periodical meeting with funding partners.
4. Coordinate with the Project Steering Committee, or equivalent, in the Philippines and assist in the preparation for meetings, the selection of interventions, project partners and implementing agencies.
5. Facilitate partnerships with the ACF under the Philippine Chair and assist the implementation of the project’s regional level activities in close coordination with the ILO Regional Office.
6. Participate in the organisation and facilitation of conferences, workshops, seminars, training sessions, consultative meetings and webinars and other relevant activities, in close collaboration with Technical Specialists, Project Technical Officer and main project partners and beneficiaries.
7. Prepare periodic and ad-hoc progress notes on the status of the project’s implementation and coordinate with concerned tripartite and other partners in the country and relevant UN agencies to ensure strong sustainability of the outputs. Facilitate synergies between the project and the Global Accelerator Programme in the Philippines.
8. Prepare briefs, periodical reports and statistical data and contribute to the production of training and advocacy material in English and Tagalog.
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