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Project Manager at ILO in Kuwait
International Labour Organization
ILO, the International Labour Organization, is the United Nations agency for the world of work. It brings together governments, employers, and workers to drive a human-centred approach to the future of work. This approach focuses on employment creation, rights at work, social protection, and social dialogue.
What are the advantages that come with being employed at ILO:
- Working with governments, workers, and employers for fair solutions. This fosters collaboration and cooperation among different stakeholders, enabling the development of fair and effective solutions to labour and employment challenges.
- Allowing employees to contribute to meaningful initiatives that prioritize people’s rights, needs, and aspirations.
Job Details:
Job Title: Project Manager FAIRWAY Unit: ILO Job Place: Kuwait Deadline: 04 April 2024
Education & Qualifications Requirements:
- Advanced university degree (Master‘s or equivalent) in law, political science, sociology, economics, gender studies, development studies, other social sciences or another relevant 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.
Work Experiences:
- At least seven years of relevant professional experience, including at the international level, preferably in the management of international development cooperation projects and programmes, including in the area of labour migration or protection of workers in vulnerable situations.
- Familiarity with ILO policies and procedures, including experience working with the ILO’s tripartite constituents, will be considered an advantage.
Languages:
- Excellent knowledge of English, both written and spoken.
- Proficiency in Arabic (either written or spoken) would be an advantage.
Career Key Responsibilities:
- Ensure effective implementation of the Programme through the provision of inputs, the delivery of outputs, and the planning, monitoring and evaluation of activities. Delivery and outcomes must be in conformity with ILO policies and project strategies and in accordance with ILO programming guidelines and country/action programmes, and the administrative and financial procedures in consultation with the responsible Field Office, if applicable.
- Ensure the effective management of funds/budgets allocated to the Programme.
- Manage the human resources of the Programme efficiently, including recruitment and performance management.
- Provide technical advice and secretariat support to relevant governments, ministries and other key partners, in close collaboration with relevant ILO field offices for the countries under their jurisdiction.
- Ensure effective coordination, synergy and complementarity with other ILO projects and initiatives in the thematic area of labour migration, including in the Arab States, Africa and globally.
- Initiate, coordinate and/or provide inputs for studies, reports, training manuals, and other documents related to the Programme activities.
- Participate in and oversee the preparation and holding of conferences, seminars, workshops, training sessions, consultations and other events, at the interregional, regional, subregional, national and local level, including by representing the ILO when appropriate and in coordination with the supervisor.
- Plan and undertake technical missions to the countries covered by the Programme (and beyond if requested by the supervisor), either independently or with other colleagues / counterparts.
- Strengthen relationships to cooperate and coordinate with governments, ministries, employers’ and workers’ organizations, non-governmental organizations, target groups and donors, in the planning and implementation of project /programme activities.
- Ensure robust monitoring of activities and high-quality analysis and reporting to the Programme donor.
- Liaise with other UN agencies to promote ILO’s mandate and values, increase the project’s visibility and facilitate the scaling-up of ILO’s interventions.
- Promote ILO policies in the related technical areas of the project/programme, fundamental principles rights at work and other relevant International Labour Standards, in collaboration with other technical/labour standards specialists. Promote the inclusion of gender equality and non-discrimination in all aspects of the project.
- Undertake resource mobilization activities with the multilateral and bilateral donor community for co-financing of the programme and the development of future activities, in coordination with the Regional Offices for Africa and Arab States and PARTNERSHIPS at HQ.
- Write and disseminate information on Programme materials in close collaboration with other relevant technical specialists in ROAS, ROAF and MIGRANT.
- Ensure the development of information databases covering project/programme activities; prepare periodic and ad hoc reports on the implementation status and coordinate with concerned ILO units, departments and programmes.
- Identify training needs and organize training workshops and meetings for the tripartite partners, civil society organizations, other UN agencies, target groups and staff as appropriate to reinforce the professional capabilities of these respective stakeholders.
- Undertake other duties as required.
