Project Officer Job in Nairobi Kenya – International Labour Organization (ILO)

Post Title: Project Officer

Type of contract: Short Term

Level: NOA

Duration: 10 Months (with possibility of extension)

Duty station: Nairobi, Kenya with frequent travel to Somalia

Community Security through engaging with Youth at Risk

Background

The challenges of implementing a high profile project such as the Community Security through engaging with Youth at Risk, the project, in the environment of Somalia should not be under estimated. The security setting, the political landscape and the (often) conflicting expectations of communities, local and central authorities and international donors presents a challenge to any organisation.

This assignment will support delivery of the project components in various regions of Somalia and will require an ability to work in a complex, changeable, environment where the need to manage process is paramount if tangible benefits are to be delivered.

However, regardless of the operational, political and security challenges the project may face, the ultimate responsibility of the UN agencies (UNICEF is also a partner alongside UNDP and ILO) involved is to deliver tangible benefits to people through working with local teams and partners.

Due to the security situation in southern Somalia, significant aspects of all UN agencies’ international teams currently operate out of Nairobi thus the skills of distance management are to the fore and the need to have both systems and people in place able to manage in this manner is critical to the ability to deliver both quality and at a quantity to make a difference in terms of employment related benefits.

The project will reintegrate youth who have become involved, or could be susceptible to becoming involved, in some form of crime detrimental to community security.

On the reintegration side, the approach is to use employment intensive work, a process of skills development founded on individual assessment, employment-related surveys as a springboard for building longer term job opportunities generating longevity in decent work opportunities created. This means, once immediate jobs have been created through intensive labour practices, further skills development will be undertaken alongside priming of local economies.

This position will work in close collaboration with Programme Officers and Technical Advisors and Programme Managers/Coordinators in both UNDP and ILO linking to UNICEF. The position will contribute to coordination with parallel/complementary projects and programming. For example, close linkage with the UN’s Joint Programme Local Governance and Decentralised Service Delivery, will be required to take forward the results achieved fitting to other work on employment generation in the target areas for the project.

ILO’s work with Somaliland, Puntland and southern Somalia to develop an interim Decent Work Country Programme will be a guiding example of how collaboration is to be developed. UNDP’s Country Programme Strategy 2010-2015 also promotes complementary results and has followed a similar participatory path. All programming fits within the UNSAS and builds on the ethos of delivering as one UN.

Project Context

The project document will be made available to those candidates meeting the initial requirements for second round of interviewing.

Responsibilities

The Project Officer will be expected to:

·         Contribute to the overall delivery of the project., through team work and supervision of specific delegated responsibilities for running aspects of the project

·         Manage specific targets as set out in the project document related to the reintegration of beneficiaries of the project

·         Coordinate to ensure effective, efficient delivery of components deemed the responsibility of specific agencies, notably ILO and UNDP but also ensuring coherence with UNICEF’s undertakings

·         Work within the project team to define work plans

·         Undertake a supervisory role for the implementation of work plans when so delegated by managers and advisors associated with the project

·         Ensure close collaboration between technical experts and individual agency financial and administration systems for the effective delivery of multi component processes in different geographical locations

Further, the Project Officer will:

·         Supervise processes within the relevant organisational finance and administration, draft service agreements/other contractual arrangement with partners and prepare terms of reference (ToR), work plans and budgets; as well as means to supervise and monitor such agreements. Support the procurement process including the adjudication of tenders.

·         Participate and contribute to project and thematic collaboration and other processes

·         Complement the work of ILO and UNDP technical advisers and team members, ensuring linkage between the project and other components within the ILO and UNDP Somalia Strategies

·         Contribute to “one UN” harmonization processes; participate in specific clusters/working groups of the UN joint programme framework.

·         In close collaboration with other UN partners, develop strategic entry points to enhance linkages among similar UN supported initiatives, in particular support to macro-level policy, institution building and common systems

·         Promote the ILO Decent Work and UNDP Country Strategy agenda as it applies to project activities.

·         Liaise and co-ordinate with NGOs, other UN Agencies and government departments operating complementary activities and initiatives

·         Under the guidance of the Project Manager and relevant Managers in UNDP and ILO, take an active part in specialist fora with regard to employment related work in the UN system. Under the guidance of the Project Manager and relevant Managers in UNDP and ILO and in liaison with colleagues, take forward UNDP’s and ILO’s position in cross cutting themes such as gender, disability and environment.

·         Promote full participation of all the stakeholders in order to promote empowerment and ownership and contribute to the ‘one UN voice’ on gender, human rights and HIV/AIDS in particular.

Qualifications, Experience and Personal Attributes

·         University degree in public administration, development project management or related field.

·         At least 5 years professional work experience in youth focused or demobilisation and reintegration or employment generation programmes

·         Experienced in active labour market programme development and implementation.

·         Knowledge of the Somalia context.

·         Demonstrable extensive working experience in project management,

·         Have high degree of professionalism, consistently approaches work with energy and positive, constructive attitude. Is conscientious and efficient in meeting commitments, observing deadlines and achieving results.

·         Maturity to peer manage partner relations in all facets of project work.

·         Responds positively to critical feedback and differing points of view

·         Aptitude and attitude to learn and develop personally within the present and future requirements of the programme

·         Planning and Organizing: Develops work plans consistent with agreed strategies; identifies priority activities and assignments; allocates appropriate amount of time and resources for completing work.

·         Teamwork: Works collaboratively with colleagues to achieve defined project results; shares credit for team accomplishments and accepts joint responsibility for team shortcomings. Ability to work in a multi-disciplined and multi-cultural team.

·         Communication: Ability to write in clear and concise manner and to communicate effectively; listens to others, correctly interprets messages from others and responds appropriately. Ability to speak, read and write in Somali a distinct advantage

·         Willingness and ability to spend 50 percent of time on mission in various parts of Somalia a prerequisite.

How to apply

Please send your curriculum vitae marked “Project Officer- Nairobi ” by 06 April 2011 to:

The Chief Technical Adviser,

ILO Somalia/Employment for Peace Programme,

UNOPS Compound, UN Avenue, Gigiri,

P.O Box 39981, 00623-Nairobi, Kenya.

Email : hrsomalia@ilo.org

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ILO Project Officer Job in Nairobi Kenya

ILO Project Officer Job in Nairobi Kenya - Somalia Community Security through engaging with Youth at Risk Project 

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International Labour Organization

Position Information

Post Title: Project Officer

Level: NOA

Duration: 10 months (with possibility of extension)

Duty station: Nairobi, Kenya

Community Security through engaging with Youth at Risk

Background

The challenges of implementing a high profile project such as the Community Security through engaging with Youth at Risk, the project, in the environment of Somalia should not be under estimated.

The security setting, the political landscape and the (often) conflicting expectations of communities, local and central authorities and international donors presents a challenge to any organisation. This assignment will support delivery of the project components in various regions of Somalia and will require an ability to work in a complex, changeable, environment where the need to manage process is paramount if tangible benefits are to be delivered.

However, regardless of the operational, political and security challenges the project may face, the ultimate responsibility of the UN agencies (UNICEF is also a partner alongside UNDP and ILO) involved is to deliver tangible benefits to people through working with local teams and partners.

Due to the security situation in southern Somalia, significant aspects of all UN agencies’ international teams currently operate out of Nairobi thus the skills of distance management are to the fore and the need to have both systems and people in place able to manage in this manner is critical to the ability to deliver both quality and at a quantity to make a difference in terms of employment related benefits.

The project will reintegrate youth who have become involved, or could be susceptible to becoming involved, in some form of crime detrimental to community security.

On the reintegration side, the approach is to use employment intensive work, a process of skills development founded on individual assessment, employment-related surveys as a springboard for building longer term job opportunities generating longevity in decent work opportunities created.

This means, once immediate jobs have been created through intensive labour practices, further skills development will be undertaken alongside priming of local economies. This position will work in close collaboration with Programme Officers and Technical Advisors and Programme Managers/Coordinators in both UNDP and ILO linking to UNICEF.

The position will contribute to coordination with parallel/complementary projects and programming. For example, close linkage with the UN’s Joint Programme Local Governance and Decentralised Service Delivery, will be required to take forward the results achieved fitting to other work on employment generation in the target areas for the project.

ILO’s work with Somaliland, Puntland and southern Somalia to develop an interim Decent Work Country Programme will be a guiding example of how collaboration is to be developed. UNDP’s Country Programme Strategy 2010-2015 also promotes complementary results and has followed a similar participatory path. All programming fits within the UNSAS and builds on the ethos of delivering as one UN.

Project Context

The project document will be made available to those candidates meeting the initial requirements for second round of interviewing.

Responsibilities

The Project Officer will be expected to:

• Contribute to the overall delivery of the project., through team work and supervision of specific delegated responsibilities for running aspects of the project
• Manage specific targets as set out in the project document related to the reintegration of beneficiaries of the project
• Coordinate to ensure effective, efficient delivery of components deemed the responsibility of specific agencies, notably ILO and UNDP but also ensuring coherence with UNICEF’s undertakings
• Work within the project team to define work plans
• Undertake a supervisory role for the implementation of work plans when so delegated by managers and advisors associated with the project
• Ensure close collaboration between technical experts and individual agency financial and administration systems for the effective delivery of multi component processes in different geographical locations

Further, the Project Officer will:

• Supervise processes within the relevant organisational finance and administration, draft service agreements/other contractual arrangement with partners and prepare terms of reference (ToR), work plans and budgets; as well as means to supervise and monitor such agreements. Support the procurement process including the adjudication of tenders.
• Participate and contribute to project and thematic collaboration and other processes
• Complement the work of ILO and UNDP technical advisers and team members, ensuring linkage between the project and other components within the ILO and UNDP Somalia Strategies
• Contribute to “one UN” harmonization processes; participate in specific clusters/working groups of the UN joint programme framework.
• In close collaboration with other UN partners, develop strategic entry points to enhance linkages among similar UN supported initiatives, in particular support to macro-level policy, institution building and common systems
• Promote the ILO Decent Work and UNDP Country Strategy agenda as it applies to project activities.
• Liaise and co-ordinate with NGOs, other UN Agencies and government departments operating complementary activities and initiatives
• Under the guidance of the Project Manager and relevant Managers in UNDP and ILO, take an active part in specialist fora with regard to employment related work in the UN system.
• Under the guidance of the Project Manager and relevant Managers in UNDP and ILO and in liaison with colleagues, take forward UNDP’s and ILO’s position in cross cutting themes such as gender, disability and environment.
• Promote full participation of all the stakeholders in order to promote empowerment and ownership and contribute to the ‘one UN voice’ on gender, human rights and HIV/AIDS in particular.

Qualifications, Experience and Personal Attributes

• University degree in public administration, development project management or related field.
• At least 5 years professional work experience in youth focused or demobilisation and reintegration or employment generation programmes
• Experienced in active labour market programme development and implementation.
• Knowledge of the Somalia context.
• Demonstrable extensive working experience in project management,
• Have high degree of professionalism, consistently approaches work with energy and positive, constructive attitude. Is conscientious and efficient in meeting commitments, observing deadlines and achieving results.
• Maturity to peer manage partner relations in all facets of project work.
• Responds positively to critical feedback and differing points of view
• Aptitude and attitude to learn and develop personally within the present and future requirements of the programme
• Planning and Organizing: Develops work plans consistent with agreed strategies; identifies priority activities and assignments; allocates appropriate amount of time and resources for completing work.
• Teamwork: Works collaboratively with colleagues to achieve defined project results; shares credit for team accomplishments and accepts joint responsibility for team shortcomings. Ability to work in a multi-disciplined and multi-cultural team.
• Communication: Ability to write in clear and concise manner and to communicate effectively; listens to others, correctly interprets messages from others and responds appropriately. Ability to speak, read and write in Somali a distinct advantage
• Willingness and ability to spend 50percent of time on mission in various parts of Somalia a prerequisite

Submission of Applications

Please send your curriculum vitae marked “Project Officer- Nairobi” by 06 April 2011 to:

The Chief Technical Adviser,
ILO Somalia/Employment for Peace Programme,
UNOPS Compound, UN Avenue, Gigiri,
P.O Box 39981, 00623-Nairobi, Kenya.

Email: hrsomalia@ilo.org

 

 

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International Labour Organization (ILO) National Project Coordinator Job in Nairobi Kenya

The International Labour Organization (ILO) seeks to recruit the services of a National Project Coordinator to facilitate the implementation of the Labour Law - Small and Medium-scale (SME) Development Nexus project in Nairobi Kenya.

The contract has duration of initially one year, with the possibility of another one year extension.

Starting Date: As soon as possible

Duration: 12 months with a possibility of extension.

Remuneration: Based on UNDP salary scale for Kenya at level NOB step 1.

Duties

• Establish and coordinate the consultation and cooperation processes between the project and national-level government bodies, employers and workers organizations, and officials of other organizations and donor agencies.
• Under the supervision of the CTA and in close consultation with these local stakeholders, draw up an operational plan for the implementation of the project at national level.
• As part of the implementation of the operational plan, review, analyze and interpret economic, social and political trends in Kenya, with emphasis on the SME specific Policy, Legal and Regulatory Framework (PLRF) related to the labour law.
• Personally deliver individual policy advisory services and where applicable training to local project beneficiaries, with emphasis on PLRF reform in support of SME development, and with thematic focus on labour law,
• Plan, organise, supervise and monitor the work of national consultants and local service providers tasked with the implementation of other project activities.
• In close collaboration with the country offices, facilitate the administrative and financial procedures required to implement project activities.
• Represent the project at intra-agency meetings and donor meetings and where applicable present reports, policy documents and project proposals.

Education

• Advanced university degree in economics, law or another relevant field.

Experience

• At least five years of professional experience in the implementation of technical cooperation activities in the field of SME development, preferably with focus on reform of the PLRF

Languages

• Excellent command of English.

Competencies

• Sound knowledge of the economic, social and political context of Kenya.
• Sound knowledge of the roles of and interrelationships among, international organizations and national government in the field of Private Sector Development in Kenya.
• Further to the above, sound knowledge of local and international best practice in facilitating a conducive policy environment for SME development
• Excellent knowledge of technical cooperation principles, concepts and techniques.
• Knowledge of administrative policies, procedures, practices and programmes of the ILO is an added advantage
• Demonstrated skills and ability to perform complex analyses of policies, laws and regulations in the ambit of the labour law of the country, and its applicability to the SME sector.
• Ability to advise all levels of government and social partners on policy reform, with emphasis on labour law and SME development.
• Ability to successfully mobilize resources.
• Ability to plan and organise work
• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing

Candidates who meets the minimum qualifications should send their application in writing, enclose copies of their CVs, including names, address and tel/fax/email contact of the referees (non relation) to npcsme@ilo.org

Deadline for receiving the applications is 16 February 2011 at 16.00 hours.

Please note that only short-listed candidates will be contacted

ILO is a smoke free and equal opportunity organization.

Applications from qualified female candidates are strongly encouraged.

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LOCAL PROJECT COORDINATOR

Date Placed	2010-05-27 10:05:29
Job Title	LOCAL PROJECT COORDINATOR
Profession	Business
Level of Employment	White Collar
Category	Charity, Voluntary & Not for Profit
Institution	INTERNATIONAL LABOUR OFFICE
Sector	Private Sector
Country of placement	Kenya	Town/City	Eastern Province
Deadline	11/06/2010

DescriptionTitle:  (Ref: LPC- Insert preferred duty station)
Contract & Duration: ILO Fixed-term (1 year renewable), NOA/1.
Duty Station: Busia, Kitui or Kilifi
The ILO-IPEC SNAP Project is implementing a project of support to the National Action Plan and will provide support to the  Government and the social partners to eliminate the worst forms of child labour by 2015 and intends Local Project Coordinators in three districts. The Local Project Coordinator will be the liaison with the District Administration especially the Area Advisory Council and the District Child Labour Committee and other relevant offices. S/he will also provide expert advice to local authorities in their area of coverage and ensure child labour is mainstreamed in socio-economic planning and programming processes and cycles at the local levels. The LPC is expected to provide support and build capacity of the implementing partners of Action Programmes in the field of education with specific emphasis on formal and non-formal education among others.
Specifically, the Local Project Coordinator will be expected to:
• Monitor project implementation, in particular Action Programmes, in her/his district of operations and prepare periodic progress reports (technical and financial) and other reports of the projects and Action Programmes under his/her portfolio;
• Assist partners in the formulation and implementation of Action Programmes in his/her portfolio and ensure that the objectives and impact are realised;
• With support from the PO M&E support implementing partners to collect data and maintain records of project beneficiaries in their area;
• Evaluate progress of IPEC project Action Programmes by reviewing, verifying and analysing workplans,progress reports, financial reports and other data for clarity, consistency and completeness and conduct field missions periodically.
Qualifications:
A first degree in social sciences, development studies, education or related fields.
Experience in integrated area based approaches, community development and youth employment will be an added advantage.
Note: For a full job description please visit http://www.ilo.org/public/english/region/afprodaressalaam/info/employment.htm
Applications with CV and a cover letter should be submitted to the NCTA, ILO/IPEC, by the deadline indicated.
Only short listed candidates will be contacted for interviews which may also include a written test.

Qualification
Graduate
Application and employer's details

Company Name	INTERNATIONAL LABOUR OFFICE
Address	-
Email	ipec.kenya.vacancy@gmail.com