Project Manager, JLMP Action – P4 (DC)

Introduction

The ILO is implementing the project, ‘Catalytic Actions for the AU/ILO/IOM/UNECA Joint Programme on Labour Migration Governance for Development and Integration in Africa (JLMP Action)’ funded by the Swiss Development Cooperation (SDC) under the framework of the Joint Labour Migration Programme, or JLMP – a long-term joint undertaking among the four organizations (AU-ILO-IOM-ECA).

The main objective of JLMP Action is to strengthening effective governance, and regulation of labour migration and mobility, for enhanced sustainable development, for inclusive economic growth and regional integration of the African Continent. It simultaneously roll-out the implementation of the first phase of the Strategic Framework (2020-2030) of JLMP. The project focuses on interventions to facilitate intra-African labour migration and mobility, while also addressing identified challenges of African migrant workers outside the continent, as highlighted in the JLMP Strategic Framework.

The ultimate beneficiaries of this action are African women and men migrant workers and their families who will benefit from improved governance of labour migration and mobility in the continent. At the intermediate level, labour market institutions in five selected Member States (Cameroon, Cote d’Ivoire, Ethiopia, Malawi, and Morocco) and two RECs (The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa: COMESA and, the Economic Community of Central African States: ECCAS) will benefit from strengthened capacity to develop and implement their priorities on labour migration and mobility. ILOs component contributes to all the four outcomes through direct interventions in specific countries and RECs as well as provision of expertise and technical assistance, in collaboration with AUC and IOM.

The ILO is seeking to recruit a Project Manager (P4) as part of the staff to implement JLMP Action. The PM will be responsible for the overall operational management of ILO’s activities in the targeted RECs and countries including reporting, visibility, and monitoring of activities.

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REPORTING LINES

The Project Manager will work under the direct supervision of the Regional Director of the Regional Office for Africa in close collaboration with the Directors of Decent Work Teams (Dakar, Yaoundé, Cairo), and the Country Offices (Addis Ababa, Abidjan, Lusaka, and Algiers), She/he will get technical backstopping from the regional labour migration specialist in ROAF and support from labour migration specialists in ILO offices in Africa.

The incumbent will work in close collaboration and under the technical guidance of the labour migration specialists of the Labour Migration Branch (MIGRANT) in the Conditions of Work and Equality Department at headquarters and will also work in close collaboration and with technical guidance from field and HQ specialists in the fields of skills, employment, statistics, social protection, ACTRAV (workers’ organizations) and ACT/EMP (employers’ organizations). The Project Manager will oversee the work of all international and local consultants hired during the project.

Description of Duties

The project manager will::

(Managerial duties)

1. Be responsible for the day-to day management of the project at inter-regional, sub-regional and national level to ensure delivery of outputs and achievement of project objectives. This includes the set-up, implementation, and monitoring of national work plans with tripartite partners, in accordance with the project’s objectives and outputs. Deliveries and outcomes must be in conformity with ILO policies and project strategies and in accordance with ILO programming guidelines (Programme and Budget 2022-2223, output 7.5), country/action programs, and the administrative and financial procedures in consultation with the responsible Field Office.

2. Be responsible for the effective management of funds and budget assigned to ILO in accordance with ILO administrative and financial procedures in consultation with the responsible field offices. Manage human resources of the project efficiently, recruitment, and performance management.

3. Ensure planning, implementation, reporting, monitoring, and evaluation of project activities in close collaboration with ILO tripartite constituents at national level, ROAF, the responsible Country Offices, and ILO DWT, ILO specialists in Headquarters, in conformity with ILO policies and project strategies, and in accordance with ILO country/action programmes.

4. Ensure the results are regularly documented, monitored, evaluated, reported, communicated, and used for learning and adjustment of the project. Resolve any arising difficulties in achieving the project objectives.

5. Co-ordinate and communicate regularly with the donor and set up and contribute to the project’s regional steering committee as agreed with the implementing partners and the donor

(Technical duties)

6. Provide policy guidance and technical support in labour migration governance across the Africa- to relevant government agencies, workers’ and employers’ organizations and other relevant stakeholders and undertake technical missions independently or in collaboration with multidisciplinary teams.

7. Plan, organize and facilitate seminars, workshops, consultative processes, and technical coordination meetings, at national, sub-regional and inter-regional level to build the knowledge and capacities of constituents and project partners, discuss policy and regulatory change, or launch concrete project initiatives.

8. Initiate, coordinate and prepare studies, training guides/manuals, and training activities on various subjects relevant to project implementation, including on bilateral labour agreements, labour migration policies, recruitment regulatory frameworks, extension of social protection, pre-departure training, among others. Monitor, coordinate, and guide research carried out by project staff and external collaborators and ensure wide dissemination and visibility of findings.

9. Develop, maintain, and strengthen relationships and cooperation with key governments, employers’ and workers’ organizations at national level, donor agencies, NGOs and other international agencies with programmes or mandates on migration management, protection of migrant workers, employment creation and skills development.

10. Increase the project’s visibility and facilitate the scaling-up of project interventions including proactively ensuring knowledge management on and by the project to the benefit of the AU, ILO constituents and others. As such, disseminate information on the project and related actions through publications, press releases and social media as well as ensuring representation at donor meetings, international, regional, and national fora and advocacy campaigns.

11. Develop project proposals; formulate, revise, and submit project proposals and support negotiation of funding

12. Ensure that gender issues are explicitly addressed and mainstreamed throughout the project activities and any outputs including final reports or events.

13. Represent the ILO in national, subregional, continental events on migration, in particular participate to the UN Network on migration as relevant. Be an active member of the ILO Labour migration team of experts in Africa and as such, participate to regular regional meetings and promote collaboration and synergy of interventions with the other ILO labour migration projects at country-level and in the targeted RECs.

14. Undertake other duties as requested by the Regional Office for Africa in Abidjan and the Director of the CO-Addis Ababa.

Required qualifications

Education

Advanced university degree in law, economics, management, international development, social sciences or a related field.

Experience

At least seven years of relevant professional experience, including three years at the international level, in labour migration issues including experience working with officials of ministries of labour, education, TVET, statistics, foreign affairs, social partners and migration institutions and associations. Record of familiarity with ILO policies and procedures, including development cooperation procedures would be an advantage.

Languages

Excellent spoken and written knowledge of English and working knowledge of French

Competencies

• 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/program’s objectives, and to design and synthesise strategies for program development. Ability to evaluate and monitor technical cooperation activities and projects.
• Ability to advocate and provide first-line practical policy advice.
• Excellent leadership and interpersonal skills, ability to work effectively in a team, and to promote coordination and exchange across countries and regions.
• Ability to develop training materials, alternative courses of action, project proposals, policy, procedural matters and present them at high-level meetings.
• – Ability to promote a knowledge sharing and learning culture across project offices, coordinate with other related development cooperation projects, and to focus and guide others to meet objectives at individual and group level.
• Strong 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 programmes and activities with ILO constituents and NGOs, including negotiation skills with governments, social partners and to mobilise the support of international donor agencies and provide quality services.
• Ability to maintain effectiveness when experiencing major changes in work tasks or environment, and to adjust effectively to work within 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.
• Ability to work in a multicultural environment and to demonstrate gender-sensitive and non-discriminatory behaviour and attitudes.

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