ILO National Project Coordinator Jobs 2022 – Zambia NGO Jobs. ILO Zambia programme looking for “National Project Coordinator”. Applicants with a University degree may apply on or before 18 March 2022.
The International Labour Organization (ILO) is a United Nations agency whose mandate is to advance social and economic justice through setting international labour standards. Founded in October 1919 under the League of Nations, it is the first and oldest specialised agency of the UN. The ILO has 187 member states: 186 out of 193 UN member states plus the Cook Islands. It is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, with around 40 field offices around the world, and employs some 2,700 staff from over 150 nations, of whom 900 work in technical cooperation programmes and projects.
ILO National Project Coordinator Jobs 2022
The ILO has published a job vacancy announcement on 05 March 2022 for qualified Zambia’s to fill in the vacant post of National Project Coordinator to be based in Lusaka, Zambia.
| Recruiter | International Labour Organization (ILO) |
| Position | National Project Coordinator |
| Location | Lusaka, Zambia |
| Country | Zambia |
| Total Vacant Post | N/A |
| Qualification | University degree |
| Experience Required | At least three years |
| Application Deadline | 18 March 2022 |
ILO Job Vacancy 2022
Reporting lines: Under the overall responsibility of the ILO Lusaka Country Director for Zambia, Malawi and Mozambique- the National Project Coordinator will directly report to the Project Manager – Social Protection in the ILO Lusaka Country Office. The NPC will work in coordination with project staff and national partners involved in the coordination and implementation of Social Protection Programmes. S/he will also work closely with the Social Protection and Informal Work Senior Specialists attached to the ILO Decent Work Team in Pretoria and in the Social Protection Department at HQ Geneva (SOCPRO).
Description of Duties:
- Oversee the delivery of technical cooperation support to counterparts (including government implementers at various level, academia, cooperating partners, civil society, private sector, organizations of beneficiaries) in the areas envisaged in the projects’ work plan for Zambia, with a particular focus on social protection institutional and policy reform and coordination, fiscal analysis, capacity building, costing and modelling of social protection reform and social protection financing.
- Lead the design and delivery of the National Strategy on extension of social protection coverage to the informal sector, as well as the promotion of the ILO formalization and decent work agenda. This will be attained through the provision of a dedicated support to the relevant stakeholders, inclusive of national social security agencies, informal sector associations, and the Ministry of Labour and Social Security and the Ministry of Community Development and Social Services.
- Contribute to the review and implementation of the national roll-out of capacity building initiative, including through the TRANSFORM initiative, with a specific focus on institutionalisation of the training package on non -contributory SP in national learning institutes, as well as to serve as Zambia liaison officer for the TRANSFORM coordination Hub.
- Support the CO-Lusaka social protection team to develop knowledge management products, compile socio-economic data, generate monitoring and evaluation reports and contribute to resource mobilization proposals related to social protection.
- Conduct research and provide technical inputs for regional and country analyses, reports and publications related to social protection issues in Zambia, particularly on institutional coordination, economic modelling of social protection, social protection financing, gender and disability-inclusive social protection.
- Assist in programming and control of resources from all sources of funds, prepare budget estimates and expenditure forecasts by analysing and monitoring situation of resources as compared to planned activities and making recommendations to management for remedial action.
- Liaise and follow-up with relevant departments at headquarters and regional office, executing agencies, partners, government offices, constituents, and other organizations to expedite implementation and meet targets.
Qualification & Experience:
- First level university degree in a relevant field in Economics, Social Sciences, or related field and strong knowledge on development issues particularly in Zambia.
- At least three years of experience of relevant professional experience in project management, supervision, administration and implementation of grant-funded technical cooperation programmes, with thematic emphasis on social protection and social security systems implementation and reform.
- Familiarity with debate on social protection and social security institutional, legal and policy reform in Zambia, ability to identify coordination challenges and elaborate proposals for effective institutional reform in the sector.
- Experience with social sector budgeting and financing in Zambia, ability to identify key evidence gaps to support social protection (external and domestic) financing.
- Experience and/or understanding of social protection and social security capacity building initiatives as well as actuarial modelling and costing tools applied to social security will be considered an added advantage.
- Familiarity with international organisations policies and procedures, including experience of providing technical assistance to Ministries of Social Welfare, Social Security and/or Labour in Southern Africa will be considered an asset.
Other Details
- Contract Type: Full Time
- Selection Process: Interview
- Salary: negotiable
- Application Process: Online
How to Apply ILO National Project Coordinator Jobs 2022
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The Closing Date: 18 March 2022
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.
| Particulars | Details Link |
| Job Advertisement | Download |
| Official Website | www.ilo.org |
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