National Project Coordinator

National Project Coordinator

Grade: NO A
Vacancy no.: DC/KATHMANDU/NO//2025/01
Application deadline (midnight local time): 7 February 2025
Job ID: 12646
Department: RO-Asia and the Pacific
Organization Unit: CO-Kathmandu
Location: Kathmandu
Contract type: Fixed Term
Contract duration: 1 Year

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:

• ILO Internal candidates in accordance with paragraphs 31 and 32 of Annex I of the Staff Regulations.
• External candidates**The recruitment process for National Officer positions is subject to specific local recruitment and eligibility criteria.

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Introduction

ILO Country Office in Nepal (CO-Kathmandu) implementing a development cooperation project entitled ‘Partnership on Protecting and Promoting Rights of Nepali Migrant Workers including Care Migrant Workers (PPPR-MW)’ with support from Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) under its Global Programme Setting Development-Oriented Migration (MEG). The ultimate objective of the project is to promote right-based approaches to labour migration collaborating with key labour migration stakeholders in Nepal. The project aiming to build upon the existing initiatives, partnership, networks and lesson learned of the ILO in the field of labour migration towards protecting the rights and promoting welfare of migrant workers in Nepal and globally. Particularly, the project will contribute to localizing ILO’s flagship Fair Recruitment Initiative (FRI) in labour migration and develop synergizes with Migrant Rights and Decent Work Project (MIRIDEW) towards addressing pertinent issues in promoting rights of Nepali migrant workers with the focus on Nepali migrant workers engaged in care economy.

The PPPR-MW project is aligned with United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDCF) 2023-2027 of Nepal focusing in priority area one “Sustainable, Resilient, And Inclusive Economic Transformation”. In ILO at global level, the project will be contributing on Outcome 6 “Protection at work for all” and Output 6.4 ‘Increased capacity of Member States to develop fair and effective labour migration frameworks’ under the Programme and Budget (P&B) 2024-2025. At national level, it falls under the ILO’s Decent Work Country Programme (DWCP) 2023-2027, Outcome 2.4 under Priority Two “More effective labour migration governance frameworks, institutions, and services to protect Nepali migrant workers’ rights”.

The outcome of the project is to support labour migration stakeholders in Nepal to promote rights-based approaches to labour migration through implementing several activities to achieve following two outputs:

– Improved capacity of government and recruitment stakeholders to ensure fair recruitment
– Effective protection of Nepali migrant care workers

Reporting lines

The NPC will directly report and work under the overall supervision of the Director of CO-Kathmandu and with technical supervision of responsible Senior Programme Officer (SPO) to ensure delivery of technical-related outputs and overall project implementation while working closely with the Head of Programme other Sr. Programme officers, Sr. Operations Officer and CO-Kathmandu team. S/he will also receive additional technical support from relevant Labour Migration Specialists and other specialists in DWT-New Delhi, RO-Bangkok and MIGRANT at HQ.

Description of Duties

1. Responsible for overall planning, implementation, monitoring and reporting of PPPR-MW project in close coordination and guidance from SPO and Head of Programme.
2. Develop concept notes, terms of reference and other relevant documents in order to design and implement planned activities under the project.
3. Lead the process of assessment, evaluation and contracting of project partners, consultants and other service providers in close collaboration with finance and admin team
4. Maintain close liaison and coordination with the concerned officials at the counterpart government organisations, workers’ and employers’ organisations, UN organisations, research institutions, and non-government organisations in connections with project’s outcomes, outputs and activities.
5. Support and facilitate project partners, particularly the Nepal Association of Foreign Employment Agencies (NAFEA) in designing and implementing planned activities effectively and efficiently.
6. Coordinate and collaborate with other ILO projects, particularly with MIRIDEW Project towards building synergies, complementarity and joint actions to the extent possible. Collaborate with other external actors, particularly GIZ partners engaged in labour migration issues for collective results.
7. Promote the ILO labour standards on protecting rights of migrant workers and specific to Fair Recruitment Principles while implementing project activities and beyond.
8. Keep updates on country specific development plans and priorities, socio-economic data, reports and other relevant information on labour migration for planning purpose and provide such data and information to senior ILO officials.
9. Draft news releases, official correspondence, statements and other materials for public information and visibility of the project as per communication/visibility guidelines of ILO and donor agency.
10. Ensure social dialogue, tripartism, gender equality and social inclusion issues are mainstreamed into project strategies and interventions.
11. Prepare annual workplan of the project and monitor progress of the project by reviewing, verifying and analysing work-plans, progress reports, final reports and other data for clarity, consistency and completeness.
12. 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, as required
13. Prepare briefs, draft periodical technical reports and statistical data on status of the project activities and be responsible for timely submission of technical and financial reports to donor as per project agreement.
14. Liaise with project focal point in GIZ Nepal Office on issues related with project, provide updates and share information as deemed necessary and facilitate involvement in strategic interventions.
15. Participate in the organization of conferences, seminars, workshops, training sessions and meetings. Represent ILO in relevant forums as designated by the office and promote ILO’s normative frameworks and undertake missions to project sites independently or accompanying others.
16. Supervise, review and guide the work of external consultants and project admin/finance staff.
17. Perform other duties as may be assigned by Supervisor

Required qualifications

Education

First level university degree in economics, public policies, development studies or a relevant field and strong knowledge on development issues particular to Nepal.

Experience

At least one year of professional experience at the national level in the areas of project management, implementation, monitoring and evaluation with thematic emphasis on human rights, labour rights and labour migration .

Technical requirements: Key focus areas include experience in managing labour migration interventions and labour rights.

Languages

Excellent knowledge of both English and Nepali languages.

Competencies

Candidates interested in the position should consider that the nine core competencies of the ILO, listed below, may be evaluated during the selection process: Integrity and transparency, Sensitivity to diversity, Orientation to learning and knowledge sharing, Client orientation, Communication, Orientation to change, Takes responsibility for performance, Quality orientation and Collaboration. Among these nine competences, the following are of particular importance for this position:
Customer Orientation, Communications, Collaboration

Technical competencies

• Knowledge of programme and budget, project administration and evaluation concepts and procedures and of the mandate and structure of labour market institutions in Nepal
• Knowledge of the office’s financial rules and regulations
• Good knowledge of the context and challenges for the project areas of expertise
• Strong analytical skills and ability to justify requirements and approaches to problem resolution and good drafting skills
• Good ability to interpret project information and to identify and analyze problems with implementation
• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing. Ability to clarify information
• Demonstrate collaborative and team work experience and ability to work effectively with a multicultural and interdisciplinary team as well as work on his/her own initiative
• Ability to work independently, quickly, precisely, and take initiative and responsibility
• Ability to work under pressure and to meet the deadline
• Ability to work in a multicultural environment and to demonstrate gender-sensitive and non discriminatory behaviours and attitude.
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Power Point, Excel, web-browsers and database applications
• Ability to deal with people with tact and diplomacy.

Recruitment process

Please note that all candidates must complete an on-line application form. To apply, please visit the ILO Jobs website. The system provides instructions for online application procedures.

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