Job Tile: Policy
Officer P2 (DC)
Organization:
International Labour Organization (ILO)
Grade: P2
Vacancy
no.: DC/PRETORIA/P/2023/01
Publication date: 24 July 2023
Application deadline (midnight Geneva time): 23 August 2023
Job
ID: 10920
Department: RO-Africa
Organization Unit: DWT/CO-Pretoria
Location: Gaborone, Botswana
Contract type: Fixed Term
Contract
duration: 12 months
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 present vacancy by
direct selection, the ILO invites interested candidates to submit their
candidature online by the above date (midnight Geneva time).
Technical
cooperation appointments are not expected to lead to a career in the ILO and
they do not carry any expectation of renewal or conversion to any other type of
appointment in the Organization. A 12 months fixed-term contract will be
given, with possibility of further extension pending availability of
funds. Extensions of technical cooperation contracts are subject to
various elements including the following: availability of funds, continuing
need of the functions and satisfactory conduct and performance.
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.
Introduction
Brief
description of the Project.
The Policy
Officer will work within the “Decent Work and Labour Rights for Southern
Africa’s Construction Sector Project. The project aims to contribute to
improved labour rights in the construction sector in the Southern Africa
Development Community (SADC). The Policy Officer will be seconded to the SADC
Secretariat, in Gaborone, Botswana.
The project will be implemented using a systemic approach to decent work and
will work at the sub-regional level and in three countries, namely Mozambique,
and South Africa, Zimbabwe.
At the country level in Mozambique, South Africa, and Zimbabwe, the project
will target key systemic constraints in the national construction sectors,
which keep most construction workers locked in precarious work, and often in
informal employment. The project will pilot interventions and engage with
governments, private sector (including MSMEs), and the social partners.
At the sub-regional level, the project will generate knowledge and experience
through implementation of interventions at country level and will support the
SADC secretariat to advocate for scaling-up systemic good practice to inform
effective policy review in member States.
The project will contribute towards improving labour rights compliance through
interventions that benefit vulnerable workers, and the micro, small and medium
enterprises (MSMEs) that employ them, who struggle to provide decent work to
employees relative to larger contractors.
In line with the systemic approach to decent work, the Project will strive to
drive long-term sustainable way changes that can reach scale by working through
key partners, including the SADC Secretariat, regional and national employers’
organizations, government bodies and private sector. The project will
contribute towards operationalizing the SADC Decent Work Programme (2021-2025).
This will require the Policy Officer to support the SADC Secretariat in
documenting and sharing lessons from project activities and to implement the
SADC Decent Work Programme.
In all its work, the project will use a robust Monitoring and Results
Measurement system in line with the standard of the Donor Committee for
Enterprise Development (DCED).
Reporting
lines:
The Policy
Officer will work under the direct supervision of the Project Manager (PM),
with overall supervision by the Director of the ILO Decent Work Technical
Support Team for Eastern and Southern Africa and Country Office for South
Africa, Botswana, Lesotho and Swaziland (DWT/CO-Pretoria). As the Policy
Officer will be seconded to the SADC Secretariat, he or she will also work
under the direction of the Director of Social and Human Development at the
Secretariat.
Description
of Duties
The Policy
Officer will be responsible for supporting the SADC Secretariat to apply
knowledge and good practice generated by the project to inform policy review
across the SADC region.
Key duties
and responsibilities:
- Contribute to the project’s
support to the SADC secretariat in identifying Member States’ capacity
development needs to address decent work deficits and labour rights
constraints in the construction sector and contribute to the development
of capacity development plans to be supported by the project and support
their implementation.
- Undertake and contribute to
gender-responsive research, analyse and present information, data and
statistics on assigned topics and SADC country experiences related to the
construction sector and youth employment in close coordination with the
project’s Monitoring and Results Measurement Officer.
- Promote the inclusion of gender
equality and non-discrimination in all aspects of project related
activities.
- Provide inputs into the
development and content of training and capacity development resources and
learning materials, tools and activities for SADC member states, social
partners and senior government officials and assist in organizing and
delivering training sessions and capacity development events on assigned topics,
using innovative methods and communication tools, and leveraging the use
of digital technologies.
- Prepare initial drafts of and
provide technical inputs to country analyses, thematic briefs and policy
briefs, specific components of reports, concept notes, research outputs
and other evidence-informed knowledge products.
- Maintain up-to-date knowledge
on lessons learned, good practices, trends and other relevant
considerations and developments related to labour rights and decent work
in the construction sector, globally and regionally.
- Based on the lessons learned
from joint project implementation, support the SADC Secretariat in
drafting policy recommendations and options for scaling up of good
practices across SADC Member States, and Issues for Decision by SADC
employment and labour ministers at annual ELS meetings.
- Assist in the organization,
administration and servicing of SADC meetings, workshops and other events
organized by the project or the SADC secretariat. Compile and draft
background and other preparatory materials for these meetings. Participate
in meetings on related technical issues and draft summary reports and
related materials. Follow up on the implementation of delegated actions
and initiatives.
- Support the SADC secretariat to
coordinate regional level discussions among social partners and senior
officials on good practices and lessons learned from implementation of the
market system development approach, including at annual ELS meeting.
- Participate in technical and
fact-finding missions and assist with technical backstopping, project
implementation and monitoring.
- Perform any other relevant
duties requested by the ILO Director, the Project Manager, and the SADC
Secretariat Director of Social and Human Development.
Required
qualifications
Education
First level
university degree (Bachelor’s or equivalent) in public policy, public
administration, economics, social sciences, development studies, political
science or other relevant technical field.
Experience
- At least three years of
relevant professional experience working in public policy, policy change,
and/or advocacy in the field of labour rights, employment, and
labour;
- Minimum two to three years of
professional experience on the SADC region or any SADC Member State.
- Experience with private sector
and market systems development construction sector would be an
advantage.
- Demonstrable expertise in the
subject of gender main streaming and programming.
Languages
Excellent
command of English is required. Fluency in Portuguese and/or French will be an
added advantage.
Competencies
In addition
to the ILO core competencies, the following is required
- Knowledge and understanding of
the concept of decent work
- Excellent written and verbal
communication skills
- Ability to work under pressure
and meet tight deadlines
- Knowledge of IT applications
for information collection, management and dissemination
- Ability to use analytical tools
and qualitative and quantitative techniques
- Ability to identify and develop
sources for data collection
- Research and analytical
skills
- Ability to adapt quickly to new
software and systems
- Ability to prepare and deliver
internal presentations and messages, using a range of techniques and
technologies
- Ability to work
effectively in a multicultural environment and to demonstrate and model
gender-responsive, non-discriminatory and inclusive behaviour and
attitudes.
Conditions of
employment
- Any appointment/extension of
appointment is subject to ILO Staff Regulations and other relevant
internal rules. Any offer of employment with the ILO is conditional upon
certification by the ILO Medical Adviser that the person concerned is
medically fit to perform the specific inherent requirements of the
position offered. In order to confirm an offer from the ILO the successful
candidate will be required to undergo a medical examination.
- Any extension of technical
cooperation contracts are subject to various elements including the
following: availability of funds, continuing need of the functions and
satisfactory conduct and performance.
For more
information on conditions of employment, please visit: http://ilo.plateau.com/icontent/CUSTOM/ilo/HRD_PMDOCS/Emp_Conds_EN.pdf
Recruitment
process
Please note
that all candidates must complete an on-line application form. To apply, please
visit ILO People. The system provides instructions for online
application procedures.
Applicants
will be contacted directly if selected for a written test and/or an interview.
Depending
on the location and availability of candidates, assessors and interview panel
members, the ILO may use communication technologies such as Skype, Video or
teleconference, e-mail, etc for the assessment and evaluation of candidates at
the different stages of the recruitment process, including technical tests or
interviews.
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