Chief Technical Advisor

The CTA will work under the general supervision of the Assistant Director General of the Jobs and Social Protection Cluster (ADG-JSP) in ILO HQ and will coordinate activities under the guidance of the Technical Core Advisory Group for all technical-related outputs. In addition, the CTA will support the work of the Steering Committee that provides senior management oversight of the programme from the perspectives of HQ and the Regional Offices, monitoring programme achievements and progress. Further support will be coordinated with the Regional Offices for Africa and the Arab States, the Country and Coordination Offices in Addis Ababa, Cairo, Dar-es-Salaam, Iraq and Jordan, and the Decent Work Teams in Beirut, Cairo and Pretoria.

The CTA will oversee and coordinate the work of a team that will be established at global level in ILO HQ and support and coordinate the work of international experts, CTAs in PROSPECTS countries, national officers, general service staff and any other international and local consultants hired during the course of the programme.

 Duties

Project management:

• Responsible for effective management, coordination, planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of all programme activities. This work will be in conformity with ILO policies and project strategies and in accordance with ILO programming guidelines and country/action programmes, and the administrative and financial procedures.
• Manage funds/budgets allocated to the Partnership programme and ensure the preparation of periodic progress reports for submission in accordance with the established rules and procedures.
• Manage efficiently the human resources of the programme, including recruitment and performance management.

Technical leadership and advice:

• Provide technical expertise and advice to the programme team and, when required to the programme stakeholders, including relevant government agencies and other key institutions. Ensure that technical interventions and decisions are well founded and take into account the specific nature of the programme objectives.
• In the context of the activities at global, regional and country levels, provide support to ILO constituents in particular and other national and international partners in strengthening their capacities on issues relating to the access of refugees, other forcibly displaced persons and host communities to labour market, livelihoods and education/training opportunities and to the overall operationalization of regional and country level programmes.
• Advocacy, networking and partnership:
• Develop and maintain excellent relations with governments, ministries, employers’ and workers’ organizations, non-governmental organizations, target groups and donors, and promote opportunities for collaboration towards planning and implementation of programme activities.
• Liaise and coordinate with other UN agencies, IFIs and counterparts to promote ILO values, increase the visibility of the programme and facilitate the scaling-up of the ILO’s interventions.
• Promote ILO policies in the related technical areas of the Partnership programme, other fundamental rights at work and the relevant International Labour Standards in collaboration with other technical and labour standards specialists.
• Strengthen relationships to cooperate and coordinate with, among others, national refugee authorities, relevant line ministries, civil society organisations, Regional Economic Communities, and other humanitarian and development organisations, in particular UNHCR in line with the ILO-UNHCR MOU and joint action plan and its follow-up.

Mobilization of resources:

• Promote relationships with the multilateral and bilateral donor community and oversee and monitor resource mobilisation proposals in coordination with the responsible Regional and Country Offices and PARTNERSHIPS.

Knowledge management:

• Design communication and knowledge-sharing strategies and lead the development of the programme information materials.
• Identify and document lessons learned and contribute to knowledge management activities at the country, regional and global levels to expand and enhance learning on supporting the access of refugees, other forcibly displaced persons and host communities to decent work.
• Ensure the development of information databases covering programme activities. Prepare periodic and ad hoc reports on the status of planning and implementation and establish coordination with concerned ILO Departments and field offices.
• Identify training needs and lead training workshops and meetings for the tripartite partners, NGOs, other agencies, target groups and staff as appropriate to reinforce professional capabilities.
• Represent the Office at meetings, seminars, conferences and evaluations and build and enhance strategic partnerships and networks of government policymakers, workers’ and employers’ organizations and civil society organizations.
• Perform other duties as required.

Required qualifications:

Education:

• Advanced university degree in a relevant field of study, including economics, management, international development, social sciences, refugee/migration studies or any other related field. A first-level university degree (Bachelor’s or equivalent) in one of the afore-mentioned fields or other relevant fields with an additional two years of relevant experience, in addition to the required experience stated below, will be accepted in lieu of an advanced university degree.

Experience:

• At least ten years’ experience in the management of development cooperation activities in a senior position, of which at least seven years at the international level. Experience in the MENA and Horn of Africa regions and familiarity of refugee and forced displacement policies, responses and dialogue, especially in the context of labour market and livelihood integration, would be an advantage.
• Familiarity with ILO policies, technical programmes and procedures, including experience working with officials of ministries of labour, interior (refugees, asylum seekers and internally displaced persons), trade, education and other relevant line ministries and the social partners would be an advantage.

Languages:

• Excellent knowledge and command of English is essential and good working knowledge of an additional official language (French) would be required.

Source: https://jobs.ilo.org/job/Geneva-Chief-Technical-Advisor-(CTA)-P5-1200/1161684701/