National Project Coordinator

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Job Description

The incumbent will administratively report to the Director, Decent Work team for South Asia and Country Office for India. The incumbent will receive technical guidance and support from the relevant Programme Officer. The incumbent will also receive technical guidance from Labour Migration Specialist, Gender Specialist, Social Protection Specialist, Skills Specialist in DWT-New Delhi, and other relevant specialists and technical specialists working on care economy in HQ.

Duties:

Responsible for overall planning, implementation, monitoring and reporting of MigrantCare project in close coordination and guidance from Programme Officer.
Develop concept notes, terms of reference and other relevant documents in order to design and implement planned activities under the project.
Lead the process of assessment, evaluation and contracting of project partners, consultants and other service providers in close collaboration with finance and admin team
Conduct research and integrate technical inputs for reports and publications related to the project. Coordinate and/or provide inputs for studies, reports, training manuals, and other documents related to the project activities.
Follow-up with relevant technical officers with counterparts in organizations and line ministries at national and state level, partner and executing agencies, government offices, constituents and in other organizations to expedite implementation and meet targets.
Coordinate and collaborate with other ILO projects on labour migration in India to build 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.
Promote the ILO labour standards on protecting rights of migrant workers. ILO resolution and frameworks on gender and care economy.
Ensure social dialogue, tripartism, gender equality and social inclusion issues are mainstreamed into project strategies and interventions.
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
Liaise with project focal point in GIZ India Office on issues related with project, provide updates and share information as deemed necessary and facilitate involvement in strategic interventions.
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.
Supervise, review and guide the work of external consultants and project admin/finance staff.
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. An advanced degree on studies on labour economics would be a strong advantage.

Experience:

At least one year of professional experience at the national level in the area of project management, implementation, monitoring and evaluation. Proven experience in working effectively with government bodies in charge of policy making and with development partners would be an asset.
Technical requirements: Good knowledge of labour migration, as well as care economy, gender, and social policies. Knowledge of the policy making process.

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