Overview
The National Project Coordinator will be responsible for the day-to-day implementation of the programme and realization of the programme’s outputs at the national and sub-national level.
Key Responsibilities
- Monitor progress of programme activities with implementing partners by reviewing, verifying and analysing workplans, progress reports, final reports and other data.
- Identify problems, recommend solutions, and follow-up with implementing partners to ensure timeliness and quality of results.
- Prepare budget estimates and expenditure forecasts.
- Anticipate delays and recommend solutions to rectify implementation challenges.
- Ensure adherence to the ILO rules and regulations for financial and administrative matters.
- Act as the primary focal point for partners’ enquiries about administrative procedures and requirements.
- Assist in the development and maintenance of information systems for use in monitoring and reporting on activities and performance.
- Undertake missions and site visits, independently or accompanying other officials, to support programme implementation, monitoring and reporting.
- Develop concept notes, terms of reference and implementation agreements.
- Organize, participate as a resource person, and represent the programme in consultative meetings, seminars and training workshops.
- Supervise the work of the programme’s Administrative and Financial Assistant and national consultants.
- Act as the focal point for M&E and prepare weekly, monthly and quarterly progress reports for the ILO and the Donor.
- Establish and maintain close and positive links with relevant national and local stakeholders.
- Serve as a focal point within the ILO project team for selected technical subjects and prepare speeches, make presentations and address meetings.
- Provide interpretation to other ILO staff and consultants where appropriate.
- Draft, edit in, or translate into local language(s) key news releases, media statements, communication materials, official correspondence, statements and speeches and other public information material.
- Ensure visibility of the programme and its donor by using the relevant identifiers on all materials and publications, and at workshops and events.
- Liaise with the donor in line with guidance provided by programme management.
- Provide inputs to and draft portions of policy briefs, research, tools, guidelines and other materials developed by the programme.
- Prepare background information, reports and statistical data on status of programme activities and relevant developments in the country.
- Identify, review and analyse country specific development plans and priorities, socioeconomic data, reports and other relevant information.
- Assemble and edit basic data required for planning, reporting and negotiation of programme activities.
- Brief ILO specialists, programme staff and consultants, and visiting officials, academics, UN and NGO partners and provide relevant information on programme-related matters.
- Identify and document good practices, lessons learned and relevant experiences.
- Perform other duties as may be assigned by the supervisors
Required Experience
- At least three years of professional experience in project or programme management and implementation at the national level.
- Experience working on labour migration, or a related field such as economic development, trafficking or gender equality, is preferred.
Qualifications
• University Degree in law, political science, economics, management or a relevant field; or equivalent in experience.
