Job Vacancy at International Labour Organization (ILO) – National Professional Officer
Job Description
Job ID: 7562
Department: RO-Africa
Organization Unit: CO-Abuja
Location: Freetown
Contract type: Fixed Term
Contract duration:
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 applications 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.
The ILO values diversity among its staff and welcomes applications from qualified female candidates. We also encourage applicants with disabilities. If you are unable to complete our online application form due to a disability, please send an email to ilojobs@ilo.org.
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 one-year fixed-term contract will be given. 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.
*Conditions of employment for external candidates: In conformity with existing ILO practice, the appointment of an external candidate will normally be made at the first step of this grade.
Introduction
ILO’s Opportunity Salone Project is fully aligned with Sierra Leone’s Government’s vision for national development as expressed in the Medium-Term National Development Plan 2019-23 (MTNDP). It emphasizes human capital development, in particular investment in skills, and the establishment of a diversified, competitive economy with well-developed infrastructure.
Opportunity Salone Project aims to contribute to more decent job creation in terms of quantity and quality of jobs for women, young women and men and persons with disabilities mainly in rural areas in Sierra Leone through inclusive value chain development focused on SMEs and cooperatives, and feeder road maintenance to improve access to markets. The project will be implemented over a 4-year period with a budget of 8 million Euros and have three interrelated outcomes to address the creation of decent jobs for women, young women and men, and persons with disabilities mainly in rural areas.
The Opportunity Salone Project outcomes are:
1. Enhanced agricultural value chains and entrepreneurship development contributing to decent work for youth and women.
2. Increased feeder road maintenance and decent work for youth and women to enhance market access and support value chain development.
3. Conducive business environment for entrepreneurship development and feeder road maintenance to support job creation.
The EIIP work in the project will be implemented over four years (2022- 2025). The project has an overall budget of 8 million Euros and two international positions
Under the responsibilities of the International EIIP Engineer, He/she will play the role of expert and reference person vis-à-vis the various partners in the field and government services. This implies a very good command of road maintenance and construction techniques, the use of employment-intensive investment approaches, and a high sense of integrity, professionalism, personal discipline, and impartiality.
The National Professional Officer, feeder roads Engineer will be responsible for operational activities related to feeder road maintenance works, training of stakeholders, and follow-up studies.
Under the overall responsibility and guidance of the CO-Abuja Director, the National Professional Officer, Feeder Roads Engineer will work under the direct supervision of the project CTA and will technically report to the international EIIP Engineer. He/she will receive through the international EIIP Engineer, technical guidance and support from the EIIP specialists in DWCT Dakar and at HQ.
Description of Duties
The National Professional Officer, Feeder Roads Engineer ensures the smooth running and implementation of all the activities planned as part of the maintenance of rural roads by favoring the EIIP approach and in collaboration and technical supervision of the International EIIP Engineer. He/she will be responsible within the framework of the rural roads maintenance component of the Project. Therefore He/she will:
1. Assist the international EIIP expert in the preparation of the activities plan of the roads maintenance component of the Project as well as the monitoring and control of their execution with an emphasis on the application of labor-based techniques;
2. Provide technical support to contractors in order to encourage the recruitment of trained youth and women (and persons with disabilities) on feeder road maintenance and the compliance of their works with decent work and OSH practices;
3. Evaluate the number of works, check and clear the quantity that is claimed by contractors in their periodic invoices;
4. Provide technical documentation required for the consultation and procurement of road maintenance works for 4 Districts using labor-based techniques;
5. Supervise contractors and consultants activities and Organise with them and other stakeholders, monthly coordination meetings to update on the progress of the road maintenance activities in 4 Districts to ensure compliance with project budget, quality, and timelines;
6. Provide technical assistance and advice to contractors to enable them to bid for tenders for feeder road maintenance works, for which he participates as a resource person/observer in the meetings of the procurement commission;
7. Identify, select and build the capacity and the collaboration with vocational training school to ensure the sustainability of the model of intervention in the “on the job-training” scheme promoted by the project;
8. Assist the project to build the capacity of district councils on sustainable feeder road maintenance planning, supervision, and management;
9. In conjunction with SLRA, provide technical advisory services to prioritize feeder roads according to socio-economic criteria for rehabilitation in areas close to the selected value chains to facilitate market access;
10. Contribute to the production of periodic reports and technical notes; prepare and submit to the international EIIP Engineer, appropriate documentation, work plans, periodic activity progress reports, and the final report of the road maintenance component of the project;
11. Contribute to the preparation of the technical progress reports and collect data and other information relevant to the implementation of the project and its communication plan;
12. Store in a digital version, database, technical files, and archive all relevant materials and contracts produced by the projects team.
Required qualifications
Education
Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering
Experience
Three years’ experience at the national level in the areas of leading in general road maintenance, experience on feeder road maintenance, experience on Employment Intensive Investment Program (EIIP), and or in infrastructure projects of public or community interest, including rural roads. Good Knowledge of Sierra Leon feeder road network and technical administration in charge of road maintenance. Experience in the formulation, preparation, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of relevant projects in this field. Experience in procurement and training on employment-intensive works.
Languages
Excellent command of English.
Competencies
- – ability to participate effectively in technical missions and multi-disciplinary teams;
– capacity to provide first-line technical advice in the area of rural road maintenance;
– ability to conceptualise and design research techniques and analyse complex cross-national practices and data sets covering a wide range of issues in the specialised technical field;
– capability to guide and co-ordinate the work of external collaborators, general service staff or young professionals.
– ability to prepare reports and publications of a high quality, technically sound with conclusions leading to an action plan and programme development and ability to provide credible implementation assistance to senior specialists in carrying out research, project formulation and implementation.
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Technical Competencies:
– Ability to follow-up technical development cooperation projects in the fields of labor-based approach;
– Ability to provide expert advice on best practices;
– Proven technical skills in the conduct and/or monitoring of road maintenance/rehabilitation projects including drainage and crossing structures while ensuring compliance with decent work and OSH practices;
– Proven Skills to check the quality and quantity of the services provided;
– Proven technical skills in the development of training materials, alternative approaches, and project proposals;
– Ability to contribute to the preparation of projects documents, technical publications, reports, draft resolutions;
– Ability to conduct high-quality road inventory and condition surveys, bills of quantities, and cost estimates for labor-based road maintenance;
– Ability to prepare technically accurate reports, with conclusions that may lead to an action plan and program development;
– Ability to plan and facilitate meetings, conferences, and workshops;
– Ability to make technical contributions to the activities of other team members;
– Ability to provide credible implementation assistance to experienced specialists in research, project formulation, and implementation;
– Ability to undertake frequent missions, sometimes in difficult sites and conditions in the field;
– Knowledge of computer tools and common software.
Behavioral competencies
– ability to communicate and collaborate effectively;
– ability to lead and work as a member of a team in different fields;
– ability to accept accountability for results achieved;
– the ability to work under tight deadlines;
– Have a high level of integrity, professionalism, personal discipline, and impartiality;
– Ability to work in a multicultural environment and to adopt non-discriminatory and gender-sensitive behavior.
“Assessed candidates who will be considered as appointable but not selected for this position can also be offered to be assigned on another temporary position at the same or at a lower grade provided that said candidates possess the minimum qualifications for this position”.
Recruitment process
Please note that all candidates must complete an online application form. To apply, please visit the ILO Jobs website. The system provides instructions for online application procedures.
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