National Project Coordinator International Labour Organization Experience: 3 to 5 Years Colombo, Sri Lanka Apply By: 30-05-2025

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The incumbent will administratively report to the Director of the CO-Colombo. Substantively, the incumbent will report to the Senior Social Protection specialist through the project monitoring and evaluation officer based in the DWT/CO-New Delhi and receive a technical supervision by the Senior Social Protection Specialist in DWT/CO-New Delhi. 

The incumbent will administratively report to the Director of the CO-Colombo. Substantively, the incumbent will report of the STREAM Programme who will oversee all programmatic and technical aspects together with the STREAM Technical Social Protection Officer for South Asia based in Kathmandu. The incumbent will work in close collaboration with all other STREAM staff members in the South Asia-Gulf corridor. The incumbent will receive technical guidance and support from the Social Protection and Labour Migration Specialists in DWT South Asia, other relevant social protection and labour migration specialists and other technical specialists in HQ and cooperate with relevant Decent Work Technical Support Teams (DWTs).

On both projects the incumbent will also work with administrative staff to support the preparation, finalization and issuance of contracts and provide administrative support to all project activities.

Duties

In relation to the National Project Coordinator role for both projects:

• Responsible for implementation and overall execution of both projects’ activities in Sri Lanka through the establishment of a work plan in consultation with both programme/project team and close consultation local programme partners, efficient provision of inputs and delivery of outputs, and the monitoring and evaluation of programme activities in conformity with ILO technical cooperation procedures which includes effective administrative and financial management, and reporting.
• Develop and implement the strategy for both projects’ engagement in Sri Lanka. In close consultation with both programme/project team and technical units of the ILO, identify and review areas for technical support by the ILO under the framework of the programme and provide analysis on the findings to the Technical Expert in New Delhi, Bangkok, and Geneva and management of the ILO Colombo Office. Develop and review institutional frameworks, in which government agencies and social partners can best improve, implement and evaluate efficient and effective interventions in the area of social protection and labour. Identify partners for implementing different activities, collaborate in the design of actions and arrange their monitoring, backstopping, evaluation and adaptation where appropriate.
• Provide technical inputs to advance the right to social security for migrant workers from Sri Lanka as ILO focal person in the policies, regulations and other relevant platforms in Bangladesh. Organize and facilitate various events to promote ILO frameworks and instruments regarding labour migration, equality of opportunity and treatment for women and men, and the relevant International Labour Standards and participate in the preparation of conferences, seminars, workshops, training sessions and meetings and represent ILO. 
• Guide and supervise the work of the project assistant, consultants and service providers, in both administrative and technical aspects, such as administrative coordinating; technical design, monitoring and evaluation, and reporting of programme activities; ensuring effective co-ordination of action programmes in order to deliver integrated and comprehensive interventions; and creating a learning, knowledge sharing, and staff-development friendly environment. Oversee all programme management and ILO technical activities under the programme in Sri Lanka.
• Ensure engagement of constituents at an appropriate level by building and maintaining partnerships with the concerned government ministries and departments in Sri Lanka, the employers’ and workers’ organizations, UN and international organizations, non-governmental organizations, and the donor, in the planning and implementation of activities under the programme. Liaise and work in close contact with the Government of Sri Lanka (relevant Ministries and Agencies), Employer’s Federation of Ceylon (EFC) as a Employer’s representative and Worker’s organizations in Sri Lanka. Establish a close technical and political relationship with relevant forum and working groups of the United Nations Resident Coordinators’ office and relevant Civil society organizations, research institutions and other actors working in the field of social protection and migration.  
• Carry out other duties as may be assigned by the supervisor on either of the areas of responsibility.

Required qualifications:

Education:

• University degree in development, economics, management, social science or related field with demonstrated expertise in the subject area.

Experience:

• Minimum of 3 years of professional experience of which at least 2 years at the managerial positions, including field experience in project and programme management and implementation in the region. Familiarity with ILO standards, policies and procedures, ideally in the field of labour migration and social protection. Experience in working on social protection, labour migration issues would be an advantage. Technical expertise in gender would be distinct advantage.

Languages:

• Excellent command of English. Sinhala and/or Tamil.

Source: https://jobs.ilo.org/job/Colombo-National-Project-Coordinator,-Social-ProtectionMigration/1204847801/

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