Employment Policy and Labour Migration Officer

Introduction

The position is located in the ILO Country Office for Nigeria, Ghana, Liberia and Sierra Leone (CO-Abuja) which is based in Abuja, Nigeria. 
The main role of the position is to provide technical support and assistance in the areas of employment and labour migration and in relation to programme planning and activity implementation reporting.
The Technical Officer will provide support for the development of strategies relevant to employment and labour migration policy frameworks in the countries covered under CO-Abuja. The incumbent will also technically backstop programmes and projects with employment and labour migration related components. The incumbent will work in close collaboration and coordination with the Regional labour migration specialist and other relevant technical specialists at ILO headquarters, local counterparts and UN bodies in the region. 
The incumbent works under the direct supervision of the Director, CO-Abuja and receives technical guidance and advice from the Employment, Labour Markets and Youth Branch within the Employment Policy Department and from the Labour Migration Branch within the Conditions of Work and Equality Department at ILO headquarters.

 

Key Duties and Responsibilities

1.    Provide technical and policy support to the CO-Abuja in the areas of employment policies and  labour migration and mobility.
2.    Undertake country, sectoral, thematic analyses to identify constituent decent work priorities and needs. Review previous impact assessments done on employment and labour migration policies or policy frameworks to identify innovative practices and propose adaptations to best address the issue(s) identified. 
3.    Contribute to the formulation of strategies and policies relevant to employment policies as expressed under the Employment Policy Convention, 1964 (No. 122) and labour migration, including providing technical inputs to components of ILO Decent Work Country Programmes (DWCPs) as well as UN and other development cooperation frameworks, in response to the demand from Member States, field offices and other relevant stakeholders. Collect and compile data, statistics and other information that reflect the country and regional decent work situation and ILO constituents’ key concerns and priorities. 
4.    Provide technical support to ILO constituents and other relevant stakeholders pertaining to employment policies with a view to promoting employment policies under the comprehensive employment policy framework, employment services, employability, as well as with respect to labour migration and mobility policies and strategies promoting decent work for migrant and refugee workers. Respond to requests for data / information / guidance on employment and labour migration. Draft policy recommendations and provide support with follow-up actions, as and when appropriate.
5.    Undertake policy-oriented / comparative / action / qualitative / quantitative research and analysis that takes into account gender and diversity considerations in the area(s) of employment policies and labour migration. Commission research, draft terms of reference for research consultants and monitor and coordinate their work. 
6.    Identify and maintain up-to-date knowledge on emerging trends and policy developments on employment and labour migration. 
7.    Draft and/or provide technical input into the development, peer review and editing of policy briefs, working papers, reports, publications and other knowledge products and contribute to their dissemination. Provide evidence-based technical content for social media, digital and other knowledge-sharing tools and platforms, with a view to reaching broad and diverse audiences.
 

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8.    Synthesize and share good practices and lessons learned, taking into account complementarities with other technical areas of the ILO Decent Work Agenda.  
9.    Participate in the identification of capacity development needs of constituents in relation to employment policies and labour migration and make proposals on how to address them. Prepare related training and learning materials and activities in collaboration with the International Training Centre in Turin (ITC-ILO) and/or with other relevant partners as applicable. Deliver training to diverse audiences using innovative methods and communication tools and leveraging the use of digital technologies. Participate in knowledge sharing activities.
10.    Provide substantive inputs to the design, development, implementation, monitoring, reporting and technical backstopping activities of development cooperation projects. Draft programme and project documents, taking into account priorities on employment policies and labour migration and the need to position these within relevant cooperation frameworks. 
11.    Support resource mobilization efforts for new projects and activities including by leveraging opportunities for collaboration with partners and proposing new initiatives/activities, in the field of employment policies and labour migration.
12.    Participate in national, regional, international and UN inter-agency and other stakeholder working groups, consultations and forums to engage with potential and existing partners to explain and promote the employment policies and labour migration technical agenda, present the ILO approach on employment policies and labour migration, discuss joint work, initiatives and share good practices.
13.    Organize, assist in and/or facilitate meetings and other events in the areas of employment policies and labour migration, including proposing agenda items, identifying participants, preparing technical materials, proposing facilitation techniques, preparing and delivering presentations, drafting summary reports and monitoring follow-up. 
14.    Perform other relevant duties as assigned.

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Required qualifications

Education

Advanced level university degree (Master’s or equivalent) in economics, business or public administration, social sciences, labour law  or other relevant field.
A first-level university degree (Bachelor’s or equivalent) in one of the afore-mentioned field(s) or other relevant field with an additional two years of relevant experience, in addition to the experience stated below, will be accepted in lieu of an advanced university degree.

Experience

At least five years of experience in the areas of employment policy and/or labour migration policy.  Experience in Programming would be an advantage.

Languages

Excellent command of English. A working knowledge of a second working language (French, Spanish) of the Organization would be an advantage.

 

 

In addition to the ILO core competencies, the following are required:

Knowledge and technical/behavioural competencies

Good knowledge and understanding of theories, trends and approaches in the area(s) of employment policy and labour migration, political awareness and judgment ability.

 

Knowledge of the substantive nature of Organization’s work programmes and activities.

 

Knowledge of IT applications for information collection, management and dissemination.

 

Ability to use analytical tools and qualitative and quantitative techniques.

 

Ability to identify sources and develop methods for data collection.

 

Good research and analytical skills.

 

Good drafting skills.

 

Ability to adapt quickly to new IT software and systems.

 

Good communication skills, presentation skills. Persuasion and ability to present technical arguments to convince counterparts on a course of action.

 

Ability to maintain effective and collaborative working relationships with key stakeholders and work well in a tripartite context.

 

Ability to present/promote the technical area of work and the ILO's position on it to partners using a wide range of techniques and technologies.

 

Ability to assess, adapt and amend individual and group assignments (policies, approaches, models) to meet new or changed needs and situations.

 

Ability to share knowledge and provide technical advice and guidance in the technical area.

 

Ability to work effectively in a multicultural environment and to demonstrate and model gender-responsive, non-discriminatory and inclusive behaviour and attitudes.