Introduction

In 2023, the ILO and the Brazilian government approved the Brazil-ILO South-South Cooperation Program for 2023-2027 entitled “Social Justice for the Global South,” which aims to contribute to the advancement and promotion of decent work and social justice in developing countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, Africa, and Asia-Pacific, by supporting the expansion of partner countries' capacities to develop, strengthen, and integrate policies, programs, and initiatives in four areas of action: the eradication of child labor and forced labor; strengthening occupational safety and health (OSH) and labor inspection; promoting gender, racial, and generational equity and equality in the world of work; and promoting decent employment and social protection.

The project "Towards Sustainable Development in the Peruvian Amazon: Prevention of Child and Forced Labor in Ucayali" seeks to contribute to the prevention and eradication of child and forced labor in the Peruvian Amazon, with a specific focus on the Ucayali region, promoting sustainable development, decent work, and fundamental rights at work. Through trilateral South-South cooperation between Peru, Brazil, the ILO, and the UNDP, the project seeks to strengthen regulatory and operational frameworks, as well as institutional capacities to prevent, identify, assist, and reintegrate victims.

The ILO is seeking to hire a National Project Coordinator to carry out activities in Lima, which will involve travel to Ucayali. The activities will be carried out in coordination with other ongoing ILO cooperation projects in Lima. The National Project Coordinator (NPC) will be based in Lima, Peru. The NPC will execute and coordinate the Project, ensuring the timely and effective implementation of project activities and results at the national level.

Supervision Line

The National Project Coordinator will work under the technical supervision of the ILO Specialist in Labor Administration and Labor Legislation for the ILO - Andean Countries, who will coordinate with the assigned Project Manager from the Brazil Office.

The National Project Coordinator will cooperate closely with the relevant technical departments at Headquarters and staff from other ILO projects to facilitate maximum technical integrity of the project results, as identified in the project document.

The ILO Director for the Andean Countries is the line manager for the position.

Description of Duties

The National Project Coordinator (NCP) will be responsible for project management, including the execution, supervision, and monitoring of all activities necessary to achieve the project's objectives and corresponding results, in accordance with the project's work plan and monitoring and evaluation plan. The functions and responsibilities of the NPC will include, among others, the following:

• Preparing terms of reference (TORs), selecting and reviewing products, evaluating any external consultants that need to be hired, and authorizing payment for services rendered.
• Lead the preparation of the work plan, implementation, monitoring, communication, and timely evaluation of the project through management functions, including technical and administrative supervision of the project team, in accordance with ILO policy, rules, and regulations and in line with the final project document and work plan.
• Establish performance objectives together with the staff under your supervision and evaluate them within the period indicated in the Staff Evaluation platform, ensuring that this is done within the deadlines set by the Office.
• Work closely with partners/counterparts to design, prepare, and review work plans and budget proposals for the program and/or project. Consider different approaches, alternative methods, management, and problem identification and solving, especially for those parts of the program and/or project that support institutional and capacity development of constituents, government agencies, ministries, and social partners.
• Monitor the progress of project activities. Contact technical officials and counterparts in relevant national organizations and ministries, implementing and partner agencies, government offices, constituents, and other organizations to follow up, accelerate implementation, and meet goals.
• Identify problems, propose solutions and actions. Develop and maintain strong ties with specialists in specific technical areas and other colleagues in the field and at headquarters to follow up on comprehensive and collaborative interventions. Maintain close cooperation and coordination with the government, employers' and workers' organizations, implementing agencies, government offices, clients, and other organizations to plan, facilitate the implementation of activities, and achieve project goals.

• Participate in the preparation and conduct of conferences, seminars, workshops, training sessions, and consultation meetings. Speak on behalf of the project when attending these meetings.
• Plan and participate in missions and visits to project sites to monitor program and/or project implementation independently or in conjunction with others. Submit the corresponding reports within the established deadlines and propose actions for improvement.
• Provide or ensure access to legal and policy advice to the government and social partners on issues related to the effective implementation of fundamental principles and rights at work, with a special emphasis on forced labor and child labor. Ensure the delivery of quality technical information, including qualitative and quantitative research in accordance with the main ILO conventions on fundamental rights at work. Organize training programs and awareness-raising activities to improve understanding of fundamental principles and rights at work.
• Issue monthly, quarterly, semi-annual, and annual progress reports and report on these to his/her supervisor or country director. Assist in the preparation of monitoring reports for the funding partner on the results obtained by the program and/or project.
• Represent the project in various forums, under the guidance of your supervisor and/or the ILO director.
• Perform other related tasks and/or functions assigned by his/her supervisor or the country director.

Required qualifications

Education

Required

• University degree in law, social sciences, or related fields.

Asset

• Additional degree or postgraduate studies related to labor law.

Experience

Required

• Two years of professional experience at the national level as a project coordinator, implementer, monitor, and evaluator.

Asset

• Work experience with government entities responsible for policy development and with development partners.
• Similar work experience in a United Nations agency, a non-governmental organization, or international cooperation.
• Work experience and/or collaboration with public institutions and international development and cooperation organizations.
• Knowledge of international and national regulations applicable to forced labor and child labor.
• Knowledge of the process of formulating national social and labor policies, preferably related to fundamental rights at work.
• Experience implementing actions related to the prevention and eradication of forced labor and child labor.
  Experience in relations with representatives of workers' and employers' organizations and in tripartite institutional spaces at the national and regional levels.

Languages

Requirements:

• Fluency in Spanish.
• Working knowledge of English (spoken and written). Ability to prepare technical reports and participate in meetings in English is required.
  
  

Competencies

[Basic]

Candidates interested in the position should consider that the nine core competencies of the ILO, listed below, may be evaluated during the selection process: Integrity and transparency, Sensitivity to diversity, Orientation to learning and knowledge sharing, Client orientation, Communication, Orientation to change, Takes responsibility for performance, Quality orientation and Collaboration.

[Technical and general]

• Ability to interpret project information and identify and analyze implementation issues.
• Ability to work effectively with a multicultural and interdisciplinary team, as well as to work on one's own initiative.
• Must demonstrate responsible behavior and have the ability to treat people with tact and diplomacy, handle confidential matters with discretion, and exhibit high standards of ethical conduct.
• Ability to work independently, quickly, and effectively, and to take initiative and responsibility.
• Supervisory skills.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
• Proven research and analytical reporting skills.
• Ability to draft reports and technical documents concisely and comprehensively.
• Ability to maintain good working relationships with all project stakeholders.
• Ability to understand and work effectively with government, labor and employer organizations, non-governmental organizations, and United Nations agencies.
• Ability to work in diverse environments.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.