Mainstreaming Employment into Trade and Investment in the Southern Neighbourhood” of the EU is a four-year regional project implemented by the International Labour Organization (ILO) and financed by the European Union (EU). The overall objective of the project is to enable policy makers in the MENA region to incorporate employment issues into trade and investment policies and design and implement interventions related to trade and investment that ultimately optimise the quantity and quality of employment created in the region. It will also facilitate the operationalisation of the third pillar of the EU’s External Investment Plan (i.e., promoting a conducive investment climate) through policy dialogue. The target groups are government officials from Ministries responsible for Trade and Investment, Labour, Economic Affairs, Planning and other relevant line Ministries; staff in National Statistical Agencies; representatives from Trade Unions and Employers’ Organizations; private sector representatives; technical specialists from National and Regional Institutions and development practitioners. The final beneficiaries are workers (especially women and youth) and employers (from SMEs, in particular) in the tradable sectors of the partner countries. The four outcome areas of the project will focus respectively on:
(i) synthesizing existing evidence and generating new knowledge on what works and what does not work with regard to creating employment through trade and investment policies in the Southern Neighbourhood,
(ii) building a comprehensive and common understanding among policy actors of the employment effects of trade and investment policies to allow informed policy dialogue and coherent decision-making,(iii) demonstrating the ILO’s TRAVERA (Trade and Value Chains in Employment-Rich Activities) approach to key stakeholders in selected partner countries and (iv) providing assessments of the potential trade and employment impact of relevant public investments in the infrastructure sector in selected partner countries and developing recommendations through public-private dialogue.
The project will recruit a Senior Trade and Employment Officer to provide technical and strategic leadership on the project, provide supervision and technical expertise to support the project’s activities in knowledge development, capacity building and policy advisory services, aligning these with the ILO’s broader work related to trade and investment. The position will be based in Cairo with the ILO’s Decent Work Team, to enable synergies and mutual learning through working alongside colleagues engaged with similar employment issues in the region.
Advanced university degree in economics or development studies, with specialization in international trade and/or economic development preferred.
Advanced university degree in economics or development studies, with specialization in international trade and/or economic development preferred.
At least seven years of professional experience in the formulation, management, implementation, evaluation or funding of technical cooperation projects, of which at least three years at the international level.
Excellent command of English and French. Knowledge of Arabic should be an asset
In addition to competencies required at P3 level job specific competencies include the following. Sound knowledge of the roles of and interrelationships among, international organizations and national governments in the technical cooperation process and/or sound knowledge of socio-economic conditions in several countries. Excellent knowledge of technical cooperation principles, concepts and techniques. Knowledge of economic and social conditions of various countries. Demonstrated skills and ability to perform complex analyses on a wide range of factors, requirements, policies and priorities for the assessment and implementation of projects. Excellent trouble-shooting and problem solving skills. Ability to advise national governments and donor agencies on technical cooperation processes and requirements and project formulation and feasibility. Ability to successfully mobilize resources. Ability to represent the office. Ability to plan and organise work and to provide guidance and training to staff members.
Recruitment process
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