Develop Information

The ILO Country Office for Pacific Island Countries is committed to interventions that progress Pacific Island Countries towards decent work. The ILO Office for Pacific Island Countries, in collaboration with the Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA), the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), is implementing part of a four-year project to improve labour standards on fishing vessels in the Pacific.

The Project covers 15 countries in the Pacific: ILO Member States: Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu. Non-Member States: Federated States of Micronesia, Nauru, Niue and Tokelau.

Broadly, the project includes activities to help government agencies improve how they enforce laws as well as promote relevant ILO instruments such as the Work in Fishing Convention, 2007 (No. 188) and the Work in Fishing Recommendation, 2007 (No. 199).

Project Outputs:

• The provision of information, opportunities for collaboration and coordination, and technical support to PICs to improve working conditions on fishing vessels.
• Technical and operational support to Pacific Island Countries (PICs) to develop, implement, monitor and enforce labour standards, including the national implementation of MTCs for Crew Employment Conditions.
• The provision of knowledge and tools for advocacy, awareness raising and social consensus building on improving working conditions on fishing vessels.
• Technical support and advice to fishing entities in PICs establish and maintain safe, decent and worthwhile working conditions on fishing vessels.

Context

The ILO is implementing particular elements of the Project in four areas:

• Promoting responsible business conduct;
• Promoting enhanced worker representation and voice for fishers;
• Assisting government to work more effectively to promote compliance with national laws and where they do not exist, defer to the Work in Fishing Convention, 2007 (No. 188); and
• Providing information and awareness-raising to communities whence where fishers come, both Pasifika and international, and aiding Pacific Island governments to engage with countries with out-migration to the industry.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Interested Applicants should possess the following qualifications and experience.
• A degree in the field of labour or employment law and international labour law or in a related field, or equivalent experience
• At least 7 years of relevant professional experience in communicating information about labour law, international law and labour standards. Relevant international experience and knowledge of international labour standards in the Pacific and the fishing sector would be an advantage.
• Excellent drafting and writing skills. Ability to present complex information in readily understandable forms.
• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing. Ability to work on own initiatives as well as a member of a team. Ability to plan and organize work.
• Prior experience working with the ILO on communication materials, including familiarity with the Style Guide and Branding protocols.
• Excellent command and proficient working ability in English.

Source:  https://jobs.ilo.org/job/Suva-Develop-Information,-Education-and-Comm-Materials-for-the-Labour-standards-on-Fishing-Vessel-Project/1057131901/