National Project Coordinator

The position is located in the ILO Iraq Country Office based in Erbil and will contribute towards the implementation of the ILO, ITC and UNHABITAT joint programme funded by the European Union “Building Equitable and Inclusive Transformation (BEIT): Towards Decent Work and Affordable Housing in Iraq” The programme aims to stimulate decent work opportunities for young women and men while addressing urgent need for affordable housing, especially for lower income and vulnerable people in Iraq.
The ILO will work with constituents and partners to improve the capacities of ministerial and decentralised actors for Public Works Programme design and implementation, integrating Employment Intensive Approaches with focus on the housing sector.
The project aims to improve the institutional capacity for policy development, enforcement, and coordination to fight against child labour in the construction sector with focus on the brick industry, protection of labour rights and promotion of safe and secure working environments for all workers including young people, women and IDPs. The project will support the implementation of the roadmap to strengthen the application of the right to collective bargaining.
It will strengthen the capacities of GoI and women for the integration of women and girls empowerment, equality and non-discrimination at policy level and the workplace.
The incumbent will report to the BEIT project CTA. Technical backstopping will be provided by Senior Resilience and Crisis response specialist for the ILO office for the Arab States in Beirut. The incumbent will work in close coordination with the country coordinator, other members of the project team.
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