Project Manager

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The Project Manager (PM) will report to the Director of the ILO Country Office for Nigeria, Ghana, Liberia and Sierra Leone (CO-Abuja). She/he will benefit from technical support and guidance from the Green Jobs Specialist for the Africa region and the Skills Specialist based in Dakar, and other specialists of the Decent Work Technical Support Team (DWT) when required in tandem with the support from the staff working on just transition and skills within the Skills Branch and the Enterprises Department as well as with support from the Action Programme on Just Transition at ILO Headquarters, Geneva. 

• The PM will oversee the work of the national officer, the administrative and finance assistance and any international and local consultants and service providers hired during the project.

Description of Duties:

• The PM will be responsible for the overall technical and operational delivery of the project in close consultation with the Director and the ILO Office Abuja programming Unit. 
• The PM will have overall responsibility for coordinating the Project Team, including a National Project Officer, a Finance and Admin Assistant and national consultants. 
• In close collaboration with the Skills and the Green Jobs Specialists, she/he will manage the relations with the EU Delegation in Accra as well as the other implementing partners of the EU-Ghana Pact for Skills.
• She/he will lead the engagement with ILO’s constituents in Ghana, and the development of relevant partnerships and collaboration.

Project management:

• Ensure effective coordination and planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the project, in conformity with ILO policies and project strategies, and in accordance with ILO programming guidelines and the country’s Decent Work Programme, and administrative and financial procedures, and in line with donor requirements. Establish M&E frameworks and arrangements and oversee the monitoring of project implementation, identify challenges and solutions to ensure effective delivery 
• Prepare periodic and ad-hoc reports and case studies on the status of the project and its results
• Effectively manage funds/budgets and monitor financial delivery 
• Manage staff and human resource processes of project including in terms of potential recruitment, performance review, and staff capacity development.
• Lead missions to project sites across the country independently or with other officials

Technical leadership and advice:

• Provide authoritative technical advice to project stakeholders in the various technical areas related to the project, particularly in the field of skills for a just transition, green jobs promotion, including through policy coordination, and mobilise expertise as needed.
• Provide leadership in, and oversee the mainstreaming of gender in the project, ensuring gender perspectives and attention to gender equality and women’s economic empowerment are addressed in project activities. 
• Lead capacity development, including development and delivery of training and workshops, in the field of green jobs and skills for green jobs and a just transition. 
• Identify, guide and manage the development, implementation, and assessment of overall projects activities, including assessments, sectoral diagnostic and studies related to green jobs and skills needs, potential impact of green and climate policies on jobs and skills, greening TVET and skills development and skills policy recommendations.
• Oversee the update and adaptation of ILO capacity building and training tools and resources in the field of green jobs and skills for green jobs and just transition to local and national circumstances and policy objectives. 

Education:

• Advanced university degree with relevant experience in development, human resources, education, social, economic and/or environmental science or a related field.  
• A first-level university degree (Bachelor’s or equivalent) in one of the afore-mentioned fields or other relevant field with an additional two years of relevant experience, in addition to the required experience stated below, will be accepted in lieu of an advanced university degree

Experience:

• At least seven years’ experience in the management of technical cooperation activities, including at the international level. This includes field experience in a leadership role for the implementation of projects, preferably at the intersection of employment, skills and environmental policy and programmes. 
• Proven project and budget management experience, with sound knowledge and experience in all aspects of project cycle, i.e., design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation. 
• Proven experience in partnership building and networking, resource mobilization and donor relations.
• Proven experience in working on employment and skills development/TVET.
• Proven experience in just transition, green jobs/green economy/climate change will be a strong advantage.
• Experience in managing multi-stakeholder activities with the public and private sector.
• Experience in managing relations with donors and other project implementing organisations
• Familiarity with ILO policies and procedures particularly of technical cooperation projects would be an advantage.

Languages:

• Excellent written and verbal command of English. 

Source: https://jobs.ilo.org/job/Accra-Project-Manager-P4/1036539701/

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