Description of Duties

•  Lead the project timely implementation, monitoring and evaluation through management functions, including provision of technical and administrative supervision to the project team in line with the ILO policy, rules and regulations and according to the final project document and work plan.
•  Contribute proposals for programme/project development and serve as national programme advisor to the Directorate and draft portions of programme and budget proposals, project proposals, programme background, country strategy papers, objectives and project reviews and evaluation. Monitor progress of ILO programmes, projects and activities, by reviewing, verifying and analysing work-plans, progress reports, final reports and other data for clarity, consistency and completeness. Promote the inclusion of gender equality and non-discrimination in all aspects of the project.
•  Identify problems, propose solutions and action and follow-up with relevant departments at headquarters and regional office, executing agencies, government offices, constituents and other organizations to expedite implementation and meet targets.
•  Develop effective partnerships with line ministries, country governments, employers and workers organizations, private sector, as well as other non-state actors, including youth and women organizations working to implement and evaluate ILO programme on enterprise development.
•  Build the capacity of national implementing partners and support them in the development of programme activities in enterprise development related issues. Ensure the delivery of quality technical inputs, including qualitative and quantitative research in line with ILO core conventions on fundamental rights at work.
•  Maintain close cooperation and coordination with government, employers’ and workers’ organizations in the planning and implementation of activities mainstreaming gender and disability issues under the project. Initiate, plan and conduct missions and visits to monitor, assess and report on project implementation and propose corrective action.

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•  Establish and develop knowledge management system covering technical activities under the project, including other economic and social issues of relevance to the project.
•  Develop and maintain strong links with ILO specialists within the ILO Decent Work Team in Tanzania & Pretoria, and other colleagues in the field and HQ, on specific technical areas requiring comprehensive and collaborative interventions.
•  Periodically report, monitor and facilitate the evaluation of all project’s components according to the project’s document and work plan. Prepare required technical progress reports and ad hoc reports on the status of project planning and implementation for submission to the ILO and the donor.
•  Ensure high-level communications to increase project’s visibility at the national and international levels. This includes the responsibility to liaise with the UN country team, and other key stakeholders, to ensure effective coordination with relevant national strategies and related technical projects. Under direct guidance of Dar es Salaam maintain relations with mass media and concerned media groups in order to increase the impact of the project in society as a whole.
•  Represent the project in various fora, under the guidance of the ILO Director. Strengthen relationships to cooperate and coordinate with governments, ministries, employers’ and workers’ organizations, non-governmental organizations, target groups and donors, in the planning and implementation of project /programme activities.
•  Undertake local resource mobilization activities with the private sector players and governments (both national and Counties) for realization of the Public Private Development partnerships project implementation model. Coordinate resource mobilization activities and new project partnerships, including ILO with constituents. eMYrGSV DmdcQF
•  Perform other related duties as assigned.
• Vacancy noDC/DAR/NO/2024/02