Overview
The Programme Support Officer (Joint Labour Migration Programme (JLMP)) will support the coordination and implementation of the Programme.
Key Responsibilities
- Support coordination and communication with stakeholders to verify activity implementation.
- Consolidate and draft portions of periodic narrative reports.
- Contribute to the drafting of position papers, talking points and policy briefs.
- Assist in organizing Steering Committee and project technical committee meetings.
- Support the implementation and monitoring of the programme against the JLMP Logical framework.
- Support the organization and coordination of workshops, training and meetings.
- Maintain a network of stakeholders for active information sharing.
- Support project evaluations.
- Maintain a calendar of events related to the project.
- Identify and document best practices and lessons learned.
- Maintain and update all project-related documents and files.
- Contribute to the monitoring of project implementation.
- Analyze progress and implementation reports.
- Identify areas for collaboration and facilitate cooperation.
- Perform other duties as may be assigned.
Required Experience
- Two years of relevant professional experience with a Master's degree; or four years of relevant professional experience with a Bachelor's degree.
- Experience establishing and maintaining strong working relations with relevant Government and Non-Governmental counterparts, international organizations, civil society or private sector entities.
- Demonstrated experience on labour migration, project management, and programme implementation, including monitoring and evaluation (M&E) and reporting.
- Experience in budget formulation, financial and financial management and administration.
- Experience in supporting the development and maintenance of partnerships with government counterparts, UN agencies, donors, and INGO partners.
- Capacity to provide technical advice in the area of labour, employment and labour migration, labour market information systems, as well as on AU Policy Organs relevant for the project implementation, policy oversight and monitoring.
- Experience in working with the RECs, IOM, ILO, GIZ and Donors on the fields of labour, employment, social protection, labour migration and labour market information systems.
- Working experience and collaboration with continental and regional social partners’ organizations.
Qualifications
- Master’s degree in development economics, Political Science, Business Administration, Project Management, Public Administration/Management or a related field from an accredited academic institution; or
- Bachelor’s degree in the above fields.
