Overview
The Skills Development Officer will be responsible for managing the component on training for employment, including skills needs assessments, career counselling, employer engagement, and skills development for decent work within a development cooperation project.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the technical and administrative implementation of the work-based learning programme and other skills development activities.
- Monitor progress of the skills development component through field visits and analysis of reports.
- Support skills need analyses under other project components.
- Liaise with other projects and partners to ensure coherence of skills development activities.
- Contribute to the preparation of briefs, reports, and statistical data.
- Undertake missions for monitoring, awareness raising, and information sharing.
- Brief ILO specialists, partners, and officials.
- Draft and edit official correspondence, statements, and public information material.
- Review and analyse information related to skills and employability.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Required Experience
- At least two years of professional experience at the national level in the area of skills development and employment.
- Experience in enterprise development would be an asset.
- Experience in working effectively with groups facing vulnerability or disadvantage in the labour market, such as persons with disabilities, refugees, women, and youth, would be an asset.
- Experience working with the government and ILO social partners, and with development partners would also be desirable.
Qualifications
First level university degree in labour economic and industrial relations, public policy, development studies or any related field.
