Technical Officer, Women Entrepreneurship

Vacancy No: RAPS/1/2015/ENTERPRISES/01 Title: Technical Officer, Women Entrepreneurship Grade: P.3 Contract type: Fixed-Term Appointment	Date: 5 March 2015 Application Deadline (midnight Geneva time) 6 April 2015 (13 day(s) until closing deadline) Currently accepting applications   Organization unit:   DDG/P ENTERPRISES Duty Station:  Geneva, Switzerland
General introduction: The following are eligible to apply: - ILO Internal candidates in accordance with paragraphs 31 and 32 of Annex I of the Staff Regulations. - External candidates. Staff members with at least five years of continuous service with the Office are encouraged to apply and will be given special consideration at the screening and evaluation stage. In accordance with the Staff Regulations and letters of appointment, successful candidates for positions in the Professional category would be expected to take up different assignments (field and Headquarters) during their career, the desirable length of an assignment in any specific position being two to five years, following which the incumbent should be willing to move to another assignment and/or duty station. Within the context of the Office's renewed efforts to promote mobility, staff members seeking mobility are encouraged to apply to vacancies. Mobility will be given special consideration at the screening and evaluation stages. The specific language requirements for this position are detailed hereunder. Candidates whose mother tongue is not one of the ILO working languages (English, French and Spanish) shall possess a fully satisfactory working knowledge of at least one of the working languages in order to apply. If appointed, and if so required as per the position requirements, they may be required to acquire a working knowledge of a second working language during their initial years of service in the Office. The ILO values diversity among its staff. We welcome applicants from qualified women and men, including those with disabilities. If you are unable to complete our online application form due to a disability, please send an email to erecruit@ilo.org . Applications from qualified candidates from non- or under-represented member States, or from those member States which staffing forecasts indicate will become non- or under-represented in the near future, would be particularly welcome. A list of these countries is in Appendix I. Successful completion of the Assessment Centre is required for all external candidates. Conditions of employment are described in Appendix II.
INTRODUCTION The position is located in the Small and Medium Enterprises Unit (SME) of the ILO's Enterprises Department (ENTERPRISES). Within the Department's mandate to promote sustainable enterprises, the SME unit seeks to unlock the potential of creating more and better jobs in small businesses - a sector where the bulk of employment is being provided. The unit is working with governments, social partners, the private sector and individuals on improving the enabling environment, delivering entrepreneurship education and training, integrating small enterprises into local and global value chains, and improving working conditions and productivity in SMEs (for more details see www.ilo.org/sme).The unit has currently 22 staff members and provides backstopping for a portfolio of technical cooperation projects of USD 80 Mio. A key line of activity of the unit is Women Entrepreneurship Development (WED) which consists of a set of training and advisory tools designed to respond to the specific needs of women entrepreneurs as well as support ILO constituents to identify gender-based barriers women face to start and run their businesses (for more on WED see www.ilo.org/wed) Ultimately, WED promotes women economic empowerment and gender equality. The official will work on the global coordination of WED. The position will report to the Global Coordinator for Value Chain Development/ Entrepreneurship and SME management training in ENTERPRISES/SME.
Description of Duties Specific duties 1. Act as focal point for revising and maintaining WED tools (like programme management guides, trainer guides, monitoring and evaluation (M&E) systems, quality assurance systems) and promote the use of these tools among the ILO's Global Enterprise Team. 2. Provide regular inputs to the external network of trainers and consultants using WED tools and rigorously apply quality assurance systems. This includes advising field offices and projects on how to execute the roll-out of WED tools. It further encompasses delivering training and capacity building for trainers and implementation partners in coordination with the ITC ILO in Turin. 3. Work with other teams in the SME unit, the ENTERPRISES Department, and the ILO Global Enterprise Team helping to design more integrated and larger packages of technical assistance, e.g. combine training for women enterprises with access to finance or access to value chains. 4. Provide technical support to field based project coordinators tasked with the implementation of ILO technical cooperation projects in WED including participation in technical advisory and scoping missions. A specific focus should be given to results measurement. 5. Generate and share knowledge on WED with ILO's Global Enterprise Team as well as other technical agencies. 6. Draft submissions to public and private donors, and participate in negotiations with donor's representatives. 7. Perform other duties as may be assigned by the Global Coordinator. These specific duties are aligned with the relevant ILO generic job description, which includes the following generic duties: 1. Undertake research and prepare analytical reports on selected subjects within the area of technical competence. 2. Assess country experience (on selected topics) with a view to identifying best practices in finding solutions to problems identified. 3. Provide technical inputs (articles, reports) for regional, country or related sectoral analyses, ILO reports and publications. 4. Provide technical backstopping, project implementation and monitoring. 5. Undertake missions for the purpose of providing technical recommendations on selected topics following ILO established guidelines, manuals and standards. 6. Monitor and coordinate research carried out by external collaborators. 7. Act as focal point on a specific field of specialisation. 8. Participate in training seminars and workshops as resource person. 9. Represent the technical unit at international, regional and national fora.
Required Qualifications
Education Advanced university degree in economics, business or public administration, social science or other related field.
Experience Three years' experience in the field of women's entrepreneurship development at the national level or two years at the international level. Demonstrated experience in applying project cycle management and practical knowledge about Monitoring and Evaluation.
Languages (See also above) Excellent command of one working language of the Organization (English, French, Spanish); good working knowledge of another; one of them must be English.
Competencies  In addition to the ILO core competencies, this position requires: Technical competencies - Ability to participate effectively in technical missions and multi-disciplinary teams; capacity to provide first-line technical advice in the area of specialisation; the ability to conceptualise and design research techniques and analyse complex cross-national practices and data sets covering a wide range of issues in the specialised technical field; capability to guide and co-ordinate the work of external collaborators, general service staff or young professionals; ability to prepare reports and publications of a high quality, technically sound with conclusions leading to an action plan and programme development and ability to provide credible implementation assistance to senior specialists in carrying out research, project formulation and implementation. Capacity to provide practical technical advice on how to implement training and advisory programs and how to handle related M&E issues, excellent writing, communication, and presentation skills, strong social, organizational and knowledge management skills required in order to coordinate a global network, Strong client orientation; strong orientation to learning and knowledge sharing. Behavioural competencies - The ability to work in a multicultural environment and gender-sensitive attitude are also required.
Additional Information: Evaluation (which may include one or several written tests and a pre-interview competency-based assessment centre) and the interviews will tentatively take place between May and August 2015. Candidates are requested to ensure their availability should they be short listed for further consideration.
APPLICANTS WILL BE CONTACTED DIRECTLY IF SELECTED FOR WRITTEN TEST.
APPLICANTS WILL BE CONTACTED DIRECTLY IF SELECTED FOR AN INTERVIEW.
APPENDIX I
Angola Antigua and Barbuda Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Barbados Belize Botswana Brazil Brunei Darussalam Cabo Verde, Republic of Cambodia Chad China Congo Cyprus Czech Republic Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste Djibouti Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Gabon Gambia Georgia Grenada Guatemala Guyana Haiti Iceland Indonesia Iraq Japan Kazakhstan Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Latvia Liberia Libya Maldives, Republic of the Malta Marshall Islands Montenegro Mozambique Namibia Nicaragua Oman Palau Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Poland Qatar Republic of Korea Russian Federation Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Samoa San Marino Saudi Arabia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Solomon Islands Somalia South Sudan, Republic of Suriname Swaziland Tajikistan Turkey Turkmenistan Tuvalu United Arab Emirates United States of America Uzbekistan Vanuatu Yemen
APPENDIX II CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT
- Any appointment/extension of appointment is subject to ILO Staff Regulations and other relevant internal rules. - The first contract will be issued for a twelve-month period (for Geneva-based positions) and a twenty-four month period (for non Geneva-based positions) - A successful external candidate will be on probation for the first two years of assignment. - Any extension of contract beyond the probation period is subject to satisfactory conduct and performance. Grade: P.3 Salary and post adjustment (with dependants) US$ Salary Minimum 60205 rising to Maximum 80674 Post adjustment for Geneva Minimum 59602 Maximum 79867 Salary and post adjustment (without dependants) US$ Salary Minimum 56198 Maximum Maximum 75001 Post adjustment for Geneva Minimum 55636 Maximum 74250
Please note that the above salary levels are determined according to the criteria established by the International Civil Service Commission. The ILO is international public sector employer and salary and other employment conditions are not negotiable. Other allowances and benefits subject to specific terms of appointment: Children's allowance (except for the first child if the dependent rate of salary is paid in respect of that child); Children's education grant (per child per year); Pension and Health Insurance schemes; 30 working days' annual leave; Assignment Grant; Entitlement to transport expenses of personal effects; Repatriation Grant; Home-leave travel with eligible dependants every two years; Rental subsidy (if applicable). Recruitment is normally made at the initial step in the grade. Salaries and emoluments are exempt from taxation by the Swiss authorities and, on the basis of international agreements or national law relating to presence or residence abroad, are generally exempt from taxation by other governments. In the absence of exemption, in most cases tax paid will be reimbursed in accordance with an ILO document which will be supplied upon request. While the successful candidate will be initially working in Geneva, he/she may be assigned to any duty station designated by the Director-General of the ILO.
Please note that all candidates must complete an on-line application form. To apply, please visit ILO's e-Recruitment website at: erecruit.ilo.org. The system provides instructions for online application procedures.
The ILO does not charge any fee at any stage of the recruitment process whether at the application, interview, processing or training stage. Messages originating from a non ILO e-mail account - @ilo.org - should be disregarded. In addition, the ILO does not require or need to know any information relating to the bank account details of applicants. Depending on the location and availability of candidates, assessors and interview panel members, the ILO may use communication technologies such as Skype, Video or teleconference, e-mail, etc for the assessment and evaluation of candidates at the different stages of the recruitment process, including assessment centres, technical tests or interviews.