Technical Officer, Entrepreneurship and SME management Training

Vacancy No: RAPS/4/2015/ENTREPRISES/03 Title: Technical Officer, Entrepreneurship and SME management Training Grade: P.3 Contract type: Fixed-term Appointment	Date: 2 December 2015 Application Deadline (midnight Geneva time) 17 January 2016 (38 day(s) until closing deadline) Currently accepting applications   Organization unit:   DDG/P ENTERPRISES SME, Small and Medium Enterprises Unit 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 which provides the bulk of all employment. The unit is working with governments, social partners, the private sector as well as other relevant stakeholders and partners 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). A key product of the Small Enterprise Programme is the "Start and Improve your Business " (SIYB) management training programme. The position will coordinate the SIYB programme and explore new fields of activity linking Business Development Services (BDS) to finance and high growth SMEs. The position will report to the Global Coordinator for Value Chain Development and Entrepreneurship ENTERPRISES/SME.
Description of Duties Specific duties 1. Under the guidance of the Global Coordinator, lead ILOs work on entrepreneurship and SME management training. This includes improving tools and systems as well as looking at the linkages of management training services to sectoral and value chain development approaches, the linkages of business training to finance, business opportunities in environmental goods and services, to workplace practices and other areas relevant to ILOs mandate. It also includes new practices in identifying and assisting high growth SMEs. 2. Advance the adoption of the DCED results measurement standard in collaboration with selected ILO projects globally. This includes internal advocacy for more rigorous M&E systems as well as technical assistance in developing project results chains and mechanisms for providing credible evidence on job creation and job quality improvement. Provide support to other specialists of the Small Enterprise Team in developing M&E systems and in using common indicators for results measurement. 3. Sustain and grow the global outreach of ILOs main global start-up and management training programme, Start and Improve your Business- SIYB. This includes advising field offices and projects on how to execute the roll-out of enterprise management training systems with a variety of national partners, ranging from labour and economic ministries to employers and workers organisations as well as private consultancy firms and educational institutions. It further encompasses delivering training and capacity building for Master Trainers and implementation partners, in collaboration with ILO field offices, projects and in coordination with the ITC ILO in Turin 4. Fundraising: Identify opportunities for technical cooperation project proposals, formulate submissions to public and private donors, identify potential new donors, negotiate with donor's representatives and play an active role in resource mobilisation. Maintain relations with key donors and follow up on joint activities. 5. Support implementation of and fundraising for ILOs activities in the areas of business management training, results measurement and linkages to financial services, involving travel to field offices and projects. 6. Conceptualize and draft key guidance for ILO job creation and private sector development work. This should include the ability to mainstream gender in ILO entrepreneurship tools and interventions. Develop new intervention models seeking to increase financial sustainability of interventions and impact on jobs and poverty in line with Sustainable Development Goal 8. These specific duties are aligned with the relevant ILO generic job description, which includes the following generic duties: 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 with demonstrated expertise in the field of enterprise development.
Experience Three years' experience in the field of SME and/or private sector development at the national level and 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) and working knowledge of a second. One of these languages should be English. Proven ability to draft high quality reports in 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 programmes 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. Proven ability to draft high quality reports. Behavioural competencies - Ability to work in a multicultural environment and to demonstrate gender-sensitive and non-discriminatory behaviour and attitudes.
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 February and May 2016. 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 Cook Islands 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 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 Sri Lanka Suriname Swaziland Tajikistan Turkey Turkmenistan Tuvalu United Arab Emirates United States of America Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela 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 60813 rising to Maximum 84443 Post adjustment for Geneva Minimum 52299 Maximum 72620 Salary and post adjustment (without dependants) US$ Salary Minimum 56766 Maximum Maximum 78464 Post adjustment for Geneva Minimum 48818 Maximum 67479
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 dependant 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.
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