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JOB DESCRIPTION

Title of post: Project Officer - DisabilityField of work: Promoting Decent Work for Persons with Disabilities

Sector: Skills Development and EmploymentLocation: ILO, HanoiDuration: Eighteen month contract July 2014 December 2015.Level: National Professional NOA

SUPERVISION

Supervision by: Director, ILO Hanoi, with technical backstopping by the Senior Disability Specialist(SDS) , Gender, Equality and Diversity Branch, Conditons of Work and EqualityDepartment, ILO Geneva,

Background

The ILO- Irish Aid Partnership Programme 2012 2015 includes a project in Vietnam Promoting Rights andOpportunities for People with Disabilities in Employment through Legislation (PROPEL - Vietnam). In 2014-15,PROPEL-Vietnam will aim to promote the access of persons with disabilities to the mainstream vocational trainingsystem, though the provision of technical advice and support in finalizing the disability-related provisions in theVocational Training Law and supporting the revision of training curricula and training materials used in generaltraining centres. It will continue to support the development of the Disability Inclusion (INCLUDE) SupportServices, established with ILO support in a previous phase of the ILO/IS Partnership Programme, increasingtheir capacities and networks and supporting it to promote the inclusion of persons with disabilities in mainstreamprogrammes and services, including vocational training. Collaboration with the social partners will continue with aview to raising the capacity of governments, social partners and other key stakeholders to collaborate inimplementing and/or raising awareness of legislation and policies to promote equality of opportunity in training.Building on collaboration that started in recent years, Hanoi University Law Faculty will be supported toincorporate disability rights issues into the curriculum of the law faculty and the university more broadly, as wellas establishing networks with other universities on disability rights issues in legislation. PROPEL-Viet Nam willalso collaborate to the extent possible with the ILO Global Business and Disability Network, to promote theinvolvement of employers in opening employment opportunities for persons with disabilities.

PROPEL Vietnam will also provide support to the process of ratifying ILO Convention No. 159 and the UNConvention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UN CRPD). All work will be carried out in collaborationwith the One-UN Country Team and linked where possible to the National Strategy for Cooperation andDevelopment of Vietnam Ireland 2011 to 2015. Collaboration with the social partners in Vietnam will continue.

PROPEL Vietnam will contribute to the ILOs Decent Work Country Programme in Vietnam, by supporting theimplementation of the Vietnam Country Programme Outcome (CPO) VNM 126: Improved employability,especially for young people and women through quality vocational and entrepreneurship training, whichenvisages capacity building of government officials to implement the national vocational training project for ruralworkers (project 1956) and of national tripartite partners to enable the successful execution of skills for trade andrural youth employment projects, to address the identified needs of the labour market. The project will alsocontribute to CPO VNM128: Improved policies, strategies and data for employment creation for young people andlabour market management, by advocating for fairness and non-discrimination perspectives during the drafting ofthe proposed new employment promotion law.

PROPEL-Vietnam will also link to the One UN Plan in Vietnam.

The National Professional Officer Disability at ILO Hanoi will work under the overall supervision of the Director -

ILO Hanoi, with technical backstopping by the Senior Disability Specialist (SDS), Gender, Equality and DiversityBranch, Conditions of Work and Equality Department, ILO Geneva,

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DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Specific duties

1. Building on already-established networks in the ILO/ Irish Aid Partnership Programme (PP) in Vietnam,and in close consultation with the ILO Hanoi Director, arrange for the implementation of the PROPEL-

Vietnam Project Implementation Guide, within the agreed budget provisions, in collaboration withprogramme partners and constituents, including through issuing of invitations to tender for servicescontracts under the PROPEL-Vietnam project, in collaboration with the SDS.

2. Organize regular meetings of the PROPEL Vietnam Project Advisory Committee

3. Identify needs for technical guidance on disability issues among national programme partners andconstituents, and arrange for the provision of such guidance, in collaboration with the SDS, in theframework of the national Project Implementation Guide and the project work plans. Guidance may alsobe provided to UN agency staff, where appropriate.

4. In association with ILO Hanoi colleagues and in partnership with national constituents and programmepartners, develop and promote actions to enhance the skills and employability, as well as the

employment (including self-employment) and entrepreneurship and enterprise developmentopportunities, of women and men with disabilities in Vietnam.

5. Take part in regular capacity building of national professionals, counterparts and programme partners,through training programmes at national level or internationally, in cooperation with the ILO InternationalTraining Centre, Turin, as appropriate.

6. Provide administrative guidance to the project support staff and to the Programme partners in Viet Nam,in consultation with ILO Hanoi colleagues and the SDS as required.

7. Collaborate with the SDS in organizing and participating in national level workshops and seminars,preparing training materials and presentations.

8. Exchange information required for project implementation with the relevant ILO Hanoi colleagues, in

particular the NPCs of on-going technical cooperation projects as well as the Director, ILO Hanoi, theSDS and other UN agency personnel as appropriate.

9. Monitor and assess project activities in Vietnam by reviewing, verifying, and analysing work plans,progress reports, final reports and other data for clarity consistency and completeness; identifyingproblems, proposing solutions and action, and following up with relevant project partners to expediteimplementation and meet objectives, as well as by assisting in the collection of good practicedocumentation and compilation of data and success stories on disability inclusion and rights.

10. In cooperation with the Director, ILO Hanoi and the SDS, assist in maintaining contact with Irish Aid andother potential donor representatives; in analysing and appraising possibilities for co-funding ofProgramme activities from other donor sources in Vietnam; in following up on negotiations for such cost-sharing; and in preparing agreements with donors regarding this cost-sharing.

11. Monitor Programme financial commitments and expenditures in Vietnam and signal to the SDS anyproblems encountered and actions required.

12. Take part in regular PROPEL internet-based meetings, consult regularly with other NPCs and otherrelevant ILO Hanoi colleagues.

13. Draft in or translate into local language(s), as required, news releases, official correspondence,statements and other public information material.

14. Undertake missions to project activity sites, accompanying the SDS and other relevant officials whenrequired.

15. Carry out additional tasks as may be assigned by the Director, ILO Hanoi or the SRC.

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Qualifications and Experience

Education: First level university degree in a relevant field.

Experience: At least two years of professional experience at the national level in development,vocational skills training or vocational rehabilitation/disability, and work withorganizations of persons with disabilities is an advantage

Languages: Excellent command of one working language of the office and good knowledge ofanother official language of the duty station.

Competencies: . Ability to work on own initiative as well as a member of a team.

Good knowledge Office-wide activities and objectives.

Knowledge of the Offices financial rules and regulations

Good knowledge of programme and budget. project administration and evaluationconcepts and procedures.

Ability to interpret project information and to identify and analyze problems withimplementation

Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing

Good drafting skills.

Ability to clarify information.

Good organizational skills.

Ability to deal with people with tact and diplomacy.

Ability to supervise staff.

Good computer application skills.

* People with disabilities, including women, meeting the above qualifications are particularly encouraged to apply.

Reviewed by RHRD, RO-Bangkok28 April 2014NO-A Project Officer