Under the overall responsibility of the Director of the ILO Office for the United Republic of Tanzania, Burundi, Kenya, Uganda and Rwanda, the National Programme Coordinator- Social Protection will report directly to the Project Manager – Social Protection of the project in Rwanda. S/he will also work closely with the DWT Social Protection Specialist in Pretoria and the Social Protection Department at HQ Geneva (SOCPRO).
Description of Duties:
The National Project Coordinator- Social Protection expert will perform the following tasks :
Support the day-to-day management, implementation and monitoring of the project activities in Rwanda, under the supervision of the Project Manager. S/he will work in close collaboration with the line ministry, all stakeholders, including development partners and in particular ENABEL;
Develop and regularly update the project work plan, ensure its implementation, monitoring, evaluation and reporting on programme activities and results. This includes updating information in the ILO Social Protection Results Monitoring Tool;
Develop terms of reference for consultants and subcontractors who will be involved in the implementation of project activities. Provide backstopping support to consultations including facilitating access to and communication with national partners.
Provide technical support to tripartite constituents to ensure that capacity - both functional and material - is strengthened to enable them to carry out their mandates and functions more effectively and to enable them to play an effective role in social dialogue on social protection. This includes conceptualising, planning/organising and delivering training seminars, workshops and meetings, in collaboration with the Technical Advisor, as part of the project work programme.
Develop and maintain partnerships with line ministries involved in social protection policy, the private sector and professional organizations, other UN agencies, financial institutions and civil society organizations, including youth organizations, working within the ILO's mandate and in the social protection and related sector;
Support and provide technical inputs to the processes of revision and implementation of the National Social Protection Policy, the National Social Protection Strategy, the RSSB Strategic Plan and related coordination mechanisms in the social protection sector.
Participate and contribute technically to research, analytical reports on national socio-economic priorities and other relevant information related to social protection, tripartism, social dialogue and decent work in Rwanda. Support national committees in coordination and implementation of the Decent Work Country Programme;
Support the improvement of the availability and quality of data on social protection in Rwanda under supervision of the Project Manager.
Ensure the production of progress reports on the programme in Rwanda in relation to the ILO's programming and results monitoring framework, highlighting the project's contribution to the relevant indicators of the ILO Programme and Budget 2022-23, the Decent Work Country Programme Outcomes, the UN Sustainable Development Framework, the Global Flagship on Social Protection Floor. This includes the preparation of periodic progress, outcome and impact reports and technical and financial implementation reports of the project; it also includes participation in the preparation of notes on the contribution of the project to the development of social protection and its extension to informal economy workers and their families in relation to the guiding principles of Recommendation No. 202 on social protection floors;
Position the ILO as a key partner in social protection within UN agencies and other partners in Rwanda:
Ensure visibility of the project activities and actively communicate the results of the project, as well as the importance of the ILO's mandate to promote universal social protection and the achievement of relevant SDG targets, at national, regional and global levels;
Contribute to the monitoring of the efficiency and effectiveness of working methods and processes and make recommendations for improvement. Monitor the efficiency and delivery of resources and ensure compliance with ILO financial rules and regulations, policy and programme priorities. Prepare background information, programme notes, periodic reports, mainstreaming gender analysis and technical reports and related statistical data on the status of programme activities for the attention of Technical Advisor, CO Dar es salaam Director and relevant specialists.
Carry out any other duties and tasks assigned by the Directorate, including taking initiatives to mobilize resources for the Global Flagship Programme on Social Protection Floor, initiating the development of project proposals for this purpose; identifying and contacting potential partners.
Required qualifications:
Education:
First level university degree in social protection, law, industrial relations, labour economics, health economics, sociology, social sciences, and other fields relevant to the job.
Experience:
Minimum of three years of professional experience in planning, monitoring, implementation and evaluation of programmes and/or projects. Experience working for UN Agencies or international development partners is an asset. Good knowledge of the social protection and the employment landscape, institutional, policy and legal framework in Rwanda is strongly desirable.
Experience in mobilising ILO constituents to influence policy and institutional reforms, facilitate social dialogue, and mainstreaming ILS and gender, and working with different social protection stakeholders is preferred.
Languages:
Excellent command of spoken and written English, and knowledge of Kinyarwanda is an asset.
