Coordinador Nacional de Proyecto

Coordinates the ILO component of an inter-agency programme expanding access to formal employment and labour rights, directing implementation, budgets, consultants, partnerships, training and reporting while supporting employment policy and resource mobilisation.

Department: Decent Work Team / ILO Country Office for the South Cone of Latin America

• Lead project implementation, monitoring and evaluation in line with work plans and ILO rules
• Supervise the project team and manage consultants, grants and cooperation arrangements
• Monitor work plans, progress reports, budgets and financial execution and resolve delivery issues
• Coordinate government, employer, worker, UNDP and resident coordinator partners
• Organise training and awareness activities on labour rights and social protection
• Represent the project and manage communications, media relations and visibility
• Prepare technical, financial, donor and progress reports
• Support resource mobilisation, project design and employment policy activities

• First-level university degree in economics, social sciences, political science or a related field
• At least three years of experience managing, supervising and administering projects, grants or cooperation agreements
• Excellent Spanish and working knowledge of spoken and written English
• Paraguayan nationality or permission to work or permanent residence in Paraguay at application

• Development cooperation appointment is for 12 months with possible extension subject to funding
• The project may continue into a second 18-month phase subject to results and financial execution