Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, March 10, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
The project focuses on the labour component of social protection, with a particular focus on four strategic areas: (a) creation of decent work and productive employment, (b) social protection, (c) rights at work and (d) social dialogue. Special attention will further be given to the formalisation of informal work and gender. In Uganda, the target sectors will majorly be agriculture, tourism and hospitality in the Rwenzori/Albertine region.

Job description
• Joining Enabel as a Project Manager in Social Protection and Decent Work you will be directly reporting to the Portfolio Manager and you will be in charge of supervising an initial team of 4 people.
• You work at Enabel as an intervention manager;
• You are responsible for the good execution of the project (content, planning, budget, quality);
• You coordinate the realisation of the activities with a view of achieving the project objectives;
• You support the team members to lead the change process;
• You contribute to capacity development of local and international partner organisations;
• You coordinate the learning process on how the intervention contributes to the development of social protection and decent work and you contribute to the institutionalization of good practices at the national level;
• You lead the team placed under your hierarchical responsibility while ensuring the functional link with other programmes in Uganda (health, support skilling for Uganda…);
• You ensure that relevant results information is available for monitoring and evaluation in order to allow monitoring of performance, decision-making, learning and reporting.

Required qualifications
• Master’s degree in Social Science, Law, Sociology, Social Protection & Labour Rights, Economics or other related field;
• An additional Post Graduate Diploma specialized in Decent work/ Social protection and having experience in capacity building for public actors is an asset.
• Required experience
• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in steering international development projects;
• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in Social Protection and/or Decent Work;
• Minimum one relevant professional experience outside your country of origin;
• An experience as team manager;
• Experience in several projects is an asset.
• Required skills and knowledge
• You have a thorough knowledge of project management methods;
• You have an excellent knowledge of social protection and decent work systems at national and operational level;
• You have in-depth knowledge of job creation, private sector development and skills development;
• Knowledge of social protection and decent work in Uganda, the institutional structure of Uganda's social protection and decent work institutions, and the relevant stakeholders is an asset;
• Knowledge of International Labor Organization (ILO) regulations and procedures is a plus;
• You are able to establish, maintain and negotiate relations with government officials, representatives of civil society, representatives of workers' and employers' organizations and academics;
• You have competences in monitoring and evaluation;
• You are result-oriented and able to inspire your team in that sense;
• You have strong time management/organization skills and you can work under pressure;
• Since English is the working language in Uganda and since you will be working in an international environment, an excellent knowledge of English is required. Knowledge of French is considered a plus for contacts with the DRC and Rwanda.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 60

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure
To apply follow this link https://jobs-enabel-be.translate.goog/job/Fortportal-Project-Manager-Social-Protection-&-Decent-Work/782585501/?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en 

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