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Technical Officer, Women's Entrepreneurship Development
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International Labour Organization (ILO)
- Career category: Programme/ Project design & management
- Job type: Job
- Humanitarian or Development: Development
- Experience level: 5-10 years
- Organisation type: Inter-governmental
- Remote option: No
- Right to work requirements: Anyone can apply
- Remuneration: Not Disclosed
- Work schedule: Full-time
- Length of contract: Temporary/ Fixed-term
- Deadline: 04/01/2024
- Location: Switzerland
Key Duties and Responsibilities
1. Provide technical and policy support to the SME Unit, field operations and the global enterprises team as well as development cooperation projects in the area of women’s entrepreneurship development.
2. Undertake systemic women’s entrepreneurship analyses to identify constituent’s decent work priorities and needs. Review previous impact assessments done on intervention models that encourage, support and scale women’s participation in entrepreneurship development and markets to identify innovative practices and propose adaptations to best address the issue(s) identified.
3. Contribute to the formulation of strategies and policies relevant to women’s entrepreneurship development, including providing technical inputs to components of ILO Decent Work Country Programmes (DWCPs) as well as UN and other development cooperation frameworks, in response to the demand from Member States, ILO field operations and donor agencies. Collect and compile data, statistics and other information that reflect the monitoring and evaluation of WED programme activities that may influence the decent work situation and ILO constituents’ key concerns and priorities.
4. Provide technical support to ILO constituents and other relevant stakeholders pertaining to women’s entrepreneurship development including greening/just transition, digitalization, enterprise formalization and value chain development] with a view to promoting the greater inclusion of women in labour markets, in enterprise development and the improvement of working conditions of women in MSMEs. Respond to requests for data, information and guidance from governments, social partners and other relevant stakeholders. Draft policy recommendations and provide support with follow-up actions, as and when appropriate.
5. Undertake systems-oriented research and analysis that takes into account gender and diversity considerations in the area(s) of entrepreneurship, enterprise formalization, value chain and market systems development, digitalization as well as the just transition to greener economies. Commission research, draft terms of reference for research consultants and monitor and coordinate their work.
6. Identify and maintain up-to-date knowledge on emerging trends and policy developments on women’s entrepreneurship, especially considering formalization, greening/just transition and digitalization angle.
2. Undertake systemic women’s entrepreneurship analyses to identify constituent’s decent work priorities and needs. Review previous impact assessments done on intervention models that encourage, support and scale women’s participation in entrepreneurship development and markets to identify innovative practices and propose adaptations to best address the issue(s) identified.
3. Contribute to the formulation of strategies and policies relevant to women’s entrepreneurship development, including providing technical inputs to components of ILO Decent Work Country Programmes (DWCPs) as well as UN and other development cooperation frameworks, in response to the demand from Member States, ILO field operations and donor agencies. Collect and compile data, statistics and other information that reflect the monitoring and evaluation of WED programme activities that may influence the decent work situation and ILO constituents’ key concerns and priorities.
4. Provide technical support to ILO constituents and other relevant stakeholders pertaining to women’s entrepreneurship development including greening/just transition, digitalization, enterprise formalization and value chain development] with a view to promoting the greater inclusion of women in labour markets, in enterprise development and the improvement of working conditions of women in MSMEs. Respond to requests for data, information and guidance from governments, social partners and other relevant stakeholders. Draft policy recommendations and provide support with follow-up actions, as and when appropriate.
5. Undertake systems-oriented research and analysis that takes into account gender and diversity considerations in the area(s) of entrepreneurship, enterprise formalization, value chain and market systems development, digitalization as well as the just transition to greener economies. Commission research, draft terms of reference for research consultants and monitor and coordinate their work.
6. Identify and maintain up-to-date knowledge on emerging trends and policy developments on women’s entrepreneurship, especially considering formalization, greening/just transition and digitalization angle.
Required qualifications
- Advanced level university degree (Master’s or equivalent) in economics, business administration, entrepreneurship, sociology, gender studies, political science, international development or other social sciences with a relevant focus or other relevant field
- A first-level university degree (Bachelor’s or equivalent) in one of the afore-mentioned field(s) or other relevant field with an additional two years of relevant experience, in addition to the experience stated below, will be accepted in lieu of an advanced university degree.
- At least five years of relevant experience including experience related to development cooperation projects in the area of women entrepreneurship development, and/or
- Excellent command of one working language (English , French, Spanish) of the Organization and a working knowledge of a second working language. One of these languages must be English.
- In addition to the ILO core competencies, the following are required:
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