UN Training Officer Jobs in Ethiopia

Introduction

The ILO Country Office for Ethiopia, Djibouti, Somalia, Sudan and South Sudan, and for the Special Representative to the AU and the ECA will be implementing a comprehensive sectoral intervention to advance decent work and inclusive industrialization in Ethiopia through the ILO Apparel and Textiles Programme.

A commitment to the textile and garment sector is part of Ethiopia’s broad Industrial Development Strategic Plan (2013-2025) to propel the country to middle-income status over the next decade.

Better Work Ethiopia aims to improve working conditions in the nascent apparel sector in Ethiopia.

While this growing sector represents opportunities for business, industrialization, job creation and inclusive economic growth, a concerted effort from various actors is required to realize this potential.

This project is part of a comprehensive sectoral intervention of the ILO to advance decent work and inclusive industrialization in Ethiopia.

This will be achieved through interventions at factory, sectoral and national level to improve worker wellbeing and achieve higher industry productivity and competitiveness.

Better Work Ethiopia will focus, through its Core Services delivery model of assessment, advisory and training work on improved compliance with labour standards and will partner with factories to improve working conditions by providing practical assistance to help workers and employers in the workplace to engage and cooperate effectively, to self-diagnose and to fix problems themselves.

Better Work will also work with leading brands, retailers and manufacturers and harness their commercial influence in order to further stimulate improvements.

The Better Work intervention will be closely coordinated with those of the other ILO units that are part of the ILO Apparel and Textiles Programme.

The function of the position will be, in accordance with Better Work’s established training methodology and with support and guidance from the Senior Technical Specialist (Training and Capacity Building) in Better Work Global, to assist in managing internal and external training and capacity building services for Better Work Ethiopia.

The incumbent will support both the day to day operations of the programme’s training work and the wider strategic development of the training programme, including new course development and innovative approaches to delivery and management.

Reporting Lines

Under the overall responsibility of the Director of ILO/CO-Addis Ababa, the incumbent of the position will work under the direct supervision of the Better Work Enterprise Advisor Team Leader and will be reporting directly to the Chief Technical Advisor of the ILO Apparel and Textile Programme.

Description of Duties