Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD)

VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

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Job Title	Labour Expert
Reference	IGAD-LE
Project/ Programme	Support to Free Movement of Persons and Transhumance in IGAD Region
Division/ Specialized institution	Health and Social Development Division
Reports To	Programme Coordinator
Duty Station	Djibouti, with frequent travel in the IGAD region
Staff Category	Professional
Contract type	One year with possibility of extension based on satisfactory performance and availability of funds
Deadline for Applications	24th March 2025

1. Background

The Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) is a Regional Economic Community (REC) that consists of eight Member States including Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan and Uganda. The IGAD region experiences large-scale mixed migration movements both within and outside its borders. For many people in the IGAD region, migration is seen as a coping strategy for ecological and economic downturns. These population movements are occasioned by push and pull factors in the region including pastoral mobility, violent conflicts, political instability, civil wars, natural disasters, locust plagues and food insecurity), lack of employment and search for better job opportunities. The IGAD Region is home to over 6millon refugees, over 17million IDPs, unknown number of economic migrants and stateless persons.

In line with the Agreement Establishing IGAD (1986), the IGAD Secretariat and its member States have been implementing a program towards facilitation of free movement of persons and transhumance in order to enhance regional economic integration and development. With a grant from EUTF, the program has supported development of the two Protocols of Free Movement of Persons and Transhumance in IGAD Region. The endorsed Protocol on Free Movement of Persons in IGAD Region foresees an IGAD region where the citizens have a right of entry and exit within the member States of IGAD, labour mobility and access to employment, right of residence and right of establishment The IGAD Transhumance Protocol foresees that all transhumant herders and livestock shall be allowed free passage across the borders of Member States for water and pasture under certain conditions set in the protocol.

During the first phase of the program, the protocols have been finalized, validated, endorsed and adopted by the IGAD Committee of Ambassadors in 2020, IGAD Ministers of Interior and Ministers of Labour in 2020 and adopted by the 72nd Session of the IGAD Council of Ministers of Foreign Affairs. The Protocols have been signed by the following Member States: Republic of Sudan (2022), Republic of South Sudan (2022), Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (2022), Federal Republic of Somalia (2023) and Republic of Uganda (2024).

In this second phase, the program will support the process of ratification and domestication of the IGAD Protocols on Free Movement of Persons and on Transhumance along with complementary measures to implement them. More specifically on labour governance, IGAD and ILO will work towards implementation of the Djibouti Declaration on Labour, Employment and Labour Migration in IGAD region (2021) and its Plan of Action (2022).

Under the leadership of the Director of Health and Social Division, and direct supervision of the IGAD – EU NDICI Programme Coordinator of the Support to the Protocols on Free Movement of Persons and Transhumance Project, the Labour Expert will focus on delivery of implementation of activities including execution of policy meetings, training, field studies, assessment and preparation of periodic reports due to the donor as per the financing agreement. S/he will work closely with the project team based in Djibouti to ensure that all project activities on the Protocols on Free Movement of Persons meets activity coherence.

2. Key Roles and Responsibilities

IGAD – EU NDICI Programme Coordinator of the Support to the Protocols on Free Movement of Persons and Transhumance Project, the Labour Expert will:

• Work on Articles 9 & 10 of the IGAD protocol on Free Movement of Persons on mobility of workers; the Labour Migration expert will provide technical support executing the project activities as outlined in the Action Document and Work plan of the Project.
• Serve as a focal point for the IGAD Djibouti Declaration on Labour, Employment and Labour Migration.
• Undertake all operational work on labour governance with the ILO and IGAD Member States.
• Provide support in preparing terms of reference and concept notes for labour governance.
• Participate in all field studies and assessment related to labour governance.
• Attend all meetings with IGAD MS and Partners on the Djibouti declaration on labour, employment and labour migration.
• Participate in the planning and effective execution of meetings in labour, employment and labour migration convened directly by IGAD, ILO, AU and other Partners of IGAD.
• Write meeting reports on labour governance including media coverage, statistics and any other relevant information.
• Participate in all meetings on labour statistics, IGAD technical working group on migration statistics and also
• Participate in studies and meetings related to labour governance and specifically the development of LMIS at Member States level.
• Support the successful execution of learning missions and exchange programs on labour governance in the context of Free Movement of Persons and take lead in the documentation of case studies on free movement regimes and labour governance.
• Support to convene IGAD Ministerial Meetings on Djibouti Declaration on Labour, Employment and Labour Migration and the Protocols.
• Support the successful holding of semi-annual Programme Steering and Coordination Group (PSCG) meetings to review the critical aspects of the Project.
• Support the organization and execution of the capacity building actions for Member States in the field of Labour Migration Governance under the action.
• Provide support to the development and implementation of the communication and visibility plan/strategy of the Action.
• The Expert will also undertake periodic reporting in line with EU financing agreement and IGAD Reporting templates and seasons.
• Contribute to the timely compilation and timely submission of FMPT Project Reports to the EU Delegation.
• Provide support to the development of regional Monitoring and Evaluation tools to monitor ratification and domestication of the Protocols on Free Movement of Persons and Transhumance and for the implementation of the Djibouti Declaration to ensure continuous data collection and progress tracking.
• Participate in IGAD Migration and FMPT team planning events and training opportunities.
• Provide technical inputs into the development of project mandatory EU reports, publications and other knowledge products on labour, employment and labour migration and contribute to their dissemination in the IGAD Secretariat media platforms, MS media platforms and international media channels.
• Perform any other duties as requested.

3. Academic qualification, Professional experiences and Core Competencies required
   • Academic Qualification

Minimum of post graduate degree in a relevant social sciences field including labour studies, migration governance, population studies, transhumance, social development, resource economics, socio-economics, rural development, international relations or a related discipline.

Experience and technical competencies

• A minimum of seven years of experience in the field of labour migration, labour migration policy, social programme development, monitoring and evaluation.
• Experience in international migration law and standards
• Experience of working in the field of Labour migration governance in the context of regional integration is a requirement.
• An established track record of report preparation and editing materials for publication.
• strong programme development skills and working as part of a team is a key requirement.
• Work experience in the IGAD region with regional or intergovernmental institutions

Skills and competencies

• Good program development skills
• Excellent speaking and writing skills in English, including the ability to write clear and logical reports.
• Ability to organise and manage meetings with MS and Partners, ability to negotiate and convince MS on the project deliverables to get their political and technical acceptance as well as ability to work within tight deadlines.
• Good public speaking skills
• Ability to work under pressure and ability to present information in excellent computer software formats including PPTs and other graphics software.
• Must exhibit commitment to IGAD philosophy and objectives of regional integration and respect for gender equity at work. Good presentation skills and proficiency in the use of MS Word for project deliverables is a must.

4. Languages

Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of French language is an added advantage.

5. Remuneration

Negotiable with IGAD salary scale and policy and based on applicant’s qualification and experience.

6. How to apply

Qualified applicants from IGAD Member States are eligible to apply.

Interested candidates should send their applications in PDF accompanied by cover letter, Curriculum Vitae, academic credentials, copy of passports/ ID cards biometric page and three reference persons including the last employer.

Applications should be sent by E-mail to the following addresses: recruitment@igad.int with subject line “IGAD-LE”

Closing date for application will be on 24^th March 2025. Due to the large number of applications we expect to receive; only successful candidates who meet the required experience & qualifications for this position will be contacted. Contact: + 25321354050

IGAD is an equal opportunity employer and encourages qualified female candidates to apply.

Download attached ToR document in PDF below 
Vacancy Announcement – Labour Expert