Country: Republic of Tajikistan

Project name: Social Protection Modernization and Economic Inclusion Project

Project number: P178878

Grant No. E1600-TJ

Implementation agency: Ministry of Labor, Migration and Employment of the Population of the Republic of Tajikistan

 

The Government of Tajikistan received a $37.50 million grant from the International Development Association (IDA) of the World Bank Group (WBG) for the implementation of the “Social Protection Modernization and Economic Inclusion Project”. The project aims to support the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan in protecting poor and vulnerable households from shocks, promoting economic inclusion and improving social safety nets.

The project will be implemented by two executive agencies, namely the Ministry of Health and Social Protection of Population (MHSPP) and the Ministry of Labor, Migration and Employment of the Population of the Republic of Tajikistan (MLME).

The Ministry of Labor, Migration and Employment of the Population of the Republic of Tajikistan (hereinafter MLME RT) with the assistance of the Project Implementation Unit (hereinafter PIU) will be the implementer of Component 2 (Support to Unemployed Including Labor Migrants) which includes individual specialists responsible for specific tasks in the implementation of the project. The PIU MLME will support day-to-day administration for the project, including support on technical, financial and procurement, safeguards and monitoring and evaluation processes for the two Components (2 (2.1, 2.2, 2.3) and 4 (4.2)) of the project.

 

 The PIU MLME intends to hire a number of specialists, namely: 

1. Specialist on Economic Inclusion Program;

2. Labor Market Specialist;

3. Interpreter/Translator;

4. Office Administrator;

5. Legal Expert.

 

Qualification requirements for candidates are as follow:

1. Specialist on Economic Inclusion Program

Education:

•  Higher education degree in economics, management, public administration, business administration, social science, political science, law or related area;

Experience:

•  At least 5 (five) in project coordination experience of development projects (economic inclusion projects, poverty reduction projects, women empowerment, or any relevant area);

•  At least 2 (two) years working on a project on self-employment, business development for vulnerable people;

•  Experience in planning, budgeting, and reporting;

•  Experience in working in partnership with public entities;

•  Experience in managing private providers (selection, negotiation of partnership, supervision, collaboration);

•  Experience in fundraising, grant writing, grants management, designing, implementing, monitoring, and reporting project activities;

•  Experience work in the area of labor and self-employment;

•  Knowledge and experience in working with social and environmental safeguards will be an advantage

Personal Qualities:

•  Methodical and strategic thinking.

•  Good communication skills.

•  Ability to manage workload with minimum supervision, strong analytical, organizational, and writing abilities;

•  Willingness to visit the project site as needed (sometimes remotely);

•  Good knowledge of Tajik and Russian languages (oral and written) and the knowledge of English language will be an advantage;

•  Skills in preparing high-quality reports in Tajik and Russian and strong skills in oral and written presentations;

•  A confident user of (MS Office, MS Word, MS Excel, Powerpoint, Internet, E-mail etc.)

•  Honesty and sense of responsibility.

 

2. Labor Market Specialist

 

Education:

• Higher education degree in social science, political science, management, public administration, business administration, economics, law or related area;

Experience:

• At least 5 (five) years of work experience in the area of employment and labor market services, and at least 1 (one) year of work experience in a project funded by IFIs will be an advantage;

• Experience in employment policy advisory services, the measurement of employment and development of labor information systems; economic and employment policy analysis; labor market analysis; design of active employment policies and programmes and monitoring and evaluation would be an advantage;

• Knowledge of the prevailing legal and other normative documents of the Republic of Tajikistan pertaining to the regulation of labor relations and implementation of active and passive labor market programs;

• Demonstrated experience in conducting labor market assessments;

• Experience working on studies with projects of similar size and scope;

Personal Qualities:

• Ability to negotiate, good communicate skills;

• Strong integrative thinking and ability to support the PIU in achieving the project objectives;

• Ability to manage workload with minimum supervision, strong analytical, organizational, and writing abilities;

• Willingness to visit the project site as needed (sometimes remotely);

• Good knowledge of Tajik and Russian languages (oral and written) and the knowledge of English language will be an advantage;

• Skills in preparing high-quality reports in Tajik and Russian and strong skills in oral and written presentations;

• A confident user of (MS Office, MS Word, MS Excel, Powerpoint, Internet, E-mail etc.)

• Honesty and sense of responsibility.

3. Interpreter/Translator

Education:

• Higher education with specialized study of a foreign language or any other related field.

 

Experience:

• At least 3 (three) years of experience in providing professional translation and interpretation services.

• The Interpreter/Translator must be fluent in written and spoken English, Tajik, and Russian, and shall have good report writing skills.

• Experience in working for international organizations is preferable.

• Experience in simultaneous interpreting is preferable.

Personal Qualities:

• Good communication skills;

• Competencies in understanding body language, eye contact, and facial expressions are an advantage;

• Excellent team-working, decision-making;

• Ability to work under pressure;

• Willingness to visit the project site as needed (sometimes remotely);

• A confident user of (MS Office, MS Word, MS Excel, Powerpoint, Internet E-mail etc.)

• Honesty and sense of responsibility.

 

4. Office Administrator

Education:

• Higher education in the field of economics, linguistics, management, business administration, law or a subject related to the fields of the project management;

Experience:

• At least 2 (two) years of experience in the field of administration, organization events, or relevant field;

• Experience in preparing protocols and reports;

Personal Qualities:

• Good communication skills;

• Excellent team-working;

• Ability to work under pressure;

• Good knowledge of Tajik and Russian languages (oral and written) and the knowledge of English language will be an advantage;

• Skills in preparing high-quality related reports in Tajik and Russian;

• A confident user of (MS Office, MS Word, MS Excel, Power Point, Internet E-mail etc.);

Honesty and sense of responsibility.

 

5. Legal Expert

Education:

• Higher education in the field of jurisprudence, as well as practical knowledge of administrative or constitutional law;

Experience:

• At least 3 (three) years of professional experience in jurisprudence or a relevant field;

• An experience in accordance with international standards and requirements of international financial organizations will be an advantage;

• Knowledge and understanding of legal requirements of the GoT is required, and international financial institutions will be an advantage;

• Experience in analyzing regulations and applying them in practice;

Personal Qualities:

• Ability to negotiate, good communicate skills;

• Excellent team-working, decision-making and legal skills;

• Ability to work under pressure;

• Willingness to visit the project site as needed (sometimes remotely);

• Good knowledge of Tajik and Russian languages (oral and written) and the knowledge of English language will be an advantage;

• Skills in preparing high-quality reports in Tajik and Russian;

• A confident user of (MS Office, MS Word, MS Excel, Powerpoint, Internet E-mail etc.)

• Honesty and sense of responsibility.

More detailed information and terms of reference can be obtained at the following link:

 

1. SPECIALIST ON ECONOMIC INCLUSION PROGRAM

2. LABOR MARKET SPECIALIST 

3. INTERPRETER/TRANSLATOR 

4. OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR

5. LEGAL EXPERT

 

Interested candidates must submit a complete set of the following documents in person:

 

• Personal statement addressed to the Minister of Labour, Migration and Employment of Population of the Republic of Tajikistan for submission of documents;
• CV in Tajik and English (must include full information on education and work experience);
• Reference letters indicating contact details of recommending persons;
• Copy of a diploma of higher education;
• Copies of certificates of additional education or participation in seminars and trainings; and
• Copy of passport (place of registration, TIN).

 

The above documents must be submitted in an envelope, indicating the vacant position and name of the candidate to the following address: 5/2 Alisher Navoi str., Dushanbe, Tajikistan (Social Protection Modernization and Economic Inclusion Project)

 

For more information, please call +992 985886585; or

Email: khurshedkarimov74@gmail.com  

 

The deadline for submitting documents is _22 December 2023 (10:00 a.m.)