Project Manager P4

Grade: [[filter4]] Vacancy no.: [[positionNumber]] Publication date: 18 August 2026 Application deadline (midnight Luanda time) : 08 September 2026 Job ID: [[id]] Department: [[newdepartment]] Organization Unit: [[orgunit]] Location: [[dutystation]] Contract type: [[filter3]] Contract duration: [[contractduration]] Under article 4.2, paragraph (e) of the Staff Regulations, the filling of vacancies in technical cooperation projects does not fall under Annex I of the Staff Regulations and is made by direct selection by the Director-General. In order to support the best informed process in the filling of the present vacancy by direct selection, the ILO invites interested candidates to submit their candidature online by the above date. Technical cooperation appointments are not expected to lead to a career in the ILO and they do not carry any expectation of renewal or conversion to any other type of appointment in the Organization. Nine months short term contract will be given. Extensions of technical cooperation contracts are subject to various elements including the following: availability of funds, continuing need of the functions and satisfactory conduct and performance. The following are eligible to apply: ILO Internal candidates in accordance with paragraphs 31 and 32 of Annex I of the Staff Regulations. External candidates. The ILO values diversity among its staff and welcomes applications from qualified female candidates. We also encourage applicants with disabilities. If you are unable to complete our online application form due to a disability, please send an email to ilojobs@ilo.org . Introduction This is a short-term position located in Luanda, Angola, within the International Labour Organization (ILO) Country Office for Angola, Cabo Verde, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique and Sao Tome and Principe (CO-Luanda). The appointment is governed by the ILO Rules Governing Conditions of Service of Short-Term Officials and other applicable internal rules. The ILO is the United Nations specialized agency whose mission is to promote social justice through improved access of men and women to decent and productive work in conditions of freedom, equity, security and dignity. The project “Expanding Social Security to Support the Formalization of the Angolan Economy” (ESSAFE) is anchored under the European Union Delegation programme “Support to formalisation of the economy including social protection and support to Public Finance Management”, including a Budget Support Operation and complementary measures, to be carried out under the 2021-2027 Multiannual Indicative Programme (MIP) for Angola, with the general objective to contribute to accelerating the transition from the informal to the formal economy in Angola, by expanding Angola’s contributory social security coverage and benefits. The project aims at supporting the formalization efforts from the Government of Angola through the strengthening and expansion of its social protection system. Within the overall framework of the EU programme, the Project focuses particularly on the extension of social security to facilitate the transition to the formal economy, in conjunction with employment and formalization policies as well as improvement of the public finance management. - The ESSAFE project works in partnership with government institutions, policymakers, employers’ and workers’ organisations, civil society and other relevant stakeholders to expand social security coverage through six mutually reinforcing areas: strengthening evidence-based government decision-making on social security policy and reform; enhancing the communication, awareness-raising and outreach capacities of Angola’s National Social Security Institute (INSS); advancing the digitalisation of INSS services and administration, with particular attention to user accessibility and the interoperability of information systems; strengthening INSS governance and administration in line with international standards and good practices; increasing the knowledge and technical capacities of INSS, government institutions and social partners in social protection and social insurance; and reinforcing consultation, social dialogue and consensus-building among government institutions, employers’ and workers’ organisations, civil society and other stakeholders. The coordinated implementation of these areas has strengthened the accessibility, effectiveness and sustainability of Angola’s social security system, contributed to the expansion of coverage, particularly among workers in the informal economy, and supported the country’s transition towards a more formal, inclusive and resilient economy. In this context, the ILO seeks to recruit a Project Manager for the implementation of the ESSAFE project in Angola. Within the policy and procedural requirements established by the ILO, the Project Manager will provide overall leadership for the planning, implementation, monitoring and reporting of the project, including the supervision of the project team and the effective coordination of project activities on a day-to-day basis. He/she will ensure that the objectives stated in the project document are attained within the stated time frame and budget and ensure compliance with the ILO’s and the project’s financial and operating procedures. The incumbent will promote ILO policies in the project related technical areas and other components of the ILO Decent Work Agenda. Reporting lines The incumbent will report to the Director of CO-Luanda. He/she will collaborate closely with the Social Protection Specialist of the Decent Work Team for Central Africa, based in Yaoundé, Cameroon, who is the backstopping officer of the project, and will receive technical guidance and advice from other technical experts from the Labour and Social Protection Department in Geneva. Main duties and responsibilities Project Management: 1. Ensure effective implementation, reporting, evaluation and closing of the Project through the provision of inputs, the delivery of outputs, and the planning, monitoring and evaluation of activities. Deliveries and outcomes must be in conformity with ILO policies and project strategies and in accordance with ILO programming guidelines and country/action programs, and the administrative and financial procedures in consultation with the CO-Luanda. 2. Manage the funds and budgets allocated to the project effectively and efficiently, ensuring compliance with ILO financial rules, regulations and procedures. 3. Manage effectively the staff and consultants of the project, in accordance with ILO standards, results-based management principles and the Performance Management Framework (PMF). Technical Leadership and advice: 4. Serve as the in-country technical lead for social protection[CB1.1], providing high-quality technical support at the national level to advance the Decent Work Agenda and social justice in line with ILO’s approach and policy framework. Integrate relevant cross-cutting policy drivers into this work, including international labour standards, social dialogue, gender equality and non-discrimination, and a just transition towards environmentally sustainable economies and societies. Provide expert policy and technical advice on social protection, and link with formalisation, to support the formulation, implementation and monitoring of inclusive and gender-responsive policies and programmes, as well as the development of inclusive institutional, legal and policy frameworks in line with international labour standards. 5. Provide technical inputs to the design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of Decent Work Country Programmes, United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Frameworks and other country level development cooperation frameworks. 6.