Job Title: National Expert – Regulatory Process (UN Jobs)
Organisation: International Labour Organization (ILO)
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Grade: NOB
Ref: DC/DAR/NO/2025/07
About Organisation:
The International Labour Organization (ILO) is a United Nations agency dealing with labour problems, particularly international labour standards, social protection, and work opportunities for all. The ILO has 187 member states: 186 of the 193 UN member states plus the Cook Islands are members of the ILO. In 1969, the organization received the Nobel Peace Prize for improving peace among classes, pursuing decent work and justice for workers, and providing technical assistance to other developing nations.
Job Summary: The National Expert will work under the supervision of the Project Manager (Team Leader) with support from the Deputy Team Leader in ITC, in close collaboration with the remainder of the project team.
They will also contribute to coordinating and quality checking the work of international and local consultants hired during the project to support the implementation of project interventions, or as indicated by the Project Manager.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- With the project team and with support from ILO and ITC specialists, support the design of interventions based on the findings of the market systems assessments in the dairy and tourism sectors and that tackle regulatory barriers. This will be done by consulting with constituents, market actors, and other development partners.
- Support the project team, coordinate the planning, implementation, and monitoring of interventions through partnerships with the private and public sector. Such pilot interventions will be designed to address systemic constraints and aim to create employment and increase incomes for women and men living in poverty, through increased trade and MSME growth.
- Develop, guide and coordinate systemic interventions that can strengthen the rules and regulations in the dairy and tourism sectors such that can support more or better jobs, business growth and trade.
- Serve as a key project focal point and contact for project-relevant ministries and the primary technical resource and advisor on all regulatory-themed and sector coordination interventions.
- Support the project team to strengthen private and public sector coordination in the project sectors.
- Collaborate with other team members to ensure complementarity and adequate workload management between interventions and staff.
- Support the team leader and deputy team leader to establish of the Steering Committee and to organize and participate in Steering Committee meetings.
- Support the results measurement and monitoring and evaluation officers in the development and operationalisation, and regular update of the monitoring and results measurement (MRM) system, relative to the regulatory themed interventions.
- Prepare inputs for reports and presentations to inform project management, donors, and stakeholders about the progress and results on project interventions and activities.
- Facilitate the organisation of workshops, trainings and events and support the adaptation of existing ILO training materials to the local context and objectives of the project.
- Ensure that gender perspectives and attention to gender equality and women’s economic empowerment are central to all the activities during both the inception and implementation phases.
- Invest in personal upskilling in the systemic approach by completing systemic themed onboarding activities, participating in internal and external training, events, and peer learning exchanges, such as the ILO’s MSD Network or regional exchanges with other ILO projects. Invest in personal upskilling on trade, including on export promotion, by working with ITC support staff.
- Perform any other duties as requested by the team leader and deputy team leader.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- First Level University degree (bachelor’s or equivalent) in public policy, public administration, business, economics, political science, international development, or another relevant technical field.
Experience
- Minimum of three years of experience in the private, public and development sectors.
- Experience working on regulatory-themed work in market systems development, private sector development or trade-related programme would be an advantage.
- Experience working on coordinating regulatory changes with or within government would be an advantage, particularly in multi-stakeholder activities
Languages
- Excellent command of English (written and spoken).
Competencies
- Technical knowledge on the governance, regulatory reform process and enforcement in Uganda.
- Knowledge of the market systems development approach, trade and export promotion or the dairy and/or tourism sectors would be an advantage.
- Research and analytical skills, with the ability to develop and implement innovative solutions to complex challenges.
- Political awareness and understanding of socio-economic factors.
- Ability to respond to developments in and relevant to the project with flexibility and adapt project activities and procedures as required.
- Drafting skills.
- Ability to work effectively in a team and excellent interpersonal skills.
- Ability to interpret and work within applicable rules, regulations policies and procedures.
- Ability to maintain effective working relationships with key stakeholders.
- Ability to manage competing priorities.
- Ability to work in a multicultural environment and to demonstrate gender-sensitive and non-discriminatory behaviour and attitudes.
- Ability to adapt quickly to new software and systems.
- Good knowledge of PC software (including word processor, spreadsheet and presentation software) such as Microsoft Office.
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates who wish to join the United Nations International Labour Organization in the aforementioned capacity are encouraged to apply online at the link below.
Deadline: 15th October 2025
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