• Support the development of the national roadmap to implement the “Surging Women’s Employment in the Arab States” regional programme in Morocco:

• Identify models that can be contextualized and applied in the context of Morocco to strengthen the economic empowerment of women, particularly in the care economy sector;
• Support the development of the implementation strategy for the regional programme;
• Identify key stakeholders in the care economy sector;
• Support the development of the regional programme document aimed at accelerating women’s employment;
• Provide technical support in advocacy efforts to mobilize partnerships and funding, particularly under the care economy sector;
• Support the organization of events on the care economy and women’s economic empowerment;
• Support the organization of consultation workshops with relevant stakeholders;
• Support the conduct of desk reviews to develop a set of baseline and target indicators.

• Support the development and stabilization of the “Care Economy” portfolio of the Morocco CO:

• Foster coordination among care-related actions/initiatives implemented by the Morocco CO, particularly to inform the regional programme “Surging Women’s Employment in the Arab States region”;
• Support the development of the national roadmap for an integrated and resilient care economy system;
• Support the second phase of the contextualization of the ILO-UNW joint policy tool focusing on investment in care for the elderly.

• The incumbent performs other duties within their functional profile as deemed necessary for the development and delivery of the employment strategy.

Deliverables

• Master’s degree or equivalent in development studies, economics, finance, law, public policy, international relations, gender or a related field is required.
• A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
• A project/program management certification would be an added advantage.

• At least 5 years of experience in the development, implementation, coordination, monitoring, or evaluation of national programmes/projects.
• Working experience in the field of Women Economic Empowerment or working experience in the care economy sector is required.
• Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc.) and spreadsheet and database packages, experience in handling of web-based management systems is required.
• Excellent and verbal written communication skills.

• Fluency in English and French is required.