Internship on Promoting Industrial Relations and Gender Equality and Inclusion in Supply Chains

Grade: Internship

Publication date: 15 April 2024

Application deadline (midnight Geneva time): 29 April 2024

Vacancy no.:

Job ID: 11863

Department: GOVERNANCE

Organization Unit: BETTERWORK

Location: BANGKOK

Duration of contract: 3 to 6 months

ILO Internship Programme provides an opportunity for talented individuals to:

(a) increase understanding of relevant issues at the international level by involving them directly in the work of the Office and the application of ILO principles, programmes and strategies;

(b) gain practical experience with the ILO directly related to their field of study.

The internship programme is not intended to lead to a career in the ILO. There should be no expectation of further employment at the end of the internship.

The ILO values diversity. We welcome applications from qualified women and men, particularly those with disabilities and from non- or under- represented member States. If you are unable to complete our online application form due to a disability, please send an email to ilojobs@ilo.org

IMPORTANT:

Please only apply for an internship if you fulfil the following two criteria:

(1) You have no close relative serving in the ILO.

(2) This is your first internship with the ILO (only one internship is permitted).

Department

The Better Work programme was established in 2009 by an Agreement of Cooperation concluded between the ILO and the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group. The programme draws on both organizations’ respective strengths in labour standards and private sector development.

Its objective is to improve working conditions and support inclusive economic growth, primarily in the garment sector. It engages a broad range of stakeholders including factory managers and workers; governments and employers’ and workers’ organizations; development partners; and buyers. Better Work is an ILO flagship programme currently operating in 13 countries.

It primarily promotes factory-level engagement, including through assessments of compliance with national labour laws and subsequent advice and training to support improvements. Better Work shares its factory approaches and evidence with constituents and industry stakeholders to identify and address decent work deficits, promote fundamental principles and rights at work and scale up good practices beyond its direct footprint.

The Better Work Phase V Strategy (2022–27) 5 builds on the programme’s proven models of local and national impact and strong partnerships across the supply chain. The strategy emphasizes the importance of addressing fundamental challenges that constrain sustainable change. It has four strategic goals:

• Employers, workers and their representatives uphold and are protected by national labour laws and fundamental principles and rights at work, and enterprises are more sustainable, resilient and inclusive.
• Better Work’s impact is sustained by national institutions that leverage its approaches, data and evidence.
• Participating enterprises adopt policies and practices on responsible business conduct that support the realization of decent work.
• Better Work’s learnings and methods create positive social and environmental impacts in other countries and sectors.

Learning areas

As an intern in BETTER WORK, you will be exposed to a whole range of areas such as decent work and compliance in supply chains, industrial relations and the promotion of social dialogue, gender equality and gender mainstreaming in programmatic interventions, occupational safety and health, human rights due diligence, business performance and productivity and monitoring and evaluation practices. This internship primarily focuses on the intersection of two of BW’s priority themes: social dialogue and gender equality, diversity and inclusion. As such you will support the programme to strengthen the tools and interventions that promote these areas and identify key ways to ensure integration and consistency between these two areas of focus.

You would be gaining experience in working with specialists who are involved in the following tasks:

• Developing tools and training materials for BW enterprise advisors in order to strengthen social dialogue, grievance mechanisms and freedom of association in garment factories across various countries.
• Ensuring considerations of gender and inclusion are mainstreamed throughout all BW materials, trainings and interventions globally and in country programmes.
• Developing indicators and monitoring impact of programme interventions, specifically on improved industrial relations and gender equality and inclusion
• Working with international buyers to promote strong business practices which support decent work in supply chains, particularly focusing on the promotion of strong social dialogue and gender equality

You will be based in Bangkok, Thailand and work under the supervision of Better Work’s Technical Officer on Industrial Relation, working closely with the Technical Officer on Gender Equality, Diversity and Inclusion. Specific projects that you would contribute to include:

• Collection and writing of session plans and materials for BW enterprise advisors to use when delivering advisory sessions to factories;
• Research on including and promoting gender equality in collective bargaining agreements;
• Research on existing tools and methods around diagnostic/assessment of industrial relations and social dialogue practices through a gender lens;
• Facilitation of information and knowledge flows within both networks of Focal Points on Industrial Relations and Gender Equality respectively.

Education

International Development, Industrial Relations, Gender Studies, International Politics, International Economics, Human Rights or Labour Law, Social Policy.

The candidate should be enrolled in their final year of graduate degree programme or should have completed such a programme no longer than 1 years ago.

Experience

Any relevant work experience in supply chains, with trade unions or employers’ associations, on gender, diversity and inclusion would be an advantage

Languages

Strong command of the English language.

Competencies

Adaptable to an international, multicultural and multilingual environment, good communication skills and be able to work in a team.

How to apply:

1. Search for an internship profile via the page on ILO Jobs

2. Select the internship profile you would like to apply for, and create a profile on ILO Jobs

3. Complete your candidate profile and apply to the internship profile

4. Be sure to attach a cover letter in the last section of the application, as applications without a cover letter will not be considered and you cannot attach a cover letter after the deadline.

Selection process:

If shortlisted, you may be contacted by the field office for a written test and/or interview. The ILO may use communication technologies such as Skype, Video or teleconference, e-mail, etc for the assessment and evaluation of candidates.

Stipend:

The amount of the monthly stipend shall be established based on the level applied by the majority of the other UN agencies at the duty station or the net amount of the salary attached to level G.1, step 1 of the local General service category salary scale applicable at the duty station, whichever is the higher.

Insurance:

Please note that the ILO does not take responsibility for any costs arising from accidents and/or illness incurred during the internship. You will be responsible for your own insurance coverage for illness and accidents for the duration of the internship at the duty station (whether Geneva or the field).

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