Individual Consultant – Maintenance and Technical Support for the Employment Platform in KRI

Under the EU-funded project “Social Protection Programme for Iraq: Leveraging Effective Response and Accelerating Reform,” the International Labour Organization is seeking an Individual Consultant for Maintenance and Technical Support for the Job-Matching Platform in KRI.

The Individual Consultant will play a critical role in ensuring the continued functionality and relevance of the Job- Matching Platform, which has been online for eight months and serves as a vital tool for enhancing job matching and labor market efficiency in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. As the platform enters a critical phase of operational consolidation, the consultant will be responsible for ensuring that it remains fully functional, regularly updated, and responsive to the needs of its users.
 
To achieve this, the consultant will work closely with the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (MoLSA) and the Directorate of Information Technology (DIT), serving as a key liaison between these institutions and the ILO. The consultant will monitor the platform’s performance, coordinate the resolution of technical issues, follow up with the platform developer, and facilitate improvements based on stakeholder feedback. In doing so, the consultant will also support the development of local capacity within MoLSA and DIT to manage and sustain the platform independently in the long term.

The consultant’s work will help ensure that the Job-Matching continues to serve its intended purpose of improving access to employment opportunities for job seekers, enabling more efficient recruitment for employers, and supporting the broader goals of labour market formalization and digital transformation in the Kurdistan Region.