Albert Uyrio

Albert URIYO is since May 2022 the Project Manager for the EIIP Afghanistan Project, based in Mazar-I-Sharif.  He was previously the Project Manager for the Enhancing Rural Access (ERA) Agro-Forestry Project in Timor-Leste from November 2017 to April 2022. Prior, Albert was the ILO Training Advisor to the Infrastructure Sector of the Expanded Public Works Programme in South Africa from July 2012 when he joined the ILO.  In the last 30 years, Albert has worked and practiced widely in implementation of employment – intensive programmes, capacity building, contractor development, procurement and infrastructure delivery spanning several countries. Albert has been involved in design, development, delivery and evaluation of training programmes, consultancy assignments, publications, resource to several seminars and workshops and several papers related to contractor training, development initiatives, and employment – intensive programmes. Albert, a Tanzanian national, is a Civil Engineer by profession, Certified Trainer and Certified Evaluation Manager who holds a Master in Business Administration (MBA).

Albert will present the administrative and contracting procedure that the ILO EIIP project in Afghanistan has been taken into account in contracting SMEs for labour based works, rehabilitation and maintenance of public infrastructure.