Employment Services Expert (Wage and Self)

International Development Enterprises (iDE)

 

International Development Enterprises (iDE)

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Summary

• Vacancy: 5
• Location: Barishal, Mymensingh …
• Salary: Negotiable
• Experience: At least 10 years
• Published: 28 Jul 2024

 

Requirements

Education

Master’s Degree in sociology, social work, anthropology, women’s studies, or related disciplines

Experience

• At least 10 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s):
  NGO

Additional Requirements

• Minimum of ten (10) years of progressive experience in skill development and job replacement programs for youths.
• Possess experience in bolstering innovative business models centered around the creation and exchange of intellectual assets within the context of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) and related industries.
• Demonstrate proficiency in crafting a deployable human resource pool for designated trades by enhancing job-readiness factors.
• Capable of facilitating youth participation in pertinent industries, particularly focusing on female and disadvantaged group engagement through training, provision of career information and advice, and enhancing employer hiring processes, especially in EZs, EPZs, IZs, HTPs, and STPs.
• Proficient in establishing connections between the youths and the business community by leveraging mentors for the provision of career advice and guidance.
• Should have work experience in concerned division and local level language proficiency for ensuring better communication with beneficiaries.

Key Competencies:

• Ability to manage financial and administrative systems, excellent project management skills, leadership, and operational capabilities which have resulted in the achievement of targets.
• Considerable understanding and knowledge of rural markets, trading relationships, rural service provision, Market value chain approach to market development, sub-sector analysis, and the role of the private sector, government, and civil society/NGOs in creating an effective service market.
• Prior experience in various donor-funded employment and enterprise development projects.
• Ability to coordinate and collaborate effectively with various stakeholders including government agencies, research and private sector service providers.
• High quality written and spoken skills in Bangla and English with ability to produce reports
• Proficient user of computer software (i.e. MS Office, Google apps etc.).
• Self-reliant, ability to work independently and effectively in a multi-cultural environment and willing to work under pressure in remote areas.

Personal Skills:

• Self-motivated, energetic and team player.
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills; ability to think creatively and take initiative
• Prepared to undertake frequent field visits and extensive travel.
• Ability to adapt and work with all genders, religions, nationalities and ages.

Responsibilities & Context

The EARN Project in Bangladesh aims at economic engagement of the NEET youth, especially women, in rural and semi-urban areas of the country. The project offers education and skills development with a focus on women-centric facilities, employment and enterprise development support, enhanced employability through creating employer linkages and upskilling of Socio-Emotional Behavior (SEB) and Entrepreneur Development (ED) skill, incubation support for employment and entrepreneurship.

The Employment services expert will play a critical role in identifying NEET youth in particular women in the targeted locations and supporting them in pursuing employment and enterprise development opportunities. The incumbent of this role will leverage their strong knowledge of the existing status and challenges of NEET youth through their experience and leveraging synergies among consortium partners within the Project. They will support the technical design of different capacity development initiatives which will be focused on enhancing the current potential of NEET youth which comprise of technical and soft skills, financial discipline, market linkages, and work placement knowledge along with other strategic priorities that will be identified through rigorous market deep dives and assessments. In addition to this, the incumbent of this role will lead the training, enterprise development, partnerships, and work placement engagements.

General responsibilities:

• Lead market assessments and deep dives to identify the existing context of NEET youth in the areas of implementation
• Engage with Project resources and experts to provide technical inputs to shape different capacity development modules
• Based on Project design, support in the capacity development of consortium partners, trainers, and project stakeholders on technical and market components of self-employment
• Develop and implement the enterprise development engagements with project stakeholders to build, sustain, and enhance enterprises
• Develop and implement the skills development, incubation, soft skills, and enhancement of competencies of NEET youth with project stakeholders to improve their capacity and potential in entering the job market
• Identify institutions and enterprises to engage NEET youth in apprenticeship opportunities that help retention as well as placement in relevant job opportunities
• Create a repository of potential NEET youth, working alongside relevant job placement institutions, leveraging their networks to increase placement opportunities
• Co-create demand-creation activities with consortium partners as well as NEET youth to sustainably promote enterprise services within the local communities
• Prioritize access to finance and financial discipline for entrepreneurs exploring seed financing models as well as collaborations with MFIs and green financing initiatives
• Prioritize employment generation in the green financing sector as well as improving the entry of women within conventional employment sectors
• Identify and develop partnerships with Private and Public sector actors to improve linkages and amplify business opportunities for enterprise development and employment generation
• Conduct activities which include fairs, advocacy events and public-private development platforms to help develop an enabling environment for micro-entrepreneurs

Contract Duration: 24 months; there is possibility of extension

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Employment Status

Contractual

Job Location

Barishal, Mymensingh, Rajshahi, Rangpur, Sylhet

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