Job Description

Title: Employment Support Officer (business & formal job placement)

Company Name: Eco-Social Development Organization (ESDO)

Vacancy: 01

Location: Chattogram (Chattogram Sadar)

Minimum Salary: Tk. 28844 (Monthly)

Experience:
∎ At least 3 years
∎ The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s):NGO

Published: 6 May 2025

Education:
∎ Masters’s degree, preferably in Social Science/Business Management/Statistics/Development Studies or Relevant field.

Requirements:

Additional Requirements:
∎ Job related knowledge:
∎ Clear understanding and competency on project implementation, management and monitoring. The job holder is expected to have professional knowledge on various policies of Bangladesh government regarding Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET), Youth Development, entrepreneurship and GESI. Experience in implementing skills training program, youth development, entrepreneurship development, soft skills, stakeholder engagement along with private sector engagement (business corporations, Chambers of commerce), internal and external communication.
∎ Skills: Report writing both Bangla in English, analysis data for decision making and participation.
∎ • Problem solving and decision making
∎ • Applying technical and professional expertise
∎ • Working effectively with others
∎ • Communicating with impact
∎ • Networking
∎ DESIRABLE
∎ Additional professional certificates or relevant course on Entrepreneurship Development and CBTA level 4 completed will get preference
∎ Additional Requirements
∎ • Age at most 40 years
∎ • Both males and females are allowed to apply
∎ • Highly potential candidates’ education & age will be flexible
∎ • Fluency in Bangla and English (spoken and written) is required
∎ Equal Opportunities:
∎ The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI Equal Opportunities and Diversity policies and procedures.
∎ Child Safeguarding:
∎ We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.
∎ Safeguarding our Staff:
∎ The post holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI anti-harassment policy.
∎ Health and Safety:
∎ The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SCI Health and Safety policies and procedures

Responsibilities & Context:
∎ Job Context
∎ • Eco-Social Development Organization (ESDO) started its journey in 1988 with a noble vision to stand in solidarity with the poor and marginalized. Being a peoples' centered organization, ESDO envisioned for a society which will be free from inequality and injustice, a society where no child will cry from hunger and no life will be ruined by poverty. Near about three decades of relentless efforts to make this happen, ESDO has embraced new grounds and opened up new horizons to help the disadvantaged and vulnerable people to bring meaningful and lasting changes in their lives. During this long span, ESDO has adapted with the changing situation and provided the most time-bound services especially for the poor and disadvantaged. A community focused and people centered approach has been adapted by ESDO while consideration was given to the national policy and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as its guiding principle. ESDO is one of the most dynamic organizations expanding its development interventions across 408 upazilas under 53 districts of Bangladesh covering over 12 million poor and vulnerable people.
∎ • ESDO is inviting applications from interested qualified candidates for the position. The Employment Support Officer( Business & Formal job Placement) will be responsible for providing career guidance, employability training, and job placement assistance to youth beneficiaries of the project. The officer will act as a bridge between the young job seekers and potential employers, ensuring participants are prepared and supported to enter the workforce successfully.
∎ Job Responsibilities:
∎ KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:
∎ Key Area 1: Support to EYE team/partners’ staff for capacity building on gender transformative youth economic empowerment and employment support:
∎ • She/he will be responsible for the day-to-day implementation, coordination, and capacity building with the team members/co-partners.
∎ • Provide technical support to field staff of partner organizations to raise awareness on career preparedness, GESI and green skills so youth can have better knowledge and understanding.
∎ • Coordinate to develop materials for awareness raising sessions focusing project interventions and key messages.
∎ • Support the partners in providing training on Leadership, GESI, soft skills, entrepreneurship, and career counselling.
∎ • Support to develop/review different manuals and curriculums.
∎ • Develop a checklist or quality benchmark for successful and effective training deliverables.
∎ Key Area 2: Support to provide entrepreneurship development support to all projects of EYE program
∎ • Support the partners to arrange mentorship from local businesspeople and corporate volunteers.
∎ • Support in establishing effective alumni networks.
∎ • Support to organize job fairs and entrepreneurship fairs in the specific locations.
∎ • Coordinate to develop partnerships with employers for getting financial linkage support for youths.
∎ • Support to establish employment hubs which will be well-equipped with computers and internet support and youths will be able to work for the outsourcing activities.
∎ • Provide support to organize youth business groups.
∎ • Provide support to youth business groups in their business idea preparation and mentorship for business growth.
∎ Key Area 3: Support to planning and implementation of Youth Led Innovation Lab activities
∎ • Support to youth, facilitators, and mentor selection.
∎ • Support to organize facilitators and youth orientation on YIL.
∎ • Support youth business groups to prepare their business ideas and peaching.
∎ • Mentorship and follow up support to youth business groups.
∎ • Support to organize YIL bootcamps at district and national level.
∎ • Document meeting and workshop and the total process, steps and learning’s of YIL as of the guideline of the team.
∎ • Prepare event reports and documentation such profile building.
∎ • Format presentations and other documents as per Save the Children’s branding guidelines and specific instructions from team.
∎ Key Area 4: Program documentation, monitoring and evaluation:
∎ • Support EYE team in documentation, communication materials preparation and report preparation.
∎ • Support to learners’/participants’ list validation, database preparation.
∎ • Support MEAL team to update the project MIS, cohort baseline and follow up survey.
∎ • Prepare case story and other communication materials.
∎ • Support to conduct evaluation, learning sharing workshops.
∎ Provide support to EYE program
∎ Key Area 5: General
∎ • Take necessary actions for special assignments and additional responsibilities provided by the Line Manager
∎ • Complete tasks required by SCI management/supervisor.
∎ • Attend meetings as and when necessary.
∎ • Maintain good cooperation with different section staff.
∎ Accountability:
∎ • Holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values
∎ • Holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities - giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved
∎ Ambition:
∎ • Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves (and their team), takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages others to do the same
∎ • Widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others
∎ • Future orientated, thinks strategically.
∎ Collaboration:
∎ • Builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, Members and external partners and supporters
∎ • Values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength
∎ • Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to
∎ Creativity:
∎ • Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
∎ • Willing to take disciplined risks
∎ Integrity:

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ According to project Allocation.

Employment Status: Full Time

Job Location: Chattogram (Chattogram Sadar)

Job Highlights:
∎ The Employment Support Officer( Business & Formal job Placement) will be responsible for providing career guidance, employability training, and job placement assistance to youth beneficiaries of the project. The officer will act as a bridge between the young job seekers and potential employers, ensuring participants are prepared and supported to enter the workforce successfully.

Read Before Apply:

ESDO has a Safeguarding & PSEAH policy to protect its employees and beneficiaries and any kind of discrimination, harassment, and abuse falls under ESDO “ZERO TOLERANCE” Policy. All employees are expected to abide by the PSEAH, Child Protection, Safeguarding, and Gender policy of ESDO.

ESDO does not tolerate any child & youth abuse. So, if you have any history of child & youth abuse in organization or personal life please abstains from apply here. After your selection or between the service periods if we found any misinformation, we will take legal action as per organization rules and county law.

ESDO does not tolerate any Safeguarding abuse. So if you have any history of gender abuse in organization or personal life please abstains from apply here. After your selection or between the service periods if we found any misinformation, we will take legal action as per organization rules and county law.

ESDO does not tolerate any kind of extremism/terrorism. So if you have any history of extremism/terrorism in organization or personal life please abstains from apply here. After your selection or between the service periods if we found any misinformation, we will take legal action as per organization rules and county law.

ESDO does not tolerate any corruption. So if you have any history of corruption in organization or personal life please abstains from apply here. After your selection or between the service periods if we found any misinformation, we will take legal action as per organization rules and county law.

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Apply Procedure:

Hard Copy:
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∎ If you are passionate about improving the lives of people in the transforming climate context, courageous enough tobring a positive impact through your proficiencies, and confident enough to meet the organization's expectations andfulfill the requirements mentioned above, please visit the following link and apply.
∎ Instructions for Hard Copy Application:
∎ A cover letter and a recent Passport-size photo, photocopy of all academic and experience certificates, NID card/Citizenship certificate, and two references. Applications should arrive within 09/05/2025 by 5.00 PM by post or courieror hand-to-hand delivery to the Head of HR, ESDO, Collegepara (Gobindanagar), Thakurgaon-5100, Bangladesh.
∎ Instructions for Online Application:
∎ Applications should be submitted within 09/05/2025 by 5.00 PM through the ESDO website online application link:https://career.esdo.net.bd/
∎ Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted and called for interview.
∎ Equal opportunity, promoting women & children rights is mandate of ESDO.
∎ Application Deadline: 09 May 2025
∎ Published On: 06 May 2025
∎ Company Information
∎ Eco-Social Development Organization (ESDO) Address: Collegepara (Gobindanagar), Thakurgaon-5100 Bangladesh

Company Information:
∎ Eco-Social Development Organization (ESDO)
∎ Collegepara (Gobindanagar), Thakurgaon-5100 Bangladesh

Address::
∎ Collegepara (Gobindanagar), Thakurgaon-5100 Bangladesh

Application Deadline: 9 May 2025

Category: NGO/Development