Job Description

Title: Job Placement Officer - GESP Project

Company Name: UCEP Bangladesh

Vacancy: 1

Age: at most 40 years

Location: Kishoreganj

Experience:
∎ At least 3 years

Published: 17 May 2024

Education:
∎ Bachelor/Honors

Requirements:

Additional Requirements:
∎ Age at most 40 years
∎ Bachelor in any discipline. MBA in Marketing will be given preference.
∎ Minimum 03 years of relevant professional experience, preferably including at least 01 years in a marketing job in a large service-providing organization.
∎ Preference will be given to candidates having experience in job placement program.
∎ Ability to ride motorbike and must have valid license (Not mandatory for female candidates, but preference will be given to those who can).
∎ Proficient in MS Office package.
∎ Excellent Communication skills both in English and Bangla.
∎ Self-motivated, adaptable, team player and passion for social development works.
∎ Willingness to transfer at any place where UCEP has its activities.
∎ Ability and willingness to travel frequently.
∎ Age limit for the applicant would be maximum 40 years. Management has the right to make exceptions based on qualifications.
∎ Essential Requirements:
∎ Bachelor in any discipline. MBA in Marketing will be given preference.
∎ Minimum 03 years of relevant professional experience, preferably including at least 01 years in a marketing job in a large service-providing organization.
∎ Preference will be given to candidates having experience in job placement program.
∎ Ability to ride motorbike and must have valid license (Not mandatory for female candidates, but preference will be given to those who can).
∎ Proficient in MS Office package.
∎ Excellent Communication skills both in English and Bangla.
∎ Self-motivated, adaptable, team player and passion for social development works.
∎ Willingness to transfer at any place where UCEP has its activities.
∎ Ability and willingness to travel frequently.
∎ Age limit for the applicant would be maximum 40 years. Management has the right to make exceptions based on qualifications.

Responsibilities & Context:
∎ To contribute implementing UCEP Bangladesh’s values, vision, mission and goals, and development of future strategy documents as needed.
∎ To introduce and promote ‘Decent Work’ and its implication in regard to job placement programme of UCEP Bangladesh. In this regard, develop and disseminate necessary promotional and communication materials and organize discussions as needed with relevant stakeholders (e.g. community, employers, trade bodies, Industrial Skills Councils (ISCs), students etc.).
∎ To assist DPO – Job Placement in developing and implementing an effective job placement strategy and mechanism for self and wage employment.
∎ To assist in conducting surveys as required for identifying skills requirement of industry/sector and other employers.
∎ To proactively consult with private sector and other employers to identify changes within occupations and its skills requirements and to inform TVET and Skills Training Programme accordingly.
∎ To contact prospective employers and recruiting agencies and motivate them for providing employment to UCEP Bangladesh’s graduates at home and abroad.
∎ To prepare pre-employment profile of the graduates, update UCEP Bangladesh Job Portal accordingly and make plan for wage employment and self-employment.
∎ To conduct career guidance session of the technical and general schools students. In this regard, identify and motivate relevant industry experts, employers, successful labour migrant returnees and successful UCEP Bangladesh graduates as resource persons for career guidance.
∎ To facilitate entrepreneurship development training to the interested graduates and provide linkage for accessing startup capital to become self-employed entrepreneurs.
∎ To arrange on the Job Training or apprenticeship for UCEP graduates in different industries.
∎ To develop local resource mobilization mechanism to attain programme targets and ensure its effective implementation.
∎ To ensure fundraising for covering the education / training cost of at least 10 percent students of UCEP Bangladesh schools prioritizing students from disadvantaged backgrounds for this quota.
∎ To ensure new partnerships, funding opportunities and sponsorships from the private sector, industries, individuals etc.
∎ To ensue trainee tracking through effective functioning of the Job Portal, provide timely inputs and maintain updated database.
∎ To sensitize employers for employment of UCEP graduates irrespective of gender.
∎ To assist DPO – JP in organizing Employers Committee and Advisory Council meetings, Employer’s Day, Job Fair and other meetings and events in all regions.
∎ To follow-up the work places and residences of the graduates to monitor post-employment status and update Job Portal, prepare and share report accordingly.
∎ To establish and maintain linkages and network with governmental and non-governmental employers, association/organization and other stakeholders and act strategically for its functioning.
∎ To conduct effective job counseling session and arrange mock interviews for the students/graduates of technical schools.
∎ To collect primary and secondary data relating to tracer studies, job market surveys and other studies as required.
∎ To assist in preparing case studies of successful graduates and provide information for updating UCEP Bangladesh website and other communication channels and marketing interventions as required.
∎ Promote and contribute to ongoing efforts towards gender equity & equality, child/staff protection & safeguard, inclusiveness, accessibility and discrimination free environment in the workplace and operations/activities/plans. In applicable cases, ensure that necessary budget allocation is there and in KPIs these issues are reflected regarding employees under supervision.
∎ To maintain strict confidentiality of information, documents and other internal and external communications.
∎ To carry out any other relevant tasks assigned by the UCEP authority as and when necessary.
∎ Nature of Job: Project Staff.
∎ Job Purpose: Increased equitable access to employment and entrepreneurship opportunities: Considering the varying vulnerabilities and needs of adolescent girls and young women, the project will have interventions for adolescent girls between ages 13-16 who are in, and out of, school as well as targeted interventions for young women between the age of 17-25 who are not in school, In short Girls' Education and Skills Programme (GESP) Project.
∎ The project will provide market-driven skill training for young women to meet the varying needs and challenges of marginalized young women. This includes vocational training through outreach centers, blended model, mentorship model and referral services. These different models will accommodate different interests, constraints, and capacities of the targeted young women especially child marriage and/or Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV) survivors. The project will ensure that adolescent girls can use the P2E platform to develop skills and receive training and certification needed to secure in-demand roles and access opportunities for improved livelihoods. The proposed project will pilot recreational play facilities for children of young women participating in the training sessions to ensure a participation and increased attendance at the training sessions. The project will also build capacity of young women on entrepreneurship skills and establish entrepreneurship hubs, where young women will be able to access information, advice and resources to support them to become entrepreneurs.
∎ Job Responsibilities:
∎ To contribute implementing UCEP Bangladesh’s values, vision, mission and goals, and development of future strategy documents as needed.
∎ To introduce and promote ‘Decent Work’ and its implication in regard to job placement programme of UCEP Bangladesh. In this regard, develop and disseminate necessary promotional and communication materials and organize discussions as needed with relevant stakeholders (e.g. community, employers, trade bodies, Industrial Skills Councils (ISCs), students etc.).
∎ To assist DPO – Job Placement in developing and implementing an effective job placement strategy and mechanism for self and wage employment.
∎ To assist in conducting surveys as required for identifying skills requirement of industry/sector and other employers.
∎ To proactively consult with private sector and other employers to identify changes within occupations and its skills requirements and to inform TVET and Skills Training Programme accordingly.
∎ To contact prospective employers and recruiting agencies and motivate them for providing employment to UCEP Bangladesh’s graduates at home and abroad.
∎ To prepare pre-employment profile of the graduates, update UCEP Bangladesh Job Portal accordingly and make plan for wage employment and self-employment.
∎ To conduct career guidance session of the technical and general schools students. In this regard, identify and motivate relevant industry experts, employers, successful labour migrant returnees and successful UCEP Bangladesh graduates as resource persons for career guidance.
∎ To facilitate entrepreneurship development training to the interested graduates and provide linkage for accessing startup capital to become self-employed entrepreneurs.
∎ To arrange on the Job Training or apprenticeship for UCEP graduates in different industries.
∎ To develop local resource mobilization mechanism to attain programme targets and ensure its effective implementation.
∎ To ensure fundraising for covering the education / training cost of at least 10 percent students of UCEP Bangladesh schools prioritizing students from disadvantaged backgrounds for this quota.
∎ To ensure new partnerships, funding opportunities and sponsorships from the private sector, industries, individuals etc.
∎ To ensue trainee tracking through effective functioning of the Job Portal, provide timely inputs and maintain updated database.
∎ To sensitize employers for employment of UCEP graduates irrespective of gender.
∎ To assist DPO – JP in organizing Employers Committee and Advisory Council meetings, Employer’s Day, Job Fair and other meetings and events in all regions.
∎ To follow-up the work places and residences of the graduates to monitor post-employment status and update Job Portal, prepare and share report accordingly.
∎ To establish and maintain linkages and network with governmental and non-governmental employers, association/organization and other stakeholders and act strategically for its functioning.
∎ To conduct effective job counseling session and arrange mock interviews for the students/graduates of technical schools.
∎ To collect primary and secondary data relating to tracer studies, job market surveys and other studies as required.
∎ To assist in preparing case studies of successful graduates and provide information for updating UCEP Bangladesh website and other communication channels and marketing interventions as required.
∎ Promote and contribute to ongoing efforts towards gender equity & equality, child/staff protection & safeguard, inclusiveness, accessibility and discrimination free environment in the workplace and operations/activities/plans. In applicable cases, ensure that necessary budget allocation is there and in KPIs these issues are reflected regarding employees under supervision.
∎ To maintain strict confidentiality of information, documents and other internal and external communications.
∎ To carry out any other relevant tasks assigned by the UCEP authority as and when necessary.

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Monthly consolidated BDT. 30,000/- (Thirty Thousand only).
∎ Income Tax or any other statutory deductions will be as per government rules and UCEP policies.
∎ Salary:
∎ Monthly consolidated BDT. 30,000/- (Thirty Thousand only).
∎ Income Tax or any other statutory deductions will be as per government rules and UCEP policies.
∎ Other Benefits: N/A

Employment Status: Full Time

Job Location: Kishoreganj

Read Before Apply:

***Applications without requisite qualifications and experience will not be considered. 

Apply Procedure

Interested candidates should apply to https://jobs.ucepbd.org on or before May 25, 2024. Only short-listed candidates would be contacted and may be requested for more information. The authority reserves the right to accept/reject any or all applications without assigning any reason whatsoever. Direct application to any UCEP Bangladesh staffs, any communication in regard to the application or any attempt to influence the process will immediately disqualify candidacy. UCEP Bangladesh is actively trying to increase equity and gender parity in the organization. Therefore, qualified women and candidates from disadvantaged backgrounds including Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) are especially encouraged to apply. The compulsory age of retirement is 60 years.

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Company Information:
∎ UCEP Bangladesh
∎ Plot No 2 & 3, Mirpur-2, Dhaka - 1216
∎ UCEP Bangladesh is a non-profit and non-government organization working with the motto “help to learn, skills to earn”! It serves children and youth and its programme includes second chance education, Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET), support for job placement and advocacy for ensuring increased employability and Decent Work. UCEP Bangladesh has special focus on inclusion therefore, gives priority to the underprivileged. At present, UCEP Bangladesh works in 10 districts of the country. To learn more, please visit www.ucepbd.org.

Address::
∎ Plot No 2 & 3, Mirpur-2, Dhaka - 1216
∎ UCEP Bangladesh is a non-profit and non-government organization working with the motto “help to learn, skills to earn”! It serves children and youth and its programme includes second chance education, Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET), support for job placement and advocacy for ensuring increased employability and Decent Work. UCEP Bangladesh has special focus on inclusion therefore, gives priority to the underprivileged. At present, UCEP Bangladesh works in 10 districts of the country. To learn more, please visit www.ucepbd.org.

Application Deadline: 25 May 2024

Category: NGO/Development