Job Placement Officer
Job Description
Title: Job Placement Officer
Company Name: UCEP Bangladesh
Vacancy: 1
Age: At most 40 years
Job Location: Dhaka, Gazipur
Salary: --
Experience:
- At least 3 years
- The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO
Published: 2025-07-24
Application Deadline: 2025-08-03
Education:
- Masters
Requirements:
- At least 3 years
- The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO
Skills Required:
Additional Requirements:
- Age At most 40 years
Required Education: Minimum Master's/MBA in relevant discipline with at least 2nd Division/Class at all levels. However, Master's in Marketing/MBA major in Marketing will be preferred.
Required Experience: Minimum 03 years of relevant professional experience, preferably including at least 1 year in a marketing job in a large service-providing organization.
Others:
Preference will be given to candidates having experience in job placement program.
Proficient in MS Office package.
Excellent Communication skills both in English and Bangla.
Self-motivated, adaptable, team player and passion for social development work.
Willingness to transfer at any place where UCEP has its activities.
Ability and willingness to travel frequently.
Age: The Age limit for the applicant would be 40 years. Management has the right to make exceptions based on qualifications.
Responsibilities & Context:
Nature of Job: Project Staff
Job Location: UCEP Dhaka North/UCEP Gazipur Region
Job Purpose: Empowering the most disadvantaged and vulnerable out of school adolescent girls and young women through market driven occupational and transferable skills with job placement. In short Alternative Learning Programme (ALP).
The project objective is to provide inclusive high-quality education and skill-building for adolescent girls and young women (aged 15-24), prioritizing those in dire circumstances. It targets gender disparities in employment, particularly in informal economy and integrates gender-responsive approaches for equitable access to activities and rights in vocational training and economic empowerment.
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.
Safeguarding: UCEP Bangladesh is dedicated to creating a safe and respectful work environment, free from any form of misconduct such as sexual harassment, exploitation, abuse, lack of integrity, and financial impropriety. It is imperative that our staff actively safeguard the well-being of children, young individuals, and adults consistently. We require all team members and volunteers to uphold this commitment in accordance with our Code of Conduct and PSEAH policies. We place utmost importance on recruiting individuals who wholeheartedly embrace and exemplify this dedication in their work with us.
Job Other Benifits:
Monthly Salary: BDT. 36,000/- (Consolidated). TDS (Tax deducted at source) and any other statutory deductions will be applied as per government rules and UCEP policies.
Compensation & Benefits: As per project and organizational policies.
Employment Status: Contractual
Job Work Place:
Company Information:
Gender: Male and Female can apply
Read Before Apply: Please apply only who are fulfilling all the requirements of this job
Category: NGO/Development
