Officer- Decent Employment

Job Description

Title: Officer- Decent Employment

Company Name: UCEP Bangladesh

Vacancy: 02

Age: at most 35 years

Location: Chattogram, Gazipur

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

Published: 2 Jul 2025

Education:
∎ Bachelor/Honors in any discipline

Requirements:

Additional Requirements:
∎ Age at most 35 years
∎ Adequate sectoral knowledge and skills (Trade/occupation Specific).
∎ A clear understanding of project deliverables and reporting.
∎ Proficient in MS Office package and capacity to manage project requirements including MIS (online/offline).
∎ Self-motivated, adaptable, team player and passion for social development work.
∎ Willingness to transfer and travel at any place where UCEP Bangladesh has its program operation.
∎ The age limit would be maximum 35 years. Management has the right to make exceptions based on skills.
∎ Adequate sectoral knowledge and skills (Trade/occupation Specific).
∎ A clear understanding of project deliverables and reporting.
∎ Proficient in MS Office package and capacity to manage project requirements including MIS (online/offline).
∎ Self-motivated, adaptable, team player and passion for social development work.
∎ Willingness to transfer and travel at any place where UCEP Bangladesh has its program operation.
∎ The age limit would be maximum 35 years. Management has the right to make exceptions based on skills.

Responsibilities & Context:
∎ Contribute to analyze sectoral demand for skilled workforce and develop strategy for decent employment programme of UCEP Bangladesh in line with ILO’s “Decent Work Convention”.
∎ Contribute to plan and develop decent employment programme of UCEP Bangladesh and ensure its implementation incorporating the Social Inclusion Strategy.
∎ To assist in coordination of sectoral skills planning committees and ensure feedback sharing with TVET and skills development team.
∎ Contribute to establishing private sector networks at regional and central level and ensure proper functioning of the employer’s forum/council.
∎ To ensure industrial visits, attachments, OJA and apprenticeship for UCEP Bangladesh students.
∎ To provide career counseling to potential trainees so that they can choose their appropriate training course.
∎ To ensure decent employment and apprenticeship for the skills training graduates.
∎ To explore new partnerships and resource generation & establish and maintain liaison with potential employers in finding decent employment as well as in ensuring their participation in various processes or forums involving employers to UCEP programming.
∎ To coordinate with employer’s forum/council for gathering feedback, study findings, survey reports etc. and share the same with the respective colleagues with guidance from supervisor.
∎ To prepare reports through cross-checking data quality and ensure timely submission.
∎ To develop and maintain the trainee tracking mechanism with case studies.
∎ Promote and contribute to ongoing efforts towards gender equity, child protection, inclusiveness, accessibility and discrimination in the workplace and operations/activities/plans.
∎ To carry out any other relevant tasks assigned by the authority as and when necessary.
∎ Nature of Job: Project Staff.
∎ Job Purpose: To perform career counseling and ensuring decent employment, apprenticeship for UCEP Bangladesh’s TVET and skills training graduates in line with UCEP Bangladesh’s values, vision, mission, goals and relevant country laws. And coordinate with the institution’s and local employers for building relationships.
∎ Job Responsibilities:
∎ Contribute to analyze sectoral demand for skilled workforce and develop strategy for decent employment programme of UCEP Bangladesh in line with ILO’s “Decent Work Convention”.
∎ Contribute to plan and develop decent employment programme of UCEP Bangladesh and ensure its implementation incorporating the Social Inclusion Strategy.
∎ To assist in coordination of sectoral skills planning committees and ensure feedback sharing with TVET and skills development team.
∎ Contribute to establishing private sector networks at regional and central level and ensure proper functioning of the employer’s forum/council.
∎ To ensure industrial visits, attachments, OJA and apprenticeship for UCEP Bangladesh students.
∎ To provide career counseling to potential trainees so that they can choose their appropriate training course.
∎ To ensure decent employment and apprenticeship for the skills training graduates.
∎ To explore new partnerships and resource generation & establish and maintain liaison with potential employers in finding decent employment as well as in ensuring their participation in various processes or forums involving employers to UCEP programming.
∎ To coordinate with employer’s forum/council for gathering feedback, study findings, survey reports etc. and share the same with the respective colleagues with guidance from supervisor.
∎ To prepare reports through cross-checking data quality and ensure timely submission.
∎ To develop and maintain the trainee tracking mechanism with case studies.
∎ Promote and contribute to ongoing efforts towards gender equity, child protection, inclusiveness, accessibility and discrimination in the workplace and operations/activities/plans.
∎ To carry out any other relevant tasks assigned by the 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.

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Monthly  Consolidated Salary: BDT. 30,000/- 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 UCEP policies.

Employment Status: Contractual

Job Location: Chattogram, Gazipur

Read Before Apply:

***Without requisite qualifications and experience will not be considered. 

Apply Procedure

  Interested candidates should apply to https://jobs.ucepbd.org on or before July 13, 2025. 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: 13 Jul 2025

Category: NGO/Development