Officer (Life Skills & Entrepreneurship Development)

Job Description

Title: Officer (Life Skills & Entrepreneurship Development)

Company Name: Community Development Centre-CODEC

Vacancy: 01

Job Location: Bagerhat, Barishal, Chattogram, Laksmipur, Noakhali, Patuakhali

Employment Status: Contractual

Educational Requirements:
∎ Masters degree in any discipline
∎ Master’s Degree degree preferably in Economics/ Development Studies/ Social Work/Social Welfare/ Sociology/ Business Administration or BSc Engineering in CSE/ EEE/Civil/Mechanical from any Govt. approved university;
∎ More than one 3rd Division/Class in examinations will not be accepted;

Experience Requirements:
∎ At most 5 year(s)
∎ The applicants should have experience in the following area(s): NGO
∎ The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO

Job Context:
∎ CODEC is an inheritor of DANIDA Bangladesh derived from couple of project intervention explicitly DANIDA Boat Building Project and Boat Rental Scheme. CODEC has been working as a people centered development organization since 1985. CODEC has been growing and evolving into efficient and effective non-governmental development organization in the coastal area of Bangladesh. From the beginning of its development intervention CODEC started its activities only with the fisher folk communities but over the period CODEC now extended its working area with other disadvantaged coastal communities along with the fisher folk community in the exposed coastal districts in Bangladesh.
∎ Community Development Centre (CODEC) is working in the coastal districts of Bangladesh since 1985. CODEC is working in the field of Micro-Finance from the inception. CODEC is also implementing different Development projects in the field of Education, Livelihood support, Environment, Legal Service, Humanitarian Field, Advocacy, Health & Nutrition etc. The aim of CODEC is to provide support and assistance to the disadvantaged coastal communities in their day to day struggle.
∎ Community Development Centre (CODEC) is launching a project titled ‘Recovery and Advancement of Informal Sector Employment (RAISE)’ jointly financed by the Government of Bangladesh and Palli Karma-Sahayak Foundation (PKSF). The goal of the project is to provide services that can enhance earning opportunities for low-income urban youth, and urban youth impacted by COVID-19.
∎ The RAISE project has been implementing across the country through selected Partner Organizations of PKSF. As a Partner organization of PKSF, CODEC will implement the RAISE project in its catchment area.
∎ CODEC is seeking competent project management professionals under the RAISE project.

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Major Responsibilities -
∎ The Officer (Life Skills & Entrepreneurship Development) is responsible for facilitating how to gain confidence and move forward in life and supporting to economic empowerment of youth and micro-entrepreneurs. The Officer will be responsible for delivering life skills and entrepreneurship development sessions and monitoring the program participants.
∎ Facilitate sessions on growth mindset, emotional intelligence, team building, adaptability, networking & collaboration, business management & entrepreneurship development with leadership & healthy role modeling to youth;
∎ Establish linkage with local enterprises and entrepreneurs and other relevant stakeholders for employment (self and wage) creation and take feedback from the employers and apprentices regarding training & employment;
∎ Assist the Business Mangaement trainees in developing Business Plans and monitor & mentor the trainees during their employment;
∎ Check attendance record, quality of training, beneficiary grievances, progress on business plan and future aspirations;
∎ Assist in organizing seminars, workshops, training, and other community mobilization programs;
∎ Assist in preparing monthly, quarterly and half yearly progress reports in time; and
∎ Perform any other tasks assigned by the management.

Additional Requirements:
∎ Age at most 45 years
∎ Both males and females are allowed to apply
∎ Training in Life Skills/Soft Skills/Entrepreneurship Development/Business Management will be treated as extra quality;
∎ Have experience working with youth and micro-entrepreneurs;
∎ Good operating skills of Microsoft Office package; and
∎ Required to have excellent communication skills (written and verbal) in English & Bangla;
∎ Understanding and speaking the local language of the project area is an advantage.

Salary:
∎ Tk. 45000 (Monthly)
∎ Consolidated Tk. 45,000/- (BDT Forty Five Thousand) per month and other admissible benefits as per Project/organization rules. (Inclusive of all applicable Tax as per the law of Bangladesh)

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ As per Organizational Rules.

Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.

Application Deadline: 20 Jul 2022

Company Information:
∎ 29 Jun 2022
∎ Community Development Centre-CODEC
∎ Address : Plot-02, Road-02, Lake Valley R/A, Hazi Jafor Ali Road, Foy's Lake, Khulshi, Chattogram, Bangladesh.
∎ Web : https://codec.org.bd/
∎ Business : CODEC is a National NGO working with the disadvantage coastal and fisherflok communities for their socio-cultural and economic development.

Category: NGO/Development

Source: bdjobs.com

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