Officer (Life Skills & Entrepreneurship Development)

Job Description

Title: Officer (Life Skills & Entrepreneurship Development)

Company Name: ENDEAVOUR Habiganj

Vacancy: 1

Age: At most 45 years

Job Location: Habiganj

Salary: --

Experience:

• At least 5 years

• Bachelor/Honors
• Masters

• Bachelor/Honors

• Master’s 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;

• Training in Life Skills/Soft Skills/Entrepreneurship Development/Business Management will be treated as extra quality;

• At least 5 years

• Age At most 45 years

• 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 will be an added advantage.
• Proficiency in online data management tools is highly preferable.
• At least 5 years of relevant experience in training & facilitation/ entrepreneurship/ business development.
• Work Station:
• Field Office. Extensive field visit across the country is required.
• Assignment Duration:
• 05 Years (30 June 2026 and annually renewable based on performance and project funding).

Endeavour “Ensure Development Activates for Vulnerable under Privileged Rural People’’ 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, Endeavour will implement the RAISE project in its catchment area. ENDEAVOUR is a Non-political, Non-commercial Social Developmental Organization which was since in 1994. It is registered under Social Welfare Department and NGO Affairs Bureau of Bangladesh. The detailed of the positions are given below. The detailed of the positions are given below.

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.

Qualified women are strongly encouraged to apply.

Endeavour the authority reserves the right to cancel one or any applications at any stage of the recruitment process.

Major Responsibilities

• 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 Management 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.

• Consolidated Tk. 47,700/- (BDT Forty-seven thousand seven hundred) per month and other admissible benefits as per Project/organization rules. (Inclusive of all applicable Tax as per the law of Bangladesh).