Project Officer - GESP Project

Job Description

Title: Project Officer - GESP Project

Company Name: UCEP Bangladesh

Vacancy: 1

Age: At most 40 years

Job Location: Kishoreganj

Salary: Negotiable

Experience:

• At least 5 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO

• B. Sc Engineering in any subject.

• At least 5 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO

• Age At most 40 years

• Minimum 05 years of proven experience in program management, preferably in TVET and skills development projects.

• Excellent command on communication skills in both Bangla and English.

• Excellent computer operating skill & conversant with MS Office package.

• Self-motivated, adaptable, team player and passion for social development works.

• Ability and willingness to travel.

• Age limit for the applicant would be maximum 40 years. Management has the right to make exceptions based on qualifications.

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 to implementing UCEP Bangladesh’s values, vision, mission and goals, and development of future strategy documents as needed.
• To support all aspects of the informal apprenticeship program, from recruitment to graduation.
• To support e with team to identify project-based learning opportunities for apprentices.
• To support Design, plan, and implement entrepreneurship development training programs and initiatives.
• To support in designing and developing the TVET and Skills Development programs of UCEP Bangladesh.
• To conduct training as required for the TVET and Skills Development programs of UCEP Bangladesh.
• Review and update vocational course and instructor guideline for providing skill training at selected Upazila.
• Support to develop and update market driven curricula & Manuals for skill training.
• Review and update Vocational training related manuals, guidelines, tools, formats, and other materials.
• Follow up and provide technical support for proper execution of the curriculum & manuals.
• To support development of CBLM, CSLB and other necessary materials.
• To analyze technical education programs, identify areas of improvement and provide necessary guidance for improvement.
• To support researches for identifying skills demand in coordination with other relevant experts and share/use the findings for programs development, communication and marketing.
• To support facilitating events and workshops with relevant personnel from BTEB, NSDC/NSDA, industry, ISC, training institutes and others for developing curricula and module for TVET and Skills Development programs.
• To assist in ensuring program quality of TVET and Skills Development programs in line with national guidelines.
• To support assessment of students and trainees.
• Deliver capacity support initiatives for the instructors on effective implementation of vocational training.
• Conduct quality monitoring of vocational skills training program.
• To assist in providing feedback to the Regional Management, Head of Technical Schools and other relevant personnel for improving program quality.
• To assist in developing and following up the process of training evaluation.
• To regularly visit programs at the field level and share/use the finding for program quality improvement
• To assist in developing and maintaining various TVET and Skills Development programme related partnerships.
• To host various visits of donors, government and other bodies relevant for TVET and skills development programs.
• To assist in planning, coordinating and facilitating capacity development of staff related to the TVET and skills development programs.
• To support in carrying out UCEP Training Institute related activities.
• To provide inputs for developing the organizational strategy, project proposal, business plan, business goals and other documents.
• To provide inputs in job-placement and community mobilization programs.
• To coordinate with field team as a focal person of different partnership projects related to TVET and Skills Development programs.
• To coordinate updating and following up of Project Management Guidelines.
• To contribute to prepare budget of TVET and Skills Development programme and guide its effective and efficient implementation.
• To prepare various reports required for the programs and other purpose of the organization.
• Keep liaison with relevant NGOs, GOB officials and TVET related organizations for effective program monitoring, evaluation, and research for enhancing quality of the TVET program. To represent UCEP Bangladesh in various TVET and Skills Development programme related forums and share the learning with others in the organization under the guidance of supervisor.
• 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 authority as and when necessary.

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Salary:

• Monthly consolidated BDT. 45,000/- (Forty-Five Thousand only)

  Income Tax or any other statutory deductions will be as per government rules and UCEP policies.

Other Benefits: N/A