Senior Officer, Employer Engagement, Skills Development Programme

Job Description

Title: Senior Officer, Employer Engagement, Skills Development Programme

Company Name: BRAC

Vacancy: --

Age: Na

Job Location: Dhaka

Salary: --

Experience:

• 3 to 4 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO

• Bachelor/Honors

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Human Resources, Development Studies, or a related field

• 3 to 4 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO

• Strong understanding of labor market dynamics and employment trends across sectors.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and networking skills.
• Experience organizing stakeholder events such as employer meetups, roundtables, or job fairs.
• Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams and external partners.
• Strong practical knowledge of job placement.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and database management.
• Experience working in the development or education/training sector is a plus.
• Ability to travel occasionally for field visits and employer engagement events.
• Experience Requirements:
• Minimum 3–4 years of relevant experience in employer engagement, job placement, career services, or industry partnerships.
• Benefits

Career Hub powered by BRAC is a one-stop platform offering skills training, career guidance, and job access. It bridges education and employment through seminars, workshops, counseling, and employer engagement to empower youth for the job market.

BRAC is an international development organisation founded in Bangladesh that partners with over 100 million people living with inequality and poverty globally to create sustainable opportunities to realise potential.

Are you passionate about a skilled next generation? Join our mission to empower young people through access to skills and decent employment. BRAC Skills Development Programme (SDP) supports young people who want to get involved in income-generating activities, with a particular focus on socially and

economically vulnerable groups, including women, persons with disabilities and people from minority communities. Working at brac is not like any other job. It is a platform where you can bring about real change for people who need it the most. We are not just dreaming of a better world, we are building it.

Join us to find the way.

About Career Hub Project

Career Hub powered by BRAC is a one-stop service centre that takes a 360-degree approach to tackling skills and information gaps in the labour market. This is a comprehensive career development platform designed to equip students and job seekers with essential skills, career guidance, and access to employment opportunities. Through seminars, workshops, counseling, and employer engagement, the Hub aims to bridge the gap between education and employment.

Job Summary:

The Senior Officer – Employer Engagement will play a key role in strengthening industry linkages to enhance job readiness among program participants. This position is responsible for organizing job readiness workshops and coordinating with industry experts and employers to facilitate practical, career-oriented training sessions.

Responsibilities:

● Plan, organize, and coordinate job readiness workshops for students and participants.

● Identify and engage with industry experts and employers to participate as guest speakers or facilitators in workshops.

● Collect and provide job vacancies among the university students and place them in the industry.

● Develop and maintain partnerships with relevant organizations, companies, and industry stakeholders to support workforce development initiatives.

● Mentor and give support to the university students regarding career pathways, higher study opportunities abroad, scholarship opportunities inside and outside the country for the university students, and provide training, feedback, and performance coaching.

● Prepare & update the job circular board for job seekers on a daily and weekly basis.

● Collaborate with internal teams to align employer engagement activities with training outcomes and program goals.

● Ensure high-quality execution of workshops by managing logistics, content alignment, and participant engagement.

● Monitor and evaluate workshop effectiveness and employer feedback to improve future engagement activities.

● Represent the organization at industry events, career fairs, and employer forums as needed.

● Maintain a database of employers, job opportunities, and placement records.

● Communicate with the vendor and arrange the logistics for conducting the workshop.

Safeguarding Responsibilities:

● Ensure the safety of Programme Participants, people who come into contact with the organization and team members from any harm, abuse, neglect, harassment and exploitation, including sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA), to achieve the programme’s goals of safeguarding implementation. Act as a key source of support, guidance, and expertise on safeguarding for establishing a safe working environment.

● Practice, promote and endorse the issues of safeguarding policy among team members and ensure the implementation of safeguarding standards in every course of action

● Follow the safeguarding reporting procedure in case any reportable incident takes place, and encourage others to do so.

Festival bonus, health and life insurance, and others as per policy.