Skills Coordinator; Skills Development Progarmme (Contractual)

Job Description

Title: Skills Coordinator; Skills Development Progarmme (Contractual)

Company Name: BRAC

Vacancy: Not specific

Job Location: Cox's Bazar

Employment Status: Contractual

Educational Requirements:
∎ Bachelor’s in Social Science/ Economics or any relevant subject from any recognised university/ institution.

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 4 year(s)

Job Context:
∎ 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.
∎ JOB PURPOSE: In this position, you will play a pivotal role in the project as a technical staff. Your level of engagement will be distributed equally between Rohingya refugees (Component I) and host community (Component II). You will ensure that the technical aspects of skills training courses for the Rohingya refugee and host communities are in alignment with the project goal and meet the standards agreed upon by the project consortium. Moreover, you will also support the implementation of programme activities ensuring quality and real-time coordination between component leads (BRAC) of ISEC project (Improving Skills and Economic Opportunities in Cox’s Bazar Project).
∎ SAFEGUARDING RESPONSIBILITIES
∎ Ensure the safety of team members from any harm, abuse, neglect, harassment and exploitation to achieve the programme’s goals on 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.

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Provide technical support for skills development interventions in Cox’s Bazar targeting youth and women in both Rohingya refugee (Component I) and host communities (Component II).
∎ Develop related modules and materials that will support vulnerable youths from host and local communities engaged in diversified vocational skills interventions.
∎ Ensure technical coordination of project performance and project operations with all stakeholders.
∎ Provide technical support and supervision to local partner organisations working with BRAC on skills development.
∎ Develop competency standards based on demand and coordinate with government authority to vet the materials.
∎ Track and disseminate project learning among the stakeholders, and use the knowledge as advocacy agenda.
∎ Coordinate and monitor skills development interventions and activities to ensure quality by following respective skills development framework.
∎ Support capturing the outcome and impact of skills development activities and provide timely feedback to achieve the desired goal.
∎ Carry out training and develop the capacity of BRAC staff and partner staff to implement a quality project.
∎ Maintain liaison and coordination with relevant government departments/ local govt. institutions at divisional, district and Upazilla levels, and with NGOs, CSOs, relevant BRAC programmes and other stakeholders according to the requirement.
∎ Prepare report and other documents according to donor and management requirements.
∎ Extend support to financial operations, procurement, accounting and administrative works relevant to the project.

Additional Requirements:
∎ Age at least 14 years
∎ Sound knowledge of development of skills training modules and materials.
∎ Knowledge of Rohingya refugee-related humanitarian crisis in Cox’s Bazar and Bhasan Char.
∎ Knowledge of competency standards for various skills training.
∎ Good oral and written communication skills in Bangla and English.
∎ Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (i.e., MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
∎ Capacity to work independently in the field with minimum supervision.
∎ Ability to maintain high morale with integrity and honesty.
∎ Strong team playing attitude to support colleagues and extended communities across the organisation.
∎ Ability to adapt to new technologies and tools, and willingness to manage multiple assignments and tight deadlines.
∎ Ability to travel at least 25% of the time.
∎ Creativity; result focus; adaptability.
∎ Minimum 04 years’ experience in related field.

Salary: Negotiable

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Festival Bonus, Health and life Insurance and others as per organisation policy.

Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.

Application Deadline: 6 Jul 2023

Company Information:
∎ 25 Jun 2023
∎ BRAC
∎ Business : 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.

Category: NGO/Development

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