Employment Officer, NSEZ Project, Skills Development Expert

• At least 2 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): Healthcare Startup, Healthcare/Lifestyle product, NGO

• Bachelor/Honors

• At least 2 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): Healthcare Startup, Healthcare/Lifestyle product, NGO

• At least 2–3 years of hands-on experience in employment services, job placement, corporate/industry liaison, TVET/skills development projects, or youth livelihood initiatives.

• Prior experience working with industrial sectors (e.g., RMG, light engineering, electrical, manufacturing) or economic zones/EPZs is a strong advantage.

• Demonstrated relationship-building and interpersonal negotiation skills with commercial employers and enterprise HR departments.

• Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and mobile/digital data collection tools.

• Good oral and written communication skills in both English and Bangla.

• Familiarity with the local socio-economic context of Chattogram/Mirsharai (ability to communicate in the local dialect is advantageous).

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.

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.

The Senior Officer, Employment (Employment Officer) will support the planning, coordination, and execution of employment facilitation services under the Skills and Social Development (SSD) Program at the National Special Economic Zone (NSEZ), Mirsharai. The role focuses on industry liaison, job matching, coordinating factory-based On-the-Job Training (OJT), and tracking post-placement retention for project beneficiaries to achieve sustainable wage and self-employment outcomes.

Key Responsibilities:

• Establish and maintain working relationships with investor industries, factory management, and HR teams in NSEZ and adjacent industrial areas, and coordinate employer orientations, factory visits, and local job fairs to connect trainees with hiring enterprises.

• Continuously collect real-time job openings and entry-level workforce requirements from investor factories to align placement opportunities with training cohorts.

• Coordinate factory-based On-the-Job Training (OJT) placements and match certified TVET and skills training graduates with relevant wage-employment opportunities based on their Individual Beneficiary Records (IBRs) and career plans.

• Facilitate linkages with formal microfinance institutions and entrepreneurship development platforms to support beneficiaries pursuing self-employment or micro-enterprises.

• Conduct follow-up visits and assessments for at least three months after placement to track beneficiary retention and collect and verify employment evidence, including appointment/joining letters, workplace ID cards, and wage records.

• Monitor workplace conditions to verify compliance with Bangladesh Labor Law, decent work standards, and World Bank ESS2 requirements, including safe working conditions and anti-harassment/GBV safeguards.

• Maintain and update real-time beneficiary employment and tracking records in the project MIS and support the Employment Services Expert in preparing weekly, monthly, and quarterly employment progress reports.

• Support the documentation and resolution of employment-related feedback through the project’s Grievance Redress Mechanism (GRM).

Safeguarding Responsibilities:

• Ensure the safety of Programme Participants, people who come into contact with the organisation 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, Maternity/ Paternity Leave and others as per policy.