Project Officer, Market Linkage, Humanitarian Development Context Nexus (HDC), HCMP

• At least 2 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): Development Agency, NGO

• Bachelor/Honors

• Bachelor’s or any equivalent degree in Development Studies, Business Administration, Vocational Education from any UGC approved reputed University/ Institute

• Training or certification in market linkage, job placement, entrepreneurship or business development, or apprenticeship/work-based learning is preferred

• At least 2 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): Development Agency, NGO

Knowledge:

● Knowledge of relevant Market Linkage, livelihood, coordination, monitoring, report writing, presentation preparation, and safeguarding.

● Knowledge of people management.

Skills:

● Ability to establish and maintain good working relationships with stakeholders in a sensitive environment.

● Must have proven practical expertise in Market Linkage especially engagement of graduate learners in wage and Self livelihood Activities.

● Effective communication and presentation skills.

● Have computer skills with all Microsoft Office programs (MS Word, Power Point, and Excel).

● Working knowledge of MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and basic data/MIS reporting

● Excellent influencing, negotiating and communication skills.

● Excellent organization, and coordination skills.

Competencies:

● Demonstrated ability to think technically, prioritize and meet deadlines in a challenging environment; must be culturally sensitive.

● Ability to operate in a multipurpose organization, across functions and work on own initiative and collaboratively as part of diverse teams.

● The applicants should have experience in the volunteer placement.

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.

Job Purpose:

Ensuring Market Linkage Related Activity delivery and support to the Deputy project Manager -Market Linkage. Engagement Self and Wage Employment is primarily to facilitate the self and wage employment of the skills graduates, and to work with other stakeholders in the Host and camps that is relevant to that task under the guidance of Deputy Project Manager (Market linkage).

Major Responsibilities:

The role of Project Officer-Market Linkage Self and Wage Employment is primarily to facilitate the self and wage employment of the skills graduates, and to work with other stakeholders in the camps that is relevant to those tasks under the guidance of Deputy Project Manager (Market linkage).

• Market linkage of the skills graduates for informal wage employment.

• Mapping of potential stakeholders for self & wage employment and maintaining liaison with them.

• Facilitate wage employment of the skills graduates as volunteers with BRAC and other organizations.

• Support and facilitate self-employment of the skills graduate’s business subsector.

• Follow up, tracking and database maintenance of the employment & earnings of the skills graduates, and reporting of the wage and Self information of the graduates.

• Explore and find the institutional participants (volunteer already engaged in jobs) for skills training.

• Lead the role of the participant selection process for vocational training

• Volunteer recruitment, management, and documentation as per procedure/practice.

• Make monthly payments to volunteers, skill training participants, laborers, utility bills, house/land rent, and others.

• Support to the Deputy Project Manager- Market Linkage to contract/renewal of the contract training of Master craft Person (MCP), Skill Trainer and Technical Trainer.

• Training facilitation offer career counseling to the skills participants under the guidance of the supervisor.

• Provide overall technical expertise guidance and management to the self-employed skills graduates.

• Regular field visit, monitor, document and report work progress on daily and weekly basis..

Safeguarding:

• 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

• Medical allowance,Mobile bill,Weekly 2 holidays
• Salary Review: Yearly
• Festival Bonus: 2

• Health & Life Insurance

• Paternity/ Maternity leave and

• Others as per Organisation policy