22955
Vocational Training and Continuous Education Officer
Confidential
Syria
Hamah
Education/Training - Administrative - Humanitarian/Disasters
Project Based
Finished or Exempted (For male)
Bachelor/ License Degree
Background:
Unemployment especially among youth and women has always been a challenge for countries in the region, including Syria.
The unstable macroeconomic situation in Syria, alongside the devastating impact fo the continuous crisis in the country, as well as the loss of skilled labor, have resulted in serious imbalance in the labor market in Syria, resulting in high levels of poverty, limited access to job opportunities and limited access to marketable skills.
Investing in youth in Syria is essential for socio-economic recovery and building the country’s future. Within this perspective, unemployment among youth is a critical issue to address. While education and Technical Vocational and Educational Training (TVET) are directly related to labor market dynamics, mismatches between supply and demand and between skills and job
requirements remain as serious challenges and providing the right skills sets and competencies meeting the labor market requirements is essential to boost employment and consequently economic growth and sustainable development. Given the huge human capital loss caused by the crisis and disruption of schooling and education, the urgency of youth specific employment intervention becomes crucial.
In response to the above, UNDP through its active labor market program intend to develop an active employment network targeting disadvantaged youth with a set of services that supports sustainable job creation by bridging supply and demand in the labor market. therefore, in partnership with the Ministry of Social Affaire and Labor (MoSAL), UNDP established a network
of employment and youth empowerment centers to facilitate youth connection with different kind of employment support services.
Purpose and Objectives:
The overall objective of these centers is to boost employability of youth and improve their access to job opportunities.
The purpose of the centers is to improve the youth ability to efficiently participate in the labor market in Syria.
The specific objectives of Vocational Training and Continuous Education services are:
- To help disadvantaged youth deal with career related challenges and to facilitate their access to labor market and support their career path through providing them with career development support service covering a wide range of employable and marketable vocational and skills training.
- Improve youth chances, especially new graduates, to enter labor market in Syria. Target Groups:
- Unemployed youth with low level of education and limited access to skills development programs.
- Unemployed women with low level of education and limited access to skills development programs.
- Newly graduate “Youth in Transition” willing to improve their chances of entering labor market.
Organizational Context:
The Vocational Training and Continuous Education Officer will report directly to the related Center Coordinator
Duties and Responsibilities
1. Planning:
- Provide related input and support in the planning process led by the center coordinator for the vocational training and continuous education in particular and to the center’s plan in general.
2. Skills Needs Assessment:
- Participate in skills needs assessments conducted at local level.
- Identify the vocational and skills development training topics to be offered.
- Collaborate with the career guidance officer to better develop training that responds to the needs and requirements of both labor market and targeted youth potential career path.
3. Vocational and Skills Training:
- Manage the designing and delivering market-oriented training courses (supplied by outsourcing expert service providers), specifically targeting the most vulnerable youth and women groups with low level of education and limited access to skills development programs.
- Manage the designing and delivering continuous education training courses (supplied by outsourcing expert service providers), specifically targeting new graduates to enhance their job opportunities. Training courses include language, literacy and computer driving skills.
4. Approach Labor Market:
- Collaborate with Career Guidance Officer to plan approaching labor market training including job search assistance, curriculum vitae writing, job interview technics and self-promotion.
5. Employability Skills:
- Collaborate with Career Guidance Officer to plan employability skills training including communication, teamwork, panning and organizing and self-management.
6. Database:
- Provide continuous input to the center’s beneficiaries’ database managed by the Career Guidance Officer.
7. Monitoring and Evaluation:
- Provide continuous regular qualitative and quantitative inputs regarding vocational and skills courses and continuous education programs.
- Submit monthly progress reports to the center coordinator providing elaborated details about progress against the TVET plan and achievements against targets. As well it should highlight challenges and obstacles.
Unemployment especially among youth and women has always been a challenge for countries in the region, including Syria.
The unstable macroeconomic situation in Syria, alongside the devastating impact fo the continuous crisis in the country, as well as the loss of skilled labor, have resulted in serious imbalance in the labor market in Syria, resulting in high levels of poverty, limited access to job opportunities and limited access to marketable skills.
Investing in youth in Syria is essential for socio-economic recovery and building the country’s future. Within this perspective, unemployment among youth is a critical issue to address. While education and Technical Vocational and Educational Training (TVET) are directly related to labor market dynamics, mismatches between supply and demand and between skills and job
requirements remain as serious challenges and providing the right skills sets and competencies meeting the labor market requirements is essential to boost employment and consequently economic growth and sustainable development. Given the huge human capital loss caused by the crisis and disruption of schooling and education, the urgency of youth specific employment intervention becomes crucial.
In response to the above, UNDP through its active labor market program intend to develop an active employment network targeting disadvantaged youth with a set of services that supports sustainable job creation by bridging supply and demand in the labor market. therefore, in partnership with the Ministry of Social Affaire and Labor (MoSAL), UNDP established a network
of employment and youth empowerment centers to facilitate youth connection with different kind of employment support services.
Purpose and Objectives:
The overall objective of these centers is to boost employability of youth and improve their access to job opportunities.
The purpose of the centers is to improve the youth ability to efficiently participate in the labor market in Syria.
The specific objectives of Vocational Training and Continuous Education services are:
- To help disadvantaged youth deal with career related challenges and to facilitate their access to labor market and support their career path through providing them with career development support service covering a wide range of employable and marketable vocational and skills training.
- Improve youth chances, especially new graduates, to enter labor market in Syria. Target Groups:
- Unemployed youth with low level of education and limited access to skills development programs.
- Unemployed women with low level of education and limited access to skills development programs.
- Newly graduate “Youth in Transition” willing to improve their chances of entering labor market.
Organizational Context:
The Vocational Training and Continuous Education Officer will report directly to the related Center Coordinator
Duties and Responsibilities
1. Planning:
- Provide related input and support in the planning process led by the center coordinator for the vocational training and continuous education in particular and to the center’s plan in general.
2. Skills Needs Assessment:
- Participate in skills needs assessments conducted at local level.
- Identify the vocational and skills development training topics to be offered.
- Collaborate with the career guidance officer to better develop training that responds to the needs and requirements of both labor market and targeted youth potential career path.
3. Vocational and Skills Training:
- Manage the designing and delivering market-oriented training courses (supplied by outsourcing expert service providers), specifically targeting the most vulnerable youth and women groups with low level of education and limited access to skills development programs.
- Manage the designing and delivering continuous education training courses (supplied by outsourcing expert service providers), specifically targeting new graduates to enhance their job opportunities. Training courses include language, literacy and computer driving skills.
4. Approach Labor Market:
- Collaborate with Career Guidance Officer to plan approaching labor market training including job search assistance, curriculum vitae writing, job interview technics and self-promotion.
5. Employability Skills:
- Collaborate with Career Guidance Officer to plan employability skills training including communication, teamwork, panning and organizing and self-management.
6. Database:
- Provide continuous input to the center’s beneficiaries’ database managed by the Career Guidance Officer.
7. Monitoring and Evaluation:
- Provide continuous regular qualitative and quantitative inputs regarding vocational and skills courses and continuous education programs.
- Submit monthly progress reports to the center coordinator providing elaborated details about progress against the TVET plan and achievements against targets. As well it should highlight challenges and obstacles.
Education:
- Bachelor’s Degree in management, Administration, Business or related fields.
Experience:
- At least 3 years of professional experience in training programs planning and delivering.
Language Requirements:
- Proficiency in Arabic.
- Working knowledge of English is an asset
Skills:
- Strong communication skills
- Relevant computer skills
- Bachelor’s Degree in management, Administration, Business or related fields.
Experience:
- At least 3 years of professional experience in training programs planning and delivering.
Language Requirements:
- Proficiency in Arabic.
- Working knowledge of English is an asset
Skills:
- Strong communication skills
- Relevant computer skills
Negotiable
Consultancy Company
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May 18, 2020
Jun 10, 2020
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