Job ID
24660
Job Title
Career Development & Employment Guidance Officer
To work for
IC & I
Country
Syria
City
Aleppo
Field of Work
Administrative - R&D | Projects - Humanitarian/Disasters
Job Type
Project Based
Military service
Finished or Exempted (For male)
Minimum Education Level
Bachelor/ License Degree
Responsibilities
Context
YEP Youth Empowerment Project: The overall objective of the project is to boost the employability of the youth and improving their access to opportunities through the establishment of employment services to facilitate youth connection to different kind of employment services.
Objectives of the Assignment
Career Development & Employment Guidance Officer manages the delivery of career development and employment guidance services including career coaching and counseling, approaching the labor market, employability skills and networking, database management and beneficiary’s follow up. He/She coordinates with the other two officers in the center and reports to the Center’s Coordinator
Scope of work (Indicate if this is Time-Based Contract or Output Based)
Time-Based Contract
Final product/Deliverables (For Output Based Contracts, clearly indicate milestones and percentage of total lump sum that will be paid for completion of each milestone)
1. Planning:
Provide related input and support in the planning process led by the center coordinator for the career coaching and counseling and to the center’s plan in general.
2. Career Coaching and Counseling
- Organize and deliver individual career counseling sessions targeting youth aim at identifying their preferences, personal qualifications and characteristics, experience, needs, strengths and weaknesses considering the local context, labor market updates and training and educational possibilities
- Draw, as a result of the career counseling sessions, individual career path, identifying the relevant skills, training requirements, and potential opportunities.
- Link youth individually, based on their career path, with labor market.
3. Approach Labor Market
- Suggest and assist the VT and Continuous Education officer in planning approaching labor market training including job search assistance, curriculum vitae writing, job interview technics and self-promotion.
4. Employability Skills:
- Planning, organizing, and implementing employability skills training including communication, teamwork, planning and organizing and self-management.
- Organize targeted youth participation in local and regional job fairs.
5. Networking:
- Plan and carry out continuous networking with potential private sector employers to allow job seekers learn about job opportunities and to identify vocational and skills competencies required in the labor market.
- Provide targeted youth with access to a wide range of available job opportunities, advertisements and vacancies and assist youth in signing up for job fairs.
6. Database:
- Manage the centers’ beneficiaries’ database that captures related information about their qualifications, services received, and skills acquired through the center and their employment status.
7. Post Service Follow-up
- Plan and carry out post-service follow up of center’s beneficiaries to ensure their participation in labor market for at least six months.
- Plan and organize employment support workshops under different topics.
8. Monitoring and Evaluation
- Analyze the data captured in the center’s database about the beneficiaries in order to assess the effectiveness and efficiency of provided services and the potential future development of these services.
- Provide continuous regular inputs assisting in identifying skills needs assessment, designing short term vocational and skills courses and continuous education programs
- Provide continuous regular inputs assisting in identifying entrepreneurial skills assessment and in designing related skills
- Submit monthly progress reports to the center’s coordinator providing elaborated details about progress against the career guidance plan and achievements against targets. As well it should highlight challenges and obstacles.
YEP Youth Empowerment Project: The overall objective of the project is to boost the employability of the youth and improving their access to opportunities through the establishment of employment services to facilitate youth connection to different kind of employment services.
Objectives of the Assignment
Career Development & Employment Guidance Officer manages the delivery of career development and employment guidance services including career coaching and counseling, approaching the labor market, employability skills and networking, database management and beneficiary’s follow up. He/She coordinates with the other two officers in the center and reports to the Center’s Coordinator
Scope of work (Indicate if this is Time-Based Contract or Output Based)
Time-Based Contract
Final product/Deliverables (For Output Based Contracts, clearly indicate milestones and percentage of total lump sum that will be paid for completion of each milestone)
1. Planning:
Provide related input and support in the planning process led by the center coordinator for the career coaching and counseling and to the center’s plan in general.
2. Career Coaching and Counseling
- Organize and deliver individual career counseling sessions targeting youth aim at identifying their preferences, personal qualifications and characteristics, experience, needs, strengths and weaknesses considering the local context, labor market updates and training and educational possibilities
- Draw, as a result of the career counseling sessions, individual career path, identifying the relevant skills, training requirements, and potential opportunities.
- Link youth individually, based on their career path, with labor market.
3. Approach Labor Market
- Suggest and assist the VT and Continuous Education officer in planning approaching labor market training including job search assistance, curriculum vitae writing, job interview technics and self-promotion.
4. Employability Skills:
- Planning, organizing, and implementing employability skills training including communication, teamwork, planning and organizing and self-management.
- Organize targeted youth participation in local and regional job fairs.
5. Networking:
- Plan and carry out continuous networking with potential private sector employers to allow job seekers learn about job opportunities and to identify vocational and skills competencies required in the labor market.
- Provide targeted youth with access to a wide range of available job opportunities, advertisements and vacancies and assist youth in signing up for job fairs.
6. Database:
- Manage the centers’ beneficiaries’ database that captures related information about their qualifications, services received, and skills acquired through the center and their employment status.
7. Post Service Follow-up
- Plan and carry out post-service follow up of center’s beneficiaries to ensure their participation in labor market for at least six months.
- Plan and organize employment support workshops under different topics.
8. Monitoring and Evaluation
- Analyze the data captured in the center’s database about the beneficiaries in order to assess the effectiveness and efficiency of provided services and the potential future development of these services.
- Provide continuous regular inputs assisting in identifying skills needs assessment, designing short term vocational and skills courses and continuous education programs
- Provide continuous regular inputs assisting in identifying entrepreneurial skills assessment and in designing related skills
- Submit monthly progress reports to the center’s coordinator providing elaborated details about progress against the career guidance plan and achievements against targets. As well it should highlight challenges and obstacles.
Qualifications
Recruitment Qualifications
Education:
Bachelor’s Degree in management, Administration or Business-related fields.
Experience:
- At least 3 years of professional experience in business planning and management related areas
- Relevant experience in human resources management and development is an asset.
Language Requirements:
- Proficiency in Arabic
- Working knowledge of English is an asset Skills
Education:
Bachelor’s Degree in management, Administration or Business-related fields.
Experience:
- At least 3 years of professional experience in business planning and management related areas
- Relevant experience in human resources management and development is an asset.
Language Requirements:
- Proficiency in Arabic
- Working knowledge of English is an asset Skills
Specific Vacancy Requirements
ompetencies
Core Competencies:
- Leadership: ability to persuade others to follow;
- Teamwork: the ability to motivate other people and good teamwork and interpersonal skills
- Communication: excellent listening, verbal and written communication skills, adapt, persuade and transform
- delivery: ability to get things done
Functional Competencies:
- Ability to assess beneficiaries' needs based on different assessment tools and techniques and identify situations requiring referral to specialized services
- Knowledge of career developmental issues and the dynamics of vocational behavior
- Knowledge of local services or agencies for job
- Knowledge of career planning materials and computer-based career information systems, the Internet, and other online resources
- Ability to plan, design, and implement lifelong career development programs and interventions
- Knowledge of decision-making and transition models to prepare and plan for transitional stages
- Counseling and use individual counseling techniques
- Ability to help beneficiaries to build their career and life project
- Understand the main factors related to the personal development of beneficiaries and the dynamics of their individual behavior
Core Competencies:
- Leadership: ability to persuade others to follow;
- Teamwork: the ability to motivate other people and good teamwork and interpersonal skills
- Communication: excellent listening, verbal and written communication skills, adapt, persuade and transform
- delivery: ability to get things done
Functional Competencies:
- Ability to assess beneficiaries' needs based on different assessment tools and techniques and identify situations requiring referral to specialized services
- Knowledge of career developmental issues and the dynamics of vocational behavior
- Knowledge of local services or agencies for job
- Knowledge of career planning materials and computer-based career information systems, the Internet, and other online resources
- Ability to plan, design, and implement lifelong career development programs and interventions
- Knowledge of decision-making and transition models to prepare and plan for transitional stages
- Counseling and use individual counseling techniques
- Ability to help beneficiaries to build their career and life project
- Understand the main factors related to the personal development of beneficiaries and the dynamics of their individual behavior
Salary and Benefits
- This position is with ICI for the benefit of UNDP Youth Empowerment Project.
- Candidates with more than 3 months Third Party Personnel contract validity, will not be eligible to apply for this position
- Duration and Type of Assignment: 1 Year and 15 days
- Candidates with more than 3 months Third Party Personnel contract validity, will not be eligible to apply for this position
- Duration and Type of Assignment: 1 Year and 15 days
About us
Consultancy Company
Required employees number
1
Posted On
Jan 07, 2021
Expiry Date
Jan 23, 2021
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CV Language
English