Placement officer

Placement officer Vocational training – short courses

Under the reasonability of the Head of Mission and the operational management of the Project Coordinator, IECD is searching for a PLACEMENT OFFICER (m/w) to comply with the following activities:

1. Prepare beneficiaries for professional integration

• Organize individual meetings with students during the training period to learn about their background, experience, and current achievements
• Follow up with the trainers on each student
• Facilitate a career session for each trainee to support job/internship search and advise on career paths
• Visit the trainees in their internship places and collect feedback and evaluation from their employers
• Individual follow up on the students and update files in the database
• Coordinate with the CSO of the Salesian Don Bosco school in placement efforts for trainees

2. Reporting

• Report on activities according to the project requirements
• Support the Project Coordinator in additional reporting needs
• Fill regularly the database (including qualitative comments), make sure the data is up to date before monthly reports
• Analyze impact, report on main challenges and suggest solutions for improvement
• Record any noticeable trends, identify difficulties and potential solutions to improve the placement rate
• Participate in training on the monitoring tools and report in any possible improvement

3. Foster a network with potential employers and economic players

• Create a database with potential employers in the targeted area
• Foster and develop good relationships with potential employers and economic players
• Link trainees and employers matching capacities and needs
• Identify internship and employment opportunities.
• Collect feedback from employers on their response or need for different or new skills
• Provide recommendations for curricula adaptation or new training paths

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Arab language is compulsory

Education: University degree in education or business

Experience: 2 years at least in the private, public or NGO sector.

• Experience in education (esp vocational training) is of advantage
• Experience in projects to promote youth employability is a plus

Competencies :

• Able of independent, autonomous work
• Good level in English written and spoken
• Good knowledge of the vocational training environment and the business ecosystem in the Bethlehem area
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

Qualities :

• Commitment with vulnerable parts of the Palestinian society
• Very good organization skills with a high level of adaptability and flexibility
• Able to work in a team
• Interested in human development and capacity building
• Compliance with IECD values: focus on the person, principle of service and professional commitment.

Please send your CV and motivation letter

• With the reference « Palestine –  Placement-ST »

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