Employment Officer / Field Coordinator

The project seeks to enable 18 community based organizations in 6 villages in the Jordan Valley and Ramallah District to effectively support disadvantaged young women and men to improve their economic and social status and advance their ability to participate in economic decision making. The project seeks to strengthen beneficiary communities through career counseling, vocational training, entrepreneurship and business start-up and development services, including the provision of sub-grants, as a strategy for poverty reduction.


The YWCA of Palestine is now seeking to hire qualified, experienced and motivated persons for the implementation of this project
 
Deadline for application for all posts is:26 January 2014
Duration of Employment:Three Years (with 1 year contract renewable   based on performance) Job Location:Project Office in Ramallah (with travel in Jericho and Ramallah Governorates) Employment Status:Full-time position
Start Date:Preferably 1 February 2014

Employment Office/ Field Coordinator

The Employment Officer will work under the supervision of the Business Development Services Manager to support the employment of disadvantaged young women and men.

The incumbent will have the following main responsibilities:

-Coordinate market analysis to collect data to develop appropriate livelihood and vocational strategies.
-Work on providing career counseling and employment placement services for the young people targeted beneficiaries in all localities.
-Establish contacts with private sector companies, NGOs and other potential employers for placement programs and on the job trainings for the vocational education trainees.
-Identify staffing requirements for local businesses and organizations in public and private sectors and follow up recruitment ads.
-Work in close coordination with the Business Development Service Manager to expand and diversify the marketing channels for small enterprises supported through the project
-In coordination with the M&E Officer, closely monitor status of employment and impact on beneficiaries
-Support the Business Development Services Manager to regularly submit reports to Project Manager                                          

Required Major Skills and Qualifications:
-Minimum Bachelors degree in business administration, development studies, social studies
-Good Knowledge of and network with the private sector and NGOs
-Minimum 2 years’ experience in business, marketing and/or communications. Experience in the area of placement and employment is an added value
-Fluency in  both Arabic and English;
-Good communications and computer skills

Qualified women and young people are strongly encouraged to apply for this position.

Candidates are invited to submit a CV and cover letter to jobsywca-palestine.org

By 26 January 2014, indicating clearly the position applying for. Any CV’s received after the deadline will not be considered.

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for interviews.

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