Livelihoods Officer (Markets and Job placement)

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Application process

All applicants must upload a cover letter and an updated CV (no longer than four pages) in English. Applications sent by email will not be considered.

 

Closing date for applications: 10 July 2020

For further information about the Danish Refugee Council, please consult our website drc.ngo.

اسم الشخص المسؤول: 
Karim Mikati
Contact Person Position: 
HR Specialist
البريد الالكتروني للشخص المسؤول: 
الوصف: 

The Danish Refugee Council assists refugees and internally displaced persons across the globe: we provide emergency aid, fight for their rights, and strengthen their opportunity for a brighter future. We work in conflict-affected areas, along the displacement routes, and in the countries where refugees settle. In cooperation with local communities, we strive for responsible and sustainable solutions. We work toward successful integration and – whenever possible – for the fulfilment of the wish to return home. The Danish Refugee Council was founded in Denmark in 1956.

About the job

The Livelihoods Officer will be based in North as a member of the Livelihoods department. The Livelihoods Officer will play a key role in implementing various Livelihoods programs in Hadatha Association. S/he will particularly focus on outreaching employers, creating a network in the market with several businesses and potential employers, provide placement opportunities for Work Based Learning and for job placement.

The officer will conduct daily follow-ups and data collection about the markets and job opportunities for DRC beneficiaries. The officer will also provide soft skills trainings for selected individuals, conduct awareness session decent work condition, as well as coordinate with relevant partners and activities within the Community Development Center.

 

Your main duties and responsibilities will be:

 

  • Actively lead the implementation of the livelihoods activities at Hadatha Association in a way that ensures coherence between planned activities and commitments outlined in project proposals.
  • Map employers from private sector and perform outreach to engage them in the possibility of hosting apprentices. Follow up and monitor apprenticeship placements to ensure a successful fit, a positive learning experience, and monitor compliance to grant requirements.
  • Map livelihood actors and training service providers and engage with them in the possibility of referring participants to their trainings, cash for work project, BDS programs etc. Follow up and monitor referred participants to ensure participants successfully received the needed service.
  • Visit employers (businesses), NGOs, UN agencies, vocational training providers to explain the role of the DRC Employment Center and its services, to obtain job vacancies, place and refer jobseekers on a weekly basis.
  • Conduct data collection on the local labor market and enter collected information on Job Vacancies, Training opportunities and self-employment support programs into the database and provide a list of job vacancy in the Community Development Center where DRC employment center is.
  • Monitor the division of sessions of courses, follow up curriculum execution, and monitor pre/post-tests and supervise vocational trainings and skills building trainings through collecting attendance sheets, executing spot checks, following up with beneficiaries to set the schedule.
  • Upon needs, the Livelihoods officer could also contribute to deliver Soft skills classes and awareness sessions and provide beneficiaries with relevant information on the Labour market, Lebanese regulations and their implications for Syrian and Lebanese.
  • Work closely with operational staff to ensure a proper management and follow up on order requests, payment requests and financial forecast of program activities. In particular, the Livelihoods Officer is in charge of all the HR and administration, including procurement, that is directly in relation with the job placement and private sector and assist in the recruitment of qualified and experienced staff, trainers, and consultants if required.
  • Work closely with the monitoring and evaluation department to facilitate monitoring and evaluation activities to ensure program implementation is on track and of highest quality, conduct field visits to ensure a quality work, ensure that project files are maintained, archived and up to date and all reporting and referrals is done through the relevant online platforms

 

 

About you

 

To be successful in this role we expect you to have a minimum of a Bachelor University degree; preferably related to international development, social sciences, economics, business, or education. Moreover, we also expect the following:

 

 

Required

 

  • 3 years’ minimum experience with INGOs, preferably in Livelihoods, or related sectors, which would include experience with the following activities:
    • Engagement with the private sector and providing job placement
    • Knowledge of the local labour market and livelihoods pathways for vulnerable individuals.
    • Conducting market assessments.
    • Training and facilitation for staff and community groups

 

In this position, you are expected to demonstrate DRC’ five core competencies: 

Striving for excellence: You focus on reaching results while ensuring an efficient process. 

Collaborating: You involve relevant parties and encourage feedback. 

Taking the lead: You take ownership and initiative while aiming for innovation. 

Communicating: You listen and speak effectively and honestly. 

Demonstrating integrity: Upholding and promoting the highest standards of ethical and professional conduct in relation to DRC’s values and Code of Conduct, including safeguarding against sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment.

We offer

 

Contract length: until 31 December 2020 (Pending Donor Approval)

Band/Level: H2,1 equivalent to 1750 USD (depending on years of experience)

Duty Station: NOL

Start date: First of August 2020

 

Salary and conditions will be in accordance with Danish Refugee Council’s Terms of Employment for Expatriates; please refer to drc.ngo under Vacancies. For questions regarding the vacancy please contact [email protected]

 

 

 

منتهية الصلاحية

ملاحظة:

دليل مدني، شبكة المجتمع المدني، يوفر للمنظمات منصة لنشر الوظائف, وليس مسؤول عن عملية التوظيف. كل منظمة مسجلة على دليل مدني هي مسؤولة بشكل فردي عن منشوراتها وعن عملية التوظيف.

آخر تاريخ التحديث: 
03 يوليو, 2020
قطاع(ات) التدخل:
اللاجئين
آخر مهلة للتقديم:
الجمعة, 10 يوليو 2020
نوع العقد:
دوام‬ ‫كامل‬
مدة الوظيفة:
Until 31st of December 2020
الراتب
1`750 USD
نطاق الراتب:
بين 1500 و 2000 (دولار أمريكي)
درجة التعليم:
بكالوريوس
تفاصيل درجة التعليم:
To be successful in this role we expect you to have a minimum of a Bachelor University degree; preferably related to international development, social sciences, economics, business, or education
متطلبات الخبرة:
بين 3 سنوات و5 سنوات
اللغة العربية:
بطلاقة
اللغة الانكليزية:
بطلاقة
اللغة الفرنسية:
غير مطلوب
البلد/المدينة: 
  • Lebanon
  • الشمال
randomness