The Employment officer is responsible for the proper rollout of the Employment Services Centres (ESCs) and for the compliance of the ESCs in Saida and Tyre with their respective set objectives.
Description
Under the overall supervision of the UNRWA Employment coordinator
1) The Employment officer will be responsible for the day-to-day implementation and coordination of activities of the centres with the ESCs’ supervisors.
2) The Employment officer will assume responsibility for the provision of technical inputs, day-to-day monitoring and backstopping.
Specifically the Employment officer’ role is to
- Coordinate and inform on a day-to-day basis the Employment coordinator about the ESCs’ progresses, achievements, and main obstacles encountered;
- Act as the liaison between the UNRWA Employment coordinator and the ESCs Supervisors for any issues related to the implementation of the interventions, and for communication purposes;
- Follow-up and support the ESC Supervisors in the implementation of the strategy and achievement of objectives set for the centres;
- Generate synergies and set up a Network between ESCs for information sharing on jobseekers profiles, training and employment prospects available to the Palestinian community;
- Support the Counselling/placement officers of ESCs in the implementation of the strategy & guidelines for trainings and placement interventions;
- Ensure with the Counselling/placement officers that the referral of jobseekers to skill training opportunities comply with the strategy & guidelines developed by the Employment coordinator;
- Ensure with the Counselling/placement officers that the referral of jobseekers to job placements comply with the international standards of quality and decent jobs;
- Follow-up with and assist the ESC supervisors in the implementation of the Apprenticeship and On-the-job training component of the ESCs;
- Steer, assist and monitor the Outreach officers’ activities;
- Provide day-to-day technical support to ESCs staffs;
- Ensure that the Management Information System in place is properly functioning in all ESCs and that it responds to the needs of staffs;
- Coordinate and ensure the quality and accuracy of the monthly and quarterly monitoring reports prepared by the ESC Supervisors;
- Assist the Employment coordinator in the preparation of monitoring & evaluation reports;
- Assist the Employment coordinator in any other tasks (preparation of presentations, organizations of field visits, organization of roundtables with employers etc).
The incumbent must demonstrate the following qualifications and competencies
- A minimum of two years of relevant work experience;
- A University degree in Sociology, Social sciences, Economics, Business or Management
- Strong communication, liaison, facilitation, problem-solving skills;
- Knowledge of Lebanon context and the Employment issues affecting the Palestine refugees.
- Basic knowledge of Placement & counselling services is a plus;
Contact
Celine Calve
Programme analyst
+9611840490 ext:332
c.calve@unrwa.org
