A loving home for every child

VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

SOS Children's Village International in Bangladesh (www.sos-bangladesh.org) is a non-governmental social devolvement organisation provides care for the children who have lost parental care or who are at risk of losing parental care and deprived of caring family environment. SOS Children’s Village International is probably the largest private child welfare humanitarian organization working more than 130 countries and territories in the world. In Bangladesh, we started our operations in Dhaka in 1972, and since then we have expanded our activities from here to Rajshahi, Khulna, Bagerhat, Chattogram, Bogura and Sylhet.

Our Programmes contribute to delivering on SDGs with a special focus on our target group to improve national social protection system, fighting inequalities, promoting access to quality education, strengthening youth employability and ending violence against children.

SOS Bangladesh is seeking competent candidates for the smooth operation of the following position.

Position: Project Officer- Job Placement and Career Services 

Location of Job: Any SOS Location in Bangladesh

Nature of Job: Fixed Term Contract (Yearly renewable based on performance)

Area of Key Responsibilities:

  • Provide one-on-one and group career counseling sessions to youth.
  • Assist youth in developing resumes, cover letters, and interview skills.
  • Conduct orientation and workshops on job search techniques, career planning, and workplace readiness.
  • Establish and manage MoUs with employers for youth employment and on-the-job training.
  • Identify individual strengths, skills, and career goals of youth participants.
  • Organize and facilitate training sessions, workshops, and mentoring programs.
  • Identify and engage with private sector companies, industry associations, and employment agencies to generate placement and internship opportunities.
  • Collect and share job vacancy information with youth participants.
  • Facilitate linkages between employers and job-ready youth.
  • Organize job fairs, campus recruitment events, and employer–youth networking sessions.
  • Negotiate internship and apprenticeship opportunities for youth.
  • Work closely with the training team to align skill-building activities with market demand.
  • Work closely with training institutions, career guidance centers, and consortium partners.
  • Collaborate with other project officers to identify employment trends and opportunities.
  • Support program implementation and contribute to achieving placement targets.
  • Monitor and follow up with placed youth to ensure job retention and satisfaction.
  • Contribute to donor and project reports with accurate placement statistics and qualitative outcomes.
  • Document and share lessons learned, best practices, and innovative approaches in employability.
  • Prepare periodic reports on placement outcomes, challenges, and success stories.
  • Maintain an up-to-date database of youth participants, job placements, and employer contacts.
  • Contribute to project monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEAL) processes.

Qualification & Experience:

  • Graduation degree in any discipline (preferably in Business Administration, Human Resource Management, Development Studies, or Social Science). At least 2nd Division/Class or equivalent in all public examinations.
  • Minimum 5 years’ experience in job placement, career counseling, or youth employment programs, preferably in development or TVET settings.
  • Proven experience in private sector engagement, internship coordination, or employment facilitation.
  • Knowledge of labor market dynamics, youth employability frameworks, and green job opportunities
  • Adequate knowledge and skills in computer applications, especially MS Office packages, digital communication tools, and flexibility to work with project management software.

Salary & Benefits: As per Organisation Policy (Negotiable for highly competent candidates).

SOS Children’s Villages provide equal employment opportunities to all employees & qualified applicants without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, ancestry, national origin, age, disability, marital status, or class. SOS Children´s Villages complies with all applicable laws governing non-discrimination in employment. We strictly follow the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child and zero-tolerance neither on sexual exploitation, harassment and abuse nor fraud and corruption, amongst other safeguarding aspects. All co-workers must understand, respect and follow the rights of children to live without fear of abuse. The organization cherishes a non-smoking working environment.

Application through the prescribed form is mandatory. An application without the prescribed form will be automatically rejected. Competent women are encouraged to apply.

SOS Bangladesh reserves the rights to accept or reject your application at any stage and only short-listed candidates will be called for Interview.

Interested Candidates are requested to apply online through e-mail at jobs@sos-bangladesh.org  (mentioning the Position Name applied for in the subject of the e-mail) with a Cover Letter along with our prescribed “Employment Application Form” (please download from www.sos-bangladesh.org/download) in PDF format & rename in your full name & e-mail to “Director-HR, SOS Children's Village International in Bangladesh” on or before 16 November 2025