Save the Children invites applications for the above-mentioned position. We are committed to equal employment opportunities, regardless of gender, sexual orientation, race, colour, ethnic origin, nationality, disability, age, or beliefs and religion. We are committed to diversifying our staff to better represent the communities, we serve and actively welcome underrepresented groups to apply.

The Opportunity

The Officer-EYE will be responsible to provide day to day technical and implementation support to the Employability Skills and Resilience Project and to the implementing partners towards engagement of the project participants into employment.

S/he will engage stakeholders and private sector to catering the needs of the project participants and community to bring a positive change. S/he will provide support to entrepreneurship development of NEET youths. S/he will provide technical guidance on how to deliver the training in a more interactive way on the employability skills, vocational training, and entrepreneurship training. Moreover, s/he will provide guideline on how to deliver the entrepreneurship training and skill training to the project staff and youths. S/he will visit the field 50% of her/his time to ensure quality deliverables at the field level. The position will also provide extensive support to project team to create employment linkage support in communication with the private sector. S/he will contribute to EYE program on a regular basis to ensure smooth field level implementation of the employment support and assist in mitigating any challenges.  S/he will provide overall support to training centre and hub related activities such as career counselling, entrepreneurship development, business/job linkage, business plan development and training delivery. Moreover, s/he will be contributing to the planning and execution of the youth project activities and ensure that the objectives and results of the project are met to the satisfaction of the participants, local stakeholders, partners, Save the Children and donors.

Qualifications and Experience

• At least 3 years of working experience in entrepreneurship development program in green aspect and TVET based.
• Clear understanding and competency on project implementation, technical support and monitoring.
• The job holder is expected to have professional knowledge on various policies of Bangladesh government regarding Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET), Youth Development, entrepreneurship and GESI.
• Experience in implementing skills training program, youth development, entrepreneurship development, soft skills, stakeholder engagement along with private sector engagement (business corporations, Chambers of commerce), internal and external communication.
• Master’s degree, preferably in Social Science/Business Management/Statistics/Development Studies or Relevant field.
• Additional professional certificates or relevant course on Entrepreneurship Development and CBTA level 4 completed will get preference

The Organisation

We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realise the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard.

We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:

• No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday
  
• All children learn from a quality basic education and that,
  
• Violence against children is no longer tolerated.

We know that great people make a great organization, and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children. We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive workplace where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.

Please apply using a cover letter and an up-to-date CV as a single document. Please also include details of your current remuneration and salary expectations

For a detailed job description and to apply online, please visit:

https://hcri.fa.em2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_1/job/11810

Application deadline: March 10, 2025

Only short-listed candidates will be invited for an interview
‘Save the Children promotes diversity in its workforce.’

We need to keep children safe, so our selection process reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.

All employees are expected to carry out their duties in accordance with our global anti-harassment policy.