Jobs and Careers

TERM: 

Full-time

JOB DESCRIPTION: 

Reporting to the Senior Counsellor, Vocational Training based in Yerevan, and with technical guidance from PIN's Knowledge and Learning Department and the TVET Project Manager, the Counsellors will implement the project component relating to economic integration of up to 1000 eligible beneficiaries. This will be achieved by providing counselling/ guidance on appropriate career paths to follow and enrolment in relevant Vocational Training Courses paid for under this program. This initiative will provide eligible beneficiaries with the opportunity to find a long-term career path that will generate regular income and assist the family to achieve economic stability, improve their living conditions and provide a pathway for gradual transition to early recovery.

RESPONSIBILITIES: 

- Participate in regular coordination meetings organized by the Senior Counsellor;
- Identify eligible beneficiaries for this program using established selection criteria and methodology for implementation;
- In liaison with the Senior Counsellor, ensure information about the project vocational component is clearly stated and shared with all relevant stakeholders, including employment agencies, municipalities, active CSOs, etc;
- Maintain proper documentation and database relating to eligible beneficiaries and project target for the Vocational Training Program;
- Assist in conducting market research and Labor Gap Assessment to identify needed vocational skills that will most likely to lead to job opportunities for the beneficiaries;
- Provide ongoing consultations/ job counselling to beneficiaries on their most viable career path based on Needs Assessment and market research that will lead to steady sustainable employment;
- In liaison with the Senior Counsellor, identify the Vocational Training Courses (up to 3 months duration) that are preferred by the eligible beneficiaries;
- Under the guidance of the Senior Counsellor, cooperate with TVETS and other Training Institutions for development of courses and enrolment of PIN beneficiaries;
- Ensure all needed documentation including contracts with beneficiaries and training institutions are prepared prior to start of the trainings and all terms & conditions clearly communicated with all parties;
- Conduct regular ad-hoc visits to trainings to ensure they are organized in accordance with the agreed schedule and curriculum;
- Proactively collect feedback both from the trainers and trainees to be sure both parties are satisfied with the quality of the training;
- Assist in identifying the types of livelihood kits and their contents that will be required for graduates on successful completion of their chosen course. (i.e. mechanics tools, carpenter’s tools, agricultural seeds/tools, sewing machine etc.);
- Organize necessary internal ‘soft skills’ training and/ or career counselling for beneficiaries that will be taught by the Vocational Counsellors to ensure that beneficiaries have these skills requirements for their career path;
- Prepare reports on project implementation status, statistics, etc. as required or upon the request of the Senior Counsellor;
- In consultation with the Senior Counsellor and the M&E Department, regularly monitor and evaluate the impact and results of the Vocational Training component to ensure targets and indicators in the Project Proposal are being achieved;
- Provide regular updates to the Senior Counsellor on the progress/ challenges in project implementation, making recommendations for improvements to the program while respecting the targets and objectives set out in the Project Proposal;
- In consultation with the Senior Counsellor, ensure that all VT documents, reports, etc. are archived in accordance with established PIN procedures.

Internal Relations:
- Ensure that interactions with PIN support departments (Finance/ M&E/ Logs/ HR) remain positive and cooperative throughout the project.

External Relations:
- In consultation with the Senior Counsellor, represent PIN at external meetings and with local authorities and training institutions;
- Proactively cooperates with the Ministry of Social Affairs and regional/ municipal bodies.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS: 

- Relevant bachelor’s degree;
- At least 2 years of relevant experience in NGO field that has involved vocational education and/ or skills development in general;
- Good verbal and writing skills in English language is desirable.

APPLICATION PROCEDURES: 

Interested candidates should submit below-mentioned documents via the following link: https://apply.workable.com/people-in-need-2/j/93B1ADC8D5/apply/.
- Cover letter (in English language);
- CV (in English language);
- Contacts of 3 references, including the supervisor in the most recent work assignment.

Please clearly mention in your application letter that you learned of this announcement through Career Center and mention the URL of its website - www.careercenter.am. Thanks.

REMUNERATION/ SALARY: 

Will be provided to shortlisted candidates only.