SPECIALIST IN EMPLOYMENT SUPPORT / PROFESSIONAL INTEGRATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP. DEADLINE 23 MAY 2022

Tasks

• Feedback from AFTER project on relations with employers, follow-up of graduates, entrepreneurship, incubators or entrepreneurship clubs in the targeted institutions (IPRC Tumba and 4 TVET schools in the district)   
• Feedback from the AFTER project on the mechanisms implemented to enhance employability and entrepreneurship in Rulindo district 
• Analyse the practices in place in the two IPRCs and the selected TVET schools in Nyamagabe and Karongi districts to support student employability, the link between institutions and employers, the follow-up/mentoring of graduates for professional orientation and integration, entrepreneurship.

Propose actions for strengthening.

• Analyse the available capacities and existing support mechanisms for employment and entrepreneurship in the districts of Rulindo, Nyamagabe and Karongi.

Propose actions for strengthening.

• Consult the supervision authorities (RP, RTB, MINALOC) at the national level (and possibly a focus group of the structures concerned) in order to identify standard actions to support employment, professional integration, and entrepreneurship in IPRC, TVET schools, and the districts and evaluate the global resources and funding to be mobilized. 
• Determine, for the actions identified above in the IPRCs, TVETs, districts, and at the national level, the resources to be mobilized (goods, services, technical assistance, etc.) 

These elements aim to feed the action plan of the future project

Make an inventory of the actions carried out by the other partners within the project's perimeter and promote synergies.

• Identify the key players and stakeholders in the action plan and their roles and responsibilities. 

These elements aim to feed the intervention scheme of the future project.

• Budget the actions and inputs proposed in the action plan 

Also evaluate the additional and recurrent operating costs generated by the action plan

• Propose the indicators, implementation hypotheses, implementation schedule, and procurement plan for the actions proposed of the future project.

These elements aim to feed the logical framework and the operational design of the future project.

Required experience

• Bachelor degree (or equivalent level diploma) in social science or similar field;
• Successful experience of at least 5 years in implementing projects/schemes in the field of professional integration, entrepreneurship, training-employment relations, particularly with graduates;
• Experience or knowledge of the vocational and technical training sector would be an asset
• Experience in the set-up of projects funded by international donors would be an asset.

Required skills

• Excellent command of office equipment, especially Excel and Word;
• Excellent command of English (written and oral);
• A good command of French would be an asset
• Writing skills;
• Initiative, autonomy and responsiveness;
• Adaptability ;
• Analysis and synthesis skills;
• Organizational skills and thoroughness;
• Communication, coordination and teamwork skills;
• Ability in andragogy / capacity building;
• Interpersonal skills, sense of diplomacy.