INTERNSHIP & APPRENTICESHIP COORDINATOR
| Date Posted: | Mar 12, 2020 |
|---|---|
| Reference: | DAI/ACEBA |
| Closing Date: | Mar 26, 2020 |
| Work Type: | Full Time |
| Number of Vacancies: | 1 |
| Gender: | Any |
| Functional Area: | Business Administration |
| Nationality: | Afghan |
| Salary Range: | NTA, Grade DAF |
| Years of Experience: | 4 - 7 Years |
| Contract Duration: | Unspecified |
| Extension Possibility: | Yes |
| Contract Type: | Long-term |
| Probation Period: | 3 months |
| Required Languages: | Dari,Pashto,English |
About DAI:
Background:
DAI is implementing the USAID funded Afghanistan Competitiveness of Export-Oriented Businesses Activity (ACEBA) Program. The objective of this program is to enhance capacities of Afghan exporters and micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) associated with export-oriented value chains, such as carpets, marble and granite, precious stones and jewelry, textiles, and cashmere as a means of promoting sustainable economic growth and increasing employment.
Job Summary:
Purpose:
Internships and Apprenticeships are invaluable in helping jobseekers gain practical work experience and receive on the job training. The IA Coordinator will promote IA opportunities to jobseekers including Afghan men, women, and youth, and will oversee all internship and apprenticeship placements, track participants, conduct assessments and monitor the performance of ACEBA placements as part of overall workforce skills activities.
Skills Required:
Requires travel to provinces:
Skills Description:
• Demonstrated detail-orientation and ability to manage multiple tasks effectively, meet deadlines.
• Proven interpersonal, reporting, and coordination skills.
• English language proficiency
Duties & Responsibilities:
Objective & Duties:
• Manages regional internship and apprenticeship activity documentation and physical records. Keeps a complete, real time record of the IAs including placement related documents, and reports to the supervisor on the effectiveness of placements for each cohort according to an agreed schedule.
• Manages public outreach, awareness raising, and relations building in ACEBA’s regions of work to ensure jobseekers are aware of opportunities to acquire new skills and find employment.
• Supports regional offices to identify and enroll prospective interns and apprentices.
• Contribute to outreach strategies such as letters, flyers, mailers and other materials to publicize ACEBA project activities.
• Collaborates with the Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) team to determine required data and reporting needs for internships and apprenticeships.
• Undertakes database entry and online reporting required by the project.
• Ensures in-depth reporting on regional IA issues and effective solutions in collaboration with the project technical teams.
• Ensures adherence to IA administrative procedures and guidelines, exercises quality control of reporting for training.
• Able to travel for project tasks to other provinces.
• Any other task assigned by the line manager.
Job Location:
Afghanistan, KabulQualifications:
Qualifications:
• 4 years of relevant experience with bachelor’s degree or 7 years over all experience
• Experience in coordinating and providing training, particularly to women and youth
• Good knowledge of monitoring and evaluation.
• Demonstrated detail-orientation and ability to manage multiple tasks effectively, meet deadlines.
• Proven interpersonal, reporting, and coordination skills.
• English language proficiency
Reporting:
• The position reports to the Workforce Skills Manager