38755
Career Coach for Mentorship Program
AVSI Foundation
Syria
Aleppo
HR/QM - Administrative
Full time
Finished or Exempted (For male)
Bachelor/ License Degree
Aim of the Position:
The Career Coach is responsible for mentoring Vocational Training (VT) trainees to find job opportunities after the completion of their training. The Vocational Training programs currently offered cover various professions including barbering, hairdressing/makeup, food processing and detergent production, electrician and solar energy technician, and sewing.
Main Tasks and Responsibilities:
• Create a service mapping for the employability of beneficiaries. Network with local factories, companies, businesses, and employment services to establish connections between beneficiaries, facilitating job interviews and employment opportunities.
• Research local events, markets, fairs, and exhibitions happening in Aleppo. Form partnerships with local businesses willing to showcase beneficiaries’ products.
• Assist beneficiaries, alongside other AVSI staff coaches, in starting their small businesses by providing guidance on entrepreneurship, marketing, and financial management.
• Provide one-to-one career guidance and counseling to beneficiaries, helping them explore various job prospects and understand industry requirements.
• Prepare beneficiaries for job interviews, offering coaching on interviewing techniques, resume writing, and workplace etiquette.
• Follow up with beneficiaries and AVSI coaches after completing the vocational training course or securing employment.
• Submit regular reports detailing beneficiaries' progress, including vocational training achievements, job placements, and market connections.
• Perform and support any other tasks as required, based on project needs, such as data entry on Activity Info.
The Career Coach is responsible for mentoring Vocational Training (VT) trainees to find job opportunities after the completion of their training. The Vocational Training programs currently offered cover various professions including barbering, hairdressing/makeup, food processing and detergent production, electrician and solar energy technician, and sewing.
Main Tasks and Responsibilities:
• Create a service mapping for the employability of beneficiaries. Network with local factories, companies, businesses, and employment services to establish connections between beneficiaries, facilitating job interviews and employment opportunities.
• Research local events, markets, fairs, and exhibitions happening in Aleppo. Form partnerships with local businesses willing to showcase beneficiaries’ products.
• Assist beneficiaries, alongside other AVSI staff coaches, in starting their small businesses by providing guidance on entrepreneurship, marketing, and financial management.
• Provide one-to-one career guidance and counseling to beneficiaries, helping them explore various job prospects and understand industry requirements.
• Prepare beneficiaries for job interviews, offering coaching on interviewing techniques, resume writing, and workplace etiquette.
• Follow up with beneficiaries and AVSI coaches after completing the vocational training course or securing employment.
• Submit regular reports detailing beneficiaries' progress, including vocational training achievements, job placements, and market connections.
• Perform and support any other tasks as required, based on project needs, such as data entry on Activity Info.
• Bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences, Economics, Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Advanced degrees or certifications in career counseling, entrepreneurship, vocational training, or coaching are highly desirable.
• Advanced degrees or certifications in career counseling, entrepreneurship, vocational training, or coaching are highly desirable.
• At least 2 years of experience in career coaching, vocational training, or counseling, with a proven track record of assisting beneficiaries in career development and job placement.
• Fluency in Arabic and English (written and spoken) is required.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Proficiency in using MS Office applications and data-entry software.
• Fluency in Arabic and English (written and spoken) is required.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Proficiency in using MS Office applications and data-entry software.
Medical insurance
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AVSI Foundation is an international not-for-profit, non-governmental organization (NGO) founded in Italy in 1972. AVSI mission is to support human development in developing countries with special attention to education and the promotion of the dignity of every human person. AVSI is a registered INGO operating in Syria.
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Mar 14, 2024
Apr 13, 2024
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Q1: -
Q2: - Can you describe your experience in coaching beneficiaries on entrepreneurship, marketing strategies, and financial management to help them start their own small businesses? Please share specific examples of how you have supported self-entrepreneurs in the past.
Q3: - What are the first steps you would take in this new role to ensure the successful implementation of the mentorship component?
Q4: - How do you plan to connect program beneficiaries' products to the market and establish partnerships with local businesses willing to showcase these products? Please outline your strategy and provide examples of successful market connections you have facilitated in previous roles.
Q2: - Can you describe your experience in coaching beneficiaries on entrepreneurship, marketing strategies, and financial management to help them start their own small businesses? Please share specific examples of how you have supported self-entrepreneurs in the past.
Q3: - What are the first steps you would take in this new role to ensure the successful implementation of the mentorship component?
Q4: - How do you plan to connect program beneficiaries' products to the market and establish partnerships with local businesses willing to showcase these products? Please outline your strategy and provide examples of successful market connections you have facilitated in previous roles.