The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, Jobs Creation Commission
ABOUT THE JCC
The Jobs Creation Commission of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia is established under the Office of the Prime Minister to advance the government’s goal around employment and job creation as per proclamation 1097/2018 which determines the powers and duties of the executive organs. Subsequently, the regulation 435/2018 promulgated by the Council of Ministers mandated the commission with the authority to govern and coordinate the jobs creation agenda at the national and subnational levels.
The Jobs Creation Commission has set a clear goal of creating 3 million jobs by 2021, 14 million by 2025, and 20 million jobs by 2030 through guiding the investment of government, the private sector and development partners to high-growth sectors and implementing innovative programs and targeted policy interventions in the labor market to align skills development with market needs and incentivize and support entrepreneurship and enterprise creation. In accordance with its operational mandate, the Jobs Creation Commission is organized in five departments that include Policy and Strategy, Partnerships and Investments, Data & Analytics, Innovative Jobs & Projects, Delivery Assurance and Capacity Building teams. Accordingly, the JCC is working on a five-year large-scale and market-oriented (work-readiness), #ET Works Program supported by the Master Card Foundation with the overall objectives of tackling the binding constraints on the supply side of the labor market through upskilling or reskilling the workforce based -on improved proficiency in demand-driven foundational skill sets. Accordingly, the # ET-Works- work-readiness program, have integrates the following five foundational components to address the barriers and challenges on the supply side of the labor market: 1) Cultivating positive behavior and attitude changes towards work; 2) Upskilling and Reskilling Program; 3)National Internships (including voluntarism) and placement ; 4) Building Sector Skills Committees (SSCs); and 5) #ET Works Master Trainer Training Program
JOB SUMMARY:
The major objective of #ET Works Master Trainer Training Program is to provide background knowledge, skills, and practical experience on work readiness topics including foundational skills, digital skills, job search skills, entrepreneurial mind-set and navigating career pathways and finally certify participants as Master Trainer. At the end of this training participants are expected to effectively facilitate, deliver, accurately answer participant questions, effectively address emerging challenges, appropriately support the participants, and efficiently utilize technology-based online/offline tools (interactive, app-based, electronic-platform) necessary to achieve the intended impact. Thus, JCC in collaboration with American College of Technology is recruiting trainees who will participate for 15 days intensive training and certifying them as Master Trainer.
SPECIFIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
As a certified Master Trainer the participant is expected to:
Design training material/manuals and conduct trainings in close coordination with JCC and its partners
To proactively and highly engage in the given training that will take for 15 ( fifteen ) days
Undertake training need assessment
Design and implement training follow up mechanism and ensure need based support and guidance to trainees
Write reports according to the project and donor requirements
Produce success stories/case studies and share with concerned supervisor
Orient the concerned beneficiaries on project goal, objectives and target
Contribute in short/long term plans, conducting need assessments and developing concept notes
Submit monthly, weekly and daily training plan to the concern supervisor on regular basis.
Conduct these and other tasks as required in support of project goals
JOB REQUIREMENTS
Education/Training
Master’s Degree in Business Administration, Economics, Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Law, Psychology and/or another relevant field of study
Experience
Proven track of record as a master trainer, lecturer, career councillor, workforce developer and related
At least eight years (for Bachelor’ Degree) / six years (for Master’s Degree) of relevant experience required
Strong content knowledge in one or more subject areas (Foundational skills, Digital skills, Job search skills, Entrepreneurial mind-set and/or Navigating Career pathways);
Previous experience as a master trainer in work readiness will be preferred
Demonstrated knowledge and experience using participatory teaching methodologies
Excellent facilitation skills with demonstrated experience facilitating in a range of contexts and topics work readiness, upskilling or reskilling the workforce, youth employment and related
Experience and expertise in a designing and implementing wide-range of methods and approaches to professional development and capacity building
Able to design training material/manuals and conduct trainings to the diverse stakeholders
Ability to build effective relationships with all participants, peers, and stakeholders
Must be able to work within a cross cultural setting, negotiate diplomatically, and function well under pressure
Proactive and creative, and able to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced work environment
Excellent verbal and written English communication skills
Culturally astute, respectful and tolerant
At least 5 years of experience in career counselling, soft skills training curriculum development and training delivery working directly young professionals and students
In‐depth knowledge of career counselling and demonstrated success managing career development centres
Expertise in delivering training to diverse audiences with varying levels of education
Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint and other ICT tools
Female applicants are encouraged to participate in this program