Requisition ID: req5069
Job Title: Employer Relations Officer - Mkalles
Sector: Economic Recovery & Livelihood
Employment Category: Regular
Employment Type: Full-Time
Open to Expatriates: No
Location: Beirut, Lebanon
Job Description
The employer relations officer will be responsible for developing strategic relationships with employers and finding suitable vacancies for beneficiaries
Major Responsibilities:
Under the direct supervision of the Livelihoods Center Manager:
- Develop strong relationships with employers in the region to support the project activities for job matching
- Ensure that key relationships are developed and nurtured with employers to provide apprenticeship and employment opportunities for beneficiaries and assess the business needs of Lebanese employers
- Visit employers and vocational training providers to explain the services of the Livelihoods Center and to obtain job vacancies for the referral of jobseekers on a weekly basis
- Conduct analysis on employers in Beirut and Mount Lebanon region, based on desk review of existing information and mapping (with M&E team) of existing businesses and branches.
- Initiate discussions with Lebanese employers on their strengths and weaknesses, and promote IRC’s business development services.
- Record collected information from employers on IRC database
- Generate reports on vacancies and visits
- Hold information sessions amongst Livelihoods Center staff on findings of the outreach activities
- Inform employers and jobseekers on labor law regulations applying to Lebanese workers, as well as to Syrian refugees and migrant workers
- Produce statistics as required
- Ensure publication of job vacancies and other career opportunities
- Coordination with the implementing partner on the delivery of BDS sessions to employers
Other
- Other duties as assigned by the supervisor to enable and develop IRC programs
Key Working Relationships:
Position Reports to: Livelihoods Center Manager
Position directly supervises: N/A
Indirect Reporting: N/A
Other Internal and/or external contacts:
Internal: Other Livelihoods Center Staff
External:Service Providers, NGOs, and other Stakeholders
Qualifications
- Bachelor degree in marketing and sales, business administration,
communication or equivalent.
- 2-3 years of experience in sales, communications, marketing,
recruitment or equivalent field.
- Computer literate with significant experience in excel, some
experience with databases or GIS preferred
- Demonstrated experience in report writing, preparing a presentation
and effective verbal communication
- Effective communication skills, both written and verbal
- Fluency in English and Arabic
- Proactive approach to making connections and taking new ideas
forward
- Team player
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Can confidently work in a stressful environment
Work Environment:
Travel and other requirements: Travel and other
requirements: Staff will be based in Mkalles with some travel required between
the field office and the main IRC office in Beirut, and frequent travel within
Beirut and Mount Lebanon to work with employers.
