Initial Vocational Education Training (VET) and Labour Market Insertion (LMI) Coordinator (m/f)

Swisscontact is recruiting an Initial Vocational Education Training (VET) and Labour Market Insertion (LMI) Coordinator (m/f), to be based in Maputo, Mozambique.

Duties

• The VET-LMI coordinator will be responsible for:
• Establish and nurture partnerships with vocational training institutions to promote quality technical training, especially for vulnerable youth
• Strengthen capacities of training centres for entrepreneurship training/coaching
• Create partnerships between training centres, companies, institutions for internships and labour market inclusion
• Identification of potential areas of construction training in small and medium construction companies
• Involve the construction companies and educational institutions in the process of assessing competencies
• Strengthen the school-enterprise or production department in VET centres
• The incorporation of the social skills, transversal as gender and environment to train young people for life, beyond the technical aspects
• Preparation of TORs and contracts for consultants and partners in the VET/LMI areas
• Monitoring of training (technical/practical) implementation and project processes, elaboration of reports
• Documentation and dissemination of the best practices and innovations on vocational training
• Participation in forums and events to form alliances
• Participation in tender processes

Tasks and Results

• During the implementation phase the VET/LMI coordinator will participate in following tasks and contribute towards corresponding result areas:
• Establish partnerships and cooperation with Associations, construction companies, financial institutions, local governments and civil society to promote internships, access to knowledge, financing and/or labour market insertion:
• Identify/establish agreements with construction companies for internships
• Establish relationship with Banco Futuro and others for start-up financing
• Promote effective linkages between training and employability to deliver sustainable employment opportunities and incomes for both target groups
• Coordination with CNJ and other local actors to facilitate access to competence-based certification for workshop owners, employees, and workers
• Collaboration in half-year and annual reports with reliable and quality data
• Coordination and revision of reports, elaborated by partners
• Coordination of payments (in coordination with Project director) to Partners or youth
• Make cost-benefit analysis of Training

Requisites

• Over 32 years old
• Degree (completed)
• Experience working with companies non-administrative
• Experience in managing Memorandum of Understanding
• Develop Business Plans and Train Trainers
• The coordinator must have the nationality of Mozambique
• Professional with good connection to construction companies or similar qualifications
• Work experiences in the local context and/or in national, international agencies or organizations, Work experiences in Projects
• Competences in vocational training of construction sector and know how in different training systems
• Competencies and experiences in using of MS office as Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook and Internet
• Safe fluent speaking and writing in Portuguese and English e capacities in drafting and writing reports in Portuguese and English

Notes

• Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted
• Reporting: The VET/LMI coordinator will work under guidance of Director. He will closely cooperate with the Project Team and partner institutions