Position Title: Labor Market Advisor
Employer: Education Development Center - EDC
Employment: Full-Time | Contract
Place of Work: Addis Ababa, Hawaassa, Bahir Dar, Amhara, Sidama - Ethiopia
Posted date: 4 months ago
Deadline: Submission date is over
Job Description
The purpose of this GIZ-funded activity is to support the operationalization of reforms in Ethiopia's vocational training system to align it with the needs of the labor market. The activity aims to:
- Strengthen the role of the private sector in managing vocational training
- Enhance the quality of cooperative and short-term training programs
- Address skills gaps in areas such as green, digital, and entrepreneurial skills
- Emphasize gender equality and inclusion of persons with disabilities
- Foster collaboration between public and private stakeholders
Position Description
Education Development Center (EDC) is seeking seasoned advisors on labor market-oriented qualification measures (cooperative and short-term training) to:
- Support designing and delivery of cooperative and short-term training programs in selected formal and informal sectors.
- Ensure involvement of and align implementation with relevant stakeholders, such as public authorities and training providers.
- Coordinate and/or participate in regional taskforce meetings with other development partners.
- Ensure smooth implementation of the training programs with company advisors.
- Develop and maintain a trainee pipeline.
- Provide capacity development support to colleges.
- Support colleges to run the in-college part of the training effectively.
- Actively contribute to knowledge management.
- Enable the trainees’ registration process and onboarding in selected hosting companies.
- Enable assessment activities in the completion of the training cycle.
- Support/steer the active engagement of selected enterprises in all phases of the training.
EDC is seeking one Advisor for each of the following regions:
- Addis Ababa and Oromia
- Sidama in Hawaassa
- Amhara in Bahir Dar
Candidates shall have at a minimum the following qualifications:
Qualifications
Education:
University degree in TVET, Educational or Project Management, or a similar field. Master’s degree preferred.
Skills and Experience:
- 10 years of professional experience in the sector of the Ethiopian TVET system.
- 5 years of professional experience in the development and implementation of cooperative or short-term training programs.
- 3 years of professional experience in Addis Ababa and regions of Ethiopia.
- Proven experience delivering results in key areas — digitalization, green topics, and gender/inclusion. Certificates required.
- Demonstrated team skills, excellent communication skills, and effective collaboration with partners.
Language:
English and Amharic are required.
