Placement Officer

General objectives and tasks:

1- Participate in the mission of facilitating the professional inclusion of people with disabilities:

• Welcome targeted beneficiaries within the employment office, seeking job opportunities.
• Create an application for every candidate on the used software, listen actively and record all the necessary information.
• Conduct physical and psychological assessments of the employment office’s beneficiaries.
• Create assessment tools to use before, during and after the interviews.
• Implement the job carving process.
• Assess the candidate file and provide the adequate service for the professional integration; i.e. training, coaching or placement.
• Develop capacity building programs to help beneficiaries regain lost skills.
• Identify free vocational and soft skills trainings that build the capacities of candidates.
• Prepare job seekers for return to employment by consulting with employers; determine potential employee difficulties; retrain employees; and help employers understand necessary physical and job accommodations.
• Provide candidates with professional guidance and job readiness (job interview, life skills, cv writing, etc.).
• Assist in CV and cover letter writing, as well as coaching sessions.
• Assist in preparing content for professional guidance and job readiness sessions.
• Train and educate caregivers and family members of clients on parental guidance.
• Evaluate results and progress on beneficiaries.
• Follow up monthly, quarterly and yearly with each candidate and
• update information accordingly.
• Assess work environment of clients and suggesting what adjustments needed, using ergonomics.
• Advising on adaptive and assistive technologies or accommodation to help clients and company with daily activities.
• Issue different types of reports as requested, through the used software.
• Implement projects of the employment office, as needed.

2- Assist in the promotion of corporate social responsibility:

• Gather information about companies, specialized NGOs and potential partners.
• Promote the mission and objectives of the employment unit among companies and NGOs.
• Assist, facilitate and participate in raising awareness and promoting the inclusion training provided to companies on the recruitment of people with disabilities.
• Encourage the social and professional inclusion concept.
• Acknowledge and promote the application of the law 220/2000 and CRPD.
• Increase the circle of connections of the employment office and enhance current relationships.

3- Assist in other required tasks as needed.

Position requirements:

• Ability to recognize all types of disabilities.
• Knowledge of ergonomics.
• Understanding of the recruitment processes.
• Previous experience in recruitment agency.
• Previous experience in NGOs.
• Previous experience in the livelihood sector.
• Ability to work on Excel and understanding the logic of recruitment software.
• Understanding of the disability frameworks in Lebanon.
• Understanding of the Lebanese Labor law and Social Security law.
• Acknowledgement of law 220/2000 and Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities.
• Proficiency in dealing with different types of impairments.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to relate to people at all levels.
• Strong interpersonal, mediation and negotiation skills.
• Empathetic person with high emotional resilience.
• High sense of reasoning and objectivity.
• High level of confidentiality and respect of work secrecy.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to prioritize.
• Highly responsible person and initiative taker.
• Flexible and committed.
• Tactful and diplomatic.
• Ability to work accurately, with attention to detail.
• Ability to take care of job seekers with different personalities.
• Drive to continually learn and grow in the profession.
• Professional behavior.
• Patient-centeredness.
• Dedication to compliance.
• Dedication to best practice.
• Listening and collaboration.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.

Working schedule: Monday till Friday from 09:00 am till 05:00 pm.

Contract type: 1 year contract (may be renewable).