Labour Market Outreach Facilatator - Consultant

Tasks to be performed under this contract:

• Identify new opportunities and areas of collaboration to cultivate partnerships with private sector actors and enhance the employability of project beneficiaries in the Mazovian Voivodeship.

• Update and implement IOM's strategy for outreach and cooperation with the private sector in the Mazovian region to facilitate the labour market inclusion of IOM beneficiaries, including migrants and refugees. The strategy should be aligned with the IOM Private Sector Strategy and IOM standards on migrant recruitment and employment. It should aim to support beneficiaries in securing decent employment that matches their skills, qualifications, aspirations, and labour market needs. Areas of cooperation should include, but not be limited to: 

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  • skills-to-job matching between employers and beneficiaries; 

  • upskilling and reskilling opportunities;

  • paid internships;

• Information sessions delivered by the private sector on available job offers and recruitment processes promotion of ethical recruitment and employment practices; and

• Support for the adaptation and integration of migrant and refugee workers into their new working environment.

• Conduct market research and desk reviews to identify and map prospective employers in the Mazovian Voivodeship offering employment opportunities that match the professional profiles of IOM beneficiaries.

• Establish and maintain communication with relevant company representatives, generate leads, conduct outreach and cold calls, and develop a network of prospective employers.

• Assess employers' needs regarding skills shortages and occupations in demand, and identify appropriate upskilling opportunities to meet the needs of both employers and beneficiaries.

• Co – design and support the job matching process by identifying vacancies relevant to the individual professional profiles of IOM beneficiaries, in close cooperation with the Warsaw Integration Center Team. 

• Collect detailed information from employers regarding employment conditions, including, among others, the type of employment contract, and verify that job offers comply with applicable labour legislation.

• Provide beneficiaries with information on relevant job opportunities developed through partnerships with private sector entities. 

• Ensure beneficiaries receive comprehensive information on the employment conditions offered by employers.

• Cooperate with the Warsaw Labour Office to ensure complementarity and synergy between the employability support services provided by both organizations for migrants and refugees.

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• Design and implement activities that support IOM beneficiaries in starting and managing business activities, including self-employment initiatives.

• Organize information sessions, workshops, seminars, job clubs, job fairs, and other employability-related events, as appropriate.

• Perform other duties related to private sector engagement in support of the employability and labour market integration of migrants and refugees, as assigned.

Performance indicators for the evaluation of results

• New opportunities and areas of collaboration to cultivate partnerships with private sector are identified;

• Strategy is created and the implementation commenced;

• Market research, desk review, mapping and analysis is conducted;

• Communication with competent contact persons is established (database  and network of prospective employers created);

• Appropriate upskilling opportunities to meet the needs of both employers and beneficiaries and identified;

• Skills job matching process is co-designed and conducted;

• Beneficiaries receive skills job matching support, including relevant upskilling courses needed for specific job offers and information on job conditions;

• Collaboration with Labour Office is maintained to ensure synergy and complementarity;

• Activities that support IOM beneficiaries in starting and managing business activities, including self-employment initiatives and designed and implemented;

• Information sessions, workshops, seminars, job clubs, job fairs, and other employability-related events, as appropriate are organized.

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree and/or higher degree in Business Administration, Economics, Finance, Law, Social Sciences,  or any other related field with three years of relevant experience

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• Postgraduate diplomas or relevant trainings in the field of Business Administration, Social Entrepreneurship, and career counselling will be considered an advantage.

Experience 

• Extensive experience in liaising with private sector

• Experience in outreach and networking activities addressed at private sector

• General knowledge on migration to Poland and situation of migrants in Poland,

• Experience in working with migrants, refugees, internally displaced persons,  vulnerable groups will be considered an advantage.

• Experience in HR processes will be an asset;

Skills required:

• Very good analytical, communication and interpersonal skills including professional negotiation with private sector entities

• Familiarity with the labour law and with regulations related to other forms of contracts

• Familiarity with the legislation related to temporary work and with regulations related to self-employment 

• Knowledge on the legislation related to foreigners’ employment in Poland

• Excellent knowledge on the dynamic situation on the labour market, including trends and forecasts  

• Knowledge on HR and recruitment procedures

• Ability to provide information in clear and consistent way;

• Excellent organizational skills and ability to work well under pressure and keep deadlines;

• Ability to work individually with minimal supervision and in multicultural team;

• Professional level of computer literacy;

• Strong work ethics and commitment to humanitarian principles;

Languages: Fluency in Polish and English, knowledge of Ukrainian/Russian will be as an advantage.