Job Description

Title: Market Liaison Officer

Reporting to: Project Coordinator

Duty Station: Rawalpindi HUB Office

Unit: Programme

Summary of Key Functions

A market liaison officer is in charge of assisting skills trainees in finding work as well as maintaining and improving relationships between an organization and its trainees and stakeholders. A market liaison officer's specific duties may vary, but some common responsibilities may include:

Roles and Responsibilities

• Identifying potential new markets and business opportunities for trained trainees.
• Develop linkages with schools, institutions, beauty polar, stitching industries, motels, restaurants or any other industry and find job opportunities for pass out trainees.
• Conduct counselling sessions for enrolled trainees about Job Placement services and its benefits.
• Conduct counselling sessions for trainees regarding work readiness, importance of hands-on training, volunteerism, and internships.
• Lead job fairs and promotional events.
• Develop success stories and publish them on social media and sharing of data in E-Newsletters with the help of communication assistant and communication officer.
• Prepare and submit weekly updates, monthly plans, progress reports and quarterly reports.
• Maintaining strong relationships with current and potential customers, clients, and stakeholders
• Coordinating with other departments to ensure that marketing  and job placement efforts are aligned with the organization's overall goals and objectives
• Participating in industry events and trade shows to network and promote the organization
• Ensure regular support, follow-up and monitoring of the planning, development and implementation of project activities with special consideration for gender issues;
• Liaise with project components to develop monthly work plans, field office budgets & ensure issuance of timely advances & adjustments.
• Maintaining records and databases: market liaison officer may be responsible for maintaining records of job seekers and job openings, including information on the skills and qualifications of job seekers and the requirements of available positions. They may also use this information to track the success of their job placement efforts.
• Providing job search assistance: market liaison officer may provide job search assistance to job seekers (UCH skill trainees), including help with creating a resume, developing job search strategies, and preparing for job interviews. They may also offer guidance on how to negotiate salary and benefits packages.
• Any other task assigned by the supervisor.