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What
does JOBS stand for?
Job Opportunities and
Business Support
Does JOBS Bangladesh
give people jobs?
JOBS works with
businesses and target populations to both grow the business and thus
employ larger numbers of people, taken specifically from the target
population. The target population varies dependent upon the
specific project activity; it may be adolescent girls, students, or
recovering drug users, just to name a few of the groups JOBS
Bangladesh has worked with in the past.
For those individuals
looking for employment, JOBS Bangladesh can refer you to our sister
concern, JOBS-ICT Private Limited (JIPL). JIPL specializes in human
resources recruitment solutions and consultancy services in the
information and communications technology (ICT) field. Please visit
JIPL for further
information on the company and how to contact them.
How is JOBS
Bangladesh related to JOBS-ICT?
JOBS Bangladesh is one
member organization of the larger JOBS Group. JOBS-ICT Private
Limited (JIPL) is also a member of the JOBS Group. Like JOBS
Bangladesh, JIPL is based in Dhaka, Bangladesh. JIPL is the first
company in Bangladesh specializing in ICT recruitment and human
resources consultancy. A highly qualified team of international
expatriates and local experts assist in providing customized
solutions for organizations seeking ICT professionals, as well as
providing soft skills training to ensure that candidates seeking
positions in the ICT sector are adequately prepared for the job.
Please visit
JIPL for further
information on the company and how to contact them.
Is JOBS Bangladesh
funded by USAID?
JOBS Bangladesh was
founded in 2005 to follow the highly successful eight year, USAID-funded
JOBS Project. Exclusive USAID funding ended in 2005 though some
small amount of program activity since then has been funded by USAID
through other donors such as
Family Health International
and Save the
Children, USA.
Is JOBS Bangladesh
affiliated with bdJOBS?
No
What
kind of expertise does JOBS Bangladesh have?
JOBS Bangladesh houses
expertise in participatory assessment, sector assessment, sector
selection, cluster development, market access, access to finance,
ICT education, trade fair management.
Is JOBS Bangladesh
affiliated with any international organizations?
JOBS Bangladesh is a
sister concern of the Washington, DC-based JOBS International .
Additionally, through the common history of the JOBS Project, JOBS
Bangladesh is also affiliated with the IRIS Center at the University
of Maryland, located in College Park, Maryland, USA. IRIS is an
internationally recognized research and advisory center working to
understand and facilitate economic growth and democratic development
in poor and transition countries, focusing on the roles of
institutions.
Does
the Trust only work in Bangladesh?
Though
based in Bangladesh, activities of organization are more regional in
nature, with smaller initiatives under consideration in Cambodia,
Indonesia, India, and Pakistan. Under sub-contracting arrangements
with the US-based sister concern JOBS International , JOBS
Bangladesh staff also takes part in activities farther a field as
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