Advocacy & Capacity Building Officer
Job Description
Title: Advocacy & Capacity Building Officer
Company Name: Disabled Rehabilitation & Research Association (DRRA)
Vacancy: 01
Job Location: Satkhira
Employment Status: Contractual
Educational Requirements:
∎ Master's in any discipline (Graduate in Agriculture, Fisheries preferable) from any renowned university.
Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 3 year(s)
Job Context:
∎ Background: DRRA is one of the largest development organizations in the field of disability in Bangladesh, devoted to the inclusive society and operating programs in 30 districts with implementing partners. It is working to make positive changes in the lives of persons with disabilities through creating an enabling environment and inclusive society. DRRA is promoting multi-sector Community-based Rehabilitation (CBR) which covers the key domains of well-being: health, education, livelihood, social inclusion and the empowerment of persons with disabilities and their families.
∎ DRRA is planning to appoint an `Advocacy & Capacity Building officer` for implement its` project namely `CCDIDRM (Community Centered Disability Inclusive Disaster Risk Management)`. Advocacy & Capacity Building officer` will lead local level advocacy & capacity building activity of project under direct supervision of Project Coordinator and overall guidance of DRM & Livelihood expert of DRRA.
∎ Type of the position: Contractual for 2 years 8 months with possibility of extension upon satisfactory performance and availability of funds.
∎ Reporting to: Project Coordinator with functional relationship with DRM & Livelihood expert
∎ Relationships: QA & Technical team
∎ Duty Station: CCDIDRM project office, Shaymnagor, Satkhira.
Job Responsibilities:
∎ Prepare training and capacity building activities plan
∎ Ensure all designed capacity building activities as per plan for stakeholder of the project
∎ Develop need based training module on livelihood for the project
∎ Lead to Identify project beneficiaries for Livelihood support
∎ Ensure livelihood activities as per project plan for all target beneficiaries
∎ Conduct all local level Advocacy event with local govt., Upazila and district officials
∎ Performing any other duties and responsibilities as per the directives of the Line Manager;
∎ Candidates must be capable of displaying great learning ability, support and encouragement of knowledge sharing across program/projects, to the ultimate benefit of all of DRRA's mission wide initiatives.
Additional Requirements:
∎ Age 25 to 40 years
∎ Minimum 3 years in NGO/Development sector and at least 1 year in livelihood/ food security/DRM/climate change program.
∎ Basic understating on disability, inclusiveness, climate change and DRM is preferable
∎ Skill and knowledge on livelihood specially focus on Agriculture
∎ Skill on training and capacity building of the project beneficiaries
∎ Basic knowledge on local level advocacy focusing DRM & livelihood
∎ Show commitment to quality and excellence, and holding the highest levels of integrity and confidentiality.
∎ Previous involvement with development project specially Disaster Management/ Climate Change/livelihood for disability issue is preferable
∎ Basic communication skills both oral and written in English and Bangla
∎ Good computer skills e.g. MS words, power point, Outlook, excels etc.
Salary:
∎ Monthly Consolidated Salary-BDT- 32000
Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Monthly consolidated salary along with other admissible benefits as per project budget and, or DRRA policy.
Application Deadline: May 5, 2019
Company Information:
∎ Disabled Rehabilitation & Research Association (DRRA)
∎ Address : House - 2/5, Road - 01, Shyamoli, Dhaka - 1207
∎ Web : www.drra-bd.org
∎ Business : Disabled Rehabilitation and Research Association (DRRA) is a national level leading NGO of Bangladesh since 1996 for the development of the persons with disability of different districts of Bangladesh.
Category: NGO/Development
