Assistant Program Officer (APO), Social Inclusion

Job Description

Title: Assistant Program Officer (APO), Social Inclusion

Company Name: UCEP Bangladesh

Vacancy: 01

Age: at most 40 years

Location: Dhaka

Salary: Negotiable

Experience:
∎ At least 4 years

Published: 1 Apr 2024

Education:
∎ Masters

Requirements:

Additional Requirements:
∎ Age at most 40 years
∎ Masters in any discipline preferably Sociology/Anthropology/Development Studies with at least 2nd division/2nd class/CGPA 2.00 at all levels.
∎ Minimum 04 years of relevant professional experience in the relevant field.
∎ Excellent fluency both in Bangla and English.
∎ Excellent computer operating skills, including MS Office packages, large Data Management software and tools.
∎ Self-motivated, adaptable, team player and passion for social development works.
∎ Ability and willingness to travel.
∎ Age limit for the applicant would be maximum 40 years. Management has the right to make exceptions based on qualifications.
∎ Masters in any discipline preferably Sociology/Anthropology/Development Studies with at least 2nd division/2nd class/CGPA 2.00 at all levels.
∎ Minimum 04 years of relevant professional experience in the relevant field.
∎ Excellent fluency both in Bangla and English.
∎ Excellent computer operating skills, including MS Office packages, large Data Management software and tools.
∎ Self-motivated, adaptable, team player and passion for social development works.
∎ Ability and willingness to travel.
∎ Age limit for the applicant would be maximum 40 years. Management has the right to make exceptions based on qualifications.

Responsibilities & Context:
∎ To contribute implementing UCEP Bangladesh’s values, vision, mission and goals, and development of future strategy documents when needed.
∎ To contribute to plan and design social inclusion strategy for UCEP Bangladesh and its other entities and ensure implementation.
∎ To provide inputs for developing the organizational strategy, project proposal, business plan, business goals and other documents.
∎ To assist in guiding regional team for organizing various workshops/seminars, training with relevant stakeholders (government agencies, private sectors, donor agencies, NGOs etc.) for advocating Social Inclusion programmes at regional level.
∎ To assist in guiding the regional team for establishing and functioning inclusive community networking group for involving all community people in UCEP Programs.
∎ To assist in guiding the regional team for establishing and functioning community services at UCEP Technical schools/TVET institute to provide career guidance support to the interested community people.
∎ To maintain networking with Child and Woman Rights based national and international organizations/ institutions including government for promoting UCEP programmes.
∎ To contribute to develop and maintain strategic partnership with relevant organizations (NGOs, CBOs, Educational Institutions etc.) for mobilizing student/trainees and also ensure their support for implementing UCEP Bangladesh’s programmes.
∎ To plan and visit to potential organizations for strategic partnership development.
∎ To assist in coordinating with other departments of UCEP Bangladesh for promoting gender and rights issues.
∎ To contribute to plan, design and guide for implementation of different awareness activities/events/campaign at national and regional level involving media and different type of stakeholders.
∎ To contribute to plan, design and facilitate process of developing materials as advocacy tools in coordination with relevant departments.
∎ To contribute to provide necessary guidance and capacity building support to indirect supervisees.
∎ To contribute to prepare budget of social inclusion programmes and guide its effective and efficient implementation.
∎ To provide guidance the regional team to conduct disability assessment through Washington Questionnaire and collect the report from the regional team and prepare the reports.
∎ To develop success case stories on hard core female, PWDs, transgender, ethnic and other minority groups.
∎ To collect the monthly different report from regional team and prepare report for management and ensure its dissemination.
∎ To regularly review social inclusion programmes reports and provide feedback to Regional Management and maintain coordination with Education, skills training and job placement for implementation of advocacy initiatives.
∎ To contribute to review and finalize different guidelines, SoP for awareness activities/events.
∎ To promote and contribute to ongoing efforts towards gender equity & equality, child/staff protection & safeguard, inclusiveness, accessibility and discrimination free environment in the workplace and operations/activities/plans. In applicable cases, ensure that necessary budget allocation is there and in KPIs these issues are reflected regarding employees under supervision.
∎ To maintain strict confidentiality of information, documents and other internal and external communications.
∎ To carry out any other relevant tasks assigned by the authority as and when necessary.
∎ Job Purpose: To contribute to ensure social inclusion programs and realization of women and child rights as a crosscutting theme in UCEP Bangladesh, its other entities, and all its programmes and projects at Head Office and Regional level in line with UCEP Bangladesh’s values, vision, mission, goals and relevant country laws.
∎ Job Responsibilities:
∎ To contribute implementing UCEP Bangladesh’s values, vision, mission and goals, and development of future strategy documents when needed.
∎ To contribute to plan and design social inclusion strategy for UCEP Bangladesh and its other entities and ensure implementation.
∎ To provide inputs for developing the organizational strategy, project proposal, business plan, business goals and other documents.
∎ To assist in guiding regional team for organizing various workshops/seminars, training with relevant stakeholders (government agencies, private sectors, donor agencies, NGOs etc.) for advocating Social Inclusion programmes at regional level.
∎ To assist in guiding the regional team for establishing and functioning inclusive community networking group for involving all community people in UCEP Programs.
∎ To assist in guiding the regional team for establishing and functioning community services at UCEP Technical schools/TVET institute to provide career guidance support to the interested community people.
∎ To maintain networking with Child and Woman Rights based national and international organizations/ institutions including government for promoting UCEP programmes.
∎ To contribute to develop and maintain strategic partnership with relevant organizations (NGOs, CBOs, Educational Institutions etc.) for mobilizing student/trainees and also ensure their support for implementing UCEP Bangladesh’s programmes.
∎ To plan and visit to potential organizations for strategic partnership development.
∎ To assist in coordinating with other departments of UCEP Bangladesh for promoting gender and rights issues.
∎ To contribute to plan, design and guide for implementation of different awareness activities/events/campaign at national and regional level involving media and different type of stakeholders.
∎ To contribute to plan, design and facilitate process of developing materials as advocacy tools in coordination with relevant departments.
∎ To contribute to provide necessary guidance and capacity building support to indirect supervisees.
∎ To contribute to prepare budget of social inclusion programmes and guide its effective and efficient implementation.
∎ To provide guidance the regional team to conduct disability assessment through Washington Questionnaire and collect the report from the regional team and prepare the reports.
∎ To develop success case stories on hard core female, PWDs, transgender, ethnic and other minority groups.
∎ To collect the monthly different report from regional team and prepare report for management and ensure its dissemination.
∎ To regularly review social inclusion programmes reports and provide feedback to Regional Management and maintain coordination with Education, skills training and job placement for implementation of advocacy initiatives.
∎ To contribute to review and finalize different guidelines, SoP for awareness activities/events.
∎ To promote and contribute to ongoing efforts towards gender equity & equality, child/staff protection & safeguard, inclusiveness, accessibility and discrimination free environment in the workplace and operations/activities/plans. In applicable cases, ensure that necessary budget allocation is there and in KPIs these issues are reflected regarding employees under supervision.
∎ To maintain strict confidentiality of information, documents and other internal and external communications.
∎ To carry out any other relevant tasks assigned by the authority as and when necessary.

Compensation & Other Benefits:

Employment Status: Full Time

Job Location: Dhaka

Read Before Apply:

***Applications without requisite qualifications and experience will not be considered. 

Apply Procedure

 Interested candidates should apply to https://jobs.ucepbd.org on or before April 15, 2024. Only short-listed candidates would be contacted and may be requested for more information. The authority reserves the right to accept/reject any or all applications without assigning any reason whatsoever. Direct application to any UCEP Bangladesh staffs, any communication in regard to the application or any attempt to influence the process will immediately disqualify candidacy. UCEP Bangladesh is actively trying to increase equity and gender parity in the organization. Therefore, qualified women and candidates from disadvantaged backgrounds including Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) are especially encouraged to apply. The compulsory age of retirement is 60 years.



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Company Information:
∎ UCEP Bangladesh
∎ Plot No 2 & 3, Mirpur-2, Dhaka - 1216

Address::
∎ Plot No 2 & 3, Mirpur-2, Dhaka - 1216

Application Deadline: 15 Apr 2024

Category: NGO/Development

Source: bdjobs.com

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