Assistant Project Officer

Job Description

Title: Assistant Project Officer

Company Name: Islamic Relief Worldwide Bangladesh

Vacancy: 4

Job Location: Dinajpur (Nawabganj), Kurigram (Rajarhat)

Employment Status: Full-time

Educational Requirements:
∎ Bachelor degree in any discipline, Bachelor of Social Science (BSS)

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 3 year(s)

Job Context:
∎ For Rajarhat-Kurigram:
∎ Islamic Relief Bangladesh is going to implement 3-year project name Promoting the Model for the "Elimination of Extreme Poverty in Bangladesh (EEP)" which will support 1,000 extreme poor and marginalized households (4,500 household members) and 15,000 wider community people through various socio-economic actions in the context of extreme poverty and vulnerability, food and livelihood insecurity, and socio-economic exclusion where women are marginalized and discriminated in the society. Improved food and livelihood security through enhancing productivity, income, employment, socio-economic inclusion & empowerment and sustainable access to group-led financial services will be the main outcomes of this action. The proposed action will respond to five main priorities: (i) Eliminating extreme poverty (ii) strengthening community-based organizations for collective actions and empowerment (iii) developing skills and capacity (iv) developing group-led sustainable financial system and (v) advocating for replication this EEP model by neighboring local communities of the project location as well as by the wider development agencies. The priorities, targets, and actions are fully in line with SDGs and IR strategic focus area including protecting life and dignity and empowering community. The total duration of the project is 36 months & started from January 1, 2020.
∎ For Nawabganj-Dinajpur:
∎ With the aim to enhance rights, dignity, entitlement and economic empowerment of the extreme poor women and women of marginalized indigenous minority, Islamic Relief Bangladesh (IRB) is implementing a project "Strengthen Civil Society & Community-based Organization and Establish Community-based Women Group to Enhance Women Rights & Empowerment (SCORE)" in Nawabganj Upazila (Sub-district) under Dinajpur district in north-west Bangladesh. The 2-year-long (January 2020-December 2021) project will enhance the capacity of civil society organizations (CSOs), community-based organizations (CBOS), local government institutions (LGIs) and duty-bearers to prevent gender-based violence (GBV), protect human rights and ensure better services for the targeted ethnic minorities and extreme poor communities. entitlements are hardly taken care of. Women of minority communities have seen the very powerless section of family and community, and have very limited mobility and opportunity to economic activities, and have less control over socio-economic resources and services. IRB is proposing this project based on its existing capacities and long-term experiences in the areas of women empowerment, rights, protection, GBV, and livelihood development.

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Effective Project operations/implementation and ensuring Community mobilization. (60%)
∎ Developing a work plan and carrying out all activities accordingly.
∎ Selection of beneficiaries, community needs assessment and skill capacity analysis of the beneficiary.
∎ Ensuring group development training on leadership, savings and financial management, linkage development and giving technical support.
∎ Providing technical support and coordination for asset/cash transfer, procurement of different project material following IRB policy.
∎ Developing awareness material and ensuring awareness sessions according to the plan.
∎ Carrying out a group base and community base awareness sessions on different social issues.
∎ Arranging a different meeting with different stakeholders, service providers, and duty bearer.
∎ Organizing the training session in different categories on selected vocational trade.
∎ Report writing and documentation of the project
∎ Tracking the progress of project activities
∎ Prepare/compile progress reports (quantitative and qualitative) regular basis
∎ Coordination and communication with project stakeholders, GOs, NGOs, Private Sectors, CBOs, Service Providers and IRCO
∎ Communication and coordination among internal & external parties/stakeholders for the project interest.
∎ Building a network with different duty bearers and rights holders.
∎ Survey and select target project beneficiaries
∎ Facilitate community consultation meeting, CBO meeting, awareness sessions, and SHG meetings
∎ Establishment of APEX body function, facilitation of community development planning process and community-led initiatives.
∎ Formation of SHG & guiding them for using their potentiality in a development manner
∎ Facilitate self-help savings and financial management
∎ Any other tasks assigned by Supervisor/Management in relation to projects activities.
∎ Capacity development training & Supervision (20%)
∎ Documentation & reporting (10%)
∎ Ensure proper documentation and record-keeping of project events/ activities.
∎ Ensure the compliance of all manuals and organizational policies for the project team with proper practice and record.
∎ Qualitative and quantitative report writing (monthly, quarterly, annually, project completion, and need-based)
∎ Prepare qualitative & quantitative report of different project activities
∎ Admin and procurement function (10%)
∎ Maintain Admin related to all activities
∎ Maintain and support the Procurement related function and process.
∎ Support to control the budget
∎ Documentation of all above issues
∎ Being a member of Islamic Relief as a child-friendly organization, it is the core responsibility and obligation of each and every staff member to understand and obey the IR Child Protection Policy and respond accordingly as and when required.

Additional Requirements:
∎ Experience in working with Social & Economic Development, Women empowerment & RBA.
∎ Working knowledge of Microsoft Word/ Excel/PowerPoint/Adobe Photoshop/ Basic Internet/ etc.
∎ Excellent Reading/Writing/Speaking/Listening skill for English & Bengali
∎ Social Mobilization Skill
∎ Facilitation Skill
∎ Coordination/Advocacy/Networking/Communication Skill
∎ Reporting & Documentation
∎ Monitoring & Evaluation Skill
∎ Financial management
∎ Decision-making skill
∎ Conflict resolution skill
∎ Leadership skill
∎ Self-development
∎ Problem-solving skill
∎ Planning, analytical and organizational skills
∎ Strategic Management skill
∎ Ability to work under pressure and manage workload effectively
∎ Supportive, effective and good team player.
∎ Have a valid driving license for motorbike and willing to travel and work in the most remote areas of Bangladesh.

Salary: Tk. 26204 (Monthly)

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Mobile bill, Tour allowance, Provident fund, Weekly 2 holidays, Gratuity
∎ Festival Bonus: 2

Application Deadline: March 7, 2020

Company Information:
∎ Islamic Relief Worldwide Bangladesh
∎ Address : Bangladesh Country Office: House # 10, Road # 10, Block-K, Baridhara, Dhaka-1212
∎ Web : islamicrelief.org.bd
∎ Business : Islamic Relief Worldwide is an independent humanitarian and development organisation. Founded in 1984, with headquarters based in Birmingham, UK, we have a presence in 44 countries. Inspired by our Islamic values, we support the world`s most vulnerable people in the fight against poverty and suffering. We do this regardless of race, political affiliation, gender or belief, and without expecting anything in return. As a registered charity, we are open and transparent. We continually assess our work and how we operate to improve our impact and effectiveness. Islamic Relief has been working in Bangladesh since 1991, when we provided emergency relief and supported communities to rebuild in the wake of a devastating cyclone. Since then, we have expanded our programmes to focus on both humanitarian and development challenges. We envisage a caring world where communities are empowered, social obligations are fulfilled and people respond as one to the suffering of others. Our innovative integrated approach sees us work closely with the vulnerable communities that we serve. They identify the problems and are part of the solutions. As a result, our programmes often encompass many interlinked areas. These include livelihoods, food security and community development as well as child protection and welfare, health and nutrition, water and sanitation, education, disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation.


Category: NGO/Development

Read Before Apply: For more details Job information, Please download the job description from our official websites (islamicrelief.org.bd). Female Candidates are highly encouraged to apply. However, Islamic Relief Bangladesh considers diversity in the workplace and is a committed equal opportunity employer. We encourage applications from all suitable candidates regardless of gender, race, family or marital status, ethnicity, age, disability, class, caste or religion.

Source: bdjobs.com

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