Associate Officer - Centre in Charge (Only female)

Job Description

Title: Associate Officer - Centre in Charge (Only female)

Company Name: ActionAid Bangladesh

Vacancy: 1

Age: Na

Job Location: Cox`s Bazar (Teknaf, Ukhia)

Salary: Tk. 43918 (Monthly)

Experience:

• 1 to 2 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO

• Masters

Bachelor’s degree in any discipline. Social Science, Anthropology, Fine Arts, Philosophy, Psychology, Social Work is preferred.

• 1 to 2 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO

• Only Female

• 1-2 years of working experience with NGO and other social work in Cox’s Bazar is required for this position.

• Knowledgeable in GBV and women`s rights and experience with facilitation and life skill training

• Knowledge of Rohingya language will be an asset.

• Experience working with refugees, women, and girls, and implementing programs in vulnerable communities.

• Understands the challenges and obstacles women and girls face regarding cultural practices, norms, and society pressures.

• Understands sensitivities of conducting outreach and awareness on violence related issues.

• Ability to communicate sensitively and without judgment.

• Emotional maturity and stability to deal with conflict and confrontation in a non-violent way and maintain appropriate boundaries.

• Displays culture, gender, religion, race, ethnicity, and age sensitivity and adaptability.

• Good communication and facilitation skills to work with community members and leaders on sensitive topics.

• Ability to work independently and check in remotely with supervisor to provide input and reporting on activities.

• Experience in report writing.

Project : Sustainable Solution and protection for the Rohingya Refugee Community in Camps (Funded by UNHCR), Funded by UNHCR

Type of contract : Fixed term contract

Duration of Contract : Up to 31 December 2025 (if not extended)

Job Summary: As Associate Officer, you will be responsible for assisting all gender-based violence (GBV) and general protection activities as part of ActionAid Bangladesh’s programme in Rohingya Camps. You will provide assistant in set-up and maintenance of Women and Girls Safe Space (WGSS), women led integrated center within the camps, extension area and host communities.

Key responsibilities include (not limited to):

• Setting up of appropriate and adequate Women and Girls Safe Space (WGSS).

• Supervise implementation of Girl Shine, Women Empowerment, Structured Psychosocial support in safe space with appropriate supervision and monitoring tools.

• Designing and overseeing implementation of weekly activities in WGFS.

• Establishing a Women Support Network inside camp, extension area, host communities.

• Raising awareness of gender-based violence among community members.

• Leading camp volunteers in monthly safety audits.

• Close collaboration with WGFS staffs and volunteers.

• Support the timely delivery of program activities following weekly and monthly project work plan.

• Work with M&E Officer to collect, analyze, and report data related to program activities.

• Ensure implementation of Girl Shine Module for adolescent girl and caregivers to provide gender transformative life skill for safer transition into adulthood. Provide adequate support to M&E tools to understand the impact of programming.

• Contextualise and develop module for Women Empowerment Programming to provide structured sessions for women and girls to build skills and promote resilience.

• Ensure adequate support for operation of WGSS: raise procurement request, check inventory, provide stock release request to ensure adequate supply of resources for operation of all activities in WGSS

• Design, implement and assist in evaluate capacity development initiatives taken for women and girls for basic response and referral.

• Represent AAB in camp coordination platform, GBVSS and all relevant stake holder coordination platform.

• Supervise, training, coaching, mentoring, and monitoring community volunteers to prevent, mitigate and response GBV in camps.

• Support awareness raising campaign and event activities as needed by the supervisor.

• Maintain stock register, Assets ID information and all other relevant documents for proper operation of the WGSS.

• Register women and girls who received care with segregated age-, sex-, location and report to GBV associate daily.

• Document number of appropriated referring GBV cases to access to service providers and report daily to GBV/ CP case management.

• Government liaison focal point in camps.

• Ensure safe and ethical data management: provide timely database, narrative monthly and weekly report and also maintain due record of all activity and register of WGSS.

• Ensure recognised international best practices and Relief International policies are applied in the work with Women, children and vulnerable persons.

• Any other responsibilities as requested by supervisor.

Salary and benefits : Monthly Gross Salary will be BDT. 43,918 with other admissible benefits such as mobile & internet allowance, medical benefit, group life insurance etc