Job Description

Title: ATLAS Senior Officer-Capacity Building & Partner Coordination

Company Name: Handicap International (humanity & Inclusion) in Bangladesh

Vacancy: 01

Age: at least 18 years

Location: Cox's Bazar (Teknaf)

Salary: Tk. 78379 - 86542 (Monthly)

Experience:
∎ At least 2 years

Published: 23 Jun 2024

Education:
∎ Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Business Studies, Commerce, Management, Logistics, Supply Chain Management, or any other relevant disciplines.
∎ Preferable – Master's Degree in a relevant field.
∎ Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Business Studies, Commerce, Management, Logistics, Supply Chain Management, or any other relevant disciplines.
∎ Preferable – Master's Degree in a relevant field.

Requirements:

Additional Requirements:
∎ Age at least 18 years
∎ Other Desirable Requirements:
∎ -Preferably, 3–4 years of experience in capacity-building, learning, and training in supply chain management and development. Supply Chain Management and Logistics in a humanitarian context is preferable. Particularly specialized in the learning, training, and development of staff, employees, and people.
∎ -Previous experience working with a non-governmental organization, UN, or local organization.
∎ -Previous experience in conducting and managing training sessions.
∎ -Previous knowledge in capacity-building, learning, training, and development systems; methodology; modules; & material development.
∎ -Previous knowledge in training facilitation/ arrangement & coordination/ follow up/ development measurement for Staff/ Employees/ People is a strong asset.
∎ -Previous knowledge in developing resourceful, attractive & creative training content/ module/ material/ presentation.
∎ -Experience in humanitarian settings.
∎ -Experience working in the supply chain, storage, transport/ fleet, and capacity development sector.
∎ -Experience working in a multidisciplinary context.
∎ -Knowledge of humanitarian or development context.
∎ -Good oral and written communication skills in Bengali and English are essential.
∎ -Computer knowledge (MS Office package- including Excel & Powerpoint presentation- Both in English and Bangla).
∎ -Able to work in challenging conditions.
∎ -Experience working within a team and being a team player.
∎ -Multi-tasker and ability to work under immense pressure.
∎ -Rigorous and organized.

Responsibilities & Context:
∎ Job Location: Teknaf
∎ Line Manager: ATLAS Project Manager/Area Manager-Teknaf
∎ Type of Contract: Fixed-Term
∎ Duration of the Contract: Tentatively 01 August 2024 to 31 May 2025
∎ "The advertised position will be contingent upon contract award."
∎ Identify and analyze the humanitarian stakeholders’ needs in terms of capacity building (related to the supply chain)
∎ Coordinate and implement HI/AL’s capacity-building program following donors’ targets.
∎ Create, review, improve, and make available training support.
∎ Coordinate and work with the Atlas Transport & Storage team while planning training modules & schedules.
∎ Work on introducing new training as well as improving the existing training modules in collaboration with HQ focal.
∎ Organize the training: determine and share a monthly plan with humanitarian stakeholders, raise adequate PSRs, find external facilitators if needed, and communicate with participants and the log sector.
∎ Archive the required training documents for supply chain and future reference. Such as meeting minutes, ToR, attendance, PSR, pre-post test, training satisfaction survey, training reports, etc.
∎ Facilitate or co-facilitate all the training.
∎ Provide feedback and guidance to HI/AL colleagues for capacity-building tasks, in collaboration with the ATLAS Project Manager.
∎ Ensure the involvement of internal and external facilitators in the capacity-building program.
∎ Coordinate with national and international co-donors and co-facilitators of the training.
∎ Ensure that HI’s standards, policies, processes, and tools are respected and applied to the HI/AL capacity-building program
∎ Ensure data collection and analysis for the HI/AL capacity-building program.
∎ Create or review a tool to ensure proper data collection and program monitoring following log frame indicators.
∎ Evaluate HI/AL training and its impact on all humanitarian stakeholders.
∎ Monitor the HI/AL partner’s satisfaction with capacity building.
∎ Maintain capacity building archives in adequation with HI standards.
∎ Keep the partner’s database up-to-date for smooth partner’s communication.
∎ Keep the local and global databases up to date.
∎ Represent HI/AL during training managed by other partners (if needed)
∎ Be the focal point for capacity-building activities and identify the CB training requirement of actors
∎ Regularly communicate with partner organizations' designated focal person for 100% staff participation.
∎ Ensure the impact of the training among the partners and scrutinize the field-level improvement.
∎ Coordinate and engage all potential actors who are critical for achieving logistic management.
∎ Identify and prioritize the actors, especially the national NGO’s and INGOs, who are to be reached with capacity-building training
∎ Initiate effective and collaborative communication with partners to ensure the professional development of individuals in daily log operations.
∎ Ensure compliance with HI technical standards and the Code of Conduct.
∎ Ensure PSEA and Child Safeguarding standards are upheld.
∎ Take the initiative to organize monthly Atlas team internal meetings.
∎ Job Location: Teknaf
∎ Line Manager: ATLAS Project Manager/Area Manager-Teknaf
∎ Type of Contract: Fixed-Term
∎ Duration of the Contract: Tentatively 01 August 2024 to 31 May 2025
∎ "The advertised position will be contingent upon contract award."
∎ Reporting to the Project Manager/Senior Project Manager/Area Manager, the ATLAS Senior Officer-Capacity Building & Partner Coordination contributes to the implementation of the mandate and deploys all the Atlas Training to the humanitarian stakeholders (NGO Partners, suppliers, conveyors, drivers, and daily workers) in Cox’s Bazar area. The ATLAS Senior Officer-Capacity Building & Partner Coordination contributes to the implementation of his/her project, ensuring the optimal quality and impact of the project. He or she works closely with the Atlas Transport and Storage team.
∎ Responsibility 1: Plan and analyze the HI/AL capacity-building program
∎ Identify and analyze the humanitarian stakeholders’ needs in terms of capacity building (related to the supply chain)
∎ Coordinate and implement HI/AL’s capacity-building program following donors’ targets.
∎ Create, review, improve, and make available training support.
∎ Coordinate and work with the Atlas Transport & Storage team while planning training modules & schedules.
∎ Work on introducing new training as well as improving the existing training modules in collaboration with HQ focal.
∎ Responsibility 2: Manage HI/AL capacity-building activities
∎ Organize the training: determine and share a monthly plan with humanitarian stakeholders, raise adequate PSRs, find external facilitators if needed, and communicate with participants and the log sector.
∎ Archive the required training documents for supply chain and future reference. Such as meeting minutes, ToR, attendance, PSR, pre-post test, training satisfaction survey, training reports, etc.
∎ Facilitate or co-facilitate all the training.
∎ Provide feedback and guidance to HI/AL colleagues for capacity-building tasks, in collaboration with the ATLAS Project Manager.
∎ Ensure the involvement of internal and external facilitators in the capacity-building program.
∎ Coordinate with national and international co-donors and co-facilitators of the training.
∎ Responsibility 3: Monitor HI/AL capacity-building activities
∎ Ensure that HI’s standards, policies, processes, and tools are respected and applied to the HI/AL capacity-building program
∎ Ensure data collection and analysis for the HI/AL capacity-building program.
∎ Create or review a tool to ensure proper data collection and program monitoring following log frame indicators.
∎ Evaluate HI/AL training and its impact on all humanitarian stakeholders.
∎ Monitor the HI/AL partner’s satisfaction with capacity building.
∎ Maintain capacity building archives in adequation with HI standards.
∎ Keep the partner’s database up-to-date for smooth partner’s communication.
∎ Keep the local and global databases up to date.
∎ Responsibility 4: Representation and coordination
∎ Represent HI/AL during training managed by other partners (if needed)
∎ Be the focal point for capacity-building activities and identify the CB training requirement of actors
∎ Regularly communicate with partner organizations' designated focal person for 100% staff participation.
∎ Ensure the impact of the training among the partners and scrutinize the field-level improvement.
∎ Responsibility 5: Partnership Coordination
∎ Coordinate and engage all potential actors who are critical for achieving logistic management.
∎ Identify and prioritize the actors, especially the national NGO’s and INGOs, who are to be reached with capacity-building training
∎ Initiate effective and collaborative communication with partners to ensure the professional development of individuals in daily log operations.
∎ Responsibilities 6: Other
∎ Ensure compliance with HI technical standards and the Code of Conduct.
∎ Ensure PSEA and Child Safeguarding standards are upheld.
∎ Take the initiative to organize monthly Atlas team internal meetings.

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Mobile bill, Tour allowance, Medical allowance, Provident fund, Weekly 2 holidays, Insurance, Gratuity
∎ Festival Bonus: 2
∎ Medical Coverage: Staff and dependents will get general/outpatient, hospitalization, dental, and optical medical insurance facilities as per the HI policy.
∎ Maternity Coverage: Staff and dependents will get maternity medical coverage facilities as per the HI policy.
∎ Group Life Insurance Coverage: Staff will get the death benefit, accidental benefit, permanent partial disability, permanent total disability benefit, and critical illness benefit.
∎ Leave: Staff will get sick leave, annual leave, medical leave, and event leave as per HI policy.
∎ Special Attention: "You are cordially requested not to apply if the salary range, job location, contract duration, and other terms and conditions mentioned in the advertisement do not match your expectations."
∎ Medical Coverage: Staff and dependents will get general/outpatient, hospitalization, dental, and optical medical insurance facilities as per the HI policy.
∎ Maternity Coverage: Staff and dependents will get maternity medical coverage facilities as per the HI policy.
∎ Group Life Insurance Coverage: Staff will get the death benefit, accidental benefit, permanent partial disability, permanent total disability benefit, and critical illness benefit.
∎ Leave: Staff will get sick leave, annual leave, medical leave, and event leave as per HI policy.
∎ Special Attention: "You are cordially requested not to apply if the salary range, job location, contract duration, and other terms and conditions mentioned in the advertisement do not match your expectations."

Workplace:
∎ Work at office

Employment Status: Full Time

Job Location: Cox's Bazar (Teknaf)

Read Before Apply:

"The advertised position will be contingent upon contract award."

Special Attention: "You are cordially requested not to apply if the salary range, job location, contract duration, and other terms and conditions mentioned in the advertisement do not match your expectations."

Interested candidates meeting the above requirements should apply with the latest CV and two references (current or last supervisor only), including the Head of HR of the current employer, to Bdjobs.com by Saturday, 06 July 2024. Only Bangladeshi national candidates are eligible to apply. Only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

Handicap International-Humanity & Inclusion is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified, potential, matched female candidates and people with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply, and they will be preferred in cases of similar qualifications to other candidates. HI promotes and upholds the principles of equal opportunities and policies (PSEAH, child protection, etc.).

HI has a zero-tolerance approach to any harm to, or exploitation of, a vulnerable adult or a child by any of our staff, representatives, or partners. Recruitment for all jobs in the HI includes, in particular, criminal record checks and the collection of relevant references. Safeguarding our beneficiaries is our top priority in everything we do.

HI is committed to a safe workplace for all people to grow professionally regardless of age, gender, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, or race. HI extends this commitment to equality and Do No Harm to all staff, volunteers, partners, and beneficiaries. The humanitarian principles focus on equity and inclusion, with a solid commitment to these values. A competitive candidate will uphold and implement these values in their personal and professional lives.

Any persuasion by the person by phone, email, or other means in this regard will automatically disqualify the candidate. The selected employee should clearly understand that all final offers of employment are contingent upon a successful reference check. The pre-employment screening will be performed for all selected applicants.

Company Information:
∎ Handicap International (humanity & Inclusion) in Bangladesh
∎ House 3/A, Road 36, Gulshan-2, Dhaka-1212, Bangladesh
∎ Business: Handicap International (HI) is an international aid organization specializing in the field of disability. Non-governmental, non-religious, non-political, and non-profit making works alongside persons with disabilities and other vulnerable groups, whatever the context, assisting and supporting them in their efforts to become self-reliant. Since its creation, the organization has set up programmes in approximately 60 countries and intervened in many emergencies. It operates as a federation made up of eight associations (Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the USA) that provide human and financial resources, manage projects, and raise awareness of Handicap International`s actions and campaigns.

Handicap International-Humanity & Inclusion (HI) has been working in Bangladesh since 1997, focusing on creating sustainable changes to ensure the rights and inclusion of people with disabilities in society. HI is an independent and impartial aid organization working in Bangladesh in poverty, exclusion, conflict, and disaster situations. With projects in different districts of the country, HI works not only with people with disabilities and other vulnerable populations but also with their families, their communities, and local humanitarian actors to respond to their essential needs, improve their living conditions, promote respect for their dignity and fundamental rights, and provide sustainability in its action. As one of the key organizations in the disability sector, HI has a wide range of projects that assist in promoting the inclusion of persons with disabilities and their issues in emergency and development contexts, building the capacities of local stakeholders, and reducing the impact of natural and human-made disasters. Particularly in Cox`s Bazar district, HI is providing services in rehabilitation, MH/PSS, SRH, protection, and inclusive education with an inclusion mainstreaming approach to refugees and host populations affected by the forcibly displaced undocumented Myanmar nationals. HI`s multi-sectoral mobile units (MU) and static method are currently working in 15 camps located in both Teknaf and Ukhiya Upazilas and surrounding host areas, providing comprehensive services in physical rehabilitation, primary health care, protection, and MHPSS. HI is currently implementing a development and humanitarian response project in Kurigram and Cox`s Bazar district through 3 project offices (Kurigram, Ukhiya, and Teknaf) and 2 coordination offices (Dhaka and Cox Bazar). Operational Thematic: Livelihood, Health and Rehabilitation, Protection, Inclusion, Education, and Atlas Logistics.

Presently, HI Bangladesh is implementing projects on integrating disability in community-based disaster risk reduction and response; economic empowerment of extremely poor persons with disabilities; mainstreaming disability in livelihood interventions; support to refugees and surrounding communities, capacity building of professional associations; and support to disabled people`s organizations, among others.

Address::
∎ House 3/A, Road 36, Gulshan-2, Dhaka-1212, Bangladesh
∎ Business: Handicap International (HI) is an international aid organization specializing in the field of disability. Non-governmental, non-religious, non-political, and non-profit making works alongside persons with disabilities and other vulnerable groups, whatever the context, assisting and supporting them in their efforts to become self-reliant. Since its creation, the organization has set up programmes in approximately 60 countries and intervened in many emergencies. It operates as a federation made up of eight associations (Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the USA) that provide human and financial resources, manage projects, and raise awareness of Handicap International`s actions and campaigns.Handicap International-Humanity & Inclusion (HI) has been working in Bangladesh since 1997, focusing on creating sustainable changes to ensure the rights and inclusion of people with disabilities in society. HI is an independent and impartial aid organization working in Bangladesh in poverty, exclusion, conflict, and disaster situations. With projects in different districts of the country, HI works not only with people with disabilities and other vulnerable populations but also with their families, their communities, and local humanitarian actors to respond to their essential needs, improve their living conditions, promote respect for their dignity and fundamental rights, and provide sustainability in its action. As one of the key organizations in the disability sector, HI has a wide range of projects that assist in promoting the inclusion of persons with disabilities and their issues in emergency and development contexts, building the capacities of local stakeholders, and reducing the impact of natural and human-made disasters. Particularly in Cox`s Bazar district, HI is providing services in rehabilitation, MH/PSS, SRH, protection, and inclusive education with an inclusion mainstreaming approach to refugees and host populations affected by the forcibly displaced undocumented Myanmar nationals. HI`s multi-sectoral mobile units (MU) and static method are currently working in 15 camps located in both Teknaf and Ukhiya Upazilas and surrounding host areas, providing comprehensive services in physical rehabilitation, primary health care, protection, and MHPSS. HI is currently implementing a development and humanitarian response project in Kurigram and Cox`s Bazar district through 3 project offices (Kurigram, Ukhiya, and Teknaf) and 2 coordination offices (Dhaka and Cox Bazar). Operational Thematic: Livelihood, Health and Rehabilitation, Protection, Inclusion, Education, and Atlas Logistics.Presently, HI Bangladesh is implementing projects on integrating disability in community-based disaster risk reduction and response; economic empowerment of extremely poor persons with disabilities; mainstreaming disability in livelihood interventions; support to refugees and surrounding communities, capacity building of professional associations; and support to disabled people`s organizations, among others.

Application Deadline: 6 Jul 2024

Category: NGO/Development