Case Management Officer-Recovery and Advancement of Informal Sector Employment (RAISE) Project FIVDB

Job Description

Title: Case Management Officer-Recovery and Advancement of Informal Sector Employment (RAISE) Project FIVDB

Company Name: Friends in Village Development Bangladesh (FIVDB)

Vacancy: 1

Age: At most 45 years

Job Location: Sylhet

Salary: Tk. 47700 - 47700 (Monthly)

Experience:

• At least 5 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO

• Masters

• At least 5 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO

• Age At most 45 years

• Master’s Degree in Social Work/Social Welfare/Sociology/Psychology/Clinical Psychology/Educational Psychology/ Education/ Economics/Political science/ Anthropology/ Women & Gender studies/Business studies/ Development studies from any Govt. Approved University;
• More than one 3rd Division/Class in examinations will not be accepted;
• At least 5 years of relevant experience in Case Management/ Psychosocial Counseling/Information Management/Training management in the development organization.
• Training in Case Management, Counseling, Entrepreneurship Development will be treated as extra quality;
• Extensive field visit is required.
• Good operating skills of Microsoft Office (especially MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint) with software operation and reporting will be treated as essential skills; and
• Required to have excellent communication skills (written and verbal) in English & Bangla;
• Understanding and speaking the local language of the project area is an advantage;
• Proficiency in Online Data management tools is highly preferable.

Background

Friends in Village Development Bangladesh (FIVDB) is launching a project titled ‘Recovery and Advancement of Informal Sector Employment (RAISE)’ jointly financed by the Government of Bangladesh and Palli Karma-Sahayak Foundation (PKSF). The goal of the project is to provide services that can enhance earning opportunities for low-income urban youth, and urban youth impacted by COVID-19. As a Partner organization of PKSF, FIVDB will implement the RAISE project in Sylhet and its adjacent area.

FIVDB is a Bangladeshi non-governmental organisation founded in 1979 under the Societies' Registration Act, 1860. The organisation is also registered with the NGO Affairs Bureau and the Micro Credit Regulatory Authority, of the Government of Bangladesh. The organisation's societal vision is that of 'a vibrant society based on justice, equity, democracy and environmentally sound principles'. It works with the mission to give the disadvantaged women, men and children greater voice, reduce their vulnerability, increase their use of citizenship rights and help them enhance their quality of life.

FIVDB is seeking a competent Case Management Officer (CMO) under the RAISE project. CMO will be responsible to enhance the quality of project implementation, maximize satisfaction of the project participants as well as stakeholders. The successful candidate will be accountable for the trainee’s enrolment process to employment with the support of other PIU staff.

Major Responsibilities

• Perform individual assessments through psychometric profiling and, identify potential program participants for Business Management Training (BMT) and Apprenticeship Program (AP);
• Provide individual and group counseling, assist in career planning assessing program participants’ needs, preferences & abilities and support them to succeed in their roles through close supervision, mentoring, and coaching and;
• Facilitate sessions in training/workshops/courtyard meetings and coordinate with other actors to ensure referral and the transfer of cases where RAISE does not have the capacity or specialized support;
• Enter and update data into Case Management System (CMS) software and analyze them according to the demand of PMU;
• Assist in organizing seminars, workshops, training, and other community mobilization programs;
• Assist in preparing monthly, quarterly, and half-yearly progress reports in time; and
• Perform any other tasks assigned by the management.

FIVDB authority reserves the right to cancel one or any applications at any stage of the recruitment process.

Qualified women are strongly encouraged to apply.

• Other admissible benefits as per the organization`s policy.

• Salary and other admissible benefits (if any) are inclusive of all taxes as imposed by the government of Bangladesh. Taxes will be deducted at sources as per government rules.