Community Facilitator

Job Description

Title: Community Facilitator

Company Name: Amra Kaj Kory (AKK)

Vacancy: 2

Age: At least 29 years

Job Location: Faridpur

Salary: Tk. 25000 (Monthly)

Experience:

• At least 3 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO, Development Agency

• Masters

• At least 3 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO, Development Agency

• Age At least 29 years

• Minimum 3 years of work experience in an NGO or development organization.

• Experience in child rights, gender, community development, or social inclusion will be preferred.

• Working with Char Land people will be an added advantage.

• Must have a genuine interest in child rights, women's empowerment, gender equality, social inclusion and community development.

• Must have the attitude and capacity to work in field level, especially in Char Lands.

• Must have skills in facilitation, report writing and maintenance of documentation.

• Must be proficient in MS Word, Excel, email and basic digital reporting.

• Preference will be given to the candidates having experiences on working with local communities.

• Must be able to conduct regular field visits to remote and riverine island (Char Lands).• Minimum 5 years of work experience in an NGOs or development organizations.

• Good command in English (written & spoken) focusing on project designing, report writing and day-to-day communication will be preferred.

• Working with Char Land people will be an added advantage.

Amra Kaj Kory (AKK) is a non-governmental development organization that has long been working to improve the living standards of poor, marginalized, and disadvantaged communities having registration with the NGO Affairs Bureau bearing the registration number - 715 and also with the MRA bearing the registration number - 661 The organization has significant experience and contributions in child rights protection, women's empowerment, youth engagement, and socially inclusive development.

AKK, with the financial and technical support of KNH Bangladesh, is inviting applications from skilled, qualified, and experienced Bangladeshi citizens for the following positions under a pilot project currently being implemented.

Contract Duration 18 months

Key Responsibilities

• Attend all meetings and trainings organize by KNH related to Self Help Approaches.

• Assist/contribute the Project Coordinator and Project Officer in formulating training modules, organize and facilitate training/discussion sessions for the Self-Help Group Members and other participants of the project.

• Organize and facilitate discussions for the SHG members and other stakeholders for their clearer understanding about project objectives, activities and their role.

• Implement day-to-day project activities under the guidance of the Project Officer and Project Coordinator.

• Maintain regular contact and follow-up activities with SHG members, community members/leaders and other stakeholders in the working areas.

• Facilitate day-to-day activities of children's and adolescents' clubs and women's Self-Help Group (SHG).

• Organize and facilitate regular meetings of Self-Help Groups, awareness raising sessions, training and maintain/record proper documentations (meeting minutes including attendances).

• Collect photographs, success stories, case studies, and necessary documents from field-level activities.

• Rapport building/relationships building with local leaders, religious leaders, community people, etc.

• Critically and carefully observe the child protection issues and report to the Project Officer and Project Coordinator.

• Provide daily/weekly/monthly progress updates to the Project Officer on field-level activities.

• BDT 25,000 (Twenty-Five Thousand Taka) per month