Community Facilitator

Job Description

Title: Community Facilitator

Company Name: Centre for Disability in Development (CDD)

Vacancy: 05

Age: at most 45 years

Location: Dinajpur

Salary: Tk. 25000 - 27000 (Monthly)

Published: 17 Feb 2025

Education:
∎ Bachelor’s degree in any discipline preferable in Social Work, Community Development, Psychology, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience).
∎ Bachelor’s degree in any discipline preferable in Social Work, Community Development, Psychology, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience).

Requirements:

Additional Requirements:
∎ Age at most 45 years
∎ Fresh graduates or individuals with experience in community mobilisation or working on development projects in rural areas are encouraged to apply.
∎ Experience in mental health, healthcare, or social work is an advantage.
∎ Strong understanding of the social and cultural context of Dinajpur district.
∎ Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
∎ Ability to engage and build relationships with diverse community members.
∎ Basic knowledge of mental health and psychosocial support.
∎ Fluency in Bangla (spoken and written);
∎ knowledge of local dialects is an advantage.
∎ Willingness to travel within the project area.
∎ Fresh graduates or individuals with experience in community mobilisation or working on development projects in rural areas are encouraged to apply.
∎ Experience in mental health, healthcare, or social work is an advantage.
∎ Strong understanding of the social and cultural context of Dinajpur district.
∎ Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
∎ Ability to engage and build relationships with diverse community members.
∎ Basic knowledge of mental health and psychosocial support.
∎ Fluency in Bangla (spoken and written);
∎ knowledge of local dialects is an advantage.
∎ Willingness to travel within the project area.

Responsibilities & Context:
∎ Conduct outreach activities to engage persons living with mental ill-health, their carers, and community members.
∎ Organise awareness sessions to educate the community on mental health issues and reduce stigma.
∎ Assist in the dissemination of educational materials on mental health and wellbeing.
∎ Mobilise beneficiaries for mental health camp for assessment, diagnosis, and treatment, and conduct regular follow-up in the community and home visits.
∎ Facilitate peer support groups for persons living with mental ill-health and their carers.
∎ Provide basic psychosocial support and refer individuals to professional services when necessary.
∎ Assist in linking beneficiaries with healthcare providers and other essential services.
∎ Participate in training sessions and workshops to enhance knowledge of mental health support strategies.
∎ Support healthcare workers, community leaders, and volunteers in implementing mental health interventions.
∎ Maintain records of community engagement activities and beneficiary participation.
∎ Provide regular updates and reports to the Project Field Manager.
∎ Assist in data collection and feedback to assess the impact of project interventions.
∎ Adhere to CDD's Children and Adults at Risk Safeguarding policy, ensuring the safety and well-being of all project participants
∎ Promote a safe and secure environment for all participants and stakeholders of the project
∎ Report any safeguarding concerns promptly and follow the designated reporting procedures.
∎ Perform any other responsibility/ special duty delegated by project and CDD management.
∎ The Centre for Disability in Development (CDD) is a not for profit organization established in 1996 to develop a more inclusive society for persons with disabilities. CDD simultaneously builds technical capacities of the development stakeholders and the communities in how to be more inclusive whilst also enabling persons with a disability to participate in society by strengthening their leadership and providing them with essential rehabilitation and other supports.
∎ CDD is one of the most renowned organizations in the field of disability-inclusive development. CDD’s work in Bangladesh is supported by international and national donor agencies/development partners. CDD offers an inclusive, amicable, and respectable work environment.
∎ The Ramon Magsaysay Award (Asian version of the Noble prize) has been awarded to its Executive Director in 2010. In 2018, CDD was recognized by the Government of Bangladesh as one of the best organizations working on disability and development issues.
∎ CDD is accepting application for the mentioned position under a project titled ‘Promoting the sustainability of wellbeing programmes for carers of persons with disabilities and mental health conditions in Savar sub-district and Dinajpur district in Bangladesh’ to be implemented with the support of Carers Worldwide. The duration of the project is till 31st December 2027. The selected candidate will initially be hired for a three-month probationary period. Upon successful completion of this period, his/her employment contract will be renewed on an annual basis.
∎ Job Description:
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∎ Community Mobilisation and Awareness:
∎ Support for Mental Health and Wellbeing:
∎ Capacity Building and Training:
∎ Monitoring and Reporting:
∎ Safeguarding Responsibilities:
∎ Additional Responsibilities:
∎ Job Context:

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ T/A, Mobile bill, Weekly 2 holidays
∎ Prorata basis Festival Bonus
∎ Prorata basis Festival Bonus

Workplace:
∎ Work at office

Employment Status: Contractual

Job Location: Dinajpur

Read Before Apply:

• CDD respects rights and dignity of all human beings including children, women, older persons, all sex, indigenous community and persons with disabilities. CDD complies with its child and vulnerable adult safeguarding policy and code of conduct. All staff of CDD must sign and adhere to this code of conduct.

• Persons with Disabilities, Women, Third Gender and candidates from indigenous communities meeting the requirements are especially encouraged to apply.

• CDD reserves the right to initiate interviews and the selection process with the aim of identifying an appropriate candidate as quickly as possible. Only short-listed candidates will be called for interview. All applications will be treated according to the merit and with strict confidentiality.

• You are cordially requested not to apply if the salary range, job location, contract duration and other terms and conditions mentioned in the advertisement does not match your expectation.

• CDD is an equal opportunity employer. Any form of personal persuasion, e-mail or phone call will result in disqualification of candidature.

• Selected candidates will have to go through a rigorous reference and background checking process.

Company Information:
∎ Centre for Disability in Development (CDD)
∎ A-18/6, Genda, Savar, Dhaka-1340
∎ www.cdd.org.bd
∎ The Centre for Disability in Development (CDD) is a not for profit organization established in 1996 to develop a more inclusive society for persons with a disability. CDD`s mission is to address this by simultaneously educating the community in how to be more inclusive whilst also enabling persons with a disability to participate in society by providing them with essential supports. In this way persons with disabilities can be given the same rights, freedoms, dignity and quality of life as everyone else. CDD respects rights and dignity of all human beings including children, women and persons with disabilities . All staff members of CDD must sign a Child safeguarding Code of Conduct.

Address::
∎ A-18/6, Genda, Savar, Dhaka-1340
∎ www.cdd.org.bd
∎ The Centre for Disability in Development (CDD) is a not for profit organization established in 1996 to develop a more inclusive society for persons with a disability. CDD`s mission is to address this by simultaneously educating the community in how to be more inclusive whilst also enabling persons with a disability to participate in society by providing them with essential supports. In this way persons with disabilities can be given the same rights, freedoms, dignity and quality of life as everyone else. CDD respects rights and dignity of all human beings including children, women and persons with disabilities . All staff members of CDD must sign a Child safeguarding Code of Conduct.

Application Deadline: 25 Feb 2025

Category: NGO/Development