Community Facilitator

Job Description

Title: Community Facilitator

Company Name: SAINT-Bangladesh

Vacancy: 1

Age: at most 45 years

Location: Barishal

Minimum Salary: Tk. 22050 (Monthly)

Experience:
∎ At least 3 years

Published: 10 Mar 2025

Education:
∎ Bachelor/Honors
∎ Bachelor's degree preferably in any discipline preferably in Social science/Social welfare/ Psychology/Anthropology/Law/Gender studies. Essential
∎ Bachelor's degree preferably in any discipline preferably in Social science/Social welfare/ Psychology/Anthropology/Law/Gender studies. Essential

Requirements:

Additional Requirements:
∎ Age at most 45 years
∎ Age Limit: At most 45 years (Age limit relax able for experienced candidates)
∎ Minimum of 3 years working experiences in the relevant field
∎ Motor-cycle driving skills and valid driving license
∎ Competent in using MS Word, MS Excel and Power Point presentation
∎ Good facilitation skill of Training, Seminar and Advocacy programs.
∎ Ability to visit communities frequently
∎ Good influencing skills
∎ Clear Understanding on the issues project has to work on.
∎ Knowledge on current development and emergence issues
∎ Good knowledge and skills in forecasting and budgeting
∎ Baseline survey, Evaluation and Monitoring process and tools.
∎ Proven management and leadership ability
∎ Good communication and networking skill
∎ Good command in English & Bengali, both written and verbal.
∎ Decision making and conflict resolution skills
∎ Job Location:
∎ Barishal Sadar Upazila, Barishal, Bangladesh
∎ Age Limit: At most 45 years (Age limit relax able for experienced candidates)
∎ Minimum of 3 years working experiences in the relevant field
∎ Motor-cycle driving skills and valid driving license
∎ Competent in using MS Word, MS Excel and Power Point presentation
∎ Good facilitation skill of Training, Seminar and Advocacy programs.
∎ Ability to visit communities frequently
∎ Good influencing skills
∎ Clear Understanding on the issues project has to work on.
∎ Knowledge on current development and emergence issues
∎ Good knowledge and skills in forecasting and budgeting
∎ Baseline survey, Evaluation and Monitoring process and tools.
∎ Proven management and leadership ability
∎ Good communication and networking skill
∎ Good command in English & Bengali, both written and verbal.
∎ Decision making and conflict resolution skills
∎ Job Location:
∎ Barishal Sadar Upazila, Barishal, Bangladesh

Responsibilities & Context:
∎ Motivate and ensure teamwork among women and girl's safe spaces and A&YC volunteers for greater project impact, in the community
∎ Work with A&YC management, service providers, community leaders and other stakeholders to ensure effective project implementation.
∎ Take full responsibility for quality implementation of A&YC related activity, GBV activities including implementation of GBV comprehensive programming in field levels program implementation.
∎ Coordinate with all sector-based agencies in the A&YCs to ensure compliance with inter-agency and Educo standards for implementing GBV in emergencies as well as gender mainstreaming.
∎ Organize meetings with youth, women/men to ensure effective participation and support in the respective project activities
∎ Develop regular monthly, quarterly and annual project management documents including implementation plans and reports.
∎ Actively support pre-distribution activities for dignity kit distribution i.e. beneficiary assessment and sensitization.
∎ Enhance and train women, men, community leaders, religious leaders, boys and girls on GBV prevention and response.
∎ Safely link up survivors who wish to disclose and seek support for their GBV experiences with GBV case management services offered at the women's space.
∎ Disseminate information to the community on where and how to report GBV incidences and encourage reporting
∎ Document and share key GBV risks identified during the implementation
∎ Engage the community in participatory exercises to develop context-specific IEC materials and messages to facilitate community-level sessions.
∎ Assist communities to identify their priorities, opportunities and resources for effective GBV prevention & response, participation and psychosocial project implementation.
∎ Organize the awareness-raising, campaign event/program at the communities level in the A&YC area coordinating with different stakeholders
∎ Job Context:
∎ SAINT-Bangladesh is a value-based independent, non-profit and Non-Government Organization (NGO), participating in the human rights and survival strategies of the coastal disadvantaged poor. It believes in the integration of right based approach in striving for people-centered sustainable development initiatives, maintaining a level of transparency, participation, accountability, child and gender sensitivity and respect for human women's rights and dignity principles in management. SAINT-Bangladesh is seeking a professional for the position of Community Facilitator for the project titled “Combat Gender-Based Violence (GBV) through Adolescents and Youth Empowerment” funded by EDUCO and the project has been implemented at Barishal Sador Upazilla in Barishal district from January 2023 to December 2025. Note that this requirement will depend on the availability of donor funds.
∎ Project Summary:
∎ The Project will envisage preventing gender-based violence (GBV) through Adolescents and Youth (A&Y) by sensitizing them and strengthening their capacity to promote gender equality. Besides, it will focus on promoting child protection system in the community to create a solid network so that if any incident happened the system can pursue providing support and prompt action to the survivor. On top of that, they will work as a watchdog for their community. Moreover, it helps to create more gender-equitable attitudes and behaviors among female and male participants to reduce gender-based violence. It promotes community participation with the active engagement of youth club members, parents, social leaders and govt. representatives to address and act against GBV.
∎ Job Summary:
∎ The Community Facilitator is responsible for the day-to-day implementation of GBV prevention activities at the field level; mobilizing community leaders and men, boys, women and girls from the community to participate in awareness campaigns and discussions/dialogue on GBV, conducting community training, supervising Community Volunteers and managing budget lines for prevention activities. The Community Facilitator will also work with the community, students, teachers, SMC and other sectors to identify GBV risks and share findings on a regular basis to inform advocacy.
∎ Job Description / Responsibilities and Task:
∎ Motivate and ensure teamwork among women and girl's safe spaces and A&YC volunteers for greater project impact, in the community
∎ Work with A&YC management, service providers, community leaders and other stakeholders to ensure effective project implementation.
∎ Take full responsibility for quality implementation of A&YC related activity, GBV activities including implementation of GBV comprehensive programming in field levels program implementation.
∎ Coordinate with all sector-based agencies in the A&YCs to ensure compliance with inter-agency and Educo standards for implementing GBV in emergencies as well as gender mainstreaming.
∎ Organize meetings with youth, women/men to ensure effective participation and support in the respective project activities
∎ Develop regular monthly, quarterly and annual project management documents including implementation plans and reports.
∎ Actively support pre-distribution activities for dignity kit distribution i.e. beneficiary assessment and sensitization.
∎ Enhance and train women, men, community leaders, religious leaders, boys and girls on GBV prevention and response.
∎ Safely link up survivors who wish to disclose and seek support for their GBV experiences with GBV case management services offered at the women's space.
∎ Disseminate information to the community on where and how to report GBV incidences and encourage reporting
∎ Document and share key GBV risks identified during the implementation
∎ Engage the community in participatory exercises to develop context-specific IEC materials and messages to facilitate community-level sessions.
∎ Assist communities to identify their priorities, opportunities and resources for effective GBV prevention & response, participation and psychosocial project implementation.
∎ Organize the awareness-raising, campaign event/program at the communities level in the A&YC area coordinating with different stakeholders

Skills & Expertise:

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ T/A, Mobile bill
∎ Festival Bonus: 1

Employment Status: Full Time

Job Location: Barishal

Read Before Apply:

Persuasion will highly be discouraged. SAINT-Bangladesh is an equal opportunity employer. Female candidates are encouraged to apply. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted. SAINT-Bangladesh will right authority on this requirement process recognize, withdraw and others.

SAINT-Bangladesh is committed to first do no harm to children or adult beneficiaries, to respect the rights of all beneficiaries, and to uphold the best interests of children as a primary consideration in all actions and decisions; accordingly all the recruits will go through specific checks and compliance procedures in accordance to its Child Safeguarding, PSEA Policy.

SAINT-Bangladesh has zero tolerance towards incidents of violence or abuse against children or adults, including sexual exploitation or abuse, committed either by employees or others affiliated with our work. SAINT-Bangladesh as Child Safe Organization discourages anyone to apply with prior record of conviction related to child neglect, abuse and exploitation.

Apply Procedure:

Hard Copy:
∎ Interested professionals are requested to submit their CV and Cover letter with a signed, a sealed envelope, copies of all academic certificates, NID, passport size photo image, skill and experience certificates, Valid motorcycle driving license on or before 5:00 PM, 17 March 2025 to HR & Admin, SAINT-Bangladesh, Ohi Bhabon, C&B Road, Barishal-8200 . The envelope or Subject must be marked with the title of the assignment.

Company Information:
∎ SAINT-Bangladesh
∎ Ohi Bhabon, C & B Road, Alekanda (In front of Thana Council), Barisal-8200
∎ SAINT-Bangladesh is a non-political, non-government and non-profit voluntary organization. SAINT-Bangladesh concerns its resources and think-tank to identifying the regional problems and providing sustainable solutions to those. SAINT-Bangladesh focus of the organization is establishing human right, Primary Health, Water & Sanitation, HIV/AIDS and experience on DRR & Rehabilitation from the deprived corners, specially for the Extreme & Excluded child, Woman, Men and disabilities. SAINT-Bangladesh presently working at Barisal and Khulna Division. Training of SAINT-Bangladesh is entailed of UN agencies and pre-qualified NGO of UNDP etc.

Address::
∎ Ohi Bhabon, C & B Road, Alekanda (In front of Thana Council), Barisal-8200
∎ SAINT-Bangladesh is a non-political, non-government and non-profit voluntary organization. SAINT-Bangladesh concerns its resources and think-tank to identifying the regional problems and providing sustainable solutions to those. SAINT-Bangladesh focus of the organization is establishing human right, Primary Health, Water & Sanitation, HIV/AIDS and experience on DRR & Rehabilitation from the deprived corners, specially for the Extreme & Excluded child, Woman, Men and disabilities. SAINT-Bangladesh presently working at Barisal and Khulna Division. Training of SAINT-Bangladesh is entailed of UN agencies and pre-qualified NGO of UNDP etc.

Application Deadline: 17 Mar 2025

Category: NGO/Development