Job Description

Title: Community Facilitator/Organizer (Women will be encouraged)

Company Name: BEDO

Vacancy: 12

Age: at most 35 years

Location: Rajshahi

Published: 26 Nov 2024

Education:
∎ Diploma in MATS or HSC/equivalent degree from any government recognized institutions.
∎ Diploma in MATS or HSC/equivalent degree from any government recognized institutions.

Requirements:

Additional Requirements:
∎ Age at most 35 years
∎ Year of experience in health program related work in an international organization in a Rajshahi context. Previous experience in USAID projects is encouraged to apply.
∎ Maximum age limit: 35 years but age flexible for highly qualified candidates.
∎ Have valid driving license and willingness to drive motorcycle.
∎ Year of experience in health program related work in an international organization in a Rajshahi context. Previous experience in USAID projects is encouraged to apply.
∎ Maximum age limit: 35 years but age flexible for highly qualified candidates.
∎ Have valid driving license and willingness to drive motorcycle.

Responsibilities & Context:
∎ Rajshahi, Bangladesh with frequent field visits in the project areas.
∎ Major Responsibilities:
∎ Mobilization and Awareness
∎ To make the community aware of the objectives and goals of the project.
∎ To ensure community participation.
∎ To ensure the health and nutrition of the beneficiaries at the community level.
∎ To form teams, increase their capacity and make them self-reliant, organize and conduct workshops, meetings or discussion meetings.
∎ To implement the nutrition support program to ensure the health and nutrition of TB patients.
∎ Data Collection and Evaluation
∎ To identify the needs and problems of the community.
∎ To use questionnaires or survey forms to collect data.
∎ To prepare survey reports and inform to the higher authorities.
∎ To evaluate programs data and submit report to the concern authorities.
∎ Planning and Implementation
∎ To participate in the implementation of activities according to the project plan.
∎ To implement health camps and telemedicine service activities at the community level.
∎ To conduct field visits to complete the work on time.
∎ Implement the project activities in coordination with the community members.
∎ Installation and management of waste bins for waste management at the local level in the project implementation area
∎ Training and Capacity Building
∎ Organizing training for community stakeholders.
∎ Collaborate with local leaders and capacity building.
∎ Documentation and Reporting
∎ Assisting in collecting information from project beneficiaries, online data entry through mobile/tab, and preparing reports.
∎ Preparing daily, weekly or monthly activity reports.
∎ Providing regular updates on project progress.
∎ Documented all of the data and files keep it accordingly.
∎ Coordination and Communication
∎ Coordinating with local authorities, other organizations and stakeholders.
∎ Assisting in solving community problems.
∎ Monitoring and Follow-up
∎ Monitoring the quality and impact of project activities.
∎ Ensuring follow-up activities.
∎ Problem Solving and Dispute Resolution
∎ Working to resolve problems that arise within the community.
∎ Playing a role in conflict resolution.
∎ Respect for local culture and customs
∎ Understand and respect the language, culture and customs of the community.
∎ Create a participatory and inclusive environment.
∎ Develop recycling enterprises at the local level.
∎ Reporting and plan update
∎ Share project-related information and receive feedback.
∎ Develop future plans based on activities.
∎ Reportable to: Project Coordinator
∎ Vacancy: 12
∎ Position Overview
∎ The community facilitator/organizer will be mobilized of the Sushastho Maitree Project in the field level activities. Ensuring effective coordination & communication, data collection and implement activities, monitoring and follow up the activities, awareness raising, and capacity building of community stakeholders and ensure any other tasks assigned by the organization.
∎ Job Location
∎ Rajshahi, Bangladesh with frequent field visits in the project areas.
∎ Major Responsibilities:
∎ Mobilization and Awareness
∎ To make the community aware of the objectives and goals of the project.
∎ To ensure community participation.
∎ To ensure the health and nutrition of the beneficiaries at the community level.
∎ To form teams, increase their capacity and make them self-reliant, organize and conduct workshops, meetings or discussion meetings.
∎ To implement the nutrition support program to ensure the health and nutrition of TB patients.
∎ Data Collection and Evaluation
∎ To identify the needs and problems of the community.
∎ To use questionnaires or survey forms to collect data.
∎ To prepare survey reports and inform to the higher authorities.
∎ To evaluate programs data and submit report to the concern authorities.
∎ Planning and Implementation
∎ To participate in the implementation of activities according to the project plan.
∎ To implement health camps and telemedicine service activities at the community level.
∎ To conduct field visits to complete the work on time.
∎ Implement the project activities in coordination with the community members.
∎ Installation and management of waste bins for waste management at the local level in the project implementation area
∎ Training and Capacity Building
∎ Organizing training for community stakeholders.
∎ Collaborate with local leaders and capacity building.
∎ Documentation and Reporting
∎ Assisting in collecting information from project beneficiaries, online data entry through mobile/tab, and preparing reports.
∎ Preparing daily, weekly or monthly activity reports.
∎ Providing regular updates on project progress.
∎ Documented all of the data and files keep it accordingly.
∎ Coordination and Communication
∎ Coordinating with local authorities, other organizations and stakeholders.
∎ Assisting in solving community problems.
∎ Monitoring and Follow-up
∎ Monitoring the quality and impact of project activities.
∎ Ensuring follow-up activities.
∎ Problem Solving and Dispute Resolution
∎ Working to resolve problems that arise within the community.
∎ Playing a role in conflict resolution.
∎ Respect for local culture and customs
∎ Understand and respect the language, culture and customs of the community.
∎ Create a participatory and inclusive environment.
∎ Develop recycling enterprises at the local level.
∎ Reporting and plan update
∎ Share project-related information and receive feedback.
∎ Develop future plans based on activities.

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Tk. 15,000 (Monthly)
∎ Festival bonus and other benefits will be providing as per project Budget.
∎ Project-based/contractual

Employment Status: Full Time

Job Location: Rajshahi

Apply Procedure:

Hard Copy:
∎ Apply Procedure;
∎ Interested candidates are encouraged to submit an updated CV along with a cover letter detailing their suitability for the position. Applications can be submitted hard copy to The HR & Admin Office, BEDO, 19/3, D-2, Rahman Lusid Tower, Kakrail, Dhaka or The Admin Officer, Regional Office, Boalia Bypass Road, BEDO, Naogaon. Please mention the position title on the top of the envelope. The deadline for submission is 6 December 2024.
∎ About BEDO
∎ Established in 1993, BEDO is a leading non-governmental organization with over 31 years of experience improving lives across Bangladesh. The organization has worked extensively in sectors such as health and nutrition, youth development, women empowerment, education, water and sanitation, climate change, food security, and microfinance.
∎ Project
∎ BEDO is implementing the Sushastho Maitree Project, a two-year health program in Rajshahi City Corporation, Baghmara Upazila (16 unions), Tanore Upazila (7 unions), and Mohanpur Upazila (6 unions). The project aims to improve the health and well-being of marginalized and underserved populations in urban and peri-urban areas of the Rajshahi district. This initiative is supported by BRAC under the USAID Bangladesh America Maitree Project.

Company Information:
∎ BEDO
∎ BEDO Central office 8/6 Segun Bagicha (3rd floor), Dhaka 1000

Address::
∎ BEDO Central office 8/6 Segun Bagicha (3rd floor), Dhaka 1000

Read Before Apply: Please apply only who are fulfilling all the requirements of this job

Application Deadline: 6 Dec 2024

Category: NGO/Development