Community, Family Engagement and Advocacy Coordinator

Job Description

Title: Community, Family Engagement and Advocacy Coordinator

Company Name: Village Education Resource Center (VERC)

Vacancy: 1

Job Location: Narsingdi (Narsingdi Sadar)

Employment Status: Full-time

Educational Requirements:
∎ Master of Education (M.Ed)
∎ Master in Education, Social Science or equivalent.

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 5 year(s)

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Implement community mobilization, community partnership and advocacy strategy as per program design.
∎ Prepare a detail program implementation plan for the project for operating advocacy, community awareness and media campaign
∎ Identify the important issues from the vulnerable areas for implementation with input from the technical team of UNICEF and design activities according to project needs.
∎ Establish and maintain positive working relationships with schools, like minded organizations, childcare facilities, community agencies, and community groups to educate and train
∎ Assist in developing different training courses and training materials for the project in the areas of community mobilization and advocacy.
∎ Conduct Upazila and District level consultations/ reviews and roundtable discussions.
∎ Organize and conduct meeting, session, workshops and training for the Community people and stakeholders.
∎ Monitor and provide continuous support to the field level awareness raising program.
∎ Provide regular support and supervision to the field employees for community mobilization and advocacy components.
∎ Assist to prepare monthly and periodical narrative reports for UNICEF and other program reports as needed and ensure that these reports are properly reviewed and disseminated.
∎ Assist to conduct capacity assessment and prepare an inventory for the community mobilization and advocacy component's employees.
∎ Provide families with education regarding the dynamics of child abuse
∎ Encourage family to utilize recommended services
∎ Participate in scheduling and presenting educational/awareness activities and trainings
∎ Attend community meetings and network with local professionals
∎ Ensure frequent onsite field visit and provide continuous support to the Program Organizers and Learning Center Teachers and share with Upazila Coordinators.
∎ Commitment to gender equality and the values of the organization
∎ Perform any other assignment given by the project management and the organization.

Additional Requirements:
∎ Age 35 to 45 years
∎ Both males and females are allowed to apply
∎ Motorcycle driving with valid driving license.
∎ The applicants should have at least 5-years' experience in NGO in Education sector.
∎ VERC reserves the right to cancel the recruitment process whole or in part without any assigning reason.
∎ Smart, energetic and willing to work under pressure.
∎ Basic computer skills with good knowledge on MS office package.
∎ VERC reserves the right to cancel the recruitment process whole or in part without any assigning reason.
∎ Finally, selected candidate will be required to respect, follow and uphold the organization's Child Protection Policy, Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) Policy, Gender Policy and the organization's Code of Conduct and others policies in their personal and professional lives.
∎ Women and persons with special needs are equally eligible to apply for the said posts.
∎ In case of candidates with more experience; age limit and educational qualification would be relaxed
∎ The shortlisted candidates will be invited to appear for the examination.

Salary: Tk. 45000 (Monthly)

Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.

Application Deadline: 5 May 2023

Company Information:
∎ 17 Apr 2023
∎ Village Education Resource Center (VERC)
∎ Address : B-30, Ekhlas Uddin Khan Road, Anandapur, Savar, Dhaka-1340
∎ Web : www.vercbd.org
∎ Business : Village Education Resource Center (VERC) is a non-governmental organization which started its journey in 1977 as a collaborative project of Save the Children, USA and UNICEF. It became a legal entity under Society?s Registration Act, in 1981, with the Department of Social Services in 1989 and with the NGO Affairs Bureau, Bangladesh. VERC is working with the poor and marginalize community for their empowerment through improving their situation by attaining self-reliance. It always tries to address the emerging needs of the working communities and collaborates with various local, national and international NGOs and government departments in realizing their common goal of social development. Since inception, VERC is working on different development aspects spreading all over the country. VERC implement its activities systematically in a planned way by consulting the community people and other development partners.

Category: NGO/Development

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Source: bdjobs.com

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