Community Mobilization Officer (Civil Engineering)

Job Description

Title: Community Mobilization Officer (Civil Engineering)

Company Name: RDRS Bangladesh

Vacancy: 1

Age: at most 30 years

Location: Naogaon (Niamatpur)

Maximum Salary: Tk. 30000 (Monthly)

Published: 24 Mar 2024

Education:
∎ Diploma in Civil

Requirements:

Additional Requirements:
∎ Age at most 30 years
∎ Experience is not mandatory for the candidate with a Diploma in civil engineering/agriculture. Demonstrated enthusiasm and eagerness to learn about climate change adaptation, community development, and rural outreach are highly valued.
∎ Excellent communication, interpersonal, and facilitation skills are essential.
∎ Experience working with community groups and building local institutions is an asset.
∎ Fluency in Bangla language and local dialect is essential.
∎ Experience is not mandatory for the candidate with a Diploma in civil engineering/agriculture. Demonstrated enthusiasm and eagerness to learn about climate change adaptation, community development, and rural outreach are highly valued.
∎ Excellent communication, interpersonal, and facilitation skills are essential.
∎ Experience working with community groups and building local institutions is an asset.
∎ Fluency in Bangla language and local dialect is essential.
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Responsibilities & Context:
∎ Identify and engage key community members to establish Climate Change Adaptation Groups (CCAGs) in assigned villages/areas.
∎ Facilitate monthly meetings of the CCAGs, ensuring active participation and discussion of climate change challenges, adaptation strategies, and project activities.
∎ Empower the CCAG to play a lead role in community mobilization and decision-making related to project implementation.
∎ Organize and conduct awareness campaigns and training sessions on climate change impacts, drought mitigation strategies, and sustainable practices.
∎ Work with the CCAGs to identify beneficiaries and participants for various project activities like rooftop MAR, pond MAR, pond and canal re-excavation works, and drought-tolerant crop and fruit cultivation.
∎ Provide on-site guidance and support to community members during activity implementation.
∎ Promote the adoption of climate-smart practices and sustainable livelihoods within the community.
∎ Encourage positive behavioral change toward water conservation, responsible waste management, and other adaptation strategies.
∎ Assist with collecting data on community demographics, livelihoods, climate perceptions, and project impacts.
∎ Prepare regular reports on community engagement activities, awareness campaigns, and beneficiary selection processes.
∎ Liaise with the Technical Officer (Engineer), Monitoring Officer, and Project Coordinator to ensure efficient data sharing and reporting.
∎ Perform any other duties assigned by the PC as per instruction from PKSF & IE Management.
∎ Summary of the Project
∎ The RDRS Bangladesh is going to implement GCF & PKSF Funded ECCCP-Drought project at Niamatpur Upazilla of Naogaon District. For implementing the project, RDRS Bangladesh is seeking qualified candidates for the position of “Community Mobilization Officer (Diploma in Civil Engineering)” in its Project Management Unit (PMU) of the ECCCP-Drought project.
∎ Job Responsibilities
∎ Identify and engage key community members to establish Climate Change Adaptation Groups (CCAGs) in assigned villages/areas.
∎ Facilitate monthly meetings of the CCAGs, ensuring active participation and discussion of climate change challenges, adaptation strategies, and project activities.
∎ Empower the CCAG to play a lead role in community mobilization and decision-making related to project implementation.
∎ Organize and conduct awareness campaigns and training sessions on climate change impacts, drought mitigation strategies, and sustainable practices.
∎ Work with the CCAGs to identify beneficiaries and participants for various project activities like rooftop MAR, pond MAR, pond and canal re-excavation works, and drought-tolerant crop and fruit cultivation.
∎ Provide on-site guidance and support to community members during activity implementation.
∎ Promote the adoption of climate-smart practices and sustainable livelihoods within the community.
∎ Encourage positive behavioral change toward water conservation, responsible waste management, and other adaptation strategies.
∎ Assist with collecting data on community demographics, livelihoods, climate perceptions, and project impacts.
∎ Prepare regular reports on community engagement activities, awareness campaigns, and beneficiary selection processes.
∎ Liaise with the Technical Officer (Engineer), Monitoring Officer, and Project Coordinator to ensure efficient data sharing and reporting.
∎ Perform any other duties assigned by the PC as per instruction from PKSF & IE Management.
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Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Mobile bill, Tour allowance, Weekly 2 holidays
∎ Festival Bonus: 3
∎ Experience is not mandatory for the candidate with a Diploma in civil engineering/agriculture. Demonstrated enthusiasm and eagerness to learn about climate change adaptation, community development, and rural outreach are highly valued.
∎ Excellent communication, interpersonal, and facilitation skills are essential.
∎ Experience working with community groups and building local institutions is an asset.
∎ Fluency in Bangla language and local dialect is essential.
∎ Experience is not mandatory for the candidate with a Diploma in civil engineering/agriculture. Demonstrated enthusiasm and eagerness to learn about climate change adaptation, community development, and rural outreach are highly valued.
∎ Excellent communication, interpersonal, and facilitation skills are essential.
∎ Experience working with community groups and building local institutions is an asset.
∎ Fluency in Bangla language and local dialect is essential.
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Workplace:
∎ Work at office

Employment Status: Contractual

Job Location: Naogaon (Niamatpur)

Read Before Apply:

Qualified women are strongly encouraged to apply. Only short-listed candidates will be invited for interview. RDRS believes that all people have a right to live their lives free from sexual violence and any abuse of power, regardless of age, gender, sexuality, sexual orientation, disability, religion, ethnic origin, or other status. RDRS will make every effort to create and maintain a safe environment, free from Sexual Exploitation Abuse and Harassment (SEAH), and shall take appropriate measures for this purpose in the communities where it operates.