Title: Community Mobilizer, ALO Plus
Company Name: Islamic Relief Bangladesh
Vacancy: 2
Location: Rangpur (Gangachhara)
Maximum Salary: Tk. 26758 (Monthly)
Experience:
∎ At least 2 years
∎ The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s):NGO, Development Agency
Published: 22 Apr 2024
Education:
∎ Bachelor/Honors
Requirements:
Additional Requirements:
∎ Experience in managing and implementing projects including budget and staff performance with a focus on Education, Livelihood, Child Rights & Child Protection.
∎ Social/Community Mobilization Skill
∎ Facilitation Skill
∎ Coordination/Advocacy/Networking/Communication Skill
∎ Reporting & Documentation Skill
∎ Monitoring & Evaluation Skill
∎ Basic Photographic Skill
∎ Financial management
∎ Decision making
∎ Conflict resolution
∎ Leadership
∎ Self-development
∎ Problem solving
∎ Planning, analytical and organizational skills
∎ Ability to work under pressure and manage workload effectively
∎ Supportive, effective and good team player
∎ Staff Management
∎ Willing to adapt to IRW’s norms and values
∎ Working knowledge of Microsoft Word/ Excel/Power Point
∎ Have a valid driving license for motor bike and willing to travel and work in the most remote areas of Bangladesh
∎ Experience in managing and implementing projects including budget and staff performance with a focus on Education, Livelihood, Child Rights & Child Protection.
∎ Essential Competencies-
∎ Social/Community Mobilization Skill
∎ Facilitation Skill
∎ Coordination/Advocacy/Networking/Communication Skill
∎ Reporting & Documentation Skill
∎ Monitoring & Evaluation Skill
∎ Basic Photographic Skill
∎ Financial management
∎ Decision making
∎ Conflict resolution
∎ Leadership
∎ Self-development
∎ Problem solving
∎ Planning, analytical and organizational skills
∎ Ability to work under pressure and manage workload effectively
∎ Supportive, effective and good team player
∎ Staff Management
∎ Willing to adapt to IRW’s norms and values
∎ Working knowledge of Microsoft Word/ Excel/Power Point
∎ Have a valid driving license for motor bike and willing to travel and work in the most remote areas of Bangladesh
Responsibilities & Context:
∎ Selection of beneficiaries focusing community need assessment
∎ Formation of community-based groups & guiding them for using their potentiality
∎ Support to Ensure group development training on leadership, savings and financial management, linkage development and giving technical support to arrange training sessions.
∎ Ensure compliance of different tools, models and approaches are applied uniquely at field operations.
∎ Form SHGs, Child Learning Centers, and Apex body
∎ Making functional of Self-Help Groups (SHG)
∎ Making functional community-based child protection committee (CBCPC)
∎ Taking initiatives to prevent early marriage by CBCPC;
∎ Organize & facilitate awareness campaign on child protection & early marriage at community level
∎ Facilitate community consultation meetings, CBO meetings, awareness sessions and community-based group meetings
∎ Facilitation of community development planning process and community-led initiatives.
∎ Facilitate community-based self-help groups food bank savings and management
∎ Support communities to identify income generation opportunities
∎ Ensure business plan is in place for HHs level and individual
∎ Introducing group led saving, small loan/Qard-al-Hasana
∎ Ensure health checkup for rightsholders through government health service provider
∎ Arrange awareness sessions for mothers to increase nutritional practices through mother group
∎ Household visit of projects’ children quarterly
∎ Progress of children’s wellbeing data collected
∎ Create access to quality education for the selected children
∎ Ensure 100% enrolment in educational institutes
∎ Organize regular meeting with school teacher/SMC
∎ Observance of different national and international day at field level
∎ Take initiatives to arrange counseling session for the public examinee
∎ Providing technical support and coordination for asset/cash transfer, procurement of different project material following IRB policy.
∎ Carry out group-based and community-based awareness sessions on health, WASH, nutrition and different social issues such as child rights, women's rights, including GBV, climate issues etc.
∎ Task-based documentation of the project.
∎ Arrange life skill training for sponsored children
∎ Organize leadership, Child Rights & Child Protection training for the leaders of AGCs & ABCs
∎ Arrange skill training for mothers/guardians
∎ Conduct leadership, group management and financial management training for self-help group leaders
∎ Training follow up, effectiveness assessment, hands-on training at HH level and training refreshers.
∎ Assist to develop a training module on child rights, life skills (focusing on SRHR), child participation, child protection, leadership, and psycho- social awareness topic
∎ Assist to develop awareness campaign materials on early marriage
∎ Develop training modules on IGA training, & livelihood-related materials;
∎ Building network with different duty bearers and rights holders.
∎ Communicate and networking (specially with the government) with related department/Union Parishad for tapping different benefit for target group
∎ Effective communication, follow up and keep regular coordination with CBO/ Community based group leaders to carry out their routine work effectively
∎ Ensure accurate record keeping and systematic documentation & filing;
∎ Provide information for monthly, interim and final reports;
∎ Collect significant case stories including photograph and videos from field;
∎ Maintain proper process documentation - success stories, education reports, etc.
∎ Ensure the compliance of all manuals and organizational policies for the project team with proper practice and record.
∎ Participate & involve with seasonal programs (Ramadan, Qurbani, Winterization, etc.) activities.
∎ Ensure that local purchases and expenditures are done as per Islamic Relief Bangladesh policy.
∎ Maintain the stock book, inventory, and other essential registers properly and timely in an effective manner.
∎ Support in the procurement of materials like requisition, follow-up, etc.
∎ Take initiatives to ensure the security of project staff and participants during the intervention.
∎ Willing and able to travel frequently for extended periods and to remote areas of the projects.
∎ Ensure the safety of team members from any harm, abuse, neglect, harassment, exploitation, Fraud, Bribery & Money Laundering to achieve the program’s goals of safeguarding implementation and as well as Act as a key source of support, guidance, and expertise on the safeguarding of harm, abuse, neglect, harassment, and exploitation, Fraud, Bribery & Money Laundering for establishing a safe working environment
∎ Being a member of Islamic Relief as a child-friendly organization, it is the core responsibility and obligation of each staff member to understand and obey the IR Child Protection & PSEA Policy and respond accordingly as and when required.
∎ Perform any other duties assigned by the supervisor.
∎ Project Implementation and Management-70%
∎ Selection of beneficiaries focusing community need assessment
∎ Formation of community-based groups & guiding them for using their potentiality
∎ Support to Ensure group development training on leadership, savings and financial management, linkage development and giving technical support to arrange training sessions.
∎ Ensure compliance of different tools, models and approaches are applied uniquely at field operations.
∎ Form SHGs, Child Learning Centers, and Apex body
∎ Making functional of Self-Help Groups (SHG)
∎ Making functional community-based child protection committee (CBCPC)
∎ Taking initiatives to prevent early marriage by CBCPC;
∎ Organize & facilitate awareness campaign on child protection & early marriage at community level
∎ Facilitate community consultation meetings, CBO meetings, awareness sessions and community-based group meetings
∎ Facilitation of community development planning process and community-led initiatives.
∎ Facilitate community-based self-help groups food bank savings and management
∎ Support communities to identify income generation opportunities
∎ Ensure business plan is in place for HHs level and individual
∎ Introducing group led saving, small loan/Qard-al-Hasana
∎ Ensure health checkup for rightsholders through government health service provider
∎ Arrange awareness sessions for mothers to increase nutritional practices through mother group
∎ Household visit of projects’ children quarterly
∎ Progress of children’s wellbeing data collected
∎ Create access to quality education for the selected children
∎ Ensure 100% enrolment in educational institutes
∎ Organize regular meeting with school teacher/SMC
∎ Observance of different national and international day at field level
∎ Take initiatives to arrange counseling session for the public examinee
∎ Providing technical support and coordination for asset/cash transfer, procurement of different project material following IRB policy.
∎ Carry out group-based and community-based awareness sessions on health, WASH, nutrition and different social issues such as child rights, women's rights, including GBV, climate issues etc.
∎ Task-based documentation of the project.
∎ Capacity Building-10%
∎ Arrange life skill training for sponsored children
∎ Organize leadership, Child Rights & Child Protection training for the leaders of AGCs & ABCs
∎ Arrange skill training for mothers/guardians
∎ Conduct leadership, group management and financial management training for self-help group leaders
∎ Training follow up, effectiveness assessment, hands-on training at HH level and training refreshers.
∎ Assist to develop a training module on child rights, life skills (focusing on SRHR), child participation, child protection, leadership, and psycho- social awareness topic
∎ Assist to develop awareness campaign materials on early marriage
∎ Develop training modules on IGA training, & livelihood-related materials;
∎ Advocacy, Networking & Communication- 5%
∎ Building network with different duty bearers and rights holders.
∎ Communicate and networking (specially with the government) with related department/Union Parishad for tapping different benefit for target group
∎ Effective communication, follow up and keep regular coordination with CBO/ Community based group leaders to carry out their routine work effectively
∎ Reporting and Documentation- 10%
∎ Ensure accurate record keeping and systematic documentation & filing;
∎ Provide information for monthly, interim and final reports;
∎ Collect significant case stories including photograph and videos from field;
∎ Maintain proper process documentation - success stories, education reports, etc.
∎ Ensure the compliance of all manuals and organizational policies for the project team with proper practice and record.
∎ Others-5%
∎ Participate & involve with seasonal programs (Ramadan, Qurbani, Winterization, etc.) activities.
∎ Ensure that local purchases and expenditures are done as per Islamic Relief Bangladesh policy.
∎ Maintain the stock book, inventory, and other essential registers properly and timely in an effective manner.
∎ Support in the procurement of materials like requisition, follow-up, etc.
∎ Take initiatives to ensure the security of project staff and participants during the intervention.
∎ Willing and able to travel frequently for extended periods and to remote areas of the projects.
∎ Ensure the safety of team members from any harm, abuse, neglect, harassment, exploitation, Fraud, Bribery & Money Laundering to achieve the program’s goals of safeguarding implementation and as well as Act as a key source of support, guidance, and expertise on the safeguarding of harm, abuse, neglect, harassment, and exploitation, Fraud, Bribery & Money Laundering for establishing a safe working environment
∎ Being a member of Islamic Relief as a child-friendly organization, it is the core responsibility and obligation of each staff member to understand and obey the IR Child Protection & PSEA Policy and respond accordingly as and when required.
∎ Perform any other duties assigned by the supervisor.
Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Mobile bill, Weekly 2 holidays, Insurance, Gratuity, Provident fund, Tour allowance
∎ Festival Bonus: 1
∎ Other benefits will be provided as per organizational HR Policy
∎ Other benefits will be provided as per organizational HR Policy
Workplace:
∎ Work at office
Employment Status: Full Time
Job Location: Rangpur (Gangachhara)
Read Before Apply:
Islamic Relief Bangladesh considers diversity in the workplace and is a committed equal-opportunity employer. We encourage applications from all suitable candidates regardless of gender, race, family or marital status, ethnicity, disability, class, caste, or religion.
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