Job Description
Title: Community Mobilizer
Company Name: Young Power in Social Action (YPSA)
Vacancy: 6
Location: Cox's Bazar
Minimum Salary: Tk. 30000 (Monthly)
Experience:
∎ At least 2 years
Published: 23 Jan 2025
Education:
∎ Bachelor’s degree or competencies equivalent
∎ Bachelor’s degree or competencies equivalent
Requirements:
Additional Requirements:
∎ Additional Requirements
∎ Skills in public speaking
∎ Proficiency in Chittagonian/ dialect
∎ Knowledge of Protection Principles in humanitarian work
∎ Experience in event/session organizing at the community level experience
∎ Excellent facilitation skills in event/session organizing at the community level
∎ 80% field movement
∎ Having a good understanding of the community contexts of Cox’s Bazar
∎ Mentality to travel to the hard-to- reach areas with program support materials/logistics as per work plan
∎ Skills in communication with officials of different local government agencies and NGO stakeholders
∎ Competencies: The incumbent is expected to demonstrate the following values and competencies:
∎ Values - all personnel must abide by and demonstrate these three values:
∎ Inclusion and respect for diversity: respects and promotes individual and cultural differences; encourages diversity and inclusion wherever possible.
∎ Integrity and transparency: maintains high ethical standards and acts in a manner consistent with organizational principles/rules and standards of conduct.
∎ Professionalism: demonstrates ability to work in a composed, competent and committed manner and exercises careful judgment in meeting day-to-day challenges.
∎ Experience: 2 years previous experience with international humanitarian organizations, non-government organizations in a multicultural setting is an advantage.
∎ Additional Requirements
∎ Skills in public speaking
∎ Proficiency in Chittagonian/ dialect
∎ Knowledge of Protection Principles in humanitarian work
∎ Experience in event/session organizing at the community level experience
∎ Excellent facilitation skills in event/session organizing at the community level
∎ 80% field movement
∎ Having a good understanding of the community contexts of Cox’s Bazar
∎ Mentality to travel to the hard-to- reach areas with program support materials/logistics as per work plan
∎ Skills in communication with officials of different local government agencies and NGO stakeholders
∎ Competencies: The incumbent is expected to demonstrate the following values and competencies:
∎ Values - all personnel must abide by and demonstrate these three values:
∎ Inclusion and respect for diversity: respects and promotes individual and cultural differences; encourages diversity and inclusion wherever possible.
∎ Integrity and transparency: maintains high ethical standards and acts in a manner consistent with organizational principles/rules and standards of conduct.
∎ Professionalism: demonstrates ability to work in a composed, competent and committed manner and exercises careful judgment in meeting day-to-day challenges.
∎ Experience: 2 years previous experience with international humanitarian organizations, non-government organizations in a multicultural setting is an advantage.
Responsibilities & Context:
∎ Responsible for implementing the project activities as front-line workers.
∎ Identify the needs of awareness among people affected by crisis.
∎ • Arrange and facilitate sessions on Counter Trafficking messages in the host community.
∎ Assist to organize events of the project as required.
∎ Provide assistance to the Case Management Unit in identification and case management of (potential) VoTs in the project catchment area.
∎ Maintain good coordination and communication with local stakeholders including youths, community leaders, union and Upazila stakeholders including local Government to conduct various events and ensure support for VoTs through referral mechanism
∎ Work on an emergency basis when necessary
∎ Attend events/meetings organized by other relevant stakeholders within the project catchment area
∎ Providing weekly reports and sharing with the supervisor.
∎ Perform any other task/s assigned as emerged and required for the project as well as for the organization.
∎ Young Power in Social Action (YPSA) is an organization for sustainable development working in the greater Chittagong division including Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) since 1985 (International Youth Year). YPSA has been implementing a project titled, “Prevention and Response Activities Implementation Activities on Counter Trafficking Issues” at Ukhiya, Cox’s Bazar both Host community and Camps since June 2018. The project is supported by the International Organization for Migration (IOM).
∎ Job Title: Community Mobilizer
∎ Duration: 7 months (February 2025 to August 2025)
∎ No. of Vacancy: 06
∎ Job Description/Responsibilities:
∎ Responsible for implementing the project activities as front-line workers.
∎ Identify the needs of awareness among people affected by crisis.
∎ • Arrange and facilitate sessions on Counter Trafficking messages in the host community.
∎ Assist to organize events of the project as required.
∎ Provide assistance to the Case Management Unit in identification and case management of (potential) VoTs in the project catchment area.
∎ Maintain good coordination and communication with local stakeholders including youths, community leaders, union and Upazila stakeholders including local Government to conduct various events and ensure support for VoTs through referral mechanism
∎ Work on an emergency basis when necessary
∎ Attend events/meetings organized by other relevant stakeholders within the project catchment area
∎ Providing weekly reports and sharing with the supervisor.
∎ Perform any other task/s assigned as emerged and required for the project as well as for the organization.
Skills & Expertise:
Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Communication bill
∎ 2 Weekly holidays
∎ Conveyance as per policy
∎ Communication bill
∎ 2 Weekly holidays
∎ Conveyance as per policy
Employment Status: Contractual
Job Location: Cox's Bazar
Read Before Apply: If you are interested, and have competencies, required qualifications and experience for the position, please apply through bdjobs Apply online on or before 29/1/2025. Any persuasions and lobby will be treated as disqualified for an applicant. Please mark the title of the position & name of the project on the top of the envelope.
YPSA is an equal opportunity employer and sensitivity for child protection and gender. Only the shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Any persuasion or lobby will be treated as disqualification for an applicant. The smokers are discouraged from applying for the position.
YPSA HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
Emergency 02334470996 from 10 am to 4 pm excluding govt. holiday
Company Information:
∎ Young Power in Social Action (YPSA)
∎ House # F 10 (P), Road # 13, Block # B Chandgaon R/A, Chittagong - 4212
∎ Young Power in Social Action (YPSA), an organization in Special Consultative Status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council (UN-ECOSOC) since 2013, is a voluntary non-profit organization for sustainable development registered with the different departments of the People`s Republic of Bangladesh including NGO Affairs Bureau contributing to national goals for making a difference in the lives of the population since its establishment in 1985. YPSA, a fleet of professional staff specializes in the six thematic areas of Health; Education; Human rights and Governance; Economic Empowerment; Environment and Climate change; and Disaster Risk Reduction and Humanitarian Response. At present YPSA`s direct program interventions reach the Greater Chittagong Division including Chittagong Hill Tracts and part of the Dhaka and Sylhet division.
Address::
∎ House # F 10 (P), Road # 13, Block # B Chandgaon R/A, Chittagong - 4212
∎ Young Power in Social Action (YPSA), an organization in Special Consultative Status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council (UN-ECOSOC) since 2013, is a voluntary non-profit organization for sustainable development registered with the different departments of the People`s Republic of Bangladesh including NGO Affairs Bureau contributing to national goals for making a difference in the lives of the population since its establishment in 1985. YPSA, a fleet of professional staff specializes in the six thematic areas of Health; Education; Human rights and Governance; Economic Empowerment; Environment and Climate change; and Disaster Risk Reduction and Humanitarian Response. At present YPSA`s direct program interventions reach the Greater Chittagong Division including Chittagong Hill Tracts and part of the Dhaka and Sylhet division.
Application Deadline: 29 Jan 2025
Category: NGO/Development
