Community Outreach Assistant
Job Description
Title: Community Outreach Assistant
Company Name: AGRAJATTRA (An Organization for Integrated Social Development)
Vacancy: 07
Job Location: Cox's Bazar (Teknaf)
Employment Status: Full-time, Contractual
Educational Requirements:
∎ HSC
∎ HSC/Equivalent degree in social science any other related discipline
∎ Skills Required: Child Protection, Hygiene promotion, Primary Health Care
Experience Requirements:
∎ 1 to 2 year(s)
∎ The applicants should have experience in the following area(s):
capacity building skills, Community Based Child Protection , Community Engagement, Community Health worker, Community Mobilization
∎ The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s):
NGO
Job Context:
∎ Community Outreach Assistant (COA)
∎ The project will be implemented in camps 26 and 27 with the aim of contributing to a protective
∎ environment for refugee and host communities in Teknaf.
∎ The project is an integrated response across three sectors: Child Protection, Health and Water, Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH).
∎ Key Selling Points : Community Outreach Assistant (COA) will responsible for disseminate key messages within the community under his/her responsibility through home to home outreach and awareness raising sessions on the basics of Health, WASH and Child Protection etc.
∎ Location : Rohingya Refugee camp no. 26, 27 Teknaf, Cox`s Bazar, Bangladesh.
∎ Reports to : Community Outreach Officer
∎ Start date : Immediate
∎ Contract duration : Total project duration - Up to 31st Aug 2022 , possibility of contract extension
∎ About you : To be successful in this role we expect you to be flexible and proactive in engaging with existing and potential programming in a changing operational context.
∎ Organizational Context:
∎ AGRAJATTRA is Women headed non-profitable, non-political, non-governmental voluntary, National & International (Commonwealth) award-winning L/NNGO based in Chittagong & Cox`sbazar, Bangladesh. AGRAJATTRA`S vision is a fair society where peace, social justice, good governance and gender equity will remain. Our main areas of work include Women`s Leadership development & empowerment, Child protection, Gender/VAWG, Social & Environmental compliance in the RMG Industries, Life-skills education and humanitarian response & DRR in emergency situations as well as Rohingya refugee crisis (General distribution, Food security & livelihoods, Shelter/NFI development, WASH, Health, Hygiene & Nutrition, Protection (GBV, SRHR, MHPSS), Child Protection, Education, Site development, Energy & Environment sectors) etc.
∎ Operational/Context Role:
∎ AGRAJATTRA is looking for an experience, competent and dedicated Community Outreach Assistant (COA) for the project titled Raksa : Ensure safe and dignified access to life-saving integrated services to the Rohingya population and host communities in Cox`s Bazar district, Bangladesh.
∎ GOAL: To enhance the safety and dignity of Rohingya refugees and host communities in Bangladesh through integrated, multi-sectorial humanitarian assistance. The project is funded by PRM (USAID) through TDH.
∎ The project components are Objective : To increase access to quality protection services, strengthening case management and referral processes, based on community empowerment mechanism.
∎ The Community Outreach Assistant (COA) will responsible for disseminate key messages within the community under his/her responsibility through home to home outreach and awareness raising sessions on the basics of Health, WASH and Child Protection to the affected populations of Rohingya & host community people in Regular basis through Primary Health Care Center (PHC) operating by TdH and Multi purpose community centre (MPCC) and Community Mobilization at camp & rural areas. The project is an integrated response across three sectors: Child Protection, Health and Water, Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH).
∎ Workplace : Work at office & Rohingya refugee Camps & Host community areas.
Job Responsibilities:
∎ Disseminate key messages within the community under his/her responsibility through home to
∎ home outreach and awareness raising sessions on the basics of Child Protection, Health and WASH
∎ Inform communities about Agrajattra services provided
∎ Ensure safe, timely and confidential referrals of individuals in a need of specialized support or
∎ assistance (e.g. medical assistance, child protection case management, psychosocial support etc.)
∎ Monitor, collect and report to the Community Outreach Officer any information linked to
∎ the living conditions and the health situation of the population (e.g. food security, vaccination
∎ status, nutritional situation, detection of medical needs of the population, number of people
∎ arriving or leaving the community, births and deaths in the community, vaccination status of
∎ children, etc.)
∎ Maintain confidentiality regarding all information observed or registered
∎ Support community-based mechanisms
∎ Map existing community structures and identify community mechanisms for preventing and
∎ responding to child protection, health and WASH issues
∎ Identify vulnerable groups in the community as well as positive role model and engage with
∎ Support existing structures though community outreach and mobilization
∎ Support community-led advocacy and access to services
∎ Link the community to service providers and local government stakeholders
∎ Support the community to lead in developing local service mapping and referral pathway,
∎ including feedback on quality of services
∎ Raise feedback from community on quality and gaps in services to the Community
∎ Outreach officer
∎ Operational management of activities
∎ Document the minutes and attendance lists of all community-based meetings and
∎ sessions
∎ Submit weekly reports to the Community Outreach Officer.
∎ Other responsibilities:
∎ Fully comply with Agrajattra Code of Conduct and ensure Child Safeguarding Policy is upheld at all times
∎ Ensure adherence to Agrajattra standards and quality requirements in all the project activities.
∎ Accept other responsibilities as assigned by the Line Manager
Additional Requirements:
∎ Age at most 35 years
∎ Both males and females are allowed to apply
∎ Minimum 1 years of experience in the field of Community based child protection / Child protection
∎ Basic knowledge of Child Protection in Emergencies is desirable
∎ Experience working with children, adolescents, caregivers, community leaders both host and
∎ refugees
∎ Skills
∎ Excellent leadership and negotiation skills
∎ Excellent facilitation and communication skills
∎ Highly ethical, empathetic, motivated, proactive, autonomous, rigorous, organized
∎ Languages
∎ Fluent in Bangla and Chittagong Dialect is a must
∎ Good knowledge of English is desirable
Salary: Tk. 20000 (Monthly)
Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ T/A, Mobile bill
∎ Salary Review: Yearly
Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.
Application Deadline: 24 Jun 2021
Company Information:
∎ 8 Jun 2021
∎ AGRAJATTRA (An Organization for Integrated Social Development)
∎ Address : C/O : AGRAJATTRA, 126 (3rd Floor), Opposite of CTG Press Club, Jamal Khan Road, P.S: Kotwali, Chittagong
∎ Web : www.agrajattra.org.bd
∎ Business : AGRAJATTRA is a non-profit and non-political voluntary organization which is recognized & awarded by nationally (Best Youth award, Best SME Award) & internationally (Commonwealth Award) in dedicated to enhance women empowerment through providing hands-on skills on various trades for the young people. It came into existence on November 15, 1998 with the dedication to assist the unprivileged urban, sub-urban and rural youths of specially Women of Bangladesh in particularly RMG sectors, Shrimp ind sectors, Agra based field development, Women Empowerment, Livelihood development, DRR, Poverty Eradication, Women Leadership Development, Wash, Technical Skill development, Violence against Women & Girls Program etc.
Category: NGO/Development
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Source: bdjobs.com
Deadline Expired on 24th Jun 2021
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