Community Resilient Officer, (ARC) Project, Khulna, Under URban Development Programme

Job Description

Title: Community Resilient Officer, (ARC) Project, Khulna, Under URban Development Programme

Company Name: BRAC

Vacancy: --

Location: Anywhere in Bangladesh

Minimum Salary: Negotiable

Experience:
∎ At least 3 years
∎ The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s):NGO

Published: 19 Jan 2025

Education:
∎ Bachelor/Honors, Masters

Requirements:

Additional Requirements:
∎ Demonstrated ability to work in development projects
∎ Current national and global development trends related to climate change and urban development
∎ Competence in analyzing the social and gender dynamics
∎ Community organizing and social mobilization
∎ Proficient in English and fluent in Bangla, both written and oral
∎ Ability to work under minimal supervision and have impact on input on project indicators.
∎ Proven skills working with informal and marginalized populations in a respectful, inclusive way
∎ Substantial experience in field operation and capacity development
∎ Having respect for different race, ethnic communities and gender
∎ Project implementation and capacity building competencies

Responsibilities & Context:
∎ Organize and participate in all ARC system strengthening and resilient building activities
∎ Arrange meetings with various stakeholders and youth group to understand problems and constraints faced in making the city resilient to climate change.
∎ Support city team in mobilizing community members as envisaged in the city action plan including participants from left behind minority communities i.e. daily labour, ethnic minority, transgender/hijra and people with disabilities.
∎ Arrange data walks to share community-based findings back to the community members and collect their feedback
∎ Arrange group talks, training, awareness sessions and other methods to make the community aware of causal factors of climate change and actions required for prevention, response, and mitigation
∎ Mobilize youth groups to lead awareness campaign and take part into the city resilience activities such clean up campaigns etc.
∎ Identify effective communication mechanisms (e.g., mass media, social media) for community awareness messaging
∎ Contribute to regular team meetings and sharing of knowledge and resources. Perform other related duties as assigned
∎ Ensure the safety of Programme Participants, people who come into contact with the organisation and team members from any harm, abuse, neglect, harassment and exploitation including sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) to achieve the programme's goals of safeguarding implementation. Act as a key source of support, guidance and expertise on safeguarding for establishing a safe working environment.
∎ Practice, promote and endorse the issues of safeguarding policy among team members and ensure the implementation of safeguarding standards in every course of action.
∎ Follow the safeguarding reporting procedure in case any reportable incident takes place and encourage others to do so.
∎ BRAC is an international development organisation founded in Bangladesh that partners with over 100 million people living with inequality and poverty globally to create sustainable opportunities to realise potential. Working at BRAC is not like any other job. It is a platform where you can bring about real change for people who need it the most. We are not just dreaming of a better world; we are building it. Join us to find the way.
∎ BRAC Urban Development Programme (UDP) envisions cities and human settlements which are safe, resilient, inclusive and sustainable. We implement tailored interventions to reach this goal, such as building low-cost climate-resilient housing, empowering workers in the ready-made garment sector, raising community fire prevention awareness and advocating with the local and national governments for inclusive, pro-poor, urban planning and governance. Join the UDP team to create models for better urban spaces across Bangladesh and be part of a team making cities into places where everyone living in them can thrive. Working at brac is not like any other job. It is a platform where you can bring about real change for people who need it the most. We are not just dreaming of a better world, we are building it. Join us to find the way.
∎ Responsible for creating a relationship between the project team and the service department of Khulna city corporation, communities, formal and informal community leaders, and youth groups; implementing all the project interventions with the help of KCC and community at the field level. Will also help to support co-creation and field based research work that ARC undertakes in Khulna.
∎ Organize and participate in all ARC system strengthening and resilient building activities
∎ Arrange meetings with various stakeholders and youth group to understand problems and constraints faced in making the city resilient to climate change.
∎ Support city team in mobilizing community members as envisaged in the city action plan including participants from left behind minority communities i.e. daily labour, ethnic minority, transgender/hijra and people with disabilities.
∎ Arrange data walks to share community-based findings back to the community members and collect their feedback
∎ Arrange group talks, training, awareness sessions and other methods to make the community aware of causal factors of climate change and actions required for prevention, response, and mitigation
∎ Mobilize youth groups to lead awareness campaign and take part into the city resilience activities such clean up campaigns etc.
∎ Identify effective communication mechanisms (e.g., mass media, social media) for community awareness messaging
∎ Contribute to regular team meetings and sharing of knowledge and resources. Perform other related duties as assigned
∎ Ensure the safety of Programme Participants, people who come into contact with the organisation and team members from any harm, abuse, neglect, harassment and exploitation including sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) to achieve the programme's goals of safeguarding implementation. Act as a key source of support, guidance and expertise on safeguarding for establishing a safe working environment.
∎ Practice, promote and endorse the issues of safeguarding policy among team members and ensure the implementation of safeguarding standards in every course of action.
∎ Follow the safeguarding reporting procedure in case any reportable incident takes place and encourage others to do so.
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Skills & Expertise:

Compensation & Other Benefits:

Employment Status: Full Time

Job Location: Anywhere in Bangladesh

Job Highlights:
∎ Excellent organization, coordination, and negotiation skills
∎ Strong and effective communication and presentation skills
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Company Information:
∎ BRAC
∎ BRAC 75 Mohakhali, Dhaka-1212, Bangladesh
∎ brac is an international development organisation founded in Bangladesh that partners with over 100 million people living with inequality and poverty globally to create sustainable opportunities to realise potential.
Working at brac is not like any other job. It is a platform where you can bring about real change for people who need it the most. We are not just dreaming of a better world, we are building it. Join us to find the way.

Address::
∎ BRAC 75 Mohakhali, Dhaka-1212, Bangladesh
∎ brac is an international development organisation founded in Bangladesh that partners with over 100 million people living with inequality and poverty globally to create sustainable opportunities to realise potential.Working at brac is not like any other job. It is a platform where you can bring about real change for people who need it the most. We are not just dreaming of a better world, we are building it. Join us to find the way.

Read Before Apply: Please apply only who are fulfilling all the requirements of this job

Application Deadline: 26 Jan 2025

Category: NGO/Development