COMs Officer (CODEC EPRC PROJECT)

Job Description

Title: COMs Officer (CODEC EPRC PROJECT)

Company Name: Community Development Centre-CODEC

Vacancy: --

Age: Na

Job Location: Cox`s Bazar (Teknaf, Ukhia)

Salary: Tk. 40000 - 40000 (Monthly)

Experience:

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

• Masters

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

• Only Female

Year of Experience: 3 years of working in the CBP Program Funded by UNHCR. 

Mandatory Requirements:       

• Skilled in Awareness Message Dissemination·      
• Good communication skills both in English and Bangla.· 
• Team management and capacity Development.·      
• Report Writing skill and strong interpersonal skills.·   
• Having sound knowledge of large-scale Volunteer management.·      
• Sound knowledge on Kobo, ODK, SharePoint, OneDrive, etc.·      
• Supportive Supervision.·      
• Skilled in PSN-related issue Identification and referral.·      
• Knowledge on SSP·      
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).·      
• Cultural sensitivity and understanding of diverse communities. 

Duration: 01 January 2026 to 31 March 2026 (Strong Possibility of Extension)

Job Location: Ukhiya/Teknaf, Cox’s Bazar.

Community Development Centre (CODEC) invites application for the COMs Officer for implementing 'Education and Protection for Refugee Community (EPRC) Project' funded by UNHCR, located at Ukhiya & Teknaf Cox’s Bazar)

Position Title: COMs Officer

Duration: 01 June 2026 to 31 December 2026.

C. Key areas of performance /Responsibility /Accountability:

• Supervise, guide, and support COMs Volunteers to ensure effective implementation of outreach activities.

• Prepare and coordinate daily and weekly activity plans for COMs Volunteers based on camp context and priorities.

• Ensure volunteers disseminate accurate, timely, and life-saving information to the community as per approved messages.

• Monitor volunteer performance and provide regular feedback, coaching, and technical support.

• Ensure Age, Gender, and Diversity (AGD) principles are reflected in volunteer recruitment, deployment, and activities.

• Coordinate and oversee community awareness sessions, household visits, group discussions, and issue-based messaging.

• Ensure dissemination of information related to protection, health, WASH, services availability, rights, and assistance processes.

• Maintain records of awareness sessions, topics covered, attendance, and community responses.

• Support COMs Volunteers in identifying PSNs, including persons with disabilities, elderly, children at risk, and other vulnerable individuals.

• Ensure timely referral of identified PSNs to appropriate service providers through established referral pathways.

• Track and document PSN identification and referral outcomes.

• Support community members to raise concerns, feedback, and complaints through the Community Feedback Mechanism (CFM).

• Mobilize community members and volunteers to participate in consultation meetings, FGDs, and community-led discussions.

• Coordinate Saturday Solidarity Project (SSP) activities, ensuring proper community engagement, mobilization, and documentation.

• Facilitate meetings with visitors, government representatives, UN agencies, and national/international NGOs when required.

• Coordinate closely with CODEC teams and UNHCR counterparts to ensure alignment and effective implementation.

• Maintain an updated database of COMs Volunteers, including recruitment details, profiles, training records, and attendance.

• Ensure proper documentation of awareness activities, PSN identification, referrals, SSP activities, and community feedback.

• Provide daily updates and weekly activity reviews to the Technical Officer COMs

• Prepare and submit weekly, monthly, quarterly, half-yearly, and annual reports as per organizational requirements.

• Submit work plans and accomplishment reports to the Technical Officer COMs.

• Uphold CODEC’s Code of Conduct, safeguarding, PSEA, child protection, confidentiality, and “Do No Harm” principles at all times.

• Perform any other duties assigned by the Supervisor or Organization in line with project objectives.

Safeguarding & PSEA:

• S/he should abide by the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC)'s six core principles on Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) policy.

• Ensure the safety of team members (in respect to Prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse - PSEA) from any harm, abuse, neglect, harassment and exploitation to achieve the program's goals on safeguarding implementation.

• Act as a key source of support, guidance and expertise on safeguarding for establishing a safe working environment.

  Additional Benefits:

• Weekly Holidays (02 Days).

• Mobile & Internet Allowance*

• Travel Allowance*

• Medical Fund*

• Welfare Fund*

• Maternity & Paternity Leave (ML & PL)*