Job Description

Title: Coordinator, Municipality Liaison

Company Name: Eco-Social Development Organization (ESDO)

Vacancy: 01

Age: at most 45 years

Location: Naogaon

Minimum Salary: Negotiable

Experience:
∎ At least 5 years
∎ The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s):NGO

Published: 7 Mar 2024

Education:

Requirements:

Additional Requirements:
∎ Age at most 45 years
∎ • Minimum five years of working experience in community-led innovation in the context of climate justice & adaptation/ resilience.
∎ • Highly potential candidates’ education & age will be flexible.
∎ • Familiar with the bio-physical and socio-economic conditions of the ecologically critical areas in Barind tract areas.
∎ • Experience in developing and implementing the Market-Based Approach (MBA) to address and mitigate climate change challenges.
∎ • Skills in project cycle management – planning, budgeting, technical and financial oversight.
∎ • Good understanding of issues of climate change adaptation, gender equity, protection, and multicultural intervention.
∎ • Good communication, negotiation, and problem-solving capacity.
∎ • Ability to manage stress, multi-task, and make decisions.
∎ • Proficient in MS Office tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint);
∎ • Good verbal and written communication skills in the local language, English and Bengali;
∎ • Pro-active and participatory decision-making and problem-solving;
∎ • Good interpersonal, leadership, and communication skills

Responsibilities & Context:
∎ Eco-Social Development Organization (ESDO) started its journey in 1988 with a noble vision of solidarity with the poor and marginalized. Being a peoples' centered organization, ESDO envisioned a society free from inequality and injustice, where no child would cry from hunger and no life would be ruined by poverty. Near about three decades of relentless efforts to make this happen, ESDO has embraced new grounds and opened up new horizons to help the disadvantaged and vulnerable people bring meaningful and lasting changes in their lives. During this long span, ESDO has adapted to the changing situation and provided the most time-bound services, especially for the poor and disadvantaged. A community-focused and people-centered approach has been adopted by ESDO while consideration was given to the national policy and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as its guiding principle. ESDO is one of the most dynamic organizations expanding its development interventions across 331 upazilas under 54 districts of Bangladesh, covering over 10 million poor and vulnerable people.
∎ In partnership with Water Aid Bangladesh, ESDO is implementing the GO4IMPact Programme supporting local democratic governance and climate-resilient public service provision in Bangladesh at Naogaon District. ESDO is inviting applications from interested qualified candidates for the position.
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∎ • Coordination and collaboration with local government & stakeholders;
∎ • Facilitate and frame the strategic direction of the project in collaboration with the line manager
∎ • Collaboratively plan and implement project activities through the preparation of multiyear and annual work plans in collaboration with the field team colleagues
∎ • Ensure the application of the market system approach and closely work with market actors specific to selected value chains and business groups/actors
∎ • Manage the contracting cycle and the required project documentation.
∎ • Actively engage in initiating best practices, key learnings, unique cases, and other relevant documentation to share with the broader team.
∎ • Support the MEL team to conduct baseline, mid-line, and end-line surveys and evaluations, scoping studies, process and periodical monitoring assessment tools, and checklists from a climate-adaptive local democratic governance and climate-resilient public service provision point of view.
∎ • Support the MERL in data quality control and timely entry of project data into the relevant database.
∎ • Assisted the project manager in the development of project management documents such as project budgets, project schedules, scope statements, and project plans.
∎ • Managing budgets, coordinating staff, monitoring program outcomes, and engaging with community leaders.
∎ • Meeting with project clients to assess their needs and define project requirements, acceptance criteria, and project timelines
∎ • Overall, s/he will ensure proper and timely implementation of supporting local democratic governance and climate-resilient public service provision in Bangladesh to strengthen the adaptive capacity and climate resilience of vulnerable groups in the ecologically critical areas in Naogaon district.
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Skills & Expertise:

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ As per project allocation

Workplace:
∎ Work at office

Employment Status: Full Time

Job Location: Naogaon

Job Highlights:

Read Before Apply:

If you are passionate about improving the lives of people in the transforming climate context, courageous enough to bring a positive impact through your proficiencies, and confident enough to meet the organization's expectations and fulfill the requirements mentioned above, please visit the following link and apply.

Instructions for Hard Copy Application:

A cover letter and a recent Passport-size photo, photocopy of all academic and experience certificates, NID card /Citizenship certificate, and two references. Applications should arrive within 16/03/2024 by 5.00 PM by post or courier or hand-to-hand delivery to the Head of HR, ESDO, Collegepara (Gobindanagar), Thakurgaon-5100, Bangladesh.

Instructions for Online Application:

Applications should be submitted within 16/03/2024 by 5.00 PM through the ESDO website online application link: https://career.esdo.net.bd/

Instructions for Online Application via the BDjobs:

Applications should be submitted within 16/03/2024 by 5.00 PM through the BDjobs online application link: www.bdjobs.com

Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted and called for an interview.Women are especially encouraged to apply.Equal opportunity and promoting women & children's rights are the mandates of ESDO.

ESDO has a Safeguarding & PSEAH policy to protect its employees and beneficiaries, and any kind of discrimination, harassment, and abuse falls under ESDO's "ZERO TOLERANCE" Policy. All employees are expected to abide by the PSEAH, Child Protection, Safeguarding, and Gender policy of ESDO.

ESDO does not tolerate any child & youth abuse. So, if you have any history of child & youth abuse in your organization or personal life, please abstain from applying here. If we find any misinformation after your selection or between the service periods, we will take legal action as per organization rules and county law.

ESDO does not tolerate any Safeguarding abuse. So, if you have any history of gender abuse in an organization or personal life, please abstain from applying here. If we find any misinformation after your selection or between the service periods, we will take legal action as per organization rules and county law.

ESDO does not tolerate any extremism/terrorism. So, if you have any history of extremism/terrorism in your organization or personal life, please abstain from applying here. If we find any misinformation after your selection or between the service periods, we will take legal action as per organization rules and county law.

ESDO does not tolerate any corruption. So, if you have any history of corruption in your organization or personal life, please abstain from applying here. If we find any misinformation after your selection or between the service periods, we will take legal action as per organization rules and county law.