Coordinator - Ultra-Poor Graduation

Job Description

Title: Coordinator - Ultra-Poor Graduation

Company Name: Friends in Village Development Bangladesh (FIVDB)

Vacancy: 2

Age: Na

Job Location: Bandarban, Cox`s Bazar, Khagrachhari, Rangamati

Salary: --

Experience:

• At least 5 years

• Master’s degree in Social Sciences or a related field

• At least 5 years

• TEAM/PROGRAMME: USAID HICRA

• LOCATION: Cox’s Bazar(1) or Chittagong Hill Tracts (1)

• GRADE: VII

• POST TYPE: As of September 30, 2026, Regular

INTRODUCTION:

• Cox’s Bazar, Bandarban, Rangamati and Khagrachari districts are among the lowest ranked in Bangladesh for education, skills training, food security, poverty and agricultural productivity. The situation has worsened since 2017, with the Rohingya refugee influx, which has put enormous pressure on the local economies, resulting in loss of livelihoods, depressed local wages, and distorted local markets. Moreover, these districts are prone to chronic and rapid onset disasters.

• In response, the USAID Host and Impacted Communities Resilience Activity (HICRA) led by Friends In Village Development Bangladesh (FIVDB) is taking an integrated approach to improve the overall well-being and resilience of people residing in the communities hosting or impacted by the Rohingya refugee crisis. This includes implementing livelihoods; water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH); natural resource management (NRM); and disaster risk reduction (DRR) interventions with an estimated 114,000 households across the four prioritized districts.

ROLE

• The Coordinator for UPG is responsible for leading the HICRA Ultra Poor Graduation intervention including leading detailed implementation planning, tracking and reporting, along with guiding, training, supporting, and monitoring the staff involved to ensure proper implementation. The role emphasises capacity building and quality assurance for UPG implementation at the community level, ensuring that the HICRA meets the objectives around helping ultra poor graduate from poverty.

SCOPE OF ROLE:

• Reports to: Technical Lead, UPG (with an administrative line to district coordinator)

• Dimensions: At least 50% field visit, occasional trips to Dhaka

• Staff directly indirectly reporting to this post: None

• Key contacts: VSLA and Other Technical Coordinators, Field Facilitators, Community Mobilizers, MEL staff, and Result 1 Coordinators

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