Counselor

Job Description

Title: Counselor

Company Name: PROTTYASHI

Vacancy: 2

Age: Na

Job Location: Chandpur, Chattogram, Cox`s Bazar, Feni, Rangamati

Salary: --

Experience:

• At least 2 years

• Master’s degree/four-year Honors Degree in any discipline from a recognized university with at least 2nd class/Division or CGPA minimum 2.25 out of 4.00/ minimum 2.82 out of 5.00 in any examination

• At least 2 years

• Must have Computer proficiency in MS office.

• Preference will be given to candidates with a minimum of 2 years of experience in a similar field.

• The ability to work under pressure is essential.

• A willingness to work in any location within the country is required.

Location of Posting: Any of the Chattogram, Feni, Chandpur, Cox’s Bazar and Rangamati District

Contract Duration: 30th March 2025

Job Summary

The Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh (GoB) is implementing the “Recovery and Advancement of Informal Sector Employment (RAISE): Reintegration of Returning Migrants” project with a soft loan from the World Bank. Under the project, the Wage Earners’ Welfare Board (WEWB) has taken the initiative to set up a reintegration programme for returnee migrants.

Prottyashi as a sub-consultant under the lead consultant International Organization (IOM) in Bangladesh will support WEWB with the implementation of counseling and migrant workers welfare services through the establishment and operation of Welfare Centers (WCs) in the 5 selected districts in Bangladesh. The major activities under the WCs are to identify and select returnee migrants (as per selection criteria), provide psychosocial counseling, refer the beneficiaries to needful support and services from the respective service provider organizations, and provide cash incentives to the selected beneficiaries.

Prottyashi is seeking suitable candidates for 2 Counselor positions who will be placed at 5 Migrant Worker’s Welfare Centers (MWWCs), to be established in Chattogram, Chandpur, Feni, Cox’s Bazar and Rangamati districts, respectively to support WEWB with the implementation of counseling and migrant workers welfare services.

Under the overall guidance of the Project Management Unit (PMU), Assistant Director (AD) of WEWB and direct supervision of the Programme Specialist (PS) from IOM and Director (Program) as well as the program management team of Prottyashi, the Counseling Personnel will be responsible for the tasks mentioned below.

Reporting

Counselor will report to Project Coordinator of Prottyashi. S/He has to maintain functional relationship with his/her peers, project teams and organization’s other priority teams. S/He must be able to communicate with other teams and units both program and operational of the organization.

Key Responsibilities

• Support overall field level project implementation by facilitating planned project activities (meetings, events, training) in close coordination with the PMU, AD, PS, and other Welfare Center staff.
• Provide support in screening and registration of the project beneficiaries, data entry in the Reintegration Management Information System (RMIS), logistical arrangements and administrative tasks within their areas of responsibility.
• Participated in comprehensive training on gender responsive reintegration counseling including case management and referral mechanism.
• Provide Psychological First Aid (PFA) support to the selected returnees and refer them to need-based psychosocial and other health services available with different institutions/organizations.
• Provide counseling to support reintegration planning and refer them to relevant economic, social, and psychosocial services for sustainable reintegration or safe re-migration.
• Maintain and monitor project related progress, data, information and records, and support in the preparation of the event and periodic reports.
• Ensure post referral monitoring and follow of the beneficiaries to ensure access to the services.
• Support in implementation of field level campaigns and community mobilization activities
• Carry out duty travel within the country as required to support implementation of the assigned task.
• Prepare lists of the beneficiaries eligible for cash incentive.
• Perform other duties assigned by Assistant Director (welfare center in charge), PMU and IOM/Prottyashi.

Organizational values and norms towards Safeguarding and PSEA

Prottyashi is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behaviour at work including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and financial misconduct and expects staff to promote the welfare of children, young people and adults at all times. Prottyahi expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment through our Code of Conduct. We place a high priority on ensuring that only those who share and demonstrate this commitment are recruited to work with us.

Salary and benefits: Monthly Salary will be 20,000 BDT and Cost of living 20,700 BDT regular traveling and communication bill.