Deputy Coordinator, Skills and Livelihood (Contractual); Humanitarian Crisis Management Programme

Job Description

Title: Deputy Coordinator, Skills and Livelihood (Contractual); Humanitarian Crisis Management Programme

Company Name: BRAC

Vacancy: Not specific

Job Location: Noakhali (Hatiya)

Employment Status: Full-time

Educational Requirements:
∎ Graduation in Agricultural Science with post-graduation in any relevant subject of Agricultural Science or business studies or any other relevant subjects from any recognised university with all second class/ division or equivalent GPA/ CGPA in academic examinations.

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 7 year(s)

Job Context:
∎ The purpose of this position is to provide co-leadership and facilitate the processes that will ensure a well-coordinated, appropriate and effective implementation of livelihood activities in Bhasan Char. However, She/he will work closely with the Livelihood Coordinator of WFP, who will provide accountable leadership and work on behalf of the cluster, facilitating all cluster activities and maintaining a strategic vision. Deputy Coordinator (skills and livelihood), Bhasan Char, will work with/ support the WFP Livelihood coordinator in her/his functions by providing in-depth knowledge of national and local livelihoods opportunities and best practices, particularly ensuring continuity of achievements and progress measurement. This position requires an individual accustomed to emergency response programming, especially livelihood. It will be responsible for direct project activity implementation and ensuring the quality and effectiveness of livelihood activities in Bhasan char.
∎ Job Location : Bhasan Char

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Provide leadership/support in planning, designing, and implementing the livelihood collective strategy in Bhasan char in collaboration with WFP.
∎ Establish and maintain appropriate humanitarian coordination mechanisms and build strategic & constructive working relationships with national/local authorities, local government, UN agencies, bilateral and multilateral donors, local civil society, local partners, and other relevant actors.
∎ Ensure timely support in preparing the project proposals and concept notes to secure funding for new projects from various donors.
∎ Prepare project/ programme reports for senior management and donors. Also, Review and analyses progress reports, monitor reports, audit reports and s, and budget variances, and provide feedback to management.
∎ Ensure knowledge generation and knowledge accumulation for the improvement of collective effectiveness.
∎ Conduct/undertake current community livelihood need assessment and analysis before developing projects. Participate in and support local level need assessments, surveys and other study.
∎ Facilitate and directly involved in the beneficiary selection with community representatives, local partners and government authorities.
∎ Identify partners' training and capacity building needs, facilitate when relevant, and arrange capacity building sessions of local staff and partners in livelihoods activities.
∎ Support / arrange to provide appropriate training to partners based on need assessment and ensure delivery of project inputs and services timely basis.
∎ Facilitate joint supportive supervision for successful project implementation and ensuring appropriate standards
∎ Ensuring coherent and collective progress monitoring and reporting.
∎ Ensuring and prioritizing cross-cutting and cross-sectoral issues (gender, inclusion, age, HIV and AIDS, human rights, environment, and early recovery).
∎ Ensure the safety of team members from any harm, abuse, neglect, harassment and exploitation to achieve the programme's goals on 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, encourage others to do so

Additional Requirements:
∎ Minimum 7 years of professional experience in a similar position and role in the field of education, skills development, and livelihood.
∎ Knowledge on application of skills component, monitoring, report writing, presentation preparation, and safeguarding.
∎ Knowledge on budget preparation, fund raising, administration and donor compliance issues.
∎ Knowledge on people management, multiculturalism, ethics and supervision.
∎ Knowledge about FDMN camps context is necessary.
∎ Have management and Leadership quality
∎ Ability to establish and maintain good working relationships with stakeholders in a sensitive environment.
∎ Effective communication including English writing and presentation skills.
∎ Have computer skills with all Microsoft Office programs (MS Word, Power Point, and Excel).
∎ Excellent influencing, negotiating and communication skills.
∎ Excellent organization, and coordination skills.
∎ Demonstrated ability to think technically, prioritize and meet deadlines in a challenging environment; must be culturally sensitive.
∎ Ability to operate in a complex organization, across functions and work on own initiative and collaboratively as part of diverse teams.

Salary: Negotiable

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ As per organisation policy

Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.

Application Deadline: 23 Oct 2022

Company Information:
∎ 13 Oct 2022
∎ BRAC
∎ Business : 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.

Category: NGO/Development

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