Deputy Manager, Settlement Planning, Shelter, HCMP

Job Description

Title: Deputy Manager, Settlement Planning, Shelter, HCMP

Company Name: BRAC

Vacancy: --

Location: Cox's Bazar (Ukhia)

Maximum Salary: Negotiable

Experience:
∎ At least 3 years
∎ The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s):NGO, Development Agency

Published: 26 Dec 2024

Education:
∎ BSC In Civil Engineering/ Architecture and Urban and Regional Planning from any reputed university/institute

Requirements:

Additional Requirements:
∎ Knowledge:
∎ Site Planning Standards, Macro Settlement Plan (MSP), Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR), Feasibility Assessments, Stakeholder Engagement.
∎ Skills:
∎ Project Coordination, Map Preparation, Gap Analysis, Stakeholder Communication, Report Writing, Arc GIS, QGIS, Field maps, Kobo toolbox, Data analysis.
∎ Competencies:
∎ Strategic Thinking, Collaboration, Problem-Solving, Technical Expertise, Adaptability

Responsibilities & Context:
∎ Development of guidelines for camp re-planning, including zoning and land-use principles with the help of Senior Officer, Settlement Planning.
∎ Collect, analyze and verify field data and prepare detailed land-type zoning maps and block-level site plans.
∎ Plan rationalized facility distribution, ensuring equitable access to services with the help of Senior Officer, Settlement Planning.
∎ Integrate fire safety, drainage networks, and re-greening measures into site designs.
∎ Collaborate with funding agencies, as well as WASH, NRM, Health, Education, Protection, and Shelter-CCCM Sector, and other stakeholders to align plans with sectoral guidelines and community needs.
∎ Participate in workshops, meetings, and field visits to gather input and validate designs.
∎ Collect and analyze required field level data with field movement at camp level and conduct site assessments to understand topography, hazards, and settlement dynamics.
∎ Collaborate with the Manager, Site Planning, to provide data-driven insights and support strategic decision-making processes.
∎ Prepare structured plans detailing land use, accessibility, communal spaces, and hazard mitigation strategies.
∎ Maintain accurate records and provide regular progress updates to supervisor.
∎ Any other relevant task provided by the supervisor based on project needs.
∎ Ensure the safety of program participants, individuals who come into contact with the organization, and team members from any harm, abuse, neglect, harassment, and exploitation, including sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA), in order to achieve the program's safeguarding goals. Act as a key source of support, guidance, and expertise on safeguarding to establish a safe working environment.
∎ Practice, promote, and endorse the safeguarding policy among team members, ensuring the implementation of safeguarding standards in all actions.
∎ Follow the safeguarding reporting procedures in the event of any reportable incidents and encourage others to do the same.
∎ The Deputy Manager, Settlement Planning will lead a small a group of two Senior Officer, Settlement Planning to  the development of site plans for refugee camps in Cox's Bazar, focusing on optimizing land use, improving safety, and ensuring equitable access to services. The role involves site assessments, stakeholder coordination, and the creation of detailed land-use plans to address overcrowding and environmental hazards. This position is critical for sustainable camp management and enhanced refugee well-being.
∎ Site Planning and Design:
∎ Development of guidelines for camp re-planning, including zoning and land-use principles with the help of Senior Officer, Settlement Planning.
∎ Collect, analyze and verify field data and prepare detailed land-type zoning maps and block-level site plans.
∎ Plan rationalized facility distribution, ensuring equitable access to services with the help of Senior Officer, Settlement Planning.
∎ Integrate fire safety, drainage networks, and re-greening measures into site designs.
∎ Stakeholder Coordination:
∎ Collaborate with funding agencies, as well as WASH, NRM, Health, Education, Protection, and Shelter-CCCM Sector, and other stakeholders to align plans with sectoral guidelines and community needs.
∎ Participate in workshops, meetings, and field visits to gather input and validate designs.
∎ Field Assessment:
∎ Collect and analyze required field level data with field movement at camp level and conduct site assessments to understand topography, hazards, and settlement dynamics.
∎ Collaborate with the Manager, Site Planning, to provide data-driven insights and support strategic decision-making processes.
∎ Documentation and Reporting:
∎ Prepare structured plans detailing land use, accessibility, communal spaces, and hazard mitigation strategies.
∎ Maintain accurate records and provide regular progress updates to supervisor.
∎ Any other relevant task provided by the supervisor based on project needs.
∎ Safeguarding:
∎ Ensure the safety of program participants, individuals who come into contact with the organization, and team members from any harm, abuse, neglect, harassment, and exploitation, including sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA), in order to achieve the program's safeguarding goals. Act as a key source of support, guidance, and expertise on safeguarding to establish a safe working environment.
∎ Practice, promote, and endorse the safeguarding policy among team members, ensuring the implementation of safeguarding standards in all actions.
∎ Follow the safeguarding reporting procedures in the event of any reportable incidents and encourage others to do the same.

Compensation & Other Benefits:

Workplace:
∎ Work at office

Employment Status: Contractual

Job Location: Cox's Bazar (Ukhia)

Read Before Apply:

Special Instruction for Job Seekers:

BRAC believes that everyone we work with including our staff, programme participants, partners, and the communities have the right to be protected from all forms of harm, abuse, neglect, harassment, and exploitation including sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA). We uphold human dignity and inclusion for all, regardless of age, race, religion, gender, disability, ethnic origin, or socio-economic condition. As an equal-opportunity employer, we actively encourage applications from gender-diverse individuals and people with disabilities.

Selected candidates will have to go through a rigorous reference and background checking process which may include police verification.

Company Information:
∎ BRAC
∎ BRAC 75 Mohakhali, Dhaka-1212, Bangladesh
∎ 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.
Working at brac is not like any other job. It is a platform where you can bring about real change for people who need it the most. We are not just dreaming of a better world, we are building it. Join us to find the way.

Address::
∎ BRAC 75 Mohakhali, Dhaka-1212, Bangladesh
∎ 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.Working at brac is not like any other job. It is a platform where you can bring about real change for people who need it the most. We are not just dreaming of a better world, we are building it. Join us to find the way.

Application Deadline: 5 Jan 2025

Category: NGO/Development