Deputy Manager, Technical (Psychosocial) Ultra-Poor Graduation (UPG) Programme
Job Description
Title: Deputy Manager, Technical (Psychosocial) Ultra-Poor Graduation (UPG) Programme
Company Name: BRAC
Vacancy: Not specific
Job Location: Anywhere in Bangladesh
Employment Status: Full-time
Educational Requirements:
∎ Bachelors / Masters, with major in Psychology or Mental Health
Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 2 year(s)
Job Context:
∎ Ultra-poverty is the most extreme form of poverty. People living in ultra-poverty are forced to make impossible decisions every day, such as choosing between food, medicine or clean water. BRAC`s Ultra-Poor Graduation Programme is a comprehensive set of interventions aimed to enable households to progress along a pathway out of poverty. BRAC is the pioneer of the global Graduation approach, and is supporting the Government of Bangladesh to eliminate ultra-poverty completely from the country by 2030. Join us to build a more inclusive society, where no one is forced to live in ultra-poverty. 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.
∎ JOB PURPOSE: To contribute to the sustainable graduation processes of the targeted ultra-poor persons with disability of respective region through planning and designing enabling technical intervention for them on the basis of Psycho-Social Assessment (PSA), enhancing their enterprise related skills, life skills and self-esteem as well as ensuring access of people with disabilities to different services through proper referrals and providing capacity development and technical support to the frontline staff.
∎ SAFEGUARDING RESPONSIBILITIES
∎ 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
Job Responsibilities:
∎ A. Psychosocial assessment and Intervention:
∎ Coordinate identification of ultra-poor people with disabilities, conduct Psycho-Social Assessment (PSA) to identify their psycho-social support needs to design enabling interventions.
∎ Plan and conduct individual, family and group counseling sessions, particularly related to motivation of participants including people with disabilities for entry or continuation in employment, with regular follow up, based on a prioritisation system
∎ Raise awareness at community level on psycho-social issues and advocate towards local government and other stakeholders, in collaboration with Disabled People's Organisations, for the inclusion of selected participants including people with disabilities within different physical and mental health and other socio-economic development programmes in the working area
∎ Contribute to the preparation of participants follow-up plan, business plans and rehabilitation plans in collaboration with the Programme Organiser and Rehabilitation Officers, based on the psycho-social needs of the person with a disability
∎ B. Technical Capacity Development:
∎ Build capacity on Disability Inclusion among all field staffs.
∎ Conduct participative staff capacity assessments for UPG programme and develop a capacity building plan on disability-inclusive ultra-poverty graduation model
∎ Support to design/revision of training packages and facilitate training sessions on inclusive livelihood topics for UPG staff, community people and other stakeholders (face-to-face trainings remote trainings, e-learnings, etc.)
∎ C. Referral and linkages :
∎ Coordination with UPG programme to ensure referral of people with disabilities to basic health centers and specialized service providers, promoting quality services that address needs, and ensure follow up of those referrals
∎ Collaborate and coordinate with the other technical, operational and support departments of BRAC according to the needs.
∎ D. Reporting and documentation:
∎ Supporting inputs to all-inclusive livelihood reporting needs (including field reporting)
∎ Contribute to the monthly/quarterly situation report by providing relevant information and data to the Senior Analysts
∎ Maintain and update participant files related to psychosocial assessments, plans, case studies and progress updates
Additional Requirements:
∎ Proven assessment, planning and intervention skills
∎ Practical skills on community counselling
∎ Good oral and written communication skills in Bengali and English
∎ Good communication and facilitation skills with different stakeholders
∎ Documentation and reporting skill
∎ Basic computer skills (MS office package- both in English and Bangla)
∎ Clear understanding on psychosocial intervention, disability inclusion, disability and poverty dynamics, geographical and community contextual understanding, different cultural norms and behaviors etc.
∎ Competent on independent individualized comprehensive intensive psychosocial assessment, plan and intervention
∎ Hands on competency on self-esteem building, community counselling, carrier counselling etc.
∎ Facilitate the capacity building training session and referral
∎ Minimum 2 years of experience in extreme poverty and disability related programme
Salary: Negotiable
Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Health and Life Insurance, Festival Bonuses, Contributory Provident Fund, Gratuity and others.
Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.
Application Deadline: 21 Jun 2023
Company Information:
∎ 11 Jun 2023
∎ 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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