Deputy Manager, Technical; Urban Development Programme (Contractual)
Job Description
Title: Deputy Manager, Technical; Urban Development Programme (Contractual)
Company Name: BRAC
Vacancy: Not specific
Job Location: Bagerhat (Mongla)
Employment Status: Contractual
Educational Requirements:
∎ Bachelors in any discipline preferably in Civil Engineering/ Environmental Science/ Urban and Regional/ Rural Planning/ Climate Change from any recognised university/ institution
Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 3 year(s)
Job Context:
∎ JOB PURPOSE: Providing technical support in planning, mobilisation, implementation of overall project activities; capturing and sharing knowledge on climate resilience, locally led adaptation and urban development; and develop climate resilient innovative ideas and dissemination of organisational climate change adaptation related activities.
∎ 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:
∎ Manage the Local Adaptation Centre (LAC) in climate-resilient planning, design and demonstration
∎ Provide technical input to prepare, document, validate (by the LAC) and implement of LCAPs, WCAPs, and TCAP as per project guideline to enhance locally led adaptation for building community and city resilience
∎ Lead the community mobilisation activities through organising climate vulnerable communities and involving them in participatory climate resilient settlement/ward/town action planning and implementation
∎ Assist Project Manager-Operations and LAC in capacity enhancement of Pourashava, community participants, community-based organisations and relevant stakeholders on locally-led adaptation
∎ Support to set-up, operationalise and day-to-day management of the Local Adaptation Center (LAC)
∎ Implement all approved activities by the LAC authority such as climate resilient community infrastructure, including WASH, low-cost climate resilient housing, rain water harvesting and renewable energy, etc.
∎ Prepare monthly, quarterly and annual progress report
∎ Explore options and contribute to the designing and implementing actions to promote locally led climate resilient solutions
∎ Assist and support in preparing technical reports, field operation guideline, documentation and monitoring of project activities
Additional Requirements:
∎ Knowledge on Climate Change Adaptation, Urban Resilience, disaster management and environment resilient livelihood
∎ Knowledge on climate-resilient drinking water solutions at household and community level
∎ Knowledge on policy analysis, donor coordination, mitigation and resilience
∎ Excellent communication, presentation, organisation, negotiation and problem solving skills
∎ Excellent documentation, facilitation & reporting skills
∎ Strong analytical skills, be gender sensitive, and possess a proven track record of working successfully in a variety of cultural contexts
∎ Excellent community mobilisation, participatory mapping
∎ Skills to design and implement household and community based rainwater harvesting
∎ Excellent dinancial and progress report preparation skills
∎ Minimum 03 years of work experience in development sector with NGOs or international development organisations including at least 1 year of particular experience in local development/climate change related projects/programmes
Salary: Negotiable
Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Festival Bonus, Health & Life Insurance and others
Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.
Application Deadline: 15 Jun 2022
Company Information:
∎ 8 Jun 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
