Disability Inclusion Officer

Job Description

Title: Disability Inclusion Officer

Company Name: Community Development Centre-CODEC

Vacancy: 01

Job Location: Cox's Bazar (Teknaf, Ukhia)

Employment Status: Full-time

Educational Requirements:
∎ Masters degree in any discipline
∎ In case of Master's candidates in other discipline, candidates should have relevant degree/diploma.
∎ Bachelor in Occupational Therapy (BScOT)/ Bachelor in Physiotherapy (BSPT)
∎ or equivalent degree.

Experience Requirements:
∎ 3 to 5 year(s)
∎ The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO

Job Context:
∎ Community Development Centre (CODEC) is working in the coastal area of Bangladesh since 1985. Its core activities are the socio-economic development of coastal people which is operated through seven thematic areas as Agriculture, Fishery, Dairy and Horticulture; Education, Skills and Youth Development; Conflict Resolution; Climate Change and Disaster; Health and Nutrition; Social Entrepreneurship; Microfinance and Rohingya Education, Protection and Repatriation.
∎ Community Development Centre (CODEC) is going to implement Self- Reliance Project.
∎ The overall objective of the project is to :
∎ Strengthen food security, nutrition, and portable skills through homestead gardening and community aquaculture.
∎ Enhance waste management initiatives to reduce the environmental degradation in the targeted camps
∎ Provide FDMNs community members an additional income and skills through engaging them in up-scaling/ up cycling process & production.
∎ Candidates should have sound knowledge on Conflict of Interest policy.

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Support project personnel to mainstream disability during the design/redesign phase including advice on resourcing, data collection and analysis, M&E and appropriate tools and information
∎ Support Programmes to mainstream disability as they develop proposals
∎ Facilitation of disability integration into camp and host community context, provide support for inclusion mainstreaming activities with other like-minded actors
∎ Ensure integration and collaboration with colleagues undertaking advocacy to achieve strategic objectives and priorities such as improving access to education
∎ Interact, build and nurture effective working relationships with relevant partners to foster coordination, collaboration and partnership relating to disability inclusion
∎ Collaboration/strengthening of working groups and local organizations who are working on disability.
∎ Build an inclusive environment and adhere to organization's Protection policy and standards and stay committed to the organization's vision statement and core values
∎ Providing technical assistance to Organization national/International offices, network members, partners and 'clients' programme activities to ensure inclusion of people with disabilities, considering the potential for organizational change and inclusive programme development.
∎ Data analysis and collection on age, gender and disability (using Washington Group questions).
∎ Promote inclusive approaches to ensure full and active participation of persons with disabilities.
∎ Have a working knowledge of social and community psychosocial and rehabilitation approaches to assist in building up community and home-based care support.
∎ Have a working knowledge of assistive products for older people including people with disabilities. -Supporting the development of a case management approach, that includes documenting work/activities in a care plan and setting up effective referral mechanisms or pathways to other service providers.
∎ Knowledge in psychological, cognitive and social disability.
∎ Technical disability response, e.g. physiotherapy, occupational therapy, and support for careers.
∎ Generate quality evidence on the needs and capacities of people with disabilities, for use in research and programme work.
∎ Coordinate all aspects of the disability inclusion in the Self-Reliance project
∎ To create, develop and manage the disability strategic directions by the project management &donors.
∎ To create awareness about law of disability, 2013.
∎ Planning and implementation in disability inclusion activity and Advocacy.
∎ Capacity building of staff and participants
∎ Advocacy, Networking and Liaison with different stakeholder and strategic partners.
∎ Share the update project information and receive necessary feedback/suggestion to implement the project effectively.
∎ Prepare monthly, quarterly and yearly work plan & reports to accomplish the targeted project activities.
∎ Effective coordination with GO, NGOs, UPs, Donors and relevant stakeholders.
∎ Ensure quality of home-based rehabilitation service.
∎ Receive training and delivery.

Additional Requirements:
∎ Age 30 to 40 years
∎ Only females are allowed to apply
∎ At least 3-5 years' work experience with 2years proven experience in the same sector
∎ Excellent facilitation and documentation skills (designing/ facilitation of training, report, and communication).
∎ Computer knowledge (MS office package- both in English and Bangla);(3-years)
∎ Able to work in emergency conditions
∎ Good analyzing skill
∎ Strong team-work approach
∎ Communication skills in verbal and written Bangla and English
∎ Understanding & speaking of local language.

Salary: Tk. 60000 (Monthly)

Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.

Application Deadline: 23 Apr 2022

Company Information:
∎ 18 Apr 2022
∎ Community Development Centre-CODEC
∎ Address : Plot-02, Road-02, Lake Valley R/A, Hazi Jafor Ali Road, Foy's Lake, Khulshi, Chattogram, Bangladesh.
∎ Web : www.codecbd.org
∎ Business : CODEC is a National NGO working with the disadvantage coastal and fisherflok communities for their socio-cultural and economic development.

Category: NGO/Development

: Interested candidates are requested to send their updated CV, along with two recent passport size photograph and photocopy of all academic and experience certificates, photocopy of national ID card and an application address to the Executive Director, Community Development Centre (CODEC), Plot-02, Road-02, Lake Valley R/A, Foy’s Lake, Khulshi, Chittagong latest within April 23, 2022 mentioning the post name in subject line on the envelop. Candidates should have sound knowledge on Conflict of Interest policy.Only short listed candidates will be contacted. Female candidates are highly encouraged to apply. CODEC is an equal opportunities employer and does not discriminate based on gender, religion, background or differently-able person.