Disability Inclusion Officer

Job Description

Title: Disability Inclusion Officer

Company Name: PROTTYASHI

Vacancy: 1

Location: Cox's Bazar (Ramu)

Experience:
∎ At least 3 years

Published: 6 Mar 2025

Education:
∎ Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Social Sciences, Disability Studies, Development Studies, or a related field.

Requirements:

Additional Requirements:
∎ Minimum of 3 years of experience in disability inclusion, rights advocacy, or related programming.
∎ Experience in organizing and conducting training sessions for community-based organizations.
∎ Strong knowledge of climate-adaptive agriculture, gender inclusion, and value chain development.
∎ Familiarity with SHG management, financial literacy, and livelihood promotion strategies.
∎ Excellent communication, networking, and facilitation skills.
∎ Ability to work in remote field locations with diverse community groups.
∎ Technical Skills

Responsibilities & Context:
∎ Contract Duration: Till 31st January 2026.
∎ PROTTYASHI, a social development organization has been working for the development of disadvantaged population of the country since its establishment with an aim to ensure everyone to live with dignity and prosperity. PROTTYASHI reaches the community with basic needs and supports to save lives and facilitate all the people of the community to live with equal value and priority. PROTTYASHI works for the disadvantaged portion of the population in community addressing their pressing needs following the strategies contextually viable and environmentally sustainable. PROTTYASHI has been actively supporting the refugee population in the humanitarian response in Cox’s Bazar as one of the first responders since August 2017 along with the affected host and local communities in Cox’s Bazar. PROTTYASHI has been vigilantly supporting these crises affected population to accomplish its promised commitment towards humanity and people living in distress.
∎ To ensure improved food security and livelihood for the affected host and local communities of Cox’s Bazar helping them meet nutritional requirement in an environmentally sustainable manner, PROTTYASHI is going to implement “Livelihood” Activity of WFP Cox’s Bazar Resilience Programme in Ramu Upazila/Sub-district. PROTTYASHI invites applications for the vacant position titled- Disability Inclusion Officer for the Project and encourages the persons enthusiastic to contribute to the increased resilience of the humanitarian crisis affected host and local communities in Bangladesh. This position will be responsible for ensuring inclusive project management and implementation at the field level securing the needs of the persons with disability are met with utmost importance.
∎ Disability Inclusion Officer will report to the Project Coordinator. S/He has to maintain functional relationship with his/her peers, project teams and organization’s other priority teams. S/He must be able to communicate with other teams and units both program and operational of the organization.
∎ Integrate disability inclusion strategies across all project interventions.
∎ Ensure that program activities align with national and international disability inclusion standards, including the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
∎ Develop and disseminate guidelines, toolkits, and best practices for inclusive programming.
∎ Conduct assessments to identify barriers faced by persons with disabilities and propose appropriate interventions.
∎ Support program teams in designing inclusive livelihood strategies.
∎ Facilitate Orientation on Disability Inclusion and Screening (Washington Group) to promote the identification and inclusion of persons with disabilities.
∎ Organize Training on Gender, Protection, and Women Empowerment with a focus on disability inclusion.
∎ Monitor whether the needs of persons with disabilities are adequately addressed and ensure accessibility in every training session.
∎ Provide BCC (Behavior Change Communication) Trainings on Disaster Risk Reduction, Nutrition, Gender, Financial Literacy, etc., incorporating disability-inclusive perspectives.
∎ Provide training and technical assistance to staff, partners, and stakeholders on disability inclusion.
∎ Support Training on Climate-Adaptive Agriculture, Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA), and Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) to ensure accessibility for persons with disabilities.
∎ Report on disability inclusion progress, challenges, and best practices.
∎ PROTTYASHI is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behaviour at work including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and financial misconduct and expects staff to promote the welfare of children, young people and adults at all times. PROTTYASHI expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment through our Code of Conduct. We place a high priority on ensuring that only those who share and demonstrate this commitment are recruited to work with us.
∎ Contract Duration: Till 31st January 2026.
∎ Job Summary
∎ PROTTYASHI, a social development organization has been working for the development of disadvantaged population of the country since its establishment with an aim to ensure everyone to live with dignity and prosperity. PROTTYASHI reaches the community with basic needs and supports to save lives and facilitate all the people of the community to live with equal value and priority. PROTTYASHI works for the disadvantaged portion of the population in community addressing their pressing needs following the strategies contextually viable and environmentally sustainable. PROTTYASHI has been actively supporting the refugee population in the humanitarian response in Cox’s Bazar as one of the first responders since August 2017 along with the affected host and local communities in Cox’s Bazar. PROTTYASHI has been vigilantly supporting these crises affected population to accomplish its promised commitment towards humanity and people living in distress.
∎ To ensure improved food security and livelihood for the affected host and local communities of Cox’s Bazar helping them meet nutritional requirement in an environmentally sustainable manner, PROTTYASHI is going to implement “Livelihood” Activity of WFP Cox’s Bazar Resilience Programme in Ramu Upazila/Sub-district. PROTTYASHI invites applications for the vacant position titled- Disability Inclusion Officer for the Project and encourages the persons enthusiastic to contribute to the increased resilience of the humanitarian crisis affected host and local communities in Bangladesh. This position will be responsible for ensuring inclusive project management and implementation at the field level securing the needs of the persons with disability are met with utmost importance.
∎ Reporting
∎ Disability Inclusion Officer will report to the Project Coordinator. S/He has to maintain functional relationship with his/her peers, project teams and organization’s other priority teams. S/He must be able to communicate with other teams and units both program and operational of the organization.
∎ Key Responsibilities
∎ Integrate disability inclusion strategies across all project interventions.
∎ Ensure that program activities align with national and international disability inclusion standards, including the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
∎ Develop and disseminate guidelines, toolkits, and best practices for inclusive programming.
∎ Conduct assessments to identify barriers faced by persons with disabilities and propose appropriate interventions.
∎ Support program teams in designing inclusive livelihood strategies.
∎ Facilitate Orientation on Disability Inclusion and Screening (Washington Group) to promote the identification and inclusion of persons with disabilities.
∎ Organize Training on Gender, Protection, and Women Empowerment with a focus on disability inclusion.
∎ Monitor whether the needs of persons with disabilities are adequately addressed and ensure accessibility in every training session.
∎ Provide BCC (Behavior Change Communication) Trainings on Disaster Risk Reduction, Nutrition, Gender, Financial Literacy, etc., incorporating disability-inclusive perspectives.
∎ Provide training and technical assistance to staff, partners, and stakeholders on disability inclusion.
∎ Support Training on Climate-Adaptive Agriculture, Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA), and Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) to ensure accessibility for persons with disabilities.
∎ Report on disability inclusion progress, challenges, and best practices.
∎ Organizational values and norms towards Safeguarding and PSEA
∎ PROTTYASHI is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behaviour at work including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and financial misconduct and expects staff to promote the welfare of children, young people and adults at all times. PROTTYASHI expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment through our Code of Conduct. We place a high priority on ensuring that only those who share and demonstrate this commitment are recruited to work with us.

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Salary and benefits: Monthly Gross Salary will be 56,753 BDT with contributory provident fund 2830 BDT, monthly bonus 5417 BDT and regular traveling and communication bill.
∎ Salary and benefits: Monthly Gross Salary will be 56,753 BDT with contributory provident fund 2830 BDT, monthly bonus 5417 BDT and regular traveling and communication bill.

Employment Status: Contractual

Job Location: Cox's Bazar (Ramu)

Read Before Apply:

Only those who meet the above requirements are requested to apply following these instructions.

Interested applicants with relevant background have to apply with a Cover Letter, Curriculum Vitae (CV) along with a recent photograph to [email protected]

Note:

• PROTTYASHI aims to attract and select a diverse workforce ensuring equal opportunity to everyone, irrespective of race, age, gender, HIV status, class, ethnicity, disability, location and religion.

• Women are particularly encouraged to apply.

• Any personal persuasion/phone-call will result in disqualification of candidature. We guarantee an interview to disabled candidates who meet the essential criteria.

• PROTTYASHI has a non-negotiable policy of ZERO TOLERANCE towards discrimination, harassment and abuse. All employees are expected to abide by the Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse & Child Protection Policy of PROTTYASHI.

• Internal and external applicants shall be treated equally in the entire selection process.

• To ensure transparent processes during recruitment, internal candidates should discuss potential applications with their Line Managers to ensure endorsement of their applications by respective Line Managers.

• There is no cost involved with applying for positions with PROTTYASHI. Any solicitation of job application costs should be regarded as fraudulent.

Apply Procedure:

Email your CV:
∎ Send your CV to the given email [email protected] or Email your CV from My Bdjobs account

Company Information:
∎ PROTTYASHI
∎ Syed Bari, 903/A Omar Ali Matobbar Road (Near Bahaddar Bari) Chandgaon, Chittagong-4212
∎ A Voluntary Social Development Organization

Address::
∎ Syed Bari, 903/A Omar Ali Matobbar Road (Near Bahaddar Bari) Chandgaon, Chittagong-4212
∎ A Voluntary Social Development Organization

Application Deadline: 13 Mar 2025

Category: NGO/Development