Education Project Assistant

Job Description

Title: Education Project Assistant

Company Name: PROTTYASHI

Vacancy: 1

Job Location: Cox's Bazar (Ukhia)

Employment Status: Contractual

Educational Requirements:
∎ Graduation /Post-Graduation in any relevant subject (Education preferred)

Job Context:
∎ Contract Duration: Initially for 01 Year with possibility of further extension depending on the performance and funding availability.
∎ Background: Prottyashi has been implementing Education for Rohingya Refugee Children and Host Community Children in Bangladesh project with the technical support of International Rescue Committee (IRC). The project is supporting the children aged 3 - 18 years to ensure the access and quality support of educational activities in the mentioned community along with other focuses like inclusion, children with disabilities and gender.
∎ Purpose of Position: The position will be responsible for managing day to day operation and support in the field level with the community members, facilitators, and children along with relevant govt. officials. He/she will also be responsible for quality assurance of the teaching learning activity through gathering firsthand information and sharing them with the technical officers for further use. This position will also involve frequent travel to project sites, and close coordination with field facilitators, local partners, and vendors thus requires strong communication and coordination skills.
∎ 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. Prottyahi 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.
∎ Candidates need to be highly motivated and committed to Prottyashi`s vision, mission, and long-term development work to significantly improve the lives of the most vulnerable and marginalized. Candidates must be capable of displaying great learning agility, support and encourage knowledge sharing across projects, for the ultimate benefit of all of Prottyashi mission wide initiatives.
∎ Job Nature: Full Time, 75% field work (center/informal tented settlements) and 25% Office work;

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Identify facility locations through consultation with the community members, secure related permissions and set up the learning facilities.
∎ Enroll children where necessary with following needs assessment.
∎ Ensure all required materials for facility, facilitators, and children for teaching learning activities.
∎ Organizes all logistics (i.e., invitations/coordination of attendees, venues, transportation, lodging, meals, etc.) for training of project staff and facilitators.
∎ Ensure the progress monitoring and tracking of implementation calendar, budget, and annual plan.
∎ Consolidates all reports on the status and progress of project to submit to technical Officer.
∎ Day to day communication with center facilitators to ensure the planned progress of the project activities.
∎ Maintain regular communication with CiC, site management and attend monthly coordination meeting;
∎ Responsible for data entry of data into prescribe format for assigned learning facilities; provides regular updates and analysis.
∎ Involve frequent travel to project sites, and close coordination with local partners, vendors thus requires strong communication and coordination skills
∎ Train and coach the field facilitators on the different tools, curricula, and approaches.
∎ Conduct observations in learning facilities and provide recommendations to the center facilitators and caregivers.
∎ Assist facilitators in understanding and adapting project models to local contexts.
∎ Support developing lesson plans and do follow up on the implementation.
∎ Form LCMC for each center and organize regular monthly meetings to sensitize them on educational activities, support mechanism.
∎ Organize monthly meetings for parents.
∎ Work in compliance with and respect of the principles of Child Protection and confidentiality, working with FDMN and host communities with sensitivity;
∎ Identify key protection threats affecting the children and raise them to the line authorities as well as with the center facilitators;
∎ Identify safety issues and follow-up with the center facilitators on the safety and security of the chosen locations;
∎ Be aware of the emergency procedures in a response and ensure that necessary preparedness measures have been implemented after coordination with Project Coordinator;
∎ Attend and participate in weekly reporting and planning meetings to ensure adherence to standards of care, quality and reporting requirements are followed;
∎ Attend and participate in local training and capacity building events as needed;
∎ Implement project activities in line with education sector's guideline.

Additional Requirements:
∎ Knowledge of safety issues concerning children and adolescent;
∎ Knowledge of child protection and Psycho-Social support programming;
∎ Good command of English, both written and oral;
∎ Good command of Chitagonian language is highly appreciable;
∎ Skill of photography
∎ Proficient with MS office suite
∎ Good interpersonal skills and cross-cultural sensitivity;
∎ Creative and able to come up, embrace and coordinate innovative thinking, and problem solving skills;
∎ Positive attitude with a willingness to learn;
∎ Ability to cope and work under pressure;
∎ Computer literate mainly in Microsoft Office package;
∎ Well-organized, self-motivated and ability to work in a team;
∎ Ability to work in difficult and high risk situations;
∎ Position requires availability and willingness to work outside regular office hours occasionally;
∎ Position requires willingness and ability to continue to function during a crisis situation, including during an emergency response to a manmade or natural disaster;
∎ At least 2 years of relevant experience;
∎ Knowledge and experience working with children focusing 3 - 18 years.

Salary:
∎ Monthly Gross Salary will be 46,667 BDT with project contributory provident fund, Gross 75% festival bonus and regular traveling and communication bill.

Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.

Application Deadline: 12 Jul 2023

Company Information:
∎ 5 Jul 2023
∎ PROTTYASHI
∎ Business : A Voluntary Social Development Organization

Category: NGO/Development

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