Environment and RECP Officer

Job Description

Title: Environment and RECP Officer

Company Name: Centre for Community Development Assistance (CCDA)

Vacancy: 1

Age: At most 40 years

Job Location: Brahmanbaria, Cumilla, Habiganj

Salary: Tk. 50000 (Monthly)

Experience:

• At least 3 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO

• Minimum BSc. (Hons.) in Environmental Sciences/Civil and Environmental Engineering/ Environment and Disaster Management/Forestry and Environment/ Geography and Environment/Environment and Natural Resources Management, or BSc. in Civil Engineering from a UGC-approved university.

• At least 3 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO

• Age At most 40 years

• Proven knowledge of environmental monitoring regarding the use of resources, energy, water, wastewater, waste management, and air emission.

• Field-level experience in environmental management (IEE, EIA, ESMP, etc.) and RECP implementation.

• Experience in providing environment and resources management training, and awareness building among mass people on Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) issues.

• Minimum three (3) years of experience in working on Environmental management and/or RECP implementation.

• Relevant working experience with PKSF or any project funded by any multi-lateral development partners would be preferred.

• Experience in working on enterprise development-related projects will be an added advantage.

• Good interpersonal skill

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills both in English and Bangla

• High pro-activeness and ability to work with a diverse team

• Good computer knowledge (MS Office suite, typing both English and Bangla).

• Understanding of gender and diversity issues

Contexts:

The Centre for Community Development Assistance (CCDA) is going to implement a sub-project titled ‘Adopting technologies and practices for resilient green growth in Fisheries sub-sector’ as a part of the ‘Sustainable Microenterprise and Resilient Transformation (SMART)’ project. This sub-project aims to increase resource-efficient and resilient green growth of microenterprises (MEs) under the Pisciculture sub-sector. The project is jointly financed by the World Bank, Palli Karma-Sahayak Foundation (PKSF), and Centre for Community Development Assistance (CCDA). The sub-project will be implemented across Cumilla, Brahmanbaria, and Habigonj districts.

Sub-project Objectives:

• To adopt resource-efficient, cleaner production, and good aquaculture practices.

• To adopt climate-resilient technologies.

• To promote circular economy To increase the technical knowledge and capacity of the MEs.

• To improve market accessibility.

Responsibilities:

The ‘Environment and RECP Officer will work under the direct supervision of the Project Manager and will undertake the following duties and responsibilities, which are essential but not limited to:

• Assist the Project Manager in planning, monitoring, and supervising the implementation of project activities.

• Create awareness among the microenterprises about the environment, climate-resilient RECP, climate vulnerability, and Occupational Health and Safety (OHS).

• Provide training on Environment, Climate Resilient RECP and Climate vulnerability at the ME level.

• Facilitate MEs to implement RECP practices.

• Make regular field visits to monitor RECP practices including data collection, analysis, and reporting.

• Educate project staff about the environment, climate-resilient RECP, climate vulnerability, and OHS issues.

• Guide project staff to implement climate-resilient RECP and OHS practices.

• Prepare a sub-project-specific Environmental and Social Management Plan (ESMP).

• Facilitate formation of environmental clubs, including arrangement of regular monthly meetings, celebration of national and international days, and youth engagement program.

• Maintain liaison and coordination with local authorities like DoE.

• Any other tasks, duties, or specific tasks assigned by the Project Manager and senior management of the CCDA.

• The monthly consolidated salary is BDT 50,000/-.

• Other admissible benefits (Festival Bonus, Bangla Noboborsho allowance, Mobile allowance, etc.) as per the organization`s policy.

• Salary and other admissible benefits (if any) are inclusive of all taxes as imposed by the government of Bangladesh.

• Taxes will be deducted at sources as per government rules.