Environment and RECP Officer

Job Description

Title: Environment and RECP Officer

Company Name: SAJIDA FOUNDATION

Vacancy: 1

Age: At most 35 years

Job Location: Dhaka

Salary: --

Experience:

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

• Masters

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

• Age At most 35 years

Sub-project Working Areas:

The sub-project will be implemented across Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC), Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) and Keranigonj Upazila Under Dhaka district.

Duration:

The employee will initially be hired for a one-year term, with the possibility of extending the contract till 30 June 2028, based on satisfactory performance.

Academic Qualifications:

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. 

Working Experience:

• 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 in enterprise development related projects will be an added advantage. 

Knowledge and Skills:

• Proven knowledge of environmental monitoring regarding use of resource, energy, water, waste-water, waste management, and air emission.

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

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

• Good interpersonal and communication skills.

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

Women are actively encouraged to apply.

SAJIDA Foundation is going to implement a sub-project titled “Promoting Resilient Green Growth in Restaurants, Street & Bakery Food”. 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 “Restaurants, Street and Bakery food” sub-sector. The project is jointly financed by the World Bank, the Palli Karma-Sahayak Foundation (PKSF), and SAJIDA Foundation.

Sub-project Objectives:

• Promote sustainable and safe food production in restaurants, bakeries and food carts by adopting resource-efficient practices

• Support for adopting climate-resilient technologies in the food service sector

• Enhance technical knowledge and capacity to transform food waste into reusable resources

• Strengthen small entrepreneurs’ ability to improve food quality and expand their market reach

• Implementation of behavioral change through a structured process

Duties and 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 Environment Clubs, including arrangement of regular monthly meeting, 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 management of the SAJIDA Foundation and SMART PMU, PKSF.  

• Monthly consolidated salary is BDT 50,000/- per Month & Yearly 5% Increment.

• Other admissible benefits (Festival Bonus, Bangla Noboborsho allowance, Mobile allowance, etc.) as per Project 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.