Environment and RECP Officer

Job Description

Title: Environment and RECP Officer

Company Name: Village Education Resource Center (VERC)

Vacancy: 1

Age: At most 40 years

Job Location: Narayanganj (Araihazar, Sonargaon), Narsingdi (Narsingdi Sadar, Palash)

Salary: Tk. 50000 - 50000 (Monthly)

Experience:

• At least 3 years

• Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Environmental Science

• At least 3 years

• Age At most 40 years

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). 

Additional Requirements:        

• Must have quick decision making and problem-solving capability.·        
• Finally, selected candidate will be required to respect, follow and uphold the organization's Child Protection Policy, Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) Policy, Gender Policy and the organization's Code of Conduct and others policies in their personal and professional lives.·        
• VERC authority reserves the right to accept/reject any applications without assigning any reason. Only shortlisted candidates will be invited to appear for the examination.·        
• Note: In case of candidates with more experience; age limit and educational qualification would be relaxed.
• Only women and persons with special needs are equally eligible to apply for the said post.

The Village Education Resource Center (VERC) is a national level voluntary organization. The organization is registered under the Bureau of NGO Affairs and the Ministry of Social Welfare, whose certificate numbers are 133 and Dha - 02272 respectively and it is also registered with the Microcredit Regulatory Authority (MRA) with certificate number 01275-00523-00017. VERC is going to implement a sub-project titled ‘Promoting sustainable growth in Loom sub sector through RECP practices’ 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 Loom sub-sector. The project is jointly financed by the World Bank, Palli Karma-Sahayak Foundation (PKSF), and VERC. Recruitment against the following project position will be made on urgent basis for implementation of the project interventions:

Duties and Responsibilities:

The ‘Environment and RECP Officer’ will work under the direct supervision of the Project Manager and will undertake 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 environment, climate-resilient RECP, climate vulnerability, and Occupational Health and Safety (OHS).

• Provide training on Environment, Climate Resilient RECP and Climate vulnerability at 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 environment, climate-resilient RECP, climate vulnerability, and OHS issues.

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

• Prepare 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 senior management of the organization.

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.