Environment and Social Officer

Job Description

Title: Environment and Social Officer

Company Name: SAJIDA FOUNDATION

Vacancy: 01

Age: 18 to 35 years

Job Location: Anywhere in Bangladesh

Salary: Tk. 50000 - 50000 (Monthly)

Experience:

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

• Bachelor of Science (BSc)

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

• Age 18 to 35 years

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.

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

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.

Duties and Responsibilites:

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.

• Mobile bill,Weekly 2 holidays
• Festival Bonus: 2