Field Coordinator

Job Description

Title: Field Coordinator

Company Name: Relief International

Vacancy: Not specific

Job Location: Cox's Bazar (Ukhia)

Employment Status: Contractual

Educational Requirements:
∎ Bachelor's and Master's degree level from a recognized and reputed universities in Bangladesh or abroad, preferably with major in management.

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 5 year(s)

Job Context:
∎ Location: Ukhyia (with frequent travel to Cox`s Bazaar and Teknaf)
∎ Duration: 12 months
∎ Direct reports to: Head of Cox`s Bazar Programs

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Coordination/Representation
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∎ Actively participate and represent RI in coordination meetings with NGO colleagues, meetings
∎ conducted by local and state authorities, UN agencies and stakeholders
∎ Build a close relationship with local authorities and Camps in Charge at the field level
∎ Liaise with partners, local authorities, and local communities whenever it serves the objectives of
∎ the programs. Build and strengthen relations with key government offices including, RRRC, DC and CiC to obtain required authorizations and approvals and ensure understanding or RI programs
∎ Identify gaps in service provision to IDPs or Refugees, proactively referring those gaps to relevant forums or advocating with government authorities or humanitarian partners for additional support
∎ Logistics/Finance/HR
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∎ Effective supervision of the logistics/procurement, finance, and HR staff at the field offices.
∎ Manage all daily field fleet movements of vehicles, including training drivers and maintaining driver schedules and roasters
∎ Oversee procurement and construction within the camp, liaise with suppliers and contractors to ensure timely completion of works.
∎ Provide oversight of engineer for all facilities construction work, repair, and maintenance.
∎ Liaise with CXB operations team to ensure the observance of RI Operations procedures including: procurement, logistics, warehousing, and asset management as well as ensuring compliance with donor regulations
∎ Support project managers with operational challenges, e.g. initiating purchase requests for fencing repair and site-specific improvements
∎ Oversee facilities management of Ukhiya and Teknaf offices including daily office administrative tasks
∎ Support Operations Manager to maintain a register for all field assets and inventory and ensure donor reports for assets are completed and submitted to the Operations Manager
∎ Provide support to warehouse staff and pharmacists to ensure systems and reporting is in place to allow effective storage, tracking and distribution of stocks.
∎ Safety and Security
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∎ Assume overall responsibility for staff safety in the area of operation
∎ Ensure that all relevant information regarding safety, security and the context is collected, updated and shared in a regular and timely manner
∎ Manage basic security planning including information gathering and regular updating of risk assessments, standard operating procedures, and evacuation and contingency plans
∎ Make decisions and assist to manage security incidents at local level, in consultation with the Head of CXB Programs

Additional Requirements:
∎ This position demands a dynamic individual with a demonstrated ability to achieve results in a demanding and fast paced environment.
∎ At least 5 years of progressive fulltime employment in a similar position preferably in nonprofit sector.
∎ Must have a valid driver's license and can drive
∎ INGO experience is strongly preferred.
∎ Ability to prioritize and deal with competing demands.
∎ Previous experience of staff supervision and capacity building.
∎ Fluent spoken and written Bengali and English.
∎ Excellent organizational, interpersonal and communication skills.
∎ A team builder with excellent people skills; culturally sensitive and has the ability and interest to identify and work with a multicultural team.

Application Deadline: August 31, 2019

Company Information:
∎ Relief International
∎ Business : Relief International, hedquatered in USA, is a leading international non government organization working in 16 countries to relieve poverty, ensure well-being and advance dignity. We specialize in fragile settings, responding to natural disasters, humanitarian crises and chronic poverty.

Relief International combines humanitarian and development approaches to provide immediate services while laying the groundwork for long-term impact.

Our signature approach which we call the RI Way emphasizes local participation, an integration of services, strategic partnerships, and a focus on civic skills. In this way, we empower communities to find, design and implement the solutions that work best for them.
Relief International has been working in Bangladesh since 2004. The Bangladesh portfolio of Relief International has strong focus on emergency response, economic opportunity and livelihoods rebuilding, traficking in persons, sustainable tourism, human rights and protection, refugee crisis response and public health. RI maintains a country office in Dhaka with multiple field offices in Cox`s Bazar. RI currently employs over 1000 local and international staffs in Bangladesh.

Relief International is currently implementing large scale refugee response program in Cox`s Bazar in Bangladesh in collaboration with multiple partners including UNHCR, UNICEF, USAID/OFDA, EU ECHO.
For more information on Relief International: www.ri.org

Category: NGO/Development