Field Facilitator

• At least 2 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO

• Minimum HSC or Diploma; a Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science, Forestry, Social Science, or a related field is an advantage.

• At least 2 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO

• Minimum 2 years of relevant community-level field experience, preferably in natural resource management, conservation, livelihoods, or climate resilience; experience in Cox’s Bazar, Teknaf and/or Ukhiya preferred.

• Strong community mobilization and facilitation skills, with sensitivity to gender and social inclusion.

• Good command of Bangla and the local dialect; ability to prepare simple reports; basic computer (MS Word, Excel) skills.

• Willingness to work in remote, forested, and coastal locations; good planning, record-keeping, and teamwork abilities.

• Experience working in Cox's Bazar, including in host-community or refugee-response contexts, will be preferred.

• Safeguarding and Ethics- The Field Facilitator is expected to uphold the organization’s safeguarding policies, ensuring the protection of children and vulnerable groups from any form of abuse, exploitation, or harm.

Location: Teknaf, Ukhiya and Ramu (Partial) Upazilas, Cox's Bazar

Job Nature: Full-time (Up to 31 October 2027)

Project Brief:

With support from UNDP under the GEF Small Grants Programme, the organization is implementing SONGHOTI Project in the Cox's Bazar-Teknaf Peninsula, an ecologically critical landscape facing habitat fragmentation, human-elephant conflict (HEC), and threats to sea turtles and coastal biodiversity. The project expands beehive fencing and establishes a Honey Village, strengthens Elephant Response Teams (ERTs) and early-warning systems, restores wildlife corridors, pilots eco-brick patrol posts, forms a Women-Led Youth Environment Brigade (YEB), and establishes a community-led sea turtle hatchery.

Part I: Job Statement

The Field Facilitator is responsible for direct, on-site facilitation of project activities and serves as the project's primary link to the community. Reporting to the Technical Manager and working at all times in close coordination with the Project Officer, the incumbent mobilizes communities, supports and monitors field activities, facilitates trainings and group meetings, and ensures activities are delivered on schedule, with quality, and in an inclusive and safe manner.

Part II: Job Responsibilities and Tasks

A. Key Activities:

• Facilitate community mobilization and transparent, inclusive beneficiary selection, with attention to women, youth, and ethnic minority households.

• Support beehive fencing extension and the Honey Village in Horikhola, including hive installation and routine monitoring.

• Assist in organizing trainings (beekeeping, waste upcycling, climate adaptation) and in upgrading and mentoring ERTs and the Women-Led YEB.

• Support installation and community monitoring of trip-alarm early-warning systems, salt licks, water reservoirs, and eco-brick patrol post construction.

• Assist in the plantation, care, and monitoring of 23 hectares of restored corridors and fodder zones, and support the community-led sea turtle hatchery, including FGDs, KIIs, and nest monitoring.

• Collect field and baseline data on project indicators, and help document activities through photographs, attendance sheets, and success stories.

• Maintain liaison with local government, Forest Department staff, and community leaders for smooth field operations.

B. Reporting and Coordination

• Work always in close coordination with the Project Officer: plan field activities jointly, seek implementation guidance, and share daily field progress.

• Submit weekly and monthly progress reports, activity trackers, and beneficiary lists to the Technical Manager, in coordination with the Project Officer.

• Promptly report field challenges, risks, incidents, grievances, and safeguarding concerns to the Technical Manager and the Project Officer.

C. General

• Adhere to organization and UNDP policies, including safeguards, prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse, health, and security protocols.

• Participate in project meetings, orientations, and workshops, care for project equipment, and perform other related duties assigned by the Technical Manager, Project Officer, or project management.

• Salary: BDT 22,000/Month (inclusive all)