Field Officer (female)

Job Description

Title: Field Officer (female)

Company Name: Concerned Women for Family Development [CWFD]

Vacancy: --

Age: Na

Job Location: Jamalpur

Salary: Tk. 55000 (Monthly)

Experience:

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

• Masters

• Post-Graduation from a reputed university. Graduate candidates with strong relevant experience can also apply

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

• Only Female

• Organizes and accurately completes multiple tasks by establishing priorities while taking into consideration special assignments, frequent interruptions, deadlines, available resources and multiple reporting requirements
• Plans, coordinates and organizes workload while remaining aware of changing Priorities and competing deadlines
• Knowledge in community development, facilitating participatory training, conducting the workshop, brainstorming sessions, focus group discussions, seminars, meetings, strong interpersonal skills, team-building capacity, problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work under pressure and strong ability in electronic devices.
• Proven skills in computer, especially in MS word, Excel and PowerPoint including use of email & internet
• Strong networking ability with relevant organizations
• Excellent typing skills both in Bangla (Bijoy, Nikosh) and English
• Excellent communication skills in English (both written and oral)
• Motorcycle skills with valid motorcycle driving license.

Communication and Language Proficiency: Must be strong in independent communication in English and using the internet and social media.

Working experience:

• At least 3-year experience in development field; preferably in Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights, Gender, Life Skills program and Child Marriage Project related experience preferably with secondary schools and madrasas.
• Should have experience in community mobilization, communication, liaison and collaborating with the stakeholders, Health Service Providers of GOs and NGOs.

CWFD emerged from an emotional response to help women in need of reproductive health care counseling. The organization, originally named as “Concerned Women for Family Planning (CWFP), started its voluntary activities in 1974 to help the refugees coming to Dhaka city after the devastating famine of 1974. The organization was registered in 1975 with Directorate of Social welfare and formally launched its project activities in 1976 with only 5 female staff to cover an area of Dhaka city slum comprising around 50,000 people. For more information, please visit our website www.cwfd.org

Vision Statement: Empower women, youths and adolescents to achieve gender equality and social justice within family and society.

Mission Statement: CWFD is a non-political, non-profit voluntary organization run by women of Bangladesh to support, promote and protect the interest of women in Bangladesh by providing community-based health care, empower community to exercise their rights to eliminate social injustice, creating economic opportunities, empower underprivileged youth of urban and rural population and develop human resources for a positive social change.

• Name of the Project: “Shombhabona: Accelerating Action to End Child Marriage in Bangladesh”
• Expected Programme Outcome: Adolescent girls, including the most marginalized, in targeted districts fully enjoy their childhood free from the risk of marriage: they experience healthier, safer and empowered life transitions, including making choices about their education. livelihood, sexuality, relationships, marriages and sexual and reproductive health (including child bearing):

Programme background:

• Concerned Women for Family Development received funds from the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) to implement the Adolescents and Youth Programme. This programme aims to address gender-based violence (GBV) in Bangladesh by establishing linkages to adolescents’ sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) and gender equity, and improving relationship-building skills. CWFD also implements a national humanitarian and life skills programme with funding support from UNFPA. As part of this, CWFD is working with UNFPA to implement the national Humanitarian Programme and Life Skill Education (LSE) Programme.
• UNFPA Bangladesh developed this project funded by the Embassy of the Kingdom of Netherlands to expand and strengthen “Shombhabona” (meaning potential), the UNFPA-led component of the Global Programme to End Child Marriage (GPECM). The project builds upon existing support from the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs to the GPECM and aims to accelerate progress towards SDG target 5.3 in Bangladesh.
• Shombhabona will extend its evidence-based intervention to Jamalpur and Gaibandha, two districts with high child marriage rates. The project focus on accelerating the transformation of harmful gender and social norms that contribute to child marriage, utilizing the GPECM conceptual framework.

Only female candidates of Jamalpur districts are highly encouraged to apply. Candidates who can’t join immediately are requested not to apply.

Job Location: Jamalpur District.

Job duration: Up to 31 December 2025 with possible extension

Job Responsibilities:

• This is a field-based position with extensive field visit
• Overall responsible to implement planned activities individually within the time frame in the assigned district
• Organize different types of workshops, training, meeting at district and upazila for the school/madrasah teachers with financial expenditure plan according the approved budget
• Maintain all kinds of expenditure record as per the organization’s financial and administrative policy
• Prepare different types of event reports; monthly, quarterly and yearly report
• Establish and maintain liaison/coordination with local administration at the district, Upazila and Union level.
• Maintain regular communication with District and Upazila Education Officer, Women and Children Affairs Officer, UNFPA, Health, Family Planning officers and service providers and local administration for smooth operation of the program activities.
• Keep liaison with the head of secondary level schools and madrasas

Line of responsibility: The Field Officer will directly be reportable to the Head of Adolescents and Youth Programme, CWFD.

• Monthly Salary: BDT 55,000/- per month (including all other benefits).