Field Organizer

Job Description

Title: Field Organizer

Company Name: Ovibashi Karmi Unnayan Program (OKUP)

Vacancy: 4

Location: Faridpur, Rajbari ...

Maximum Salary: Tk. 18000 (Monthly)

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

Published: 5 Jun 2024

Education:
∎ Master’s degree in social science or relevant discipline from any reputed university
∎ Master’s degree in social science or relevant discipline from any reputed university

Requirements:

Additional Requirements:
∎ Demonstrated experience and capacity as Project Officer/ Field Officer/ Field Organizer/ Social Worker or similar position for at least 2 years in a reputed development organizations
∎ Demonstrated capacity in documentation, analytical ability and quality report writing both in English and Bangla
∎ Excellent working experiences with government structures and key stakeholders at district level
∎ Excellent experience in working as a team
∎ Advanced computer literacy
∎ Commitment to the principles of inclusive approaches to programming that encourages full participation of individuals regardless of gender, disability status, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or other marginalized status
∎ Experience in working on migration, anti-human trafficking or modern slavery projects/programs.
∎ Experience in adaptive management
∎ Self-motivated, proactive and target oriented
∎ Good report writing along with analytical skills
∎ Excellent problem-solving skills
∎ Self-starter, proactive, positive and target oriented
∎ Capability of working in challenging and demanding situations.
∎ Have good interpersonal and communication skills
∎ Able to manage multiple priorities/ multitasking
∎ Pro-activeness and leadership capacity, extrovert and ability to work with diverse team
∎ Essential:
∎ Demonstrated experience and capacity as Project Officer/ Field Officer/ Field Organizer/ Social Worker or similar position for at least 2 years in a reputed development organizations
∎ Demonstrated capacity in documentation, analytical ability and quality report writing both in English and Bangla
∎ Excellent working experiences with government structures and key stakeholders at district level
∎ Excellent experience in working as a team
∎ Advanced computer literacy
∎ Commitment to the principles of inclusive approaches to programming that encourages full participation of individuals regardless of gender, disability status, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or other marginalized status
∎ Desirable:
∎ Experience in working on migration, anti-human trafficking or modern slavery projects/programs.
∎ Experience in adaptive management
∎ Competencies:
∎ Self-motivated, proactive and target oriented
∎ Good report writing along with analytical skills
∎ Excellent problem-solving skills
∎ Self-starter, proactive, positive and target oriented
∎ Capability of working in challenging and demanding situations.
∎ Have good interpersonal and communication skills
∎ Able to manage multiple priorities/ multitasking
∎ Pro-activeness and leadership capacity, extrovert and ability to work with diverse team

Responsibilities & Context:
∎ Identify trafficking survivors from project areas to comprehensive need-based support them through referral mechanism.
∎ Plan, organize and ensure implementation of all field level project activities (orientations, training, meeting and other safe migration awareness raising activities) through providing necessary logistical supports as per activities plan.
∎ Organize Union/Upazila/District level meeting with Counter Trafficking Committee (CTC) Member, Child Marriage Protection Committee (CMPC) members as regular basis.
∎ Conduct awareness sessions on GBV with different target groups and necessary steps to protect child marriage
∎ Provide emergency support to the trafficking survivors if and when needed, such as- Airport pick-up service, health support and family reunification support etc.
∎ In cooperation with the Project Officer, organize field level activities, like pre-decision orientation, ward meeting etc. with the support of peer educators, as well as stakeholders, self-help group leader.
∎ Maintain effective liaison/interaction with relevant local government institutions, NGOs, local, and other relevant stakeholders of the project areas.
∎ Monitor and follow up the peer leaders/ volunteers' activities and guidance the volunteers for smooth implementation of the project.
∎ Prepare MIS database in regular basis and other necessary reports.
∎ Submit relevant reports on orientation, training, counseling, follow up, case studies, lessons learnt, monitoring to the project officer and case management officer.
∎ Maintain profiles and data of trafficking survivors both in hard copies and soft copies
∎ Maintain profiles of stakeholders (Beneficiaries) through both in hard copies and soft copies.
∎ Establish effective working relationship, partnership with relevant government and non-government service provider organizations for adequate referrals of the project target beneficiaries
∎ Represent OKUP where and when necessary
∎ Ensure 100% standards in financial and logistical management to meet accountability and transparency.
∎ Any other activity required and directed by the project manager and/or the management.
∎ OKUP is a rights based migrant organization. OKUP promotes and protects human rights, labour rights, justice and dignity of all migrant workers irrespective of gender, across borders, through putting migrants’ perspectives at the centre of migration discourse at all levels through unity and empowerment of migrant workers themselves.
∎ OKUP invites applications for its Project Officer position.
∎ Contact address: Shawdagor Garden, 466, Donia Post Office Road, Jatrabari, Dhaka-1236, Bangladesh, www.okup.org.bd
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∎ Project/Program: OKUP – FSTIP Project
∎ Probation Period: 3 months
∎ Job Type: Contractual – Initially for One Year. (Extendable based on performance and available fund)
∎ Reported to : Project Officer and Case Management Officer
∎ Specific roles and responsibilities are as follows:
∎ Identify trafficking survivors from project areas to comprehensive need-based support them through referral mechanism.
∎ Plan, organize and ensure implementation of all field level project activities (orientations, training, meeting and other safe migration awareness raising activities) through providing necessary logistical supports as per activities plan.
∎ Organize Union/Upazila/District level meeting with Counter Trafficking Committee (CTC) Member, Child Marriage Protection Committee (CMPC) members as regular basis.
∎ Conduct awareness sessions on GBV with different target groups and necessary steps to protect child marriage
∎ Provide emergency support to the trafficking survivors if and when needed, such as- Airport pick-up service, health support and family reunification support etc.
∎ In cooperation with the Project Officer, organize field level activities, like pre-decision orientation, ward meeting etc. with the support of peer educators, as well as stakeholders, self-help group leader.
∎ Maintain effective liaison/interaction with relevant local government institutions, NGOs, local, and other relevant stakeholders of the project areas.
∎ Monitor and follow up the peer leaders/ volunteers' activities and guidance the volunteers for smooth implementation of the project.
∎ Prepare MIS database in regular basis and other necessary reports.
∎ Submit relevant reports on orientation, training, counseling, follow up, case studies, lessons learnt, monitoring to the project officer and case management officer.
∎ Maintain profiles and data of trafficking survivors both in hard copies and soft copies
∎ Maintain profiles of stakeholders (Beneficiaries) through both in hard copies and soft copies.
∎ Establish effective working relationship, partnership with relevant government and non-government service provider organizations for adequate referrals of the project target beneficiaries
∎ Represent OKUP where and when necessary
∎ Ensure 100% standards in financial and logistical management to meet accountability and transparency.
∎ Any other activity required and directed by the project manager and/or the management.
∎ This list of duties and responsibilities is by no means exhaustive and the post holder may be required to undertake other relevant and appropriate duties as required

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ As per organizational rules
∎ As per organizational rules

Employment Status: Contractual

Job Location: Faridpur, Rajbari, Shariatpur, Tangail

Read Before Apply:

Submit a covering letter explaining how your experience meets this position and a CV

N.B. OKUP is an equal opportunities employer and does not discriminate between sex, religion, age, ethnicity, HIV status and disability. Candidates from migrant family are encouraged to apply. Internal candidates may apply as well.

Apply Procedure:

Email your CV:
∎ Send your CV to the given email [email protected]

Company Information:
∎ Ovibashi Karmi Unnayan Program (OKUP)
∎ Swadagar Garden (4th Floor), 466, Nayapara, Post Office Road, Donia, Dhaka -1236
∎ OKUP promotes and protects human rights, labour rights, justice and dignity of all migrant workers irrespective of genders across borders through putting migrants` perspectives in the centre of migration discourse at all levels through unity and empowerment of migrant workers themselves. OKUP?s mission are - reduce migration related risks and vulnerabilities with the focus of labour trafficking through pre-departure interventions; provide direct assistance for social reintegration of the vulnerable migrant through repatriation, family reunification, shelter, health (particularly Sexual and Reproductive Health), Legal and paralegal support and services; espouse sustainable livelihoods and economic reintegration of the returnees and the communities for sustainable development; organise migrant worker and the families for unity, empowerment and flag their voice and perspective into migration discourse; carry out Action Research and evidence based advocacy at all levels.

Address::
∎ Swadagar Garden (4th Floor), 466, Nayapara, Post Office Road, Donia, Dhaka -1236
∎ OKUP promotes and protects human rights, labour rights, justice and dignity of all migrant workers irrespective of genders across borders through putting migrants` perspectives in the centre of migration discourse at all levels through unity and empowerment of migrant workers themselves. OKUP?s mission are - reduce migration related risks and vulnerabilities with the focus of labour trafficking through pre-departure interventions; provide direct assistance for social reintegration of the vulnerable migrant through repatriation, family reunification, shelter, health (particularly Sexual and Reproductive Health), Legal and paralegal support and services; espouse sustainable livelihoods and economic reintegration of the returnees and the communities for sustainable development; organise migrant worker and the families for unity, empowerment and flag their voice and perspective into migration discourse; carry out Action Research and evidence based advocacy at all levels.

Application Deadline: 18 Jun 2024

Category: NGO/Development