Title: Gender and Disaster Risk Reduction & Climate Change Officer
Company Name: World Vision Bangladesh
Vacancy: 01
Job Location: Jamalpur
Employment Status: Full-time
Educational Requirements:
∎ [Essential] Bachelor degree from relevant discipline.
∎ [Preferred] Master degree from relevant discipline.
∎ Skills Required: Project Implementation
Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 3 year(s)
∎ The applicants should have experience in the following area(s):
Ability to Work Under Pressure, Climate Change, Disaster Risk Reduction, Excellent communication skill, Gender, Self motivated, Training Facilitation, Women Empowerment
∎ The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s):
NGO
Job Context:
∎ Project name: Nutrition Sensitive Value Chains for Smallholder Farmers.
∎ This is a 5-years project funded by "The Australian NGO Cooperation Program (ANCP)".
∎ This project aims to improve nutrition of 35,000 smallholder male and female farmers and their households (HHs) in Jamalpur district through adopting a nutrition sensitive agriculture (NSA) approach, it aims to improve nutrition through multiple pathways.
Job Responsibilities:
∎ The purpose of this position is to provide leadership in the implementation of Gender, Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change related activities of the Project in the area to achieve project goals through facilitation of sustainable development interventions with high level of community engagement.
∎ Organize and facilitate Gender, disaster management and climate change related training/Orientation/Workshops for MenCare, Upazila and Union Disaster Management Committees.
∎ Form and ensure functioning MenCare Groups, UDMC Committee for improving Gender Equitable Relations among the Target Groups, early warning and disaster mitigation program. Support to form Producer Groups.
∎ Provide technical support to disseminate, Gender mainstreaming and early warning messages at the community level.
∎ Implement Gender Sensitive activities in the field.
∎ Extend supports to Project for community resilience building mainstreaming DRR into programming.
∎ Complies with the humanitarian code of conduct, World Vision International (WVI) DM Standards and can assist Project Manager/Sub district Coordinator and other stakeholders to ensure Gender and DRR knowledge gathering and dissemination to projects.
∎ Identify programming opportunities and identify knowledge and gaps at the Project, in order to support program designs and implementation.
∎ Ensure emergency management system (EMS), development of a response strategy and to assemble emergency response teams.
∎ Develop and maintain links, communications with GOs/NGOs/INGOs, local governmental departments and humanitarian agencies at Upazila level.
∎ Ensure required DRR program monitoring tools and ensure utilization at the field level.
∎ Develop/write quality reports for high level stakeholders.
∎ Ensure that preparedness plans are in place at all levels.
Additional Requirements:
∎ Understands the vision, mission of World Vision.
∎ Understands the Gender, Humanitarian industry, standards and protocols.
∎ Supervision/Management, Problem solving, negotiation, communication and collaborative skills.
∎ Report writing skill in Bengali and English.
∎ 3 years' experience on Grants funded project at Field level with an understanding of Gender, DRR & Climate Change and overall technical support at the project level.
∎ Understands and complies with the humanitarian code of conduct and Disaster Management Standards.
∎ Proven experience as a team player.
∎ Competent in the use of Microsoft Office computer programs including Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
∎ 75% field visit in the working area is expected.
∎ Good working relationship with the projects working area.
∎ This role will work directly with the community in respective project.
∎ World Vision is committed to first do no harm to children or adult beneficiaries, to respect the rights of all beneficiaries, and to uphold the best interests of children as a primary consideration in all actions and decisions; accordingly all the recruits will go through specific checks and compliance procedures in accordance to its Child and Adult Safeguarding Policy.
∎ World Vision Bangladesh has zero tolerance towards incidents of violence or abuse against children or adults, including sexual exploitation or abuse, committed either by employees or others affiliated with our work. World Vision Bangladesh as Child Safe Organization discourages anyone to apply with prior record of conviction related with child neglect, abuse and exploitation.
Salary:
∎ Attractive fixed salary will be provided as per organizational salary structure and policy.
Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Weekly 2 holidays, Mobile bill, Medical allowance
∎ Festival Bonus: 1
∎ Benefits are applicable as per organizational structure and policy.
Application Deadline: 15 Dec 2020
Company Information:
∎ 9 Dec 2020
∎ World Vision Bangladesh
∎ Address : Abedin Tower (2nd floor), 35 Kemal Ataturk Avenue, Banani, Dhaka - 1213, P.O. Box: 9071
∎ Business : World Vision (WV) is an established international Christian humanitarian development and advocacy organization dedicated for working with children, families and their communities worldwide to reach their fullest potential by tackling the causes of poverty & injustice. It serves all people regardless of religion, race, ethnicity, gender or ability.
World Vision is committed to first do no harm to children or adult beneficiaries, to respect the rights of all beneficiaries, and to uphold the best interests of children as a primary consideration in all actions and decisions; accordingly all the recruits will go through specific checks and compliance procedures in accordance to its Child and Adult Safeguarding Policy.
World Vision Bangladesh has zero tolerance towards incidents of violence or abuse against children or adults, including sexual exploitation or abuse, committed either by employees or others affiliated with our work. World Vision Bangladesh as Child Safe Organization discourages anyone to apply with prior record of conviction related with child neglect, abuse and exploitation.
Female are specially encourage to apply.
Category: NGO/Development
: World Vision is committed to first do no harm to children or adult beneficiaries, to respect the rights of all beneficiaries, and to uphold the best interests of children as a primary consideration in all actions and decisions; accordingly all the recruits will go through specific checks and compliance procedures in accordance to its Child and Adult Safeguarding Policy. World Vision Bangladesh has zero tolerance towards incidents of violence or abuse against children or adults, including sexual exploitation or abuse, committed either by employees or others affiliated with our work. World Vision Bangladesh as Child Safe Organization discourages anyone to apply with prior record of conviction related with child neglect, abuse and exploitation.Any personal persuasion will result in disqualification.Please don't send hard copy CV.Only short-listed candidates will be called for interview.Women are highly encouraged to apply.
Source: bdjobs.com