Graduation Mentor

Job Description

Title: Graduation Mentor

Company Name: Nari Maitree

Vacancy: 02

Job Location: Dhaka

Employment Status: Full-time, Contractual

Educational Requirements:
∎ Masters/ Graduation from any govt. approved University

Experience Requirements:
∎ 2 to 3 year(s)

Job Context:
∎ Programme Background:
∎ Nari Maitree has been working in the urban context for many years with the most vulnerable and marginalized groups to improve their economic and social status by addressing the underlying issues/causes of extreme poverty. Currently, Nari Maitree is going to implement a five years` long (2023 to 2027) livelihood graduation programme in the Dhaka South City Corporation titled: "Green Graduation Programme for Urban Extreme Poor". The programme`s overall goal is to Urban Extreme Poor households can sustainably meet their basic needs and have improved coping strategies through strengthened livelihoods which place value on the natural environment. This programme will be implemented with technical and financial support from Concern Worldwide and Irish Aid. Nari Maitree is inviting applications from qualified and committed development professionals for different positions as indicated below. The position will have 3 months` probation period and contractual positions and are annually renewable based on funding and performance.

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Actively engage in the process of identifying target programme participants following programme participants' selection criterion and guideline.
∎ Independently take the lead to form Rotational Savings and Business Initiatives (ROSBI)/SHG groups engaging programme participants and build their capacity to generate savings/capital from within the groups.
∎ Facilitate programme participants to identify best suitable income options based on their interest, capacity and viability of income options.
∎ Mentor participants, boost confidence, and encourage positive domain views and coping mechanisms.
∎ Help to identify household's basic needs, guide and link with available social protection mechanisms and other government services.
∎ Provide training to the programme participants on business skill development, book keeping, marketing and business planning - with particular focus on importance of business expansion and diversification.
∎ Organize group meeting at agreed intervals, orient programme participants on financial literacy skills, savings habit, health, hygiene, nutrition, life skills, and equitable gender practices.
∎ Mentor, provide hand-holding support and gradually empower programme participants to profitably run their business/micro enterprises on their own.
∎ Monitor participant progress through individual meetings to ensure that they are on track to meet Graduation outcomes
∎ Link participants with basic services including health, education, safety nets, and community support groups, with the guidance from Supervisors.
∎ Facilitate programme households in preparation and execution of family development plans.
∎ Support and guide Community Teachers in development of numeracy and literacy skills of programme participants.
∎ Gender sensitivity is fundamental to Green Graduation, staff should be comfortable addressing inequitable gender norms and promoting women's empowerment engaging with women and men.

Additional Requirements:
∎ Age at most 40 years
∎ A minimum of 2-3 years' experience in livelihood/graduation programme.
∎ Skills -
∎ Skills at using smart phone or tab for web-based monitoring Apps (Mentors will be oriented on Apps after recruitment)
∎ Strong networking skills and ability to lead groups of women and vulnerable people.
∎ Good at interpersonal communication skills and community mobilization.
∎ Skills of mentoring and coaching to aware programme participants.
∎ Programme has allocation for Motor Cycle for this position and provisions of providing driving training who are interested.

Salary: Tk. 30000 (Monthly)

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Mobile bill
∎ Salary Review: Yearly
∎ In addition mobile bill, transportation cost and festival bonus as per organizational policy

Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.

Application Deadline: 14 May 2023

Company Information:
∎ 8 May 2023
∎ Nari Maitree
∎ Address : 133/A & B West Agargaon, Sher-E-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka-1207
∎ Web : www.narimaitree.com
∎ Business : Nari Maitree (NM)-meaning women`s solidarity is a women lead. totally a non-partisan and non-profit voluntary national development organization, founded in 1983 by a group of female social activists with a mission to empower the disadvantaged and vulnerable women, children, adolescents, and youth of rural and urban areas of the country. Nari Maitree has emerged as one of the leading national NGOs implementing its projects and programs both at urban and rural areas of the country.

Category: NGO/Development

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