Graduation Mentor

Job Description

Title: Graduation Mentor

Company Name: Social and Economic Enhancement Programme (SEEP)

Vacancy: 1

Age: Na

Job Location: Anywhere in Bangladesh

Salary: Tk. 33075 (Monthly)

Experience:

• 3 to 5 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO

• Masters
• Bachelor/Honors

• Master’s / Graduation from any govt. approved College / University

• 3 to 5 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO

• Experience : A minimum of 3-5 years’ experience in livelihood/graduation programme.

• Good communication skills

• Skill in computer applications.

• Ability to work under pressure within dead line.

• Willingness to work beyond working hours.

• Excellent team working skill.

• Strong command and communication skills in spoken and written Bangla.

• Good general knowledge of the development sector.

• Minimum 03 years' practical experience in the similar position.

• Ability to deal with community people & Law Enforcing agency with a positive manner and mentality to work for the extreme poor beneficiaries.

• Having a valid motorcycle or car driving license is considered an advantage;

• Should have good communication skills and must be good at using the internet, MS office package, and relevant software operating

Skills:

• Skills at using smart phone or tab for web-based monitoring Apps

• 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.

• There is a provision for motorcycles for this post and a driving license is required. If you don't have a license, you will have to learn to drive.

Social and Economic Enhancement Programme (SEEP) is a private voluntary development organization with a vision to create a society for children which is free of exploitation, discrimination and violence and supports growth to their highest potential. Established in 1985 with its head office in Dhaka, it is mandated to protect the children.

Programme Background:

SEEP 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, SEEP is going to implement a five years’ long (2023 to 2027) livelihood graduation programme in the Dhaka North City Corporation titled: “Urban Green Graduation Programme”. 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.

SEEP is inviting applications from qualified and committed development professionals for the position of Graduation Mentor. This is the contractual position. Reportable to Supervisor.

Major 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, Climate change, Environmental Management 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.

Salary

• BDT.  33,075/- (monthly)

• (In addition, mobile bill, transportation cost/motorcycle fuel costs and festival bonus as per Project/organizational policy)