Humanitarian, DRR and CC Programme Manager

Job Description

Title: Humanitarian, DRR and CC Programme Manager

Company Name: Plan International Bangladesh

Vacancy: Not specific

Job Location: Dhaka

Employment Status: Full-time

Educational Requirements:
∎ We are looking for a competent and committed professional, holding a Master's in any discipline preferably in Disaster Management from a reputed university.

Experience Requirements:
∎ Na

Job Responsibilities:
∎ The Humanitarian, DRR and CC Programme Manager will closely work with the programme technical team to ensure disaster risk reduction and climate change are addressed at the design and development phase of Plan's development programme and projects; provide technical support to the implementation teams at divisional offices and at Cox's Bazar on DRR and CC.
∎ He/she will lead Plan's response initiatives in emergencies in a timely, efficient, effective and accountable manner covering initial deployment of ERT, needs assessment, proposal writing and design and development of response programme considering different phases of the emergencies.
∎ One of the major responsibilities of the position holder is to build organizational capacity on Gender in Emergencies and ensure that all emergency response initiatives of Plan are either gender aware or gender transformative.
∎ S/he works with the influencing team of Plan International Bangladesh to identify influencing agenda related to DRM/CC at local and national level and strategies the same towards making impact at scale.

Additional Requirements:
∎ Having sound knowledge about gender issues and able to conduct gender analysis in humanitarian programme for supporting gender aware/transformative project implementation and evidence gathering;
∎ Significant field experience in developing and managing DRR, CCA and humanitarian response programmes.
∎ Demonstrated experience of key practice and standards for humanitarian response e.g. CHS/ Red Cross/NGO Code of Conduct, SPHERE and its companion guides (Child Protection Minimum Standards and Minimum Standards for Education Preparedness, Response and Recovery and the CHS;
∎ Significant knowledge in promoting gender equality and protecting girls' rights in disaster, working at the nexus of development and humanitarian efforts.
∎ Needed to be conversant with the international humanitarian architecture, particularly related to coordination and funding; demonstrated prior experience of engaging with the humanitarian coordination system at the national level. It is also required to have general finance, administration, information management and telecommunication skills and proficiency in information technology/computer skills with proficiency in English, computer application and internet (MS Word, Excel, Power Point, Adobe, internet browsing), as well as telecommunication.

Salary:
∎ Attractive salary will be offered to deserving candidate along with other benefits as per organization`s policy.

Application Deadline: December 31, 2019

Company Information:
∎ Plan International Bangladesh
∎ Business : Founded 80 years ago, Plan International is one of the oldest and largest children`s development organisations in the world. We work in 52 countries across Africa, Asia and the Americas to promote child rights and lift millions of children out of poverty. In 2015, Plan International worked with 100 million children in 85,282 communities. Plan International is independent, with no religious, political or governmental affiliations but having a vision of a world in which all children realize their full potential in societies that respect people`s rights and dignity.
Plan International has been operating in Bangladesh since 1994. Plan International seeks to ensure the rights of children to education, health, safe water and sanitation, protection, youth social and economic empowerment and climate change, environmental degradation and natural or man-made disaster hazards throughout the country.

Category: NGO/Development

Read Before Apply: Only short-listed candidates shall be contacted. References will be taken and background and Anti-terrorism checks will be carried out in conformity with Plans Child Protection Policy.