Job Description

Title: Inclusive Sports & Recreation Officer (Maternity Cover)

Company Name: Handicap International (humanity & Inclusion) in Bangladesh

Vacancy: 01

Job Location: Cox's Bazar (Teknaf)

Employment Status: Full-time, Contractual

Educational Requirements:
∎ Bachelor's degree (Master's degree is preferable) in Sports, Psychology, Education, Culture, Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Social Work, or most relevant discipline.
∎ Educational qualification can be flexible if the candidate has at least 02 years of experience with Handicap International - Humanity & Inclusion in the relevant field.

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 2 year(s)

Job Context:
∎ HI has been working in Bangladesh since 1997, with a focus on creating sustainable changes in terms of ensuring the rights and inclusion of people with disabilities in society. HI is an independent and impartial aid organization working in situations of poverty, exclusion, conflict, and disaster throughout Bangladesh. With projects in different districts of the country, HI works not only with people with disabilities and other vulnerable populations, but also with their families, their communities, and local humanitarian actors in order to respond to their essential needs, improve their living conditions, promote respect for their dignity and fundamental rights, and provide sustainability in its action. As one of the key organizations in the disability sector, HI has a wide range of projects which assist to promote the inclusion of persons with disabilities and their issues in emergency and development contexts, build capacities of local stakeholders, and reduce the impact of natural and human-made disasters. Particularly in Cox`s Bazar district, HI is providing services in rehabilitation, MH/PSS, SRH, protection and inclusive education with an inclusion mainstreaming approach to refugees and host population affected by the forcibly displaced undocumented Myanmar nationals. HI`s multi-sectoral mobile units (MU) and static approach are currently working in 15 camps located in both Teknaf and Ukhiya Upazilas and surrounding host areas providing comprehensive services in physical rehabilitation, primary health care, protection, and MH/PSS.
∎ HI is currently implementing development and humanitarian response project in Kurigram, Sitakindu, and Cox`s Bazar district through 4 project offices (Kurigram, Sitakundu, Ukhiya, and Teknaf) and 2 coordination offices( Dhaka and Cox Bazar).
∎ Operational Thematic: Livelihood, Health and Rehabilitation, Protection, Inclusion, Education and Atlas Logistic
∎ Number of staffs: Around 292 National staffs and 08 international staffs
∎ HI is currently looking for an Inclusive Sports & Recreation Officer (Maternity Cover) to provide inclusive sports and other recreational activities to traditionally excluded people in the Rohingya and host community with children with and without disabilities for its "Inclusive Humanitarian Assistance for Vulnerable Population in Cox`s Bazar District, Bangladesh, 2021-2022" project funded by ECHO.
∎ Job Location: Teknaf
∎ Line Manager: Team Manager
∎ Type of Contract: Fixed-term
∎ Duration of the Contract: As early as possible to 10 January 2022 with the possibility of extension.

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Main responsibilities
∎ Objective-1: Identification of beneficiaries
∎ Identifies new participants for inclusive sports and recreational activities, in particular children with disabilities.
∎ Coordinates with HI Project Officer-Service Linkage to engage those identified in an initial screening as interested in sports and recreational activities.
∎ Links with HI rehabilitation team and protection partners to ensure inclusion of all persons with specific needs.
∎ Refers participants to other HI services if necessary.
∎ Objective-2: Ensure proper planning and implementation of inclusive sports and recreation activities
∎ Prepares periodic (weekly and monthly) work plans of the activities.
∎ Uses appropriate tools designed with the technical unit and MEAL team to monitor participation in and outcome of activities.
∎ Mobilize traditionally excluded persons and organize them to participate including addressing social and familial barriers to participation in inclusive sports and recreational activities.
∎ Designs and supervises activities taking into account the location of the activity, and gender and age level of participants in coordination with the technical unit.
∎ Ensures activities are organized and taking place in a safe space and inclusive manner.
∎ Coordinates the activities with education, MHPSS, and other partners to ensure the collaborative support of participants, including finding suitable land or space.
∎ Follows up of services with the participants, their caregivers, schools, playgrounds, and other services accessed by regular and frequent support visits.
∎ Sensitize the local communities on the importance of recreational, sports & physical activities for all persons and support greater awareness and understanding through outreach activities.
∎ Work in close collaboration with the volunteer, ensuring the quality of service.
∎ Requests necessary supplies, in cooperation with their Team Manager.
∎ Objective-3: Supervision and Training of the volunteers
∎ Provides technical supervision to Sports and Recreational activities volunteers, in coordination with the project manager and technical unit.
∎ Provides on-the-job training to volunteers including the adjustment of activities and design and implementation of an inclusion strategy.
∎ Supports the volunteers as a liaison to the project manager and technical unit to coordinate formal training and professional development activities.
∎ Assists in the regular appraisal of the Sports and Recreational activities volunteers.
∎ Objective-4: Documentation and Reporting
∎ Ensure timely feedback to volunteers regarding strengths and areas for improvement including the proposal of future training.
∎ Write weekly reports reflecting program activities and ensure their timely submission.
∎ Ensure that records and reports of beneficiaries are disaggregated by age, gender, and disability (if any).
∎ Prepare summary reports reflecting various project activities.
∎ Support the timely and efficient implementation of the monthly action plan.
∎ Support Team Manager to provide feedback on the implementation and ensure timely discussions on any challenges encountered while involving relevant persons/departments.
∎ Objective-5: Conduct
∎ Demonstrates care and respect for traditionally excluded persons.
∎ Demonstrates an ethical and professional practice of outreach, inclusion, and facilitation.
∎ Respect beneficiary confidentiality and privacy and ensure that volunteers maintain confidentiality and respect all beneficiaries' privacy.
∎ Respect and promote HI's Policies and report any violation of HI's policies amongst the teams or partners.
∎ Reports any incident or act that causes any harm to the beneficiary or others.
∎ Always interacts with children in the presence of their parents or caregivers.
∎ Always respect a refusal of treatment.

Additional Requirements:
∎ Age at least 25 years
∎ Minimum 02 years of sports inclusion or relevant work experience in any International or National NGO.
∎ Experience in facilitating group activities (sports or recreational activity experience a plus).
∎ Experience working with people with disabilities.
∎ Computer knowledge (MS office package).
∎ Experience in the humanitarian context, specifically related to the Rohingya refugee influx
∎ Certificate: training of trainers in sports inclusion.
∎ Ability to coordinate activities between multiple actors.
∎ Experience working in low-resource settings.
∎ Experience working with children.
∎ Physical ability to conduct daily sports activities.
∎ A collaborative approach to work.
∎ Communication skills in verbal and written Bangla.
∎ Experience working in a multidisciplinary context.
∎ Knowledge of child protection, gender-based violence, and general protection principles.
∎ Knowledge of English and/or Chittagonian language.
∎ Person with disability are encouraged to apply

Salary:
∎ Tk. 52731 - 55881 (Monthly)
∎ Hardship Allowance will be added in addition to working in Cox`s Bazar District.

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Mobile bill, Tour allowance, Medical allowance, Provident fund, Weekly 2 holidays, Insurance, Gratuity
∎ Festival Bonus: 2

Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.

Application Deadline: 29 Jun 2021

Company Information:
∎ 22 Jun 2021
∎ Handicap International (humanity & Inclusion) in Bangladesh
∎ Address : House 3/A, Road 36, Gulshan-2, Dhaka-1212, Bangladesh
∎ Web : https://hi.org/en/index
∎ Business : Business: Handicap International (HI) is an international aid organization specialized in the field of disability. Non-governmental, non-religious, non-political and non-profit making, it works alongside persons with disabilities and other vulnerable groups, whatever the context, offering them assistance and supporting them in their efforts to become self-reliant. Since its creation, the organisation has set up programmes in approximately 60 countries and intervened in many emergency situations. It operates as a federation made up of a network of eight associations (Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Switzerland, United Kingdom, USA) which provide human and financial resources, manage projects and raise awareness of Handicap International`s actions and campaigns.

HI has been working in Bangladesh since 1997, with a focus on creating sustainable changes in terms of ensuring rights and inclusion of persons with disabilities in society. HI promotes an inclusive approach by focusing on access to services for all whenever possible rather than developing specific actions for persons with disabilities. HI works not only with persons with disabilities but also with their families, their communities, and the society. The main office is based in Dhaka, and presently there are 3 site offices in Sitakundo, Kurigram and in Cox’sbazar.

Presently HI Bangladesh is implementing projects on integrating disability in community based disaster risk reduction and response; economic empowerment of extreme poor persons with disabilities; mainstreaming disability in livelihood interventions; support to refugees and surrounding communities;, capacity building of professional associations; and support to Disabled People`s Organizations; among others.”

Category: NGO/Development

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