Job Description

Title: Liaison Officer (Teknaf Base)

Company Name: Terre des hommes

Vacancy: 1

Job Location: Cox's Bazar (Teknaf)

Employment Status: Full-time, Contractual

Educational Requirements:
∎ Masters degree in any discipline

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 3 year(s)
∎ The applicants should have experience in the following area(s): Emergency response, Experience in liaison work with government officials, Humanitarian Response, Project Management

Job Context:
∎ About Terre des hommes:
∎ Terre des hommes Foundation (Tdh) is the leading Swiss INGO focusing on child rights. It is active in more than 30 countries with development and emergency projects. Tdh interventions are focused on the three programs: Health, Migration and Access to Justice particularly for vulnerable children. Tdh Foundation has a transversal approach towards Child Protection programming and it cuts across all the thematic areas while also has been considered as one of the key value propositions in its business model. The Child Protection expertise within Tdh Foundation aims to develop high quality, evidence-based knowledge and know-how adapted to fragile contexts, conflict zones, and development to improve the protection of children`s rights and their right to protection from all forms of violence (art 19, 34 CRC) in collaboration with and in support of the three core programs. The Tdh Foundation global strategy 2021-2024 specifies that the will have demonstrated that rights-based participation, empowerment, and active involvement of children and communities in defining and implementing responses are essential to improve child protection.
∎ Context:
∎ Tdh is working in Bangladesh since 1974, with operations in Kurigram district, Dhaka district and Cox Bazaar district. Currently, Tdh is implementing programs on Health, Access to Justice (social cohesion and conflict resolution) and Migration, integrated by the transversal expertise WASH and Child protection. Tdh interventions in Bangladesh are both in development and emergency context.
∎ Following the massive displacement of more than 800,000 people into Bangladesh since the end of August 2017, Tdh has put in place an important emergency response plan to provide relief to the Rohingya refugees, notably on Health, WASH, Child Protection and Social cohesion. Alongside, Tdh is implementing the CLARISSA project in Dhaka slums aiming to build a strong evidence base and generate innovative solutions to the worst forms of child labour (WFCL) and will explore how to take these solutions to scale.
∎ Tdh in Bangladesh has started the process of integration of emergency and development approaches and aims to capitalize its institutional learning for further programme expansion and to create critical pathways for evidence-based advocacy.

Job Responsibilities:
∎ General responsibilities:
∎ Contributes to Tdh compliance with governmental authorities and administrations requirements.
∎ Facilitates and improves internal understanding and the flow of information between Tdh Teknaf, Cox's and Dhaka offices and governmental authorities.
∎ Ensures proper translation of documents submitted to the authorities.
∎ Contributes to the production of external communication material and reporting, under the guidance of the Field Coordinator & Co-ordination Technical Manager.
∎ Main responsibilities:
∎ Ensures constant communication and efficient relationships with the Governmental authorities in Teknaf (UNO, CiC, UHFPO, Upazilla Chairman, etc.)
∎ Attends governmental authorities' meetings, takes minutes and disseminates it to Line Management and concerned colleagues.
∎ Ensures Tdh representation to any external stakeholders when requested and reports interview findings to the Line Management in case the topic is sensitive.
∎ Pro-actively contacts and follows up with the different governmental authorities at the field level to provide updates, receive approvals, ensure good relationships and smooth coordination with them, explaining Tdh activities, policies, and guidelines.
∎ Supports the Program team with the communication to the local authorities and acts as the main focal point for all kinds of local authorities in Teknaf.
∎ Ensures Tdh compliance and internal comprehension of governmental authorities requirements and processes
∎ Searches for, disseminates and archives most updated versions of key documents, policies and processes.
∎ Supports in preparing administrative documentation and addressing any other authorities solicitations as needed at national, local and camp level
∎ Keeps informed about the latest requirements by authorities (approval, reporting processes) and updates Line Management in case of change.
∎ Supports in the translation of English documents to Bangla and vice-versa.
∎ Delivers documents to relevant authorities.
∎ Supports of Tdh staff and visitors in order to smooth the process and ensure compliance with the authority.
∎ Produces and updates synthetic notes in line with governmental authorities' requirements.
∎ Assists Coordination Technical Manager in the quality management of official documentation
∎ Prepares the administrative documentation (i.e. Prepares the administrative documentation (i.e., letters, completion reports, reports to CiC etc.) with support from the Program teams and collects the appropriate signature(s).
∎ Liaises with Tdh Cox's Bazar to ensure quality and timely submission of documents.
∎ Translates documents to be submitted as per requirement.
∎ Disseminates and delivers documents to relevant local authorities, manages the files hard copies and soft copies for documentation.
∎ Values
∎ In Professional activities adhere to the values defined in the strategic plan: commitment, expertise, integrity, and self-reliance.
∎ Works in line with Tdh policies and highest ethical values and standards.
∎ Works in different cultural backgrounds and in difficult situations, deal with confrontation due to differences (intercultural) in a constructive manner, the request of the Line Manager participates in any other tasks necessary.

Additional Requirements:
∎ Both males and females are allowed to apply
∎ This function requires the mastery of Personal, Social and Leadership Competencies (self-management, teamwork, networking, communication, representation, leadership), and Technical and
∎ Methodological Competencies (innovating, developing knowledge, quality and M&E, etc.)
∎ Experience in liaison work with government officials esp. in the humanitarian and emergency
∎ context
∎ Good knowledge of Bangladeshi governmental authorities' requirements and processes
∎ Knowledge in the WASH, Child Protection and Health sectors is an asset
∎ Excellent knowledge of Bengali and English (written and spoken)
∎ Good reporting and editorial skills
∎ Knowledge of project management & tools is an asset
∎ Organization and discipline
∎ Attention to detail, accuracy and quality
∎ Reactivity, proactivity, ability to be autonomous
∎ Ability to analyze and to synthesize
∎ Ability to adapt, flexibility, willingness to contribute smoothly to processes and provide
∎ support to team members
∎ Outstanding ability to listen and negotiate
∎ Good interpersonal and communication skills
∎ Ability to work under stress in general, and in emergency situations in particular
∎ Responsive, motivated, good sense of humor.

Salary: Tk. 55400 (Monthly)

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Health Insurance

Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.

Application Deadline: 6 Dec 2021

Company Information:
∎ 29 Nov 2021
∎ Terre des hommes
∎ Business : Terre des hommes Foundation (Tdh) is an International Non-Profit Private Organization operating in Bangladesh since 1974 in the fields of Child Protection, Healthcare, Nutrition, Emergency Relief, Water/Sanitation and Hygiene.

Category: NGO/Development

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