Title: Livelihood Facilitator
Company Name: Nature Conservation Management (NACOM)
Vacancy: 03
Job Location: Cox's Bazar, Cox's Bazar (Chakaria, Teknaf)
Employment Status: Full-time
Educational Requirements:
∎ Minimum Graduates in any discipline, preferable in biological sciences from any reputed university
Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 6 year(s)
Job Context:
∎ Nature Conservation Management (NACOM) is the pioneer, non-government, pro-environment organization in Bangladesh founded in 1998 with broader mandate of activities in the area of natural resources management, climate change and livelihood development. NACOM`s goal is protection of nature for better human life.
∎ NACOM invites application from potential Bangladeshi nationals (Male/Female) for implementing Ecosystem Conservation through Livelihood Improvement and Forest Enhancement (ECO LIFE) Project, funded by USAID. This is a three years project and to be implemented in Cox`s Bazar District, Bangladesh.
∎ The intent of the project is to conserve and manage the local ecosystem, resources and biodiversity within targeted Protected Areas (PA)and Ecological Critical Areas (ECA) to restore ecological functions and integrity while advancing co-management in PAs and community-based management in ECA for consolidating long-term co-management of PAs and ECAs. The focuses of the present project are:
∎ Forest and watershed ecosystems restored to a functional level in targeted areas;
∎ Targeted host communities adopt less damaging fuel alternatives to firewood;
∎ Sustainable livelihood options adopted by the targeted portion of the host-community;
∎ Local Actors` (CMOs, UP, NGOs and others) organizational capacity strengthened; and
∎ Evidence gathering, collaborative, learning and adapting monitoring and impact assessment system developed and made functional to inform Funded Organization and other partners.
∎ In order to restore the ecological functions and integrity it will be necessary to rehabilitate degraded habitats undertaking restoration programs, protection to critical and threatened species and ecosystems, building local conservation constituencies through awareness raising and capacity building of key stakeholders, As poverty is the major driver for local forest and resource degradation, livelihood protection of poor resource users through providing alternate income generation activities.
∎ Job Nature: Full-time (33 Months)
∎ Job Location: Cox`s Bazar, Teknaf and Chakaria
Job Responsibilities:
∎ Responsible for implementing all livelihood activities in the site.
∎ Assist in beneficiary identification and selection in following guidelines.
∎ Identify the innovative AIGA options
∎ Conduct FGD, PRA
∎ Assist in developing training modules and conduct AIG skill development training and capacity development training programmes for the beneficiaries
∎ Provide backstopping support to CMC/VCF/VCGs
∎ Promote AIG activities among beneficiaries and provide both technical and other support
∎ Ensure quality of all field activities
∎ Prepare monthly and quarterly progress reports
∎ Monitor utilization of livelihood support provided to all project beneficiaries.
Additional Requirements:
∎ Minimum 6 years working experiences in any organization in similar position. Should have working with communities and local government agencies.
∎ Sound computer literacy and motor bike driving.
Salary:
∎ Maximum BDT.48,000/- Per Month
Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ As per project rules.
Application Deadline: May 17, 2020
Company Information:
∎ Nature Conservation Management (NACOM)
∎ Address : Flat No. A1, House No. 19, Road No.12, Block-F, Niketan, Gulshan-1, Dhaka-1212, Bangladesh
∎ Web : www.nacom.org
∎ Business : NACOM is a national level non-government pioneer pro-environment organization in Bangladesh and works exclusively in the areas of biodiversity conservation, climate change adaptation, resource co-management, etc. NACOM is a field implementation partner of Climate Resilience Ecosystem and Livelihood (CREL) project of Winrock International funded by USAID and responsible for implementation of CREL activities in Cox/s Bazar Region, mainly in 7 protected areas of the Forest Department and Department of Environment in the southeastern part of the country.
Category: NGO/Development
Source: bdjobs.com