Job Description

Title: Livelihood Specialist-AHP

Company Name: Plan International Bangladesh

Vacancy: Not specific

Job Location: Cox's Bazar (Teknaf)

Employment Status: Contractual

Educational Requirements:
∎ Bachelor's degree in one of the following: Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries, International development, social sciences. A Master's degree is strongly preferred.

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 3 year(s)

Job Context:
∎ Based at Teknaf Office, Cox`s Bazar
∎ Livelihood Specialist will provide technical oversight of Plan Bangladesh`s (PIB) portfolio of decent work programming in close coordination with Senior Project Manager of Australian Humanitarian Partnership Project. She/he will coordinate strategy and operations of this project and assist with the design of activities related to decent work. She/he will be responsible for ensuring that the project implementation is of the highest quality. The Livelihood Specialist will develop SOPs, train field staff and oversee the quality of implementation.

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Technical Oversight and Field Support (50%):
∎ Oversee the implementation of Plan Bangladesh Livelihood intervention program, including developing workplans with field units, training and on-going mentorship provided to implementation staff, donor reporting, and coordination with partner organizations.
∎ Develop SOPs, implementation guidelines and tools for livelihood project component and ensure that they are being adhered to at the field level.
∎ Meet regularly with field teams to monitor, as well as identify technical challenges and develop contextually grounded solutions. Train field staff on SOPs and project interventions.
∎ Lead the design and implementation of programmatic assessments, in coordination with relevant PIB technical units (MEL, programs, partnerships etc.)
∎ Providing regular updates on changes in context and regulation in collaboration with the relevant departments
∎ Training and capacity building of partners on DRC livelihood manuals and SOPs
∎ Stakeholder mapping for partnerships and coordination for promoting decent work
∎ Oversee dialogue tables to promote discussion on decent work
∎ Lead overall coordination of decent work programs and give the strategic directions and management of the core implementation.
∎ Coordinate closely with implementation partner to ensure the congruence of activities and adherence to targets.
∎ Participate in all project kick-off meetings as well as systematic project review discussion.
∎ Identify relevant staff capacity building activities in coordination with field management
∎ Review and/ or contribute to donor reports as required.
∎ Visit program activities and provide support and feedback to implementing partners and PIB staff on technical approaches and methodological issues
∎ Identify relevant staff capacity building activities in coordination with the Area Program Manager and Senior Project Manager
∎ Partnerships and External Representation (30%):
∎ Identify strategic national level partnerships - particularly with the private sector - and hold regular meetings to develop/ strengthen relationships;
∎ Conduct mapping of private sector entities for partnership with to promote economic recovery among vulnerable communities in Cox's Bazaar
∎ Represent PIB in meetings with other humanitarian and development partners as needed;
∎ Participate in regular program meetings in coordination with the Senior Project Manager;
∎ Liaise with PIB technical staff in other regions to promote sharing and methodological coherence around decent work, livelihoods, cash, and economic empowerment programming.
∎ Strategy Design and Development (20%):
∎ Provide field evidence to support the design of new programming and develop new project concept notes.
∎ Provide technical support in the development of livelihood learning documents and the improvement of PIB's livelihoods programming across all units.
∎ Ensures that Plan International's global policies for Safeguarding Children and Young People and Gender Equality and Inclusion are fully embedded in accordance with the principles and requirements of the policy including relevant Implementation Standards and Guidelines as applicable to their area of responsibility. This includes, but is not limited to, ensuring staff and associates are aware of and understand their responsibilities under these policies and Plan International's Code of Conduct (CoC), their relevance to their area of work, and that concerns are reported and managed in accordance with the appropriate procedures

Additional Requirements:
∎ At least three years of proven and successful track record as a technical advisor or project manager in the field of livelihoods and skills development. Proven experience in livelihood programming in a post-emergency context, private sector engagement, or economic development. Experience working in Bangladesh with a range of a local partners in the field of economic empowerment and/ or livelihoods. Experience with team management and technical support. Excellent English writing skills and ability to communicate technical information in an easy to understand, informative and collaborative manner. Experience with project cycle management and project management tools such as logical frameworks, work plans, budgets and monitoring plans. High integrity and willingness to conduct her/himself transparently and open to scrutiny. Fluency in English and Rohingya languages. Good knowledge of the Core Humanitarian Standards or other accountability measures/standards. Ability to work independently and as a team player who demonstrates leadership and is able to support and train local staff and also able to work with disaster affected communities in a sensitive and participatory manner. Ability to operate effectively under extreme circumstances including stress, high security risks and harsh living conditions. Works and lives with a flexible, adaptable and resilient manner. Demonstrates awareness and sensitivity to gender and diversity. Have experience and the ability to live and work in diverse cultural contexts in a culturally appropriate manner. Has a capacity to make accurate self-assessment particularly in high stress and high security contexts.

Salary:
∎ Salary Package for this role is BDT. 87,870 fixed monthly Cost to the company. Along with other benefits i.e., hospitalization benefit for spouse and children, contributory provident fund, Festival Bonus, leave, group insurance and yearly medical check-up for employee.

Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.

Application Deadline: 10 Sep 2022

Company Information:
∎ 1 Sep 2022
∎ 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