Male Engagement Facilitator

Job Description

Title: Male Engagement Facilitator

Company Name: Relief International

Vacancy: 3

Job Location: Cox's Bazar (Teknaf)

Employment Status: Contractual

Educational Requirements:
∎ Bachelor degree in any discipline

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 2 year(s)

Job Context:
∎ Reports to: GBV Program Associate
∎ Department: Protection
∎ Expected Start Date: At Earliest
∎ Contract length: Up to December 31, 2023 (With possibility of Extension subject to funding, program needs and performance of incumbent)

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Conduct variety of group activities at Male Engagement Centre (MEC) and community for women and girls; group discussion, edutainment, relaxation & recreation, alternative learning, pre- vocational training and empowering activities.
∎ Conduct group sessions with men and boys about male engagement role model program. Taking active role in follow up and also close supervision to promote gender equality and prevent GBV.
∎ Conduct Girl Shine male care giver session in community to equip them with skills to deliver structured session to enhance knowledge of sexual reproductive heath and prevention of GBV in refugee communities.
∎ Provide group and Indi dual psychosocial support activities (e.g. abdominal breathing, progressive muscular relaxation, meditation, and guided imagery) to reduce stress, fear, panic attack and trauma. Closely with MHPSS officer to ensure standard care is reached to affected community members.
∎ Supervise, training, coaching, mentoring and monitoring community volunteers to prevent, mitigate and response GBV in camps.
∎ Support awareness raising campaign and event activities as needed by the supervisor
∎ Maintain stock register, Assets ID information and all other relevant documents for proper operation of the MEC.
∎ Register women and girls who received care with segregated age-, sex-, location and report to GBV associate daily.
∎ Document number of appropriated referring GBV cases to access to service providers and report daily to GBV/ CP case management.
∎ Maintain good coordination/ collaboration with other RI staffs, partner and other stakeholder.
∎ Ensure RI code of conduct and also PSEA polices in work
∎ Ensure recognized international best practices and Relief International policies are applied in the work with women, girls and vulnerable persons.
∎ Any other responsibilities as requested by supervisor.

Additional Requirements:
∎ Age at least 24 years
∎ Both males and females are allowed to apply
∎ Experience working with NGO in Cox’s bazar is preferable (can relax some requirements for experienced candidates).
∎ Experience working in the Humanitarian context and emergencies.
∎ Cultural awareness and sensitivity, prior experience in Rohingya camps is preferable
∎ Demonstrate facilitation skills.
∎ Able to conduct group activities or informal education.
∎ Understand principle of care to women and children.
∎ Good knowledge of local context, strongly preferred.
∎ Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team and support unexpected task.
∎ Enthusiasm to learn.
∎ Optimistic and friendly.
∎ Flexibility.
∎ Excellent communication skill in Bengali and Rohingya.
∎ Good command in English, an asset.

Salary:
∎ Negotiable
∎ As per RI National Pay Scale Policy in Bangladesh

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Weekly 2 holidays, Insurance
∎ Festival Bonus: 2
∎ Severance Benefit: 8.33% of the monthly Gross salary.

Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.

Application Deadline: 6 Aug 2023

Company Information:
∎ 2 Aug 2023
∎ Relief International
∎ Address : Bangladesh Office: White House, Level-5, Bypass Road, Kolatoli, Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh.
∎ Web : www.ri.org
∎ Business : Relief International, headquartered in USA, is a leading international non-government organization working in 16 countries to relieve poverty, ensure well-being and advance dignity. We specialize in fragile settings, responding to natural disasters, humanitarian crises and chronic poverty.

Relief International (RI) has been working in Bangladesh since 2004, implementing programs covering emergency response, health, economic opportunity, trafficking in persons, gender equality and youth empowerment. RI has been present in Cox’s Bazar since 2014 where it was implementing a trafficking in person’s project in Ukhiya and Teknaf supporting old caseload refugees as well as host communities prior to the large-scale influx. Since 2017, RI has scaled up its operations in Cox’s Bazar to support the emergency response by providing integrated, multi-sectoral programming for refugee and host communities, covering health services, child protection, SGBV. Relief International is currently implementing a large scale refugee response program in Cox`s Bazar in Bangladesh in collaboration with multiple partners including UNHCR.

Relief International combines humanitarian and development approaches to provide immediate services while laying the groundwork for long-term impact. Our signature approach which we call the RI Way emphasizes local participation, an integration of services, strategic partnerships, and a focus on civic skills. In this way, we empower communities to find, design and implement the solutions that work best for them.

Category: NGO/Development

: RI Values:We uphold the Humanitarian Principles: humanity, neutrality, impartiality, and operational independence. We affirmatively engage the most vulnerable communities. We value:InclusivenessTransparency and AccountabilityAgility and InnovationCollaborationSustainabilityQualified female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.