Manager – Communication With Communities

Job Description

Title: Manager – Communication With Communities

Company Name: Action Contre la Faim (ACF)

Vacancy: 1

Job Location: Cox's Bazar

Employment Status: Contractual

Educational Requirements:
∎ Master of Development Studies (MDS)
∎ Masters in Development Studies, Social Science, Mass Communication, Instructional Technology or any relevant subject.

Experience Requirements:
∎ 3 to 4 year(s)

Job Context:
∎ With the supervision by the “Senior Manager – Communication, Media, Advocacy & CwC”, the “Manager – CwC” will be responsible for implementation of the Communication with Communities (CwC) program under the Cox’s Bazar base of Action Against Hunger. Besides CwC projects management, s/he will ensure that Action Against Hunger’s active participation in external forums and coordination structures relevant to CwC.
∎ In order to accomplish the above, s/he will form and maintain a thorough understanding of Action Against Hunger’s history, values, culture, policies, long-term programming strategies, comparative advantage, core business and will carry out any relevant task assigned by the line manager.

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Objective 1: Project Management: Communication with Communities (CwC) Program
∎ Under the supervision of line manager, plan and implement CwC program in Cox’s Bazar.
∎ With guidance of line manager, ensure smooth implementation of CwC activities (e.g. installation of Information Hubs) and delivery of high quality program.
∎ Under supervision of line manager, develop a detailed project plan to monitor and track progress.
∎ With close supervision of line manager, coordinate resources for flawless, on-time, rational and affordable execution of CwC projects.
∎ Forecast and track different budgets for CwC.
∎ Under supervision of line manager, implement proper monitoring and evaluation mechanisms for CwC activities in coordination with the MEAL team.
∎ With guidance of the line manager, document and capitalize CwC specific activities.
∎ Under the supervision of line manager, conduct different surveys & assessments.
∎ Generate CwC Project reports, APRs, 4Ws, SitReps, survey & assessment reports with compliance to donors’ guidelines and contracts.
∎ Actively contribute in CwC mainstreaming in ACF’s programming, led by ‘Communications & Advocacy unit’ based in mission office in Dhaka.
∎ Support the line manager to act as key focal for CwC in Cox’s Bazar.
∎ Objective 2: External Communication: Coordination, Liaison and Advocacy
∎ Under supervision line manager, coordinate with ACF’s partner agencies on efficient implementation of CwC activities in Cox’s Bazar.
∎ Support line manager to act as the focal for coordination and liaison with external stakeholders for base level advocacy for CwC mainstreaming.
∎ Participate in external platforms and networks to represent and promote ACF’s CwC program.
∎ Under supervision of line manager, facilitate donor visits, HQ staff visits, communication agencies visits.
∎ Support line manager to coordinate with ACF’s Communication & Advocacy unit based in mission office in Dhaka to highlight CwC programs in national and international platforms.
∎ Under supervision of line manager, develop an advocacy action plan for CwC mainstreaming in ACF’s programming.
∎ Support line manager to act as the focal to manage media queries and media relations, organize media visits to ACF centres.
∎ Support line manager in organizing media interviews to highlight CwC program.
∎ Identify opportunities to highlight ACF’s CwC work in the media.
∎ Support line manager to improve organizational capacity on CwC program implementation through training sessions.
∎ Organize events to highlight ACF’s CwC activities.
∎ Objective 3: Branding & Visibility
∎ Under supervision of line manager, standardize and ensure brand visibility of ACF and donors in all communications materials, including publications, banners of CwC program.
∎ Implement standardization of official formats and visibility materials in CwC programming.
∎ Under the supervision of the line manager, produce communication documents as per ACF brand standard and of high quality: newsletter, leaflets, annual report, factsheet of CwC program.
∎ Objective 4: Staffing & Team Management
∎ Under supervision of line manager, recruit team member as per approved organogram following ACF’s procedure and values.
∎ With guidance from the line manager, lead, mentor and evaluate supervisees of the CwC team.
∎ Develop capacity of team members.
∎ Foster a culture based on accountability.
∎ Coordinate the team throughout all project management phases.
∎ Ensure that all team members have the required information and resources to carry out their tasks effectively.
∎ Meet with individual team members to find and fix any issues consulting with the line manager.
∎ Objective 5: Proactively support ACFs commitments to gender equality, child protection and disability sensitivity
∎ Read and ensure a full understanding of ACFs Gender Minimum Standards & Child Protection Policies, asking questions and/or for support when necessary;
∎ Implement all work related activities with a gender, disability and child protection lens, taking into account the different needs, concerns and ideas of our staff and beneficiaries;
∎ Under the supervision of the Senior Manager – Communication, Media, Advocacy & CwC, ensure the incorporation of gender equity principles in all policies and activities;
∎ Encourage the participation of all genders in meeting and on committees;
∎ Help build an inclusive office environment where people do not feel disadvantaged or judged according to their gender or limited due to manageable disability.

Additional Requirements:
∎ extensive experience and demonstrated skills in project management, working with diversified stakeholders especially government officials.
∎ Creativity and initiative in identifying project needs.
∎ Ability to manage team remotely, generate high quality project reports.
∎ Experience on implementing information dissemination, community mobilization and communication with communities projects.
∎ Good organizational skills.
∎ Sound knowledge in working with MS Office (especially Word, Excel, PowerPoint), etc.
∎ Any international certification on project management is a plus.

Salary: Tk. 93699 (Monthly)

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Festival Bonus: 1 month Gross salary every year.
∎ Provident Fund: 7.5% of Basic Salary.
∎ Performance Bonus: from 30 % to 80% of monthly Gross salary per year depending on performance.
∎ End of Contract Benefits: As per Organization policy.
∎ Medical coverage: 80% hospitalization coverage medical expenses (max limit BDT 120,000 per year).
∎ 18 days of paid annual leaves per year.
∎ 10 days of paid casual leaves per year.
∎ 14 days of paid sick leaves per year.
∎ Free and unlimited access to the certifying e-learning platform Cross knowledge.

Application Deadline: September 28, 2019

Company Information:
∎ Action Contre la Faim (ACF)
∎ Address : Orin Tower, House # 23, Road # 113/A, Gulshan - 2, Dhaka 1212
∎ Web : www.actioncontrelafaim.org
∎ Business : Action Contre la Faim | Action Against Hunger is a humanitarian non-Governmental, non-political, neutral and non-profit international organization (INGO) that was established in France in 1979 to deliver aid in countries throughout the world. The aim of Action Against Hunger is to save lives by combating Hunger and Disasters that threaten the Lives of vulnerable Children, Women & Men. Since 2007, Action Against Hunger has been providing assistance to vulnerable populations in Bangladesh in the arena of Nutrition & Health, Mental Health & Care Practices (MHCP), Food Security & Livelihoods (FSL & DRR), and Water Sanitation & Hygiene (WaSH).

Category: NGO/Development