Job Description

Title: Manager, Social Cohesion and Youth

Company Name: Samaj Kalyan O Unnayan Shangstha (SKUS)

Vacancy: 1

Job Location: Cox's Bazar (Ukhia)

Employment Status: Full-time, Contractual

Educational Requirements:
∎ Master of Social Science (MSS) in Social Science, TheatrePerforming Arts, Peace Studies, Conflict Resolution, Master of Development Studies (MDS)
∎ Peace and Conflict-related degree and PMP certification will be given preference.
∎ Skills Required: Advocacy, Community Mobilization , networking

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 3 year(s)
∎ The applicants should have experience in the following area(s): Project Management
∎ The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO

Job Context:
∎ Samaj Kallayan O Unnayan Shangstha (SKUS) envisions a peaceful, prosperous, and poverty-free society that ensures everyone`s basic needs and rights. SKUS has, since the 2017 Rohingya refugee influx, worked in Cox`s Bazar district with children, adolescents, women, and men. Based on children`s, adolescents`, women`s, and human rights. SKUS has established quality learning and protection centers with support from different international donors, including UN agencies.
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∎ SKUS is implementing the "Safeguarding women`s and Children`s Rights in the Rohingya Refugee Crisis in Ukhiya Sub-district in Bangladesh" project with the support of KNH-Germany- BMZ. The project aims to improve the well-being of women, children, and adolescents of refugee camps and the host community. The project also aims to secure their livelihoods and improve their ability to organize themselves.
∎ SKUS is looking for a suitable candidate for the immediate appointment of Manager, Social Cohesion and Youth Work for the project as mentioned above, supported by KNH-Germany and BMZ. The Manager Social Cohesion and Youth Work position are responsible for leading the overall Social Cohesion and Youth interventions. S/he will lead and manage the Cohesion and Youth team in the Host community and Rohingya refugee camp in Ukhiya of Cox`s Bazar district maintaining close collaboration with individual project staff through planning, implementing, and managing the delivery as per the project`s objectives and work plan. He/She will also closely work with other project team members of the project, other project teams, relevant government officials, private sector, non-government, and civil society organizations.
∎ Contract Duration: Initially April 2021 to March 2022, with funds secured up to August 2024

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Roles and Responsibilities
∎ Develop a strategy for social cohesion, peaceful coexistence, and youth work, identifying contextualized opportunities for exchange and peaceful coexistence.
∎ Develop conflict analysis considering the Bangladeshi and refugee communities involved with recommendations for the implementation of concrete activities.
∎ Orient, all stakeholders about the Cohesion and Youth intervention in the area before implementation.
∎ Planning, monitoring, implementing and reporting social cohesion and youth activities at the local level in consultation with local communities and stakeholders.
∎ Develop and refine training modules and guidelines relating to social cohesion and youth.
∎ Monitor the work of the Youth Organizers and Community Facilitator, Youth and Social Cohesion in terms of quantity and quality.
∎ Mentor and nurture the Youth organizers and Community facilitators to do their work well despite difficulties and hardships in the field.
∎ Maintain programmatic cooperation with other managers, colleagues, and other team members to create and use project-internal synergies.
∎ Prepared monthly, quarterly, and annually target-wise result-oriented reports to donors and other stakeholders.
∎ Keep the management informed of the implementation in the field in coordination with the Project Coordinator.
∎ Organize national and international day celebrations.
∎ Provide training and orientation to the stakeholders as laid out in the workplan.
∎ Perform other official tasks, as and when required, for the greater interest of the project/organization.
∎ Follow and maintain the disciplines properly as mentioned in the HR Policies & Procedures of SKUS.
∎ Work in the true spirit of teamwork, preserve personal integrity, and respect the organizational hierarchy of accountability.
∎ Establish Network with different partners working on cohesion and youth.

Additional Requirements:
∎ Age 25 to 50 years
∎ Personal mentoring attitudes :
∎ A solid commitment to gender-sensitive, inclusive and pro-poor development works.
∎ Ability to work under pressure and multi-tasking with a multi-disciplinary team.
∎ Have a consultative, creative, and empowering working style and have a willingness to learn from others.
∎ Strict moral code and non-compromising attitude towards corruption and embezzlement
∎ Willingness to work in refugee camps and host community on a need-basis.
∎ Flexibility to adapt to new roles, tasks, and situations.
∎ Good organizational behavior and ability to work both as a team member and independently.
∎ Ability to create and maintain effective working relationships with high-level stakeholders
∎ Experience in women, peace, and security initiatives with a comprehensive understanding of international standards for promoting women's role in peace processes
∎ Communication (Verbal & Written) skills to work autonomously and plan meetings as per the project objectives and activities.
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∎ Skills and Knowledge :
∎ Experience in technical support related to conflict resolution, peacebuilding, and related work on gender equality, women participation, and leadership in a developing country context.
∎ youth economic empowerment, vocational skill development, citizen journalism/social media, promoting culture.
∎ Community Mobilization, advocacy and networking
∎ Understanding of issues and challenges related to conflict, democracy, ethnic and religious tolerance.
∎ Experience in decision-making positions, advocacy, and influencing a range of decision-makers, e.g., national governments, intergovernmental organizations, UN organizations.
∎ Excellent communication and social skills and the ability to work closely with various stakeholders in a developing country and non-English speaking context.
∎ Ability to work independently as well as with multiple stakeholders in a time-pressured environment.
∎ Training facilitation skills.
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∎ Additional Requirements :
∎ Practical field experience in safeguarding women and children's protection, psychosocial programming in emergency or development context.
∎ A clear concept related to the Safeguarding policy and PSEA is required.
∎ Strong knowledge of child protection, Gender, GBV, MHPSS issues.
∎ Practical experience in training and group facilitation.
∎ Experience in conducting field-based baseline assessments.
∎ Advanced knowledge of written English is required, strong computer skills, including Microsoft office.
∎ Person with disability are encouraged to apply

Salary:
∎ Tk. 83000 (Monthly)
∎ Negotiable based on qualification and experience

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ As per project

Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.

Application Deadline: 24 Apr 2021

Company Information:
∎ 18 Apr 2021
∎ Samaj Kalyan O Unnayan Shangstha (SKUS)
∎ Address : 110 Shantinagar, Nilufar Building (1st floor), Dhaka-1217.
∎ Web : www.skus-bd.org
∎ Business : SKUS is a non-profit, non-government voluntary organization working since 1995 to improve socio-economic condition of poor and marginalized people to improve socio-economic conditions and remove discrimination and exploitations. SKUS has implementing multidimensional projects on Education, Malaria, HIV/AIDS, Health, Nutrition and family planning, Life skills Education, Women empowerment, Water, Sanitation and hygiene, Safe Motherhood, Vulnerable Group Development, EPI and Primary Health Care Project, Safe migration, Emergency relief, early recovery and livelihood support on various disasters, Emergency Rohingya Response, MHPSS, GBV, Technical and vocational training in different part of Bangladesh with assistance from the government, national and international donor agencies.


Category: NGO/Development

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