Optometrist, Health and Nutrition, HCMP
Job Description
Title: Optometrist, Health and Nutrition, HCMP
Company Name: BRAC
Vacancy: --
Location: Cox's Bazar (Teknaf, Ukhia)
Salary: Negotiable
Experience:
∎ At least 1 year
∎ The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s):NGO, Development Agency
Published: 26 May 2025
Education:
∎ Diploma or Bachelor in Optometry or Vision Science from any reputed institute.
Requirements:
Additional Requirements:
∎ Experience in humanitarian or low-resource settings preferred.
∎ Vision screening and refractive error management
∎ Basic eye health promotion and public health principles
∎ Familiarity with optometry tools and procedures
∎ Refraction and lens prescription
∎ Recordkeeping and patient communication
∎ Basic computer skills (MS Word, Excel)
∎ Attention to detail and accuracy
∎ Compassionate patient care
∎ Cultural sensitivity and adaptability
∎ Strong ethical and safeguarding awareness
∎ KNOWLEDGE:
∎ SKILLS:
∎ COMPETENCIES:
Responsibilities & Context:
∎ To provide essential eye care services including vision screening, refraction, and prescription of corrective lenses at the primary healthcare level, while supporting community-based eye health interventions in the Rohingya refugee camps and host communities.
∎ Conduct vision screening and refraction tests for patients.
∎ Diagnose common vision problems and prescribe corrective lenses.
∎ Assist in dispensing and fitting eyeglasses under the supervision of doctors.
∎ Identify and refer cases of suspected cataract, glaucoma, or other ocular diseases to higher-level facilities.
∎ Maintain proper documentation of patient consultations and prescriptions.
∎ Educate patients on eye health, hygiene, and care of spectacles.
∎ Support community-based eye care awareness sessions and outreach camps.
∎ Ensure cleaning, calibration, and maintenance of optometric tools and equipment.
∎ Adhere to infection prevention and control protocols at all times.
∎ Promote safeguarding practices and report any concerns or incidents as per BRAC policy.
∎ Perform any additional tasks assigned by the PHC Manager or health coordinator.
∎ Ensure the safety of Programme Participants, people who come into contact with the organisation and team members from any harm, abuse, neglect, harassment and exploitation including sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) to achieve the programme's goals of safeguarding implementation. Act as a key source of support, guidance and expertise on safeguarding for establishing a safe working environment.
∎ Practice, promote and endorse the issues of safeguarding policy among team members and ensure the implementation of safeguarding standards in every course of action.
∎ Follow the safeguarding reporting procedure in case any reportable incident takes place and encourage others to do so.
Skills & Expertise:
Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Festival Bonus: 2
∎ Health & Life Insurance
∎ Paternity/ Maternity leave
∎ others as per Organisation policy.
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Workplace:
∎ Work at office
Employment Status: Contractual
Job Location: Cox's Bazar (Teknaf, Ukhia)
Read Before Apply:
BRAC believes that everyone we work with including our staff, programme participants, partners, and the communities have the right to be protected from all forms of harm, abuse, neglect, harassment, and exploitation including sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA). We uphold human dignity and inclusion for all, regardless of age, race, religion, gender, disability, ethnic origin, or socio-economic condition. As an equal-opportunity employer, we actively encourage applications from gender-diverse individuals and people with disabilities
Selected candidates will have to go through a rigorous reference and background checking process which may include police verification
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Company Information:
∎ BRAC
∎ BRAC 75 Mohakhali, Dhaka-1212, Bangladesh
∎ brac is an international development organisation founded in Bangladesh that partners with over 100 million people living with inequality and poverty globally to create sustainable opportunities to realise potential.
Working at brac is not like any other job. It is a platform where you can bring about real change for people who need it the most. We are not just dreaming of a better world, we are building it. Join us to find the way.
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∎ BRAC 75 Mohakhali, Dhaka-1212, Bangladesh
∎ brac is an international development organisation founded in Bangladesh that partners with over 100 million people living with inequality and poverty globally to create sustainable opportunities to realise potential.Working at brac is not like any other job. It is a platform where you can bring about real change for people who need it the most. We are not just dreaming of a better world, we are building it. Join us to find the way.
Application Deadline: 5 Jun 2025
Category: NGO/Development
