Program Officer

Job Description

Title: Program Officer

Company Name: Badhan Hijra Sangha

Vacancy: --

Age: 25 to 35 years

Job Location: Dhaka

Salary: Tk. 20000 (Monthly)

Experience:

• At least 2 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO

• At least 2 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO

• Age 25 to 35 years

• At least 2 years of experience in a similar position.
• Manual Development/ Documentation
• Report Writing
• Good knowledge in the utilization of Microsoft Office programs
• Ability to interact professionally with a diverse population
• Ability to perform as a team player.
• Demonstrate of decision-making skills
• Ability to communicate effectively both written and oral and demonstrate good report writing skills.
• Perform any other duties that may be assigned by management.

Workplace: Work at office and field

• Assist the project team members to conduct different project activities like life-skill training, group psychoeducation, health education session, advocacy meetings with different stakeholders etc.
• Assist the APM and other team members to communicate with community leaders, peers and other local stakeholders for different project initiatives;
• Assist the project team to distribute different project materials for livelihood initiatives;
• Prepare expenditure bills for different project events;
• Prepare narrative reports and compile programmatic data to provide periodic program updates;
• Inform the project physician about the healthcare needs of the project participants as well as assist the APM and other project members to provide referral-based specialized health care services through accompanied referral.
• Maintain close liaison with the family members of the project participants, local healthcare service providers, community leaders, influential stakeholders, law enforcement agencies, CBO, Drop-in-Center (DIC) staffs, Opioid substitution therapy (OST) center staffs, and relevant organizations
• Prepare monthly work plan for field-based activities and implement the activities as per the approved work plan.
• Prepare the advocacy meeting designing, planning, and implementing advocacy strategy and campaigns for Project participants.
• Maintain proper records of all the activities at the respective program area Compile relevant reports and produce comprehensive reports for further steps Regular communication and arrange field visits with all fields and offices under this project area.
• Develop strong relations with GO /NGOs both and the media and when required, hold dialogue with the media (journalists) and other related organizations at the field level.
• Arrange and facilitate training in line with the project requirements. Assist to draft policy/advocacy related publications of Badhan.
• Skill to develop press releases of programs and activities undertaken by the respective project
• Perform any other duties that may be assigned by management.

As per project policy.