Job Description

Title: Program Organizer- Educate the Most Disadvantaged Children (EMDC) Project

Company Name: Friends in Village Development Bangladesh (FIVDB)

Vacancy: 2

Age: 25 to 50 years

Location: Brahmanbaria (Bancharampur, Nasirnagar)

Salary: Tk. 25000 - 27000 (Monthly)

Experience:
∎ At least 5 years

Published: 2 Jul 2024

Requirements:

Additional Requirements:
∎ Age 25 to 50 years
∎ Gender Sensibility
∎ Acquire knowledge on Gender sensibility and organizational Gender Policy and act accordingly
∎ Child Protection and PSEA Policy
∎ Acquire knowledge on Child Development and organizational Child Protection Policy and Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) Policy and act accordingly.
∎ Conceptual understanding and technical knowledge on formal and non-formal education, Community Mobilization and Education Equity.
∎ Proficient in Computer software such as MS-Office.
∎ Skills in Training and Facilitation.
∎ Ability to work under stressful situations and meet deadlines.
∎ Willing to travel extensively within the FIVDB operational areas and beyond.

Responsibilities & Context:
∎ S/he will bear his/her responsibilities under direct supervision and guidelines of Upazila Coordinator of EMDC project, FIVDB.
∎ Identify challenges and issues in project fields, and assess needs in accordance with overall program strategy.
∎ Conduct child survey Establish learning centers and helps upazila coordinator to recruit teachers.
∎ Ensure students’ enrollment, attendance and reduce drop-outs. Visit learning centers, monitor project activities and provide continuous support directly to the teacher.
∎ Identify teaching gaps of the teachers and demonstrate model sessions. Support teachers in developing lesson plans and ongoing assessments.
∎ Assist in teachers trainings. Provide trainings to CMC and other community groups.
∎ Conduct monthly CMC and other community group meetings. Ensure capacity building of Learning Center teachers, CMC members, Parents, and other key stakeholders through training and other initiatives. Prepare and submit the Training Completion Report to the respective upazila field coordinator.
∎ Coordinate with team members for the successful implementation of project activities. Prepare monthly action plan and achievement individually, and Upazila level plan.
∎ Prepare quantities and qualitative progress reports.
∎ Ensure the safety of team members (in respect to Prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse - PSEA) from any harm, abuse, neglect, harassment and exploitation to achieve the programme's goals on 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, encourage others to do so.
∎ Other tasks as per requirements of the project.
∎ Friends in Village Development Bangladesh (FIVDB) is implenting the Educate the Most Disadvantaged Children (EMDC) Project in Bancharampur and Nasirnagar Upazila under Brahmanbaria district supported by UNICEF. The present project tenure is up to December 2026.
∎ The proposed intervention is a five-year project to address the most disadvantaged out-of-school children in Brahmanbaria. The programme aims to enable disadvantaged children aged 7 to 14 to gain foundational skills composed of basic literacy, numeracy, socio-emotional and life skills. There will be two types of interventions; Catch-up programme for the new dropouts due to COVID who will return to formal education within 6 to 10 months and Multi-grade Multi-level Non-Formal Primary Education for regular dropout children. Universalization of girls in a particular location and inclusion of children with disabilities need to be prioritized throughout the project period. The duration of the project is 60 months and the job is contractual for the project period with a 3 months probation period.
∎ The position will be recruited for implementing the project based at the Project locations at Bancharampur or Nasirnagar Upazila in Brahmanbaria district with substantial field activities.
∎ The Program Organizer will directly support the Teachers in conducting classroom activities.
∎ S/he will bear his/her responsibilities under direct supervision and guidelines of Upazila Coordinator of EMDC project, FIVDB.
∎ Description of Responsibilities
∎ Identify challenges and issues in project fields, and assess needs in accordance with overall program strategy.
∎ Conduct child survey Establish learning centers and helps upazila coordinator to recruit teachers.
∎ Ensure students’ enrollment, attendance and reduce drop-outs. Visit learning centers, monitor project activities and provide continuous support directly to the teacher.
∎ Identify teaching gaps of the teachers and demonstrate model sessions. Support teachers in developing lesson plans and ongoing assessments.
∎ Assist in teachers trainings. Provide trainings to CMC and other community groups.
∎ Conduct monthly CMC and other community group meetings. Ensure capacity building of Learning Center teachers, CMC members, Parents, and other key stakeholders through training and other initiatives. Prepare and submit the Training Completion Report to the respective upazila field coordinator.
∎ Coordinate with team members for the successful implementation of project activities. Prepare monthly action plan and achievement individually, and Upazila level plan.
∎ Prepare quantities and qualitative progress reports.
∎ Ensure the safety of team members (in respect to Prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse - PSEA) from any harm, abuse, neglect, harassment and exploitation to achieve the programme's goals on 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, encourage others to do so.
∎ Other tasks as per requirements of the project.

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ As per project policy of FIVDB and Budget allocation of EMDC Project.

Employment Status: Full Time

Job Location: Brahmanbaria (Bancharampur, Nasirnagar)

Read Before Apply: FIVDB is an equal opportunity organization Only short listed candidates will be contacted for interview. FIVDB is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behavior at work including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and financial misconduct and expects staff to promote the welfare of children and adults at all times. FIVDB expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment through our Code of Conduct. We place a high priority on ensuring that only those who share and demonstrate this commitment are recruited to work with us. Join us our Facebook page to more update: www.facebook.com/fivdbngo

Company Information:
∎ Friends in Village Development Bangladesh (FIVDB)
∎ Khadimnagar, Sylhet-3103
∎ FIVDB is a development organization, established in 1979. Its major operation cover 7 major districts and concentrates round in the north-east of Bangladesh. It mission is to give disadvantage women, men and children greater voice, reduce their vulnerability, increase use of citizenship rights and help them enhance their quality of life.

Address::
∎ Khadimnagar, Sylhet-3103
∎ FIVDB is a development organization, established in 1979. Its major operation cover 7 major districts and concentrates round in the north-east of Bangladesh. It mission is to give disadvantage women, men and children greater voice, reduce their vulnerability, increase use of citizenship rights and help them enhance their quality of life.

Application Deadline: 8 Jul 2024

Category: NGO/Development