Job Description

Title: Programme Officer

Company Name: Islamic Relief Bangladesh

Vacancy: 1

Location: Dhaka (Baridhara)

Maximum Salary: Tk. 47868 (Monthly)

Experience:
∎ At least 5 years
∎ The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s):NGO, Development Agency

Published: 24 Jul 2024

Education:
∎ Master of Social Science (MSS), Master of Development Studies (MDS)

Requirements:

Additional Requirements:
∎ Livelihood development (e.g. income-generating activities, vocational training, microenterprise development, community-based livelihood initiatives) is preferred.
∎ Women empowerment, Social Mobilization functions.
∎ Have ability to develop project proposals, budgets, work plans, and reporting mechanisms.
∎ Have sound knowledge of sustainable livelihood frameworks and poverty alleviation strategies.
∎ Project Implementation Skill
∎ Social Mobilization Skill
∎ Facilitation Skill
∎ Coordination/Advocacy/Networking/Communication skill
∎ Reporting & Documentation
∎ Monitoring & Evaluation Skill
∎ Basic Photographic Skill
∎ Financial management
∎ Decision making
∎ Conflict resolution
∎ Leadership
∎ Self-development
∎ Problem solving
∎ Planning, analytical and organizational skills
∎ Ability to work under pressure and manage workload effectively
∎ Supportive, effective and good team player
∎ Staff Management
∎ Willing to adapt to IRW's norms and values
∎ Experience in working with
∎ Livelihood development (e.g. income-generating activities, vocational training, microenterprise development, community-based livelihood initiatives) is preferred.
∎ Women empowerment, Social Mobilization functions.
∎ Have ability to develop project proposals, budgets, work plans, and reporting mechanisms.
∎ Have sound knowledge of sustainable livelihood frameworks and poverty alleviation strategies.
∎ Essential:
∎ Project Implementation Skill
∎ Social Mobilization Skill
∎ Facilitation Skill
∎ Coordination/Advocacy/Networking/Communication skill
∎ Reporting & Documentation
∎ Monitoring & Evaluation Skill
∎ Basic Photographic Skill
∎ Financial management
∎ Decision making
∎ Conflict resolution
∎ Leadership
∎ Self-development
∎ Problem solving
∎ Planning, analytical and organizational skills
∎ Ability to work under pressure and manage workload effectively
∎ Supportive, effective and good team player
∎ Staff Management
∎ Willing to adapt to IRW's norms and values

Responsibilities & Context:
∎ The Project Officer will serve as an integral part of the EEGP team. S/he will collaborate with the EEGP team to conceptualize, design, and develop livelihood projects that align with the organization's mission and objectives. Key responsibilities:
∎ Support the conceptualization, design, and development of livelihood projects in alignment with the organization's goals and objectives.
∎ Participate in the Projects Implementation plan development jointly with the project team, relevant stakeholders and department and timely and effectively to ensure sustainability of the project interventions beyond project end.
∎ Assist to develop and implementation of strategic plan, analyzing needs, monitoring and evaluating implementation plan
∎ Engaging with relevant staff on organizational advocacy issues, providing support for key strategic campaigns
∎ Assist to ensure that effective linkages with Government and strategic networks are established and maintained to ensure influence at regional level
∎ Participating for effective coordination between projects team, partners if any, network, alliance and department towards achieving objective of projects/program.
∎ Assist to ensure capacity building support to project team, partners when required.
∎ Provide assistance for development and implementation of quality and innovative programmes, which have sustainable, measurable impacts on the lives the extreme poor.
∎ Participate in team meetings and strategic planning sessions, contributing insights and recommendations for programme development and enhancement.
∎ Support developing project proposals, methodologies, and implementation strategies, leveraging expertise and best practices.
∎ Enthusiastically work as part of the IR, B team by supporting senior colleagues from across the organization to achieve organizational outcomes.
∎ Assist to ensure policies and strategies of IR, B are incorporated in our work as well as proposing, updating and implementing changes to existing policies and strategies within Bangladesh programme
∎ Participate actively in team planning and other meetings, working to set common objectives and goals.
∎ Work for ensuring the mainstreaming issues is addressed within livelihood projects ongoing activities.
∎ Regular field visit and monitor the program activity (process and performance of activities)
∎ Enable a friendly collaborative working culture within the team, actively sharing information and knowledge to enable the team to ensure effective learning and sharing across the organization.
∎ Prepare/compile progress reports (quantitative and qualitative) regular basis and tracking progress of project activities and keep record of Programme.
∎ Work with the External relation and communication unit, implement an appropriate advocacy strategy for the project in consultation with project stakeholders.
∎ Maintain communication with the team a clear and exciting vision for the projects
∎ Support for staff development and capacity building
∎ Assist other program livelihood initiatives planning, implementation, monitoring and staff development process
∎ Work as an active team member for proposal development and budget preparation or any other financial part of proposal.
∎ Assist to compliance all policies, rules and memo of IRB as well donor’s policies in accordance with project implementation.
∎ Maintain admin related all activities
∎ Maintain attendance, movement register, leave record and HRIS function
∎ Maintain and support procurement related function and process
∎ Undertake record-keeping system/documentation in line with IRB record management guidelines.
∎ Support in reviewing financial reporting
∎ Regular Financial Monitoring and transition to ensure value for money.
∎ Facilitate external/internal audit.
∎ Facilitate donor/external visits and ensure that recommendations of visitors are addressed.
∎ Ensure the safety of team members from any harm, abuse, neglect, harassment, exploitation, Fraud, Bribery or money Laundering to achieve the program’s goals of safeguarding implementation and as well as Act as a key source of support, guidance, and expertise on the safeguarding of harm, abuse, neglect, harassment, and exploitation, Fraud, Bribery & Money Laundering for establishing a safe working environment.
∎ Being a member of Islamic Relief as a child-friendly organization, it is the core responsibility and obligation of each staff member to understand and obey the IR Child Protection & PSEA Policy and respond accordingly as and when required.
∎ Perform any other duties assigned by the Supervisor
∎ Participate in sessional programs like winterization, Ramadan Program, Eid festival and Qurbani program etc.
∎ Propose some methodology according to the proposal and provide it with the
∎ Experience and lessons learned from the other organizations.
∎ Perform any other duties assigned by the supervisor as per program needs and organizational rules.
∎ Support the community mobilization team.
∎ Ensure visibility of the project.
∎ Ensure the complaint response and feedback mechanism at the field level.For more details of job information, please download the job description from our official Website.
∎ Effective support to the Programme development and operations for achieving set goals and targets-50%
∎ The Project Officer will serve as an integral part of the EEGP team. S/he will collaborate with the EEGP team to conceptualize, design, and develop livelihood projects that align with the organization's mission and objectives. Key responsibilities:
∎ Support the conceptualization, design, and development of livelihood projects in alignment with the organization's goals and objectives.
∎ Participate in the Projects Implementation plan development jointly with the project team, relevant stakeholders and department and timely and effectively to ensure sustainability of the project interventions beyond project end.
∎ Assist to develop and implementation of strategic plan, analyzing needs, monitoring and evaluating implementation plan
∎ Engaging with relevant staff on organizational advocacy issues, providing support for key strategic campaigns
∎ Assist to ensure that effective linkages with Government and strategic networks are established and maintained to ensure influence at regional level
∎ Participating for effective coordination between projects team, partners if any, network, alliance and department towards achieving objective of projects/program.
∎ Assist to ensure capacity building support to project team, partners when required.
∎ Provide assistance for development and implementation of quality and innovative programmes, which have sustainable, measurable impacts on the lives the extreme poor.
∎ Participate in team meetings and strategic planning sessions, contributing insights and recommendations for programme development and enhancement.
∎ Support developing project proposals, methodologies, and implementation strategies, leveraging expertise and best practices.
∎ Communication, Reporting, and Documentation -30%
∎ Enthusiastically work as part of the IR, B team by supporting senior colleagues from across the organization to achieve organizational outcomes.
∎ Assist to ensure policies and strategies of IR, B are incorporated in our work as well as proposing, updating and implementing changes to existing policies and strategies within Bangladesh programme
∎ Participate actively in team planning and other meetings, working to set common objectives and goals.
∎ Work for ensuring the mainstreaming issues is addressed within livelihood projects ongoing activities.
∎ Regular field visit and monitor the program activity (process and performance of activities)
∎ Enable a friendly collaborative working culture within the team, actively sharing information and knowledge to enable the team to ensure effective learning and sharing across the organization.
∎ Prepare/compile progress reports (quantitative and qualitative) regular basis and tracking progress of project activities and keep record of Programme.
∎ Work with the External relation and communication unit, implement an appropriate advocacy strategy for the project in consultation with project stakeholders.
∎ Maintain communication with the team a clear and exciting vision for the projects
∎ Support for staff development and capacity building
∎ Assist other program livelihood initiatives planning, implementation, monitoring and staff development process
∎ Work as an active team member for proposal development and budget preparation or any other financial part of proposal.
∎ Assist to compliance all policies, rules and memo of IRB as well donor’s policies in accordance with project implementation.
∎ Admin, Finance, procurement and other Support function-15%
∎ Maintain admin related all activities
∎ Maintain attendance, movement register, leave record and HRIS function
∎ Maintain and support procurement related function and process
∎ Undertake record-keeping system/documentation in line with IRB record management guidelines.
∎ Support in reviewing financial reporting
∎ Regular Financial Monitoring and transition to ensure value for money.
∎ Facilitate external/internal audit.
∎ Facilitate donor/external visits and ensure that recommendations of visitors are addressed.
∎ Ensure the safety of team members from any harm, abuse, neglect, harassment, exploitation, Fraud, Bribery or money Laundering to achieve the program’s goals of safeguarding implementation and as well as Act as a key source of support, guidance, and expertise on the safeguarding of harm, abuse, neglect, harassment, and exploitation, Fraud, Bribery & Money Laundering for establishing a safe working environment.
∎ Being a member of Islamic Relief as a child-friendly organization, it is the core responsibility and obligation of each staff member to understand and obey the IR Child Protection & PSEA Policy and respond accordingly as and when required.
∎ Perform any other duties assigned by the Supervisor
∎ Others-5%
∎ Participate in sessional programs like winterization, Ramadan Program, Eid festival and Qurbani program etc.
∎ Propose some methodology according to the proposal and provide it with the
∎ Experience and lessons learned from the other organizations.
∎ Perform any other duties assigned by the supervisor as per program needs and organizational rules.
∎ Support the community mobilization team.
∎ Ensure visibility of the project.
∎ Ensure the complaint response and feedback mechanism at the field level.
∎ For more details of job information, please download the job description from our official Website.

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Mobile bill, Provident fund, Weekly 2 holidays, Insurance, Gratuity, Tour allowance
∎ Festival Bonus: 1
∎ Other benefits will be provided as per organizational HR Policy.

Workplace:
∎ Work at office

Employment Status: Full Time

Job Location: Dhaka (Baridhara)

Read Before Apply:

For more details on Job information, Please download the job description from our official website (islamicrelief.org.bd). Female Candidates are highly encouraged to apply. However, Islamic Relief Bangladesh considers diversity in the workplace and is a committed equal-opportunity employer. We encourage applications from all suitable candidates regardless of gender, race, family or marital status, ethnicity, disability, class, caste, or religion.

Apply Procedure:

Hard Copy:
∎ If the candidates feel that their qualifications, exposure, and experience match our requirements, and they are willing to commit to our values and are sympathetic to our beliefs then please download the Application Form from our official website (islamicrelief.org.bd) and send the filled form to [email protected] on or before the closing date. Please mention only the "Position Name" as the subject of the e-mail. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for the further selection process.

Company Information:
∎ Islamic Relief Bangladesh
∎ Bangladesh Country Office: House # 10, Road # 10, Block-K, Baridhara, Dhaka-1212
∎ Islamic Relief Worldwide (IRW) - founded in 1984 and based in Birmingham, UK - is an independent humanitarian and development organization. It supports the world’s most vulnerable people in their fight against poverty & sufferings regardless of race, political affiliation, gender, or belief, and without expecting anything in return. It is a signatory to the Code of Conduct for the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement.
IRW has a presence in 45 countries across the globe. Some funds of the organization come from individual donations and others from institutional donors such as the DFID, EU, SIDA, CIDA/IDRF, Forum Syd, WFP, UNDP, and ECHO.
Islamic Relief(IR) started working in Bangladesh in 1991 in order to help the distressed survivors of the devastating cyclone by providing emergency relief and supporting communities to rebuild in the wake of that cyclone. Initially, it focused on emergency relief & disaster preparedness activities. Later on, it expanded its programs on both humanitarian and development challenges. Now it works in an integrated manner combining emergency humanitarian assistance, short-term work opportunity, shelter support, awareness & training on different DRR, climate change, development, health & hygiene and social issues, cash grant, IGA means, health & nutrition, safe water & sanitation, education, advocacy and linkage with different service providers. As a registered charity, IR is open and transparent; it continually assesses its work and operational methods to improve impact and effectiveness.
Islamic Relief values and commitment to safeguarding: IRB is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behavior at work including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity, and financial misconduct; and committed to promoting the welfare of children, young people, adults, and beneficiaries with whom IRB engages. IRB 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 our values are recruited to work for us. All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records checks. IRW also participates in the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme.
In line with this Scheme, we will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse, and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment.



Address::
∎ Bangladesh Country Office: House # 10, Road # 10, Block-K, Baridhara, Dhaka-1212
∎ Islamic Relief Worldwide (IRW) - founded in 1984 and based in Birmingham, UK - is an independent humanitarian and development organization. It supports the world’s most vulnerable people in their fight against poverty & sufferings regardless of race, political affiliation, gender, or belief, and without expecting anything in return. It is a signatory to the Code of Conduct for the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. IRW has a presence in 45 countries across the globe. Some funds of the organization come from individual donations and others from institutional donors such as the DFID, EU, SIDA, CIDA/IDRF, Forum Syd, WFP, UNDP, and ECHO.Islamic Relief(IR) started working in Bangladesh in 1991 in order to help the distressed survivors of the devastating cyclone by providing emergency relief and supporting communities to rebuild in the wake of that cyclone. Initially, it focused on emergency relief & disaster preparedness activities. Later on, it expanded its programs on both humanitarian and development challenges. Now it works in an integrated manner combining emergency humanitarian assistance, short-term work opportunity, shelter support, awareness & training on different DRR, climate change, development, health & hygiene and social issues, cash grant, IGA means, health & nutrition, safe water & sanitation, education, advocacy and linkage with different service providers. As a registered charity, IR is open and transparent; it continually assesses its work and operational methods to improve impact and effectiveness. Islamic Relief values and commitment to safeguarding: IRB is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behavior at work including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity, and financial misconduct; and committed to promoting the welfare of children, young people, adults, and beneficiaries with whom IRB engages. IRB 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 our values are recruited to work for us. All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records checks. IRW also participates in the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme.In line with this Scheme, we will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse, and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment.

Application Deadline: 31 Jul 2024

Category: NGO/Development