Programme Officer (KOICA funded project)

Job Description

Title: Programme Officer (KOICA funded project)

Company Name: World Vision Bangladesh

Vacancy: 01

Job Location: Naogaon (Dhamoirhat)

Employment Status: Full-time

Educational Requirements:
∎ [Essential] Bachelor degree preferably in Social Science/Social Work or relevant field.
∎ [Desirable] Post graduate degree in Social Science/Social Work or relevant field.
∎ Skills Required: Health

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 3 year(s)
∎ The applicants should have experience in the following area(s): Program Officer/ Manager, Project Coordinator/ Officer
∎ The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO

Job Responsibilities:
∎ The Programme Officer is also responsible for mobilizing communities and key local partners around child well-being to ensure each target community has a unique development plan.
∎ This position will serve as the primary link between World Vision (including Deputy Manager-Health & Nutrition & Economic Development Coordinator and field level community facilitators & Nutrition promoters) and communities and local partners including DGHS, DGFP, DDAE, Livestock, and LGRD etc.
∎ The Programme Officer will mobilize community engagement, identify local partners, assess and build their capacity, and empower them to work together to plan and implement shared project activities, monitor field level progress, collect and compile activities related data/information, capture best practices and oversee day to day activities to improve the well-being of children, especially the most vulnerable in both nutritional as well as economic development aspect. This position is responsible for local level advocacy through coordination with key stakeholders acting on Health, Nutrition, Agriculture, Livestock and Economic Development.
∎ The Programme Officer will work with the Project Team (Community facilitator, Community Supervisor, Monitoring & Evaluation officer) to established appropriate networking and advocacy for effective collaborative efforts for program sustainability with improved essential services from Community Clinic while ensuring community participation especially mother and family.
∎ Provide on the job coaching, facilitate training, mentoring support and conduct supportive supervision for Community Facilitator and Nutrition promoter.
∎ Organize meeting with community facilitator and nutrition promoter.
∎ Conduct home visit with/without community facilitator and nutrition promoter to see progress at household level.
∎ Facilitate community led development process with Community Group, Community Support Group, Parent Group, Firm Group, Non-Firm Group and other relevant stakeholders, including the use of participatory facilitation techniques, such as Participatory Rural Appraisal, PLA and rights-based approaches.
∎ Build relationships with individuals, social groups, institutions, and organizations.
∎ Organize community to be united, develop, monitor and implement Community Development Plans and shared projects.
∎ Encourage, affirm, and strengthen those individuals and groups who are working for and with the most vulnerable children.
∎ Encourage an understanding of and sensitivity to child development and child vulnerability factors among community members and partners.
∎ Facilitate relationship building and strengthen relationships and partnerships between existing groups in the community.
∎ Coordinate with Project level staff and other sector staffs for effective program integration and quality implementation.
∎ Select, train, support and monitor community facilitators/ groups in implementing project planned activities.
∎ Identify and monitor local partners that support or implement the Project activities.
∎ Establish community led child monitoring and other sector based community led monitoring
∎ Engage at individual and household level to facilitate the development process of Most Vulnerable.
∎ Activate community-based Child Protection mechanisms and local level advocacy processes
∎ Ensure monitoring and evaluation of activities as per M&E systems, tools and guidelines.

Additional Requirements:
∎ Knowledge on current development and humanitarian issues.
∎ Knowledge and skill in engaging community and partners.
∎ Good conceptual and practical skill to write project concept paper and design documents of the project.
∎ Experience in Baseline survey, Evaluation and Monitoring process and tools.
∎ Good facilitation skill of Training, Seminar and Advocacy programs.
∎ Strong Knowledge on social dimension, Legal structure of the local government, power dynamics and government relations.
∎ Good communication, networking and facilitation skills.
∎ Good proficiency in Bengali, both written and verbal.
∎ Good time management skills.
∎ Decision making, problem solving and multi-tasking skills.
∎ Competent in using MS Word, MS Excel and PowerPoint presentation.
∎ Good report writing and documentation ability.
∎ Minimum of 3 years working experiences working in development at the community level, especially in working with local community members and partners.
∎ Knowledge and experience on Citizens voice and Action (CVA), rights-based approaches and understanding of social accountability.
∎ Experience working with CSOs, INGOs / NGOs to implement community development projects.
∎ 75% of time spent at the community-level is expected.
∎ Good working relationship with partners, colleagues and stakeholders is expected.
∎ This role will work directly with Nutrition Promoter & CF and Project staff.
∎ Being a child - focused organization, World Vision has the responsibility to ensure safety & protection of the children while they come in contact with the staff; accordingly all the recruits will go through specific checks and compliance procedures in accordance to its Child Protection Policy.
∎ Persons with a history of child rights and child protection violation are discouraged to apply.

Salary:
∎ Salary is fixed as per organizational salary structure and policy.

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Weekly 2 holidays
∎ Festival Bonus: 1
∎ Benefits are applicable as per organizational structure and policy.

Application Deadline: November 18, 2019

Company Information:
∎ World Vision Bangladesh
∎ Address : Abedin Tower (2nd floor), 35 Kemal Ataturk Avenue, Banani, Dhaka - 1213, P.O. Box: 9071
∎ Business : World Vision (WV) is an established international Christian humanitarian development and advocacy organization dedicated for working with children, families and their communities worldwide to reach their fullest potential by tackling the causes of poverty & injustice. It serves all people regardless of religion, race, ethnicity, gender or ability.

Being a child-focused organization, World Vision has the responsibility to ensure safety & protection of the children while they come in contact with the staff; accordingly all the recruits will go through specific checks and compliance procedures in accordance to its Child Protection Policy. Persons with a history of child rights and child protection violation are discouraged to apply.

Female are specially encourage to apply.

Category: NGO/Development