Project Assistant - Gender Justice and Social Inclusion

Job Description

Title: Project Assistant - Gender Justice and Social Inclusion

Company Name: Oxfam

Vacancy: Not specific

Job Location: Cox's Bazar

Employment Status: Contractual

Educational Requirements:
∎ We are looking for a sincere and skilled individual in Social Science or any other related background

Experience Requirements:
∎ At most 1 year(s)

Job Context:
∎ Job Type: Fixed Term up to 30 June 2023.
∎ Location: Cox`s Bazar and Whykong.

Job Responsibilities:
∎ The role of the Project Assistant-GJSI is to support Gender Justice and Social Inclusion team to implement multiple project activities and to ensure local-level relationship formation with government authority and service providers through advocacy and negotiation.
∎ The post holder will be responsible for formatting and functioning of men's and women's groups as per project demand and also will implement gender justice project activities at the field level as per guidelines.
∎ The Project Assistant will coordinate with other OXFAM staff and volunteers in the working areas and assist the partner's staff to effectively implement project activities. Conducting and organizing orientation/training/debriefings/ action planning/discussions session at the host community and in the camp is one of the key responsibilities.
∎ Moreover, the Project Assistant will assist Gender Justice and Social Inclusion Team to ensure women and marginalized people's equal rights, fundamental freedom, access to dignified work, democratic participation, and an environment of respect, justice, and diversity through deploying transformative strategies align with feminist principles.

Additional Requirements:
∎ A minimum of 6 months to 1 year of practical experience in gender activities.
∎ The post holder should have a clear understanding of protection and gender issues and safe programming in the refugee context and should have the ability to implement the community-based approach in the camp and the host community.
∎ The person should have the ability for awareness raising and advocate initiatives on gender-sensitive issues.
∎ Experience in conducting capacity-building programs for the community and volunteers is one of the key areas.
∎ Finally, we are looking for a person with good communication and writing skills who has a strong commitment to establishing feminist principles in collaboration with other program teams.

Salary:
∎ BDT. 438459 per annum (13 months)

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Medical for spouse and children, contributory provident fund, gratuity, leave & Insurance, etc.

Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.

Application Deadline: 7 Nov 2022

Company Information:
∎ 27 Oct 2022
∎ Oxfam
∎ Business : Oxfam employs more than six thousand people in 90 countries who share a commitment to work together to end poverty and suffering. It is committed to ensure diversity and gender equality within the organization and welcomes applications from women, person with disability and under-represented groups. Oxfam does not discriminate against applicants or employees based on their HIV/AIDS status. The organization has been working in Bangladesh since the War of Independence and has established a permanent country office in 1972. Since then it has responded to all major emergencies in the country. Oxfam's current program focuses on Economic Justice & Resilience, Gender and Women?s Leadership and Humanitarian Capacity Building and Response.

Category: NGO/Development