Job Description
Title: Project Lead, Road Safety, (Contractual forSHIKHA Project)
Company Name: BRAC
Vacancy: --
Location: Dhaka
Minimum Salary: Negotiable
Experience:
∎ At least 3 years
∎ The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s):NGO
Published: 30 Dec 2024
Education:
∎ Masters, Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Requirements:
Additional Requirements:
∎ Experience in donor funded project management
∎ Experience in managing road safety/ prevention and response to gender based violence projects will be given preference.
Responsibilities & Context:
∎ Lead the activities in public space and public transports to reduce sexual harassment and gender-based violence.
∎ Ensure meeting and conducting workshops with Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA), relevant government policy makers, including representatives from Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges on deterrent interventions.
∎ Develop guidelines to stop GBV and SH in public transport (buses), and the use of CCTV and panic buttons.
∎ Develop national prevention and response mechanism guidelines against all forms of GBV in public transport.
∎ Manage project's reporting, MIS documentation and ensuring proper management of the knowledge products and resources.
∎ Responsible for grant management and donor reporting as per donor requirement.
∎ Enhance capacity of District Road Safety Committees (DRSC), City authorities, law enforcement agencies, police hotlines (999), transport sector associations, drivers and helpers etc. to develop and implement localized plans to prevent and respond to GBV and SH in public transports and public places, to provide access & response to hotlines.
∎ Follow-up the training and operations of the project and support in developing training modules, logistics to ensure smooth flow of operations in the training programmes.·
∎ Design gender sensitive training module, knowledge and campaign materials and overseeing the smooth campaigns at the project.
∎ Maintain compliance with EU's visibility guidelines for all activities including knowledge and communication materials.
∎ Monitor the financial issues of the project activities at HO and at the field level through regular field visits and ensure effective implementation of tasks, financial monitoring and compliance.
∎ Coordination with all BRAC programs, departments and government offices concerned with Road Safety.·
∎ Ensure the safety of Programme Participants, people who come into contact with the organisation and team members from any harm, abuse, neglect, harassment and exploitation including sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) to achieve the programme's goals of 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.
∎ BRAC is an international development organisation founded in Bangladesh that partners with over 100 million people living with inequality and poverty globally to create sustainable opportunities to realise potential.
∎ Working at BRAC is not like any other job. It is a platform where you can bring about real change for people who need it the most. We are not just dreaming of a better world, we are building it. Join us to find the way.
∎ The SHIKHA project under Social Compolinace Programme aims to strengthen prevention and response to all forms of gender based violence (GBV) at the public and workplaces in Bangladesh through legislative change and effective enforcement, strengthening systems and addressing harmful social norms and gender stereotypes. The project will work in Dhaka, Gazipur, Chattogram, Barisal, Narayanganj and Rajshahi districts in 250 workplaces, 270 educational institutions, public places, digital platforms and with the Government of Bangladesh.
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∎ MJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:
∎ Lead the activities in public space and public transports to reduce sexual harassment and gender-based violence.
∎ Ensure meeting and conducting workshops with Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA), relevant government policy makers, including representatives from Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges on deterrent interventions.
∎ Develop guidelines to stop GBV and SH in public transport (buses), and the use of CCTV and panic buttons.
∎ Develop national prevention and response mechanism guidelines against all forms of GBV in public transport.
∎ Manage project's reporting, MIS documentation and ensuring proper management of the knowledge products and resources.
∎ Responsible for grant management and donor reporting as per donor requirement.
∎ Enhance capacity of District Road Safety Committees (DRSC), City authorities, law enforcement agencies, police hotlines (999), transport sector associations, drivers and helpers etc. to develop and implement localized plans to prevent and respond to GBV and SH in public transports and public places, to provide access & response to hotlines.
∎ Follow-up the training and operations of the project and support in developing training modules, logistics to ensure smooth flow of operations in the training programmes.·
∎ Design gender sensitive training module, knowledge and campaign materials and overseeing the smooth campaigns at the project.
∎ Maintain compliance with EU's visibility guidelines for all activities including knowledge and communication materials.
∎ Monitor the financial issues of the project activities at HO and at the field level through regular field visits and ensure effective implementation of tasks, financial monitoring and compliance.
∎ Coordination with all BRAC programs, departments and government offices concerned with Road Safety.·
∎ SAFEGUARDING RESPONSIBILITIES:
∎ Ensure the safety of Programme Participants, people who come into contact with the organisation and team members from any harm, abuse, neglect, harassment and exploitation including sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) to achieve the programme's goals of 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.
Skills & Expertise:
Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Festival Bonus, Health and Life Insurance, and others as per policy
Employment Status: Contractual
Job Location: Dhaka
Job Highlights:
Company Information:
∎ BRAC
∎ BRAC Centre, 75 Mohakhali, Dhaka-1212
∎ BRAC is an international development organisation founded in Bangladesh that partners with over 100 million people living with inequality and poverty globally to create sustainable opportunities to realise potential.
Address::
∎ BRAC Centre, 75 Mohakhali, Dhaka-1212
∎ BRAC is an international development organisation founded in Bangladesh that partners with over 100 million people living with inequality and poverty globally to create sustainable opportunities to realise potential.
Read Before Apply: Please apply only who are fulfilling all the requirements of this job
Application Deadline: 8 Jan 2025
Category: NGO/Development
