Project Officer-CODEC People for People (P4P)

Job Description

Title: Project Officer-CODEC People for People (P4P)

Company Name: Community Development Centre-CODEC

Vacancy: 01

Age: Na

Job Location: Bagerhat (Sarankhola)

Salary: Tk. 45000 - 45000 (Monthly)

Experience:

• 1 to 2 years

• 1 to 2 years

Required Qualifications & Experience

• Master’s degree (preferred) or Bachelor’s with strong equivalent experience in development studies, social sciences, DRR, climate change adaptation, environmental science, or other related fields such as public policy and gender studies.

• About a year of progressively responsible project management experience in climate resilience/DRR, rights-based programming, or community-led development.

• Demonstrated experience working with women/youth-led groups, community facilitation models, and locally-led adaptation approaches through full-time work experience, internships or volunteerism.

• Proven skills in safeguarding implementation (including child safeguarding), consent-based documentation, and trauma-aware/community care practices.

• Strong budget management and donor reporting skills (narrative + financial), with high attention to compliance and documentation. 

Core Competencies

• Feminist and inclusive leadership; ability to hold safe, dignified spaces for participation.

• Partnership building and conflict-sensitive coordination across NGOs, informal collectives, and government actors.

• Strong facilitation, coaching, and adaptive management skills in complex field settings.

• Excellent writing and synthesis (learning briefs, practice digests, stories of change) with ethical storytelling standards.

• High integrity, accountability, and commitment to safeguarding and do-no-harm.

Community Development Centre (CODEC) invites application for the following position from the potential Bangladeshi nationals.

Job Description: Project Officer — People for People (P4P) / OCI Seed Funding (Bangladesh)

Job Title: Project Officer, People for People (P4P)
Contract Type & Duration: Fixed-term, aligned to project cycle (May 2026–Jan 2027)

Duty Station: Bangladesh (with frequent travel to coastal project locations)
Reporting to: Project Focal at CODEC

Monthly Salary: 45, 000 BDT

Role Purpose

The Project Officer will lead end-to-end delivery of the P4P initiative, ensuring timely, safe, and high-quality implementation of feminist, care-centered, peer-to-peer resilience learning across coastal Bangladesh. The role will coordinate partners and grassroots collectives; operationalize safeguarding and consent-first facilitation; manage planning, budget, and reporting; and ensure that community-led knowledge is documented and translated into local DRR and education system uptake.

Key Responsibilities

1) Project Leadership, Planning, and Delivery

• Lead detailed work planning and sequencing of project activities across the implementation period (governance setup, mentor recruitment/training, peer circles, reflection, transition planning).

• Oversee implementation of 12–15 structured peer learning sessions in community hubs (schools, libraries, community spaces), ensuring quality facilitation and inclusion.

• Coordinate tool adaptation and production (visual kits, comic books, oral history templates, preparedness checklists) for local language, literacy, and risk context.

2) Partnership & Stakeholder Coordination

• Serve as primary coordination point between implementing teams, Oxfam focal points, and grassroots networks/collectives involved in P4P delivery.

• Maintain active relationships with local institutions and duty-bearers (Union/District DRR committees, Education offices, Union Parishads, schools/libraries) to support knowledge uptake.

• Convene and support advisory/oversight spaces as required (community advisory group, reflection workshops, roundtables).

3) Safeguarding, Consent, and Do-No-Harm

• Establish and enforce project safeguarding measures, including child-safe engagement, trauma-aware facilitation, consent and privacy protocols, and safe documentation practices.

• Ensure field teams and facilitators receive training and apply “consent-first” and care-based engagement methods consistently.

• Lead incident reporting and response pathways (as per organisational safeguarding policies), ensuring survivor-centered practice and confidentiality.

4) Facilitation Capacity & Community Leadership Strengthening

• Lead re-engagement of existing facilitators and recruitment of 20–30 intergenerational mentor pairs (elder women and adolescent girls), working through schools, CSOs, and community networks.

• Oversee delivery of civic leadership development (inclusive facilitation, trauma-aware storytelling, documentation ethics, care practices, use of learning kits).

• Support women and youth leaders to take on structured roles as peer educators and Environmental Human Rights and Land Defenders (EHRLDs) within the project’s scope.

5) Knowledge, Evidence, and Policy Influence

• Ensure each peer circle generates concise, illustrated outputs (e.g., “Practice Digests”) summarizing transferable resilience practices for submission to DRR and education stakeholders.

• Coordinate district-level engagement moments (e.g., roundtables/policy clinics) where women/youth mentors present findings and advocate for integration into local plans/SOPs/curricula (where feasible).

• 6) Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability & Learning (MEAL)

• Design and manage “light but participatory” MEAL systems (outcome journaling, short feedback loops, stories of change, reflection workshops).

• Track progress against activity milestones and learning questions (scalability, trust-building, uptake drivers, offline/online tool effectiveness).

7) Financial Management, Compliance, and Reporting

• Manage activity budgets, procurement, and partner payments in line with organisational finance procedures; maintain complete documentation for audit readiness.

• Support small-grant/partner support arrangements for grassroots collectives (where applicable), including simple budgeting, basic compliance, and activity reporting support.

• Produce timely narrative and financial reporting (including the final report due after the implementation period), ensuring accuracy, learning focus, and compliance with agreement requirements.

8) Team Management & Operations

• Supervise project staff/field facilitators (as applicable), set performance expectations, ensure wellbeing and duty of care, and manage work allocation.

• Ensure safe logistics for field activities (travel, venues, accessibility supports, risk mitigation), especially for women and adolescent participants.

Key Deliverables (Illustrative)

• Safeguarding and consent protocols operationalized; teams trained and compliant.

• Monthly and Quarterly Narrative and Financial Progress reports.

• 20–30 mentor pairs mobilized; facilitation and storytelling capacity strengthened.

• 12–15 peer learning circles formed

• Localized toolkits (ranging from comic books, local music, drama or play etc.) produced

• Toolkits used and disseminated among local and learner communities through local government institutions, schools etc.

• Project Officer will be primarily based in Shoronkhola, Bagerhat with monthly travel to Ramgati, Lakshmipur.

• Frequent field travel to coastal communities; ability to work flexibly during peak activity periods as work hours can extend beyond 9-5

• Commitment to organisational Code of Conduct, safeguarding policies, and data privacy/confidentiality standards.