Title: Project Officer - Creating Space to Take Actions on Violence Against Women & Girls (VAWG)
Company Name: Oxfam
Vacancy: Not specific
Job Location: Dhaka
Employment Status: Contractual
Educational Requirements:
∎ Minimum Graduation on Anthropology, Sociology, Development Studies, Social Studies or other relevant discipline with at least 2 years' experience of similar work
Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 2 year(s)
Job Context:
∎ Job Type : Fixed term (Till March 2022)
∎ What we are looking for:
∎ Project Officer - Creating Space to take actions on VAWG Project is responsible for providing support in implementing the project in line with the overall Oxfam Strategic Plan, program, Gender thematic strategies and Programming guidelines.
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∎ Under the technical guidance of the Project Manager (Gender Justice and Social Inclusion Coordinator, the Project Officer will be responsible for planning and implementing project with local partners at field level, with a special focus on GBV and Protection activities. She/he will ensure the inclusion of gender into all aspects of program planning processes and activities, both with Oxfam and Partners.
Additional Requirements:
∎ Essential:
∎ Excellent communication and facilitation skills
∎ Proven ability to work with alliances and engage in institutional relationships
∎ Ability to work with; support and influence others
∎ Skills on drafting, preparing and analysing reports
∎ Good understanding of principles of effective planning
∎ Good interpersonal communication and influencing skills
∎ Proficiency in English both in written and oral
∎ Skills in MS Office
∎ Strong interpersonal skills
∎ Desirable:
∎ Strong understanding and proven experiences on Gender and ending violence against women programme development and implementation at field and national level
∎ Experience in partnership management
∎ Demonstrates ability to identify and implement opportunities for innovation
∎ Understanding of advocacy, campaigning and communications and how they contribute to achieving programme goals
∎ Some experience of voluntary social work or working with voluntary organizations.
∎ Experience of facilitating trainings, workshops and other forms of capacity building activities
∎ Strong commitment to the rights of the most marginal communities
∎ Strong commitment to the Women's Rights
∎ Strong commitment to the values of accountability, inclusiveness and empowerment
∎ Forward looking and visionary
∎ Emotional intelligence to deal with a diverse range of stakeholder including from government, private sector, civil society and grassroots communities.
∎ As part of gender balance commitment in the team, female candidates with due qualifications and competitive capacity will be preferred;
∎ Proven organizational skill.
∎ Key Attributes:
∎ Ability to demonstrate sensitivity to cultural differences and gender issues, as well as the commitment to equal opportunities
∎ Ability to demonstrate an openness and willingness to learn about the application of gender/gender mainstreaming, women's rights, and diversity for all aspects of development work
∎ Commitment to Oxfam's safeguarding policies to ensure all people who come into contact with Oxfam are as safe as possible
Salary:
∎ BDT. 7,27,205 gross per annum (13 months) with other benefits e.g. medical for spouse and children, contributory Provident fund, gratuity, leave & Insurance etc.
Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ This role will give you an opportunity to make a difference in Gender Justice & Social Inclusion at Oxfam GB, to act as a key contributor to Bangladesh Country Programme to take action to reduce violence against women and girls (VAWG), including children, early and forced marriage (CEFM) in six districts in Bangladesh, to work with a group of passionate people that are specialists in their Humanitarian fields etc, training and development, offers fair pay and competitive benefits package.
Application Deadline: 12 Nov 2020
Company Information:
∎ 4 Nov 2020
∎ 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
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