Project Officer - ECD (COVID-19 Response)
Job Description
Title: Project Officer - ECD (COVID-19 Response)
Company Name: International Rescue Committee (IRC)
Vacancy: Not specific
Job Location: Cox's Bazar (Teknaf, Ukhia)
Employment Status: Full-time, Contractual
Educational Requirements:
∎ Master's degree in Education/ Social Science or any other relevant subjects
Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 2 year(s)
∎ The applicants should have experience in the following area(s):
Early Childhood Development (ECD), Education
Job Context:
∎ This position will be responsible for overall community mobilization and capacity building for successful field implementation of distance ECD (COVID-19 Response) at Rohingya camp and host community in Ukhiya and Teknaf upazila. He/she will be a mentor Project Assistant and ECD Community Facilitator to develop their capacity on remote support for ECD clients and ensure the quality implementation of project’s deliverables. The assigned personnel will build working relationship with different stakeholders for project’s effectiveness; quality and sustainability.
∎ Department: Education (ECD)
∎ Contract Length: December 31, 2020 (with possibility of extension subject to funding, program needs and performance of incumbent)
Job Responsibilities:
∎ Ensure effective and quality field implementation of project’s activities
∎ Capacity building of Learning Facilitators/Community Volunteers through training and ongoing professional support
∎ Regular supervision of PA, Learning Facilitators/Community Volunteers at field level for quality delivery.
∎ Online base data check and ensure data quality.
∎ Ensure group formation of pregnant and newly mother, mother in law, father of the children/caregivers.
∎ Ensure quality awareness initiatives/session with caregivers of targeted children by using digital platform (i.e. Parents, Mother in law etc.) at camps and host communities.
∎ Accountable for financial transaction
∎ Mobilize community partnerss and ensure their active engagement in project’s cycle.
∎ Regular supervision
∎ Maintain liaison and functional relationship with relevant Government authorities and NGOs.
∎ Ensure site selection and necessary approval for education project implementation.
∎ Develop weekly/monthly work plan for Learning Facilitators/Community Volunteers.
∎ Ensure quantitative and qualitative data as per MEAL requirement.
∎ Identify field related challenges/gaps and develop alternative plan/s to mitigate the challenges/gaps.
∎ Facilitate ‘Learning Sharing’ event; FGD/KII; meeting; workshop at community level.
∎ Ensure necessary data/statistics; case study; success story for proper documentation.
∎ Coordination between programme and operation team and ensure logistic support at field level.
∎ Field level coordination with other sectors (i.e. Child Protection; Heath, PROL, GBV) and government community level health facilities (CC, FWC, SC) officials to ensure quality integration into programming.
∎ Compile participatory feedback from partners (i.e. children, parents, mother in law, caregivers, and community leaders) and submit to management for future action.
∎ Any other relevant tasks assigned from management.
Additional Requirements:
∎ At least 02 years working experience in Early Childhood development programme/Digital education platform with national/international NGO. Working experience in EiE in Education and community mobilization will be added value
∎ Knowledge about tools and process of Social Mobilization with significant proven experience in social mobilization, sensitization, and organization
∎ Expertise on field level effective communication
∎ Interpersonal skills with ability to work independently with minimum support from the team
∎ Familiarity and sensitivity with the Rohingya context: language, customs, etc.
∎ Basic computer Literacy: MS office (Word, excel, PowerPoint, outlook, etc.)
∎ Willingness to work in an environment with limited resources with poor living conditions and in difficult situations
∎ Ability to remain productive under difficult and high stressed situations
∎ Ability on prioritization, respects and adheres to deadlines
Salary: Tk. 48500 (Monthly)
Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Mobile bill, Insurance
Application Deadline: 1 Aug 2020
Company Information:
∎ 26 Jul 2020
∎ International Rescue Committee (IRC)
∎ Address : Apartment A4, 4th Floor, Navana Miru, House 4, Road 96, Gulshan 2, Dhaka
∎ Web : https://www.rescue.org/
∎ Business : The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people whose lives and livelihoods are shattered by conflict and disaster to survive, recover and gain control of their future. In more than 40 countries and in 26 U.S. cities, our dedicated teams provide clean water, shelter, health care, education, protection and empowerment support to refugees and displaced people. The International Rescue Committee (IRC) Founded in 1933. David Miliband, President and CEO of the International Rescue Committee, is a former Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom.
Category: NGO/Development
Read Before Apply: Standard of Professional ConductIRC and IRC employees are required to abide by the values and principles outlined in the IRC Way – Code of Conduct which are Integrity, Service, and Accountability. In accordance with these values, IRC operates and enforces policies on Beneficiary Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Harassment-Free Workplace, Fiscal Integrity, Anti-Retaliation, Combating Trafficking in Persons and several others. Gender Equality & Equal OpportunityWe are committed to narrowing the gender gap in leadership positions. We offer generous benefits that provide an enabling environment for women to participate in our workforce including parental leave, gender-sensitive security protocols and other supportive benefits and allowances. We welcome and strongly encourage qualified female professionals to apply.We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our organization. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. Are you ready to join the most dynamic team?
