Project Officer - Gender and Community Mobilization, MPDS
Job Description
Title: Project Officer - Gender and Community Mobilization, MPDS
Company Name: Save the Children
Vacancy: Not specific
Job Location: Cox's Bazar
Employment Status: Contractual
Educational Requirements:
∎ Bachelor Degree, preferably in Social Sciences/Gender and Women Studies/Population Science/ Development Studies or relevant discipline.
Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 3 year(s)
Job Context:
∎ Save the Children invites applications for the above-mentioned position. Qualified women are strongly encouraged to apply. Minimum requirements will be flexible for the potential female candidates.
∎ Contract length: Regular
∎ Job Location: Cox`s Bazar (Covering area: Lama/Naikhongchhari in Bandarban)
Job Responsibilities:
∎ The Opportunity:
∎ This position will be mainly responsible for providing support to the partner and project team, to address Gender responsive actions/interventions for the disaster shelter construction and risk reduction activities and mobilize the field accordingly. S/he will design gender integration plan, take capacity building initiatives, maintain meaningful relationships with communities and stakeholder and ensure timely information sharing on community mobilization events supported by the MPDS (Multi-Purpose Disaster Shelter) project. S/he will also evaluate the effectiveness of the gender integrated actions in community-based construction supervision, DRR & EiE interventions and community mobilization including the relevance to the needs of the targeted communities particular for this project. The incumbent will also work closely with other staff in project to ensure the high-quality activities with the maximum impact on women and children. S/he will conduct field level gender related training/orientations/ workshops for SCI and partner staff including associated stakeholders and other humanitarian actors based on identified capacity needs and gaps. The incumbent will have to coordinate with CARE gender focal person and maintain the same standard of implementation, as this is a consortium project.
Additional Requirements:
∎ At least three years of working experience with NGOs or other development organizations, preferably on education
∎ Partnership experience with government and non-government organizations
∎ Demonstrated experience on training with community stakeholders on gender-responsive service provision, accountability and justice mechanisms will be an asset.
∎ Excellent interpersonal, communication, presentation and negotiation skills
∎ Ability and willingness to travel widely in program areas
∎ Ability to produce high quality reports, gender integrated case studies
∎ Proficiency on using of standard office computer software/email
Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.
Application Deadline: 17 Jul 2021
Company Information:
∎ 5 Jul 2021
∎ Save the Children
∎ Business : We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realise the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard.
We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:
- No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday
- All children learn from a quality basic education and that,
- Violence against children is no longer tolerated
We know that great people make a great organization, and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children. We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive workplace where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.
Category: NGO/Development
