Job Description

Title: Project Officer-Humanitarian Crisis Response

Company Name: Islamic Relief Bangladesh

Vacancy: 1

Job Location: Cox's Bazar, Cox's Bazar (Ukhia)

Employment Status: Full-time

Educational Requirements:
∎ Master of Development Studies (MDS), Master of Social Science (MSS), Masters degree in any discipline

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 6 year(s)

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Ensure quality implementation and effective monitoring of the project in target location/s (40%)
∎ Be in line with organizational strategic objectives and goals.
∎ Assist Project Focal / Supervisor in making project implementation plan (PIP) considering the proposal and local context to achieve goal and objectives.
∎ Responsible to ensure project eminence under supervision of Project Focal / Supervisor.
∎ Provision of IRB country strategy implementation at field level.
∎ Supervise the participant’s identification process and other steps of implementation to keep them aligned with the IR Principle and guideline.
∎ Ensure quality and standards in food distribution / WASH/emergency relief/recovery/rehabilitation/livelihood interventions at every level of the project.
∎ Assist Project Focal / Supervisor in managing the project, oversee budget and carry out the monthly expenditure analysis, prepare reports and requirement of funds.
∎ Regularly follow up on the project activity, financial status works progress.
∎ Assist in maintaining strict compliance with donor rules and regulations.
∎ Engage in different need assessments, impact evaluation, post-distribution monitoring (PDM), and other planned activities such as various workshops and meetings.
∎ Ensure coordination and cooperation among the team members to uphold the organizational reputation.
∎ Ensure community mobilization and engagement through an effective community engagement plan for all the staff within IR guidelines and compliances.
∎ Monitor the working progress & ensure the quality of project activities, materials & inform project focal / supervisor.
∎ Ensure complain log and register at the project level.
∎ Practice and promote SPHERE and Core Humanitarian Standard (CHS) throughout the project.
∎ Ensure Complaints & Feedback Mechanism (CFM), Child Protection, Safeguarding & Gender Sensitivity issues concerning project activities.
∎ Capacity building initiatives for project participants, key stakeholders, and project staff at the program level (15%)
∎ Support to organize orientation for the newly recruited project staff.
∎ Organize basic skill development training for project participants on different topics i.e. repair and maintenance of WASH interventions, shelter & protection, livelihood, health & hygiene promotion, etc.
∎ Participate and facilitate weekly and monthly project-related awareness raising and feedback sessions at FDMN & host community level.
∎ Orient key stakeholders on Complaints & Feedback Mechanism (CFM), Child Protection, Safeguarding & Gender Sensitivity issues concerning project activities.
∎ Organize training and workshop in different sectors for internal and external stakeholders.
∎ Ensure effective reporting, appropriate archiving and visibility according to the project need (20%)
∎ Prepare bill & check the bills vouchers.
∎ Assist Project Focal / Supervisor in preparing monthly, quarterly, interim and final narrative reports as per proposal and project need.
∎ Assist Project Focal / Supervisor to provide a progress report to the country office and donor.
∎ Assist Project Focal / Supervisor to prepare the financial report of expenditure and update from time to time.
∎ Assist Project Focal / Supervisor to meet the different reporting deadlines.
∎ Update on track System on regular basis.
∎ To ensure organizational visibility in different stages.
∎ Prepare, approve, organize and preserve all project-related documents and ensure sending to Humanitarian Crisis Response Programme within due time.
∎ Assist in archiving the project documents (hard copy and electronic copy) as per IR guidelines.
∎ Share different information to develop the project with the knowledge management team.
∎ Ensures comprehensive and effective communication, coordination, and advocacy with different stakeholders (20%)
∎ Organize the project inception meeting with different level stakeholders.
∎ Coordinating overall implementation of the program at the field level.
∎ Managing the team at field level on-site and/or remotely depending on access.
∎ Ensure effective networking and coordination with UNO, LGI's, Clusters, and DC office for host community activities.
∎ Ensure effective networking and coordination with CiC, RRRC, Site Management, Sector Coordinator for FDMN activities.
∎ Ensure appropriate links with national/local authorities, state institutions, civil society, and other relevant stakeholders, including effective coordination and information exchange with them.
∎ Represent Islamic Relief Bangladesh in coordination meetings at RRRC, Upazila, and district levels.
∎ Assist Project Focal / Supervisor to update the 4W matrix on regular basis.
∎ Support to establish and maintain effective intra-camp coordination mechanisms and facilitate participation in inter-camp coordination activities.
∎ Assist in advocacy of IR at Camp and host community level.
∎ Represent IRB and District Advocate for the legitimate needs and rights of the camp population through liaison with Camp Administrator, humanitarian service providers, and other actors.
∎ Coordinate the project to be managed within the agreed time, cost, and quality constraints to enable the delivery of the agreed outputs and/or benefits.
∎ Assist Project Manager to maintain suitable plans, manage the delivery of minimum requirements and/or critical Success factors and effectively manage people (including third parties) and other resources.
∎ Provide support to set up and maintain a camp information management system in line with global Cluster guidelines including sex- and age-disaggregated data collection and transparent, yet appropriate, information sharing with all relevant stakeholders in a manner that upholds the principle of confidentiality.
∎ Ensure that the displaced are aware of the assistance and services available in the camp and how to access them; distribution points should be accessible and distribution mechanisms should take into consideration groups with specific needs to minimize chances of violence, abuse, and exploitation.
∎ Assist in liaising with partners, government representatives, donor agencies, national and international NGOs to ensure smooth implementation of the project.
∎ Assist in the development of a camp closure and phase-out strategy in the first phase of the camp response, with the relevant Cluster and the relevant partners and ensure it is adapted to the specific camp context.
∎ Organized lesson learned workshop for further organizational development.
∎ Collect successful project completion letters from relevant authorities.
∎ Other Requirements (5%)
∎ Participate & involved with seasonal programs (Ramadan, Qurbani, Winterization, etc.) activities.
∎ Ensure that local purchases and expenditures are done as per Islamic Relief Bangladesh policy.
∎ Maintain the stock book, inventory, and other essential registers properly and timely in an effective manner.
∎ Support in the procurement of materials like requisition, follow-up, etc.
∎ Take initiatives to ensure the security of project staff and participants during the intervention.
∎ Willing and able to travel frequently for extended periods and to remote areas of the projects.
∎ Ensure the safety of team members from any harm, abuse, neglect, harassment, and exploitation to achieve the program’s goals on safeguarding implementation and as well as Act as a key source of support, guidance, and expertise on safeguarding for establishing a safe working environment.
∎ Being a member of Islamic Relief as a child-friendly organization, it is the core responsibility and obligation of each staff member to understand and obey IR Child Protection & PSEA Policy and respond accordingly as and when required.
∎ Perform any other duties assigned by Supervisor

Additional Requirements:
∎ Experience in working with Humanitarian Crisis Response, food item distribution / WASH / emergency relief / Shelter construction/recovery / rehabilitation / livelihood activities
∎ Must have expertise in Local language (Rohingya & Chittagong)
∎ Working knowledge of Microsoft Word/ Excel/PowerPoint/Adobe Photoshop/ Basic Internet/ etc.
∎ Excellent Reading/Writing/Speaking/Listening skills for English & Bengali
∎ Social Mobilization Skill
∎ Facilitation Skill
∎ Coordination/Advocacy/Networking/Communication Skill
∎ Reporting & Documentation
∎ Monitoring & Evaluation Skill
∎ Financial management
∎ Decision-making skill
∎ Conflict resolution skill
∎ Leadership skill
∎ Self-development
∎ Problem-solving skill
∎ Planning, analytical and organizational skills
∎ Strategic Management skill
∎ Ability to work under pressure and manage workload effectively
∎ Supportive, effective, and good team player.
∎ Person with disability are encouraged to apply

Salary: Tk. 51791 (Monthly)

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Mobile bill, Provident fund, Insurance, Gratuity
∎ Festival Bonus: 1
∎ Other Benefits will be provided as per Organizational HR Policy

Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.

Application Deadline: 11 Feb 2022

Company Information:
∎ 28 Jan 2022
∎ Islamic Relief Bangladesh
∎ Address : Bangladesh Country Office: House # 10, Road # 10, Block-K, Baridhara, Dhaka-1212
∎ Web : islamicrelief.org.bd
∎ Business : Islamic Relief Worldwide (IRW) - founded in 1984 and based in Birmingham, UK - is an independent humanitarian and development organization. It supports the world’s most vulnerable people in their fight against poverty & sufferings regardless of race, political affiliation, gender, or belief, and without expecting anything in return. It is a signatory to the Code of Conduct for the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement.
IRW has a presence in 45 countries across the globe. Some funds of the organization come from individual donations and others from institutional donors such as the DFID, EU, SIDA, CIDA/IDRF, Forum Syd, WFP, UNDP, and ECHO.
Islamic Relief(IR) started working in Bangladesh in 1991 in order to help the distressed survivors of the devastating cyclone by providing emergency relief and supporting communities to rebuild in the wake of that cyclone. Initially, it focused on emergency relief & disaster preparedness activities. Later on, it expanded its programs on both humanitarian and development challenges. Now it works in an integrated manner combining emergency humanitarian assistance, short-term work opportunity, shelter support, awareness & training on different DRR, climate change, development, health & hygiene and social issues, cash grant, IGA means, health & nutrition, safe water & sanitation, education, advocacy and linkage with different service providers. As a registered charity, IR is open and transparent; it continually assesses its work and operational methods to improve impact and effectiveness.
Islamic Relief values and commitment to safeguarding: IRB is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behavior at work including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity, and financial misconduct; and committed to promoting the welfare of children, young people, adults, and beneficiaries with whom IRB engages. IRB expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment through our code of conduct. We place a high priority on ensuring that only those who share and demonstrate our values are recruited to work for us. All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records checks. IRW also participates in the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme.
In line with this Scheme, we will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse, and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment.



Category: NGO/Development

: For more details Job information, Please download the job description from our official websites (islamicrelief.org.bd). Female Candidates are highly encouraged to apply. However, Islamic Relief Bangladesh considers diversity in the workplace and is a committed equal opportunity employer. We encourage applications from all suitable candidates regardless of race, family or marital status, ethnicity, age, disability, class, caste, or religion.