Project Officer - Livelihood

Job Description

Title: Project Officer - Livelihood

Company Name: United Purpose

Vacancy: Not specific

Job Location: Cox's Bazar (Ramu)

Employment Status: Full-time

Educational Requirements:
∎ Master's degree in relevant subjects

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 3 year(s)

Job Context:
∎ Grade: IIIC
∎ Line Manager: Head of DRM & ER

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Develop and ensure Details Implementation Plan (DIP) of project activities, formation of SHG/youth's groups, provide EDT, Skill Training, livelihood grants management and Business Plan of the selected beneficiaries.
∎ Accomplishment of Baseline Survey, Beneficiaries Selection, Formation of Self-Help and youths Groups, provide EDT, Skill development, TVET, business development of women and young producers, ICT, Career skill, Literacy Skill, Behavioural Change, etc.
∎ Ensure the outputs of livelihood grant support under business plan development, the project plan is executed, and the target producers are in track according to their business plan developed.
∎ Set results and executing of the business development activities effectively and timely at your working area and support business and cooperative development of youths and women producers
∎ Support in development training modules of relevant EDT and business skill development and to ensure that the operational guidelines of the project activities are implemented in right track
∎ Support in assessment livelihood options, sub-sectors, and future aspects of production through participatory VCA, share objectives herewith and its field implementation and viable market linkages.
∎ Insight investigation and coach the staff herewith as a result of preventing conflicts
∎ Ensue the scopes of the logistics in production, hygiene and safety measurement in ED and undertake collaborative efforts with public and private sectors for inclusive market development.
∎ Coordination, liaison and collaboration with Upazila administration, Sectoral departments, Camp & Local Authorities, civil society, Private Sectors & other actors.
∎ Ensure the accomplishment of community orientations on behavioural change & nutrition, social cohesion, peace building, conflict prevention, early marriage, trafficking & GBV, SRHR, DRR, etc.
∎ Ensure active engagement of community peoples to DRR and RRAP in business development.
∎ Support to implement the innovative business of youths and women identifying the scope of market and enterprise development
∎ Support in selection of Small-Scale Mitigation Works, Development of Co-management Committee, and Beneficiaries selection for Cash for Work.
∎ Regular visit the fields of producer's groups, and meet the public and private sectors and markets and meet with their representative, report, develop and expose the service inventory.
∎ Ensuring maintenance of effective coordination and communication with UNO, LGI's, ISCG, CiC, clusters, sector's, DAE, DLS, DFO, DYD, DWA, MFIs, LSPs, Privet's sector, Inputs and outputs; companies & retailors, traders, etc. for viable institutional linkage of producers.
∎ Ensuring the participation of GoB and other relevant committee(s) within the project areas that could contribute to bring effective results at project level.
∎ Support in development Partnership and Public & Private sectors engagement for viable input and output market linkage and supply chain development herewith
∎ Ensuring reports are prepared within timeline and submitted
∎ Internal and external best practice and lesson learning on projects activities are documented and used in on-going procedures.
∎ Supporting team members to enable them to give of their best e.g., by encouraging and praising good performance, coaching, assisting staff to prevent or resolve problems, providing resources, tools and equipment.
∎ Enabling a friendly collaborative working culture within the team, actively sharing information and knowledge to enable the team to ensure effective learning and sharing across the organization;
∎ Ensure the logistic and financial management in conducting the activities

Additional Requirements:
∎ The applicants should have experience in the following area(s): Program Officer/Manager
∎ In depth understanding of the inclusive market development framework in disaster like situations, FDMNs and host community situations in Cox's Bazar district
∎ Minimum three years of professional work experience in the relevant field
∎ Strong knowledge and understanding on value chain, cooperative and resilient livelihood, entrepreneurship and business, jobs and career development of women and youths, DRR and inclusive business, government priorities in business development, different government structure, and excellent understanding of humanitarian assistance in emergencies
∎ Good communication skills (oral and written) with community and relevant stakeholders
∎ Well-known local language/dialect and ability to work with people from different cultures, gender, religion, race, nationality and age
∎ Highly energetic, motivated and ability to work effectively as a team member
∎ Consistently approaches work with energy and a positive, constructive attitude
∎ Proficiency in MS office tools, including Word and Power Point
∎ Computer typing skills in Bangla and English
∎ Critical and creative thinking and analytical skills. Ability to compose, edit, analyse and report using complex information

Salary:
∎ As per organizational policy

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ As per organizational policy

Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.

Application Deadline: 25 May 2021

Company Information:
∎ 17 May 2021
∎ United Purpose

Category: NGO/Development

: Short listed candidates will be invited for written test and interview. Written test and interview may be administered online which will be confirmed later.