Project Officer - RESILIENT Project

Job Description

Title: Project Officer - RESILIENT Project

Company Name: Cordaid

Vacancy: Not specific

Job Location: Dhaka, Narayanganj

Employment Status: Full-time

Educational Requirements:
∎ Bachelor degree in any discipline, but education in urban development, business management and waste management will be preferable.

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 5 year(s)

Job Context:
∎ Reports to: Project Manager
∎ Nature of Job: Full time Level: Junior level position
∎ Cordaid will be implementing the project to enhance the livelihood of the waste actors by strengthening the value chain to increase collection of plastic waste by improving waste governance in land and water bodies in Dhaka North and Narayanganj. The expected outcome of the project is to improve the plastic waste management process in Dhaka North City Corporation and Narayanganj City Corporation through capacitating the formal and informal plastic waste actors, local service providers in close collaboration with the City Corporations, civil society organizations and private sector. The collaboration will lead to at source segregation of plastic waste in the targeted clusters ensuring recovery of unsoiled plastic for increased income and livelihood opportunities. At the same time, the project will focus on removing plastic waste from the land and water to reduce water clogging, increase collection volume of plastic waste and build capacity of the waste actors (collectors and aggregators) and link them with the recycling company.
∎ The Project Officer will be responsible to implement the project activities specifically capacity building of the waste collectors, awareness creation, etc. at field level with close coordination of city corporation, waste processors, waste collectors, aggregators and association to supply the PET bottles to the reclining companies. The Project Officer will be also responsible to collect the data and information to generate high-quality reports for donors, stakeholders, and high official at Cordaid global and country level collogues.
∎ Working Conditions:
∎ Working days from Sunday to Thursday with 40 hours per week. This position may be required to work some overtime hours to attend meetings such as the Annual Audit.
∎ Frequently field visit and closely work with city corporation, recycling companies, waste aggregators , waste collectors, volunteers, etc.
∎ Any other tasks assigned by the supervisor from time to time.
∎ Yearly renewable the contract based on fund availability and performance.
∎ Have to follow CORDAID HR, Admin and Finance related policy.
∎ Key contacts:
∎ Project Manager, Head of Programs, City Corporation, Plastic Recycle Processing Companies, HR & Admin and Finance department of Cordaid

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Establish relationship with the stakeholders such as city corporation, waste processing companies, local elite, waste collectors, for waste aggregators/bhangari
∎ Organize consultative workshop with the stakeholders
∎ Conduct participatory needs assessment and develop action-plan
∎ Organize training for the selected beneficiaries on entrepreneurship, health and safety
∎ Strengthen association for the informal waste collectors (Bhangari, waste picker, hawker)
∎ Set up Curbside bins and Buy-back centers in the community
∎ Equipment supports to bhangaris for business acceleration with the help of the project manager
∎ Provide personal protective equipment (Boots, Masks, Gloves, Hand Wash, etc.) for Waste Collectors
∎ Provide first-aid kit boxes for improved working conditions
∎ Conduct campaign to raise mass awareness to dispose of plastic waste and PET bottles separately
∎ Supervise the volunteers and their capacity building through training, orientation, coaching, meeting, etc.
∎ Capacity building of the waste collectors, aggregators and association
∎ Ensure timely collection and reporting of PET bottles/plastic and processing training for waste aggregators/bhangari
∎ Develop and disseminate communications materials (advertisements, posters/stickers, audio-visuals, etc.) through print and electronic media (including social media)
∎ Real-time Tracking System of plastic waste and PET bottles (Volume)
∎ Arrange learning dissemination workshop to share project results as lobby and advocacy initiative to sensitize the stakeholders specifically the city corporation
∎ Regularly monitoring the progress of PET bottle collection and supply to the companies including reporting.
∎ Establish networking relationships with the public-private sectors and other partner organizations

Additional Requirements:
∎ 5+ years of experience in development field
∎ Experience in urban context specifically waste management will be preferred.
∎ Data collection, information collection skill is highly important and ICT/digital technology related knowledge and skill will be preferred
∎ Good in training facilitation and rapport building skill
∎ Experience in coordination with government, City Corporation and skill in tracking project progress along with the preparation of regular progress reports.
∎ Excellent interpersonal communication, problem solving skills and strong value-based commitment
∎ Good computer skills in MS Office

Salary:
∎ Competitive salary package depending on education, skill and experience.

Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.

Application Deadline: 30 Jul 2023

Company Information:
∎ 16 Jul 2023
∎ Cordaid

Category: NGO/Development