Project Officer-Service Linkage
Job Description
Title: Project Officer-Service Linkage
Company Name: Handicap International (humanity & Inclusion) in Bangladesh
Vacancy: 1
Job Location: Cox's Bazar (Ukhia)
Employment Status: Full-time
Educational Requirements:
∎ Bachelor's Degree in Law, Humanitarian Law, Social Science, International law, Psychology, Political Science, Anthropology, Women and Gender Studies or any relevant discipline.
∎ Preferable – Master's Degree in a relevant field.
Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 2 year(s)
Job Context:
∎ HI has been working in Bangladesh since 1997, focusing on creating sustainable changes to ensure the rights and inclusion of people with disabilities in society. HI is an independent and impartial aid organization working in poverty, exclusion, conflict, and disaster situations throughout Bangladesh. With projects in different districts of the country, HI works not only with people with disabilities and other vulnerable populations, but also with their families, their communities, and local humanitarian actors in order to respond to their essential needs, improve their living conditions, promote respect for their dignity and fundamental rights, and provide sustainability in its action. As one of the key organizations in the disability sector, HI has a wide range of projects which assist in promoting the inclusion of persons with disabilities and their issues in emergency and development contexts, building capacities of local stakeholders, and reducing the impact of natural and human-made disasters. Particularly in Cox`s Bazar district, HI is providing services in rehabilitation, MH/PSS, SRH, protection, and inclusive education with an inclusion mainstreaming approach to refugees and host populations affected by the forcibly displaced undocumented Myanmar nationals. HI`s multi-sectoral mobile units (MU) and static approach are currently working in 15 camps located in both Teknaf and Ukhiya Upazilas and surrounding host areas providing comprehensive services in physical rehabilitation, primary health care, protection, and MHPSS.
∎ HI is currently implementing a development and humanitarian response project in Kurigram, and Cox`s Bazar district through 4 project offices (Kurigram, Ukhiya, and Teknaf) and 2 coordination offices (Dhaka and Cox Bazar).
∎ Operational Thematic: Livelihood, Health and Rehabilitation, Protection, Inclusion, Education, and Atlas Logistics
∎ Number of staff: Around 294 National staff and 06 international staff
∎ HI is currently looking for Project Officer-Service Linkage, reporting to the Team Manager/Project Manager/Senior Project Manager the Project Officer-Service Linkage contributes to the implementation of the mandate and the 10-year strategy of Humanity & Inclusion in the country where s/he is based. The Project Officer-Service Linkage contributes to the implementation of his/her project, ensuring the optimal quality and the impact of the project. S/he works closely with the programme & technical team.
∎ Job Location: Ukhiya
∎ Line Manager: Team Manager
∎ Type of Contract: Fixed-term
∎ Duration of the Contract: 01 July 2023 to 31 December 2023.
Job Responsibilities:
∎ Mission 1: Operational implementation
∎ Responsibility 1: Identification, registration, referral, follow-up and case closure.
∎ Throughout weekly plans, conduct door-to-door visits to support the identification and registration of persons with specific needs.
∎ Ensure and oversee those specialized needs, including Protection, MHPSS, Physical and Functional Rehabilitation, basic health care and recreational, are internally referred to HI specialized Officers in compliance with best practice and international standards related to the safety, participation and informed consent, non-discrimination and respect of beneficiaries, in addition to the confidentiality of his/her information.
∎ Ensure that needs falling outside of HI’s scope, including Shelter, Wash, Food Assistance, are externally referred to specialized actors, in a timely, safe and adequate manner, in compliance with best-practice and international standards, and by use of the Inter-Agency referral form.
∎ Upon relevant or adequate support and collaboration with Team Manager or HI’s specialized Officer(s), ensure timely and quality follow-up of service provision, in line with the general guidelines on timing and frequency associated to a risk assessment.
∎ In collaboration with Community-Officers, participate in establishing movement plans for Community volunteers and ensure on-the-job coaching of volunteers shadowing activities, from identification to case closure.
∎ Responsibility 2: Data Collection, Storage, Analysis, and Sharing.
∎ Ensure the data entry and documentation of the cases in line with HI's standard operating procedures on case management and data governance as well as international standards.
∎ Maintain complete, accurate and confidential case files, including registration tokens (barcodes) and forms, through guidance from the Technical Unit and MEAL department.
∎ Upon request of the Team Manager, report on weekly or monthly achievements and issues in the implementation of the program, in a safe and ethical manner.
∎ Attend monthly Project Officers-Service Linkage coordination meeting and discuss/refer, on an ad-hoc basis any challenge or perceived potential threat in the conduct of activities with relevant Technical specialist or Technical Officer as well as Team Manager.
∎ Responsibility 3: Networking and representation.
∎ Collaborate with HI sectors and external service providers to ensure a coordinated and collaborative response to the needs identified at individual and community level.
∎ Support the Team Manager in continuous mapping of services available in HI’s areas of intervention, including through external service mapping assessments (questionnaire form).
∎ In collaboration with the Team Manager, ensure up-to-date understandings of service providers operating in the area by team members, including through weekly meetings and presentation of service mapping assessments conducted.
∎ Establish and maintain positive and efficient relations with target beneficiaries, community members, community leaders and service providers.
∎ Participate in sectoral/or coordination meetings with other stakeholders upon request of the Team Manager.
∎ Responsibility 4: Other.
∎ Maintain positive work relationship within the team and promote team- building efforts.
∎ Upon request, actively participate in training and coaching provided by HI and external partners.
∎ Ensure compliance with HI technical standards and Code of Conduct.
∎ Ensure PSEA and Child Safeguarding standards are upheld.
∎ Mission 2: Emergency Preparedness and Response
∎ Responsibility 5:
∎ Contribute to the programme’s emergency preparedness initiatives, and in an emergency situation, adapt his/her working arrangements in order to contribute to an effective humanitarian response from HI.
∎ Take active part with the emergency team to response in an emergency including psychological first aid, identifying protection risks of vulnerable people and provide basic information of available services etc.
∎ Referral to other services for emergency and comprehensive care, including medical, Protection, MHPSS, shelter and other basic needs, also having the capacity to identify relevant protection services for survivors/at-risk persons and appropriate referral.
Additional Requirements:
∎ Age at least 18 years
∎ At least 2 years experience of working on the same thematic preferably in development and humanitarian context.
∎ Previous experience of working with a non-governmental organization, UN, or local Organization.
∎ Previous experience managing group sessions.
∎ Experience in humanitarian settings.
∎ Experience working in the protection sector.
∎ Experience working in a multidisciplinary context.
∎ Knowledge of humanitarian or development context(s).
∎ Good oral and written communication skills in Bengali and English; Chittagonian or Rohingya is an added advantage.
∎ Computer knowledge (MS office package- including Excel -- both in English and Bangla).
∎ Able to work in challenging conditions.
∎ Experience working within a team.
∎ Rigorous and organized.
∎ Person with disability are encouraged to apply
Salary:
∎ Tk. 62758 - 69693 (Monthly)
∎ A hardship allowance will be added to working in Cox`s Bazar District only.
Salary will be determined based on experience, qualification, and budget availability.
Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Mobile bill, Tour allowance, Medical allowance, Provident fund, Weekly 2 holidays, Insurance, Gratuity
∎ Festival Bonus: 2
∎ Medical Coverage: Staff & dependents will get general/outpatient, hospitalization, dental, and optical, medical insurance facilities as per the HI policy.
∎ Maternity Coverage: Staff & dependents will get maternity medical coverage facilities as per the HI policy.
∎ Group Life Insurance Coverage: Staff will get the death benefit, accidental benefit, permanent partial disability, permanent total disability benefit, and critical illness benefit as per the HI policy.
∎ Leave: Staff will get sick leave, annual leave, casual leave, medical leave, and event leave as per HI policy.
Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.
Application Deadline: 14 Jun 2023
Company Information:
∎ 1 Jun 2023
∎ Handicap International (humanity & Inclusion) in Bangladesh
∎ Address : House 3/A, Road 36, Gulshan-2, Dhaka-1212, Bangladesh
∎ Web : https://hi.org/en/index
∎ Business : Business: Handicap International (HI) is an international aid organization specializing in the field of disability. Non-governmental, non-religious, non-political, and non-profit making works alongside persons with disabilities and other vulnerable groups, whatever the context, assisting them and supporting them in their efforts to become self-reliant. Since its creation, the organization has set up programmes in approximately 60 countries and intervened in many emergencies. It operates as a federation made up of eight associations (Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Switzerland, United Kingdom, USA) that provide human and financial resources, manage projects, and raise awareness of Handicap International`s actions and campaigns.
HI has been working in Bangladesh since 1997, with a focus on creating sustainable changes in terms of ensuring the rights and inclusion of persons with disabilities in society. HI promotes an inclusive approach by focusing on access to services for all whenever possible rather than developing specific actions for persons with disabilities. HI works with persons with disabilities and with their families, their communities, and society. The main office is based in Dhaka, and presently there are 4 project offices (Kurigram, Sitakundu, Ukhiya, and Teknaf) and 1 coordination office (Cox Bazar).
Presently HI Bangladesh is implementing projects on integrating disability in community-based disaster risk reduction and response; economic empowerment of extremely poor persons with disabilities; mainstreaming disability in livelihood interventions; support to refugees and surrounding communities, capacity building of professional associations; and support to Disabled People`s Organizations; among others.
Category: NGO/Development
: Special Attention: "You are cordially requested not to apply if the salary range, job location, contract duration, and other terms and conditions mentioned in the advertisement does not match your expectation".Interested candidates meeting the above requirements should apply with the latest CV with 02 References (Current/Last Supervisor only) including the Head of HR of the current employer to Bdjobs.com by Wednesday, 14 June 2023. Only Bangladeshi national candidates are eligible to apply. Only shortlisted candidates will be notified.Handicap International-Humanity & Inclusion is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified, potential, matched female candidates and people with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply and will be preferred in case of similar qualifications to other candidates.HI promotes and upholds the principles of equal opportunities and policies (PSEAH, Child Protection, etc.). HI has a zero-tolerance approach to any harm to, or exploitation of, a vulnerable adult or a child by any of our staff, representatives, or partners. Recruitment to all jobs in HI includes, in particular, criminal record checks and the collection of relevant references. Safeguarding our beneficiaries is our top priority in everything we do.HI is committed to a safe workplace for everyone to grow professionally regardless of age, gender, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, or race. HI extends this commitment to equality and Do No Harm to all staff, volunteers, partners, and beneficiaries. The humanitarian principles focus on equity and inclusion with a solid commitment to these values. A competitive candidate will uphold and implement these values personally and professionally.Any persuasion by the person, phone, email, or other means in this regard will automatically disqualify the candidate. The selected employee should clearly understand that all final offers of employment are contingent upon a successful reference check, the pre-employment screening will be performed for all selected applicants. Please be noted that this position will be confirmed after confirmation of the award.
Source: bdjobs.com
Deadline Expired on 14th Jun 2023
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