Job Description

Title: Project Officer

Company Name: Society for Health Extension and Development (SHED)

Vacancy: 5

Job Location: Cox's Bazar (Ukhia)

Employment Status: Full-time, Contractual

Educational Requirements:
∎ Bachelor in Nutrition

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 2 year(s)

Job Context:
∎ PRM FUNDED "COMPREHENSIVE, INTEGRATED MULTI-SECTOR RESPONSE FOR ROHINGYA REFUGEES AND HOST COMMUNITIES IN COX`S BAZAR" PROGRAMME
∎ Society for Health Extension and Development (SHED) a National NGO working in Cox`s Bazar district is inviting applications from suitable candidates for its programme titled the multi-sectoral PRM funded "Comprehensive, Integrated Multi-Sector Response for Rohingya Refugees and Host Communities in Cox`s Bazar" Project in Rohingya Refugee Camps and the host community in Cox`s Bazar from August 2023 to July 2026, in consortium with IRC and BBC Media Action (SuBaSh Consortium).SHED is looking qualified candidates for the following position:
∎ Job Title: Project Officer
∎ No. of Positions 02 -camp, 3 -Host
∎ Exact Job Location: Ukhiya, Cox`s Bazar District
∎ Reportable to: Deputy Project Manager
∎ Contract details: From December 01 2023 to 31 August 2024 with possibility of Extension
∎ Job purpose: Technical leadership of implementation of the nutrition and food security components of the PRM funded programme to ensure quality service delivery, monitoring and evaluation, reporting and coordination with relevant authorities and stakeholders in the field.
∎ Liaises with: Nutrition site supervisors, other projects / programmes operating in the same areas, for mutual support and activity integration, towards collective multi-sectoral impact on nutrition outcomes of the target programme participants

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Project Implementation
∎ Conduct training of project team on Nutrition; Support Group approach, and activities for pregnant and lactating women and their husbands.
∎ Conduct programme participants selection process ensuring impartiality, and the coverage to expected programme areas.
∎ Form Support Groups and other programme participants groups according to project design, ensuring 100% coverage of the programme area.
∎ Support the development and adaption of context specific IEC materials for training and capacity building of project / programme staff and beneficiaries / participants
∎ Lead the development of a pictorial book of innovative nutritious meals recipes for maternal, infant and young child nutrition (MIYCN), adopting the participatory cooking sessions technique
∎ Build capacity of community mobilizers todeliver quality cascading sessions through volunteers, as per the Support Group approach, on maternal, infant and young child nutrition
∎ Ensure proper programme participants selection for the homestead garden activities
∎ Distribute materials / inputs to target beneficiaries, and promote the utilisation as per project design, to achieve project objectives
∎ Conduct on the job coaching to the field team to maintain high quality and accountability to programme participants.
∎ Coordination
∎ Liaise with govt. authorities in camp level / upazila level, ensure need assessment approval, manintain coordination and collaboration throughout the project cycle, conduct project start up and progress sharing workshop.
∎ Liaise with other project field teams to ensure integration of all projects within SHED, for smooth operation and mutual support.
∎ Human Resource Management
∎ Monitor staff performance and ensure timely performance development reviews.
∎ Ensure staff welfare, safety and security in liaison with HR and Deputy Project Manger.
∎ Ensure an enabling, friendly, collaborative and professional working culture within the project team, and adherence to Concern policies and procedures.
∎ Monitoring and Evaluation
∎ Support MEAL team to create database of the programme participants
∎ Participate in regular team meetings to share activity progress and learning.
∎ Work with MEAL and Deputy Project Manager to identify and address implementation bottlenecks.
∎ Support MEAL team in data collection for surveys and evaluations.
∎ Ensure that the feedback mechanism for accountability to staff and beneficiaries is operational in the programme areas.
∎ Reporting
∎ Share weekly field activities updates with Deputy Project Manager
∎ Ensure monthly statistical reporting and event reporting
∎ Additional Roles
∎ Perform other duties assigned by Executive Director or his designated representative..
∎ Accountability:
∎ Actively promote meaningful community participation and consultation at all stages of the project cycle (planning, implementation, M&E);
∎ Work with relevant colleagues to ensure that the Complaints and Response Mechanism (CRM) is functional and accessible, that feedback and complaints are welcomed and addressed;
∎ Work with relevant colleagues to ensure that information about CRM, safeguarding and expected staff behaviour is disseminated among programme participants and communities.

Additional Requirements:
∎ Age at least 25 years
∎ Both males and females are allowed to apply
∎ 2 years progressively work experience in Nutrition Sensitive, Food Security field
∎ Good computer and report writing skills are required
∎ Strong written and verbal communication skills in English is required
∎ Experience in community nutrition, IYCF and/or mother care / support groups is required
∎ Good knowledge on Rohingya refugee context is desirable
∎ Key competencies:
∎ Pro- active with an ability to think analytically
∎ Results oriented team player with excellent planning and organisational skills
∎ Ability to solve problems with good decision making skills
∎ Acts to inspire others by clearly articulating and demonstrating good values
∎ Nurtures a productive, motivating and responsive environment to develop a team
∎ Ability to work in challenging environments.

Salary: Tk. 76820 (Monthly)

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Mobile bill, Weekly 2 holidays

Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.

Application Deadline: 10 Dec 2023

Company Information:
∎ 4 Dec 2023
∎ Society for Health Extension and Development (SHED)
∎ Address : PC-180, Kayuk Khali Para, Fishery Road, Teknaf, Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh
∎ Business : SHED - the Society for Health Extension and Development is a renown organization of Bangladesh especially in Cox`s Bazar District was established as the successor to the ICDDR,B Teknaf Station following the closer of the former in September, 1989. The organization has flourished and stepped into one of the reputed Non-Government National Organizations in Bangladesh and engaged in transforming the lives of the community people towards positive changes in selected areas of the country. Currently SHED has been implementing fifteen more projects with Department of Women Affairs DWA of GoB, UN-WFP, UNICEF, HANDICAP INTERNATIONAL, Action Against Hunger, Solidarites International, CARE Bangladesh, USAID, Aroynak Foundation, GIZ in different upazilas of Chittagong and Cox`s Bazar District.

Category: NGO/Development

: Attachments: Interested candidates must send their application with:Cover letter/motivational letter with a signature & date.Updated CV with two references with their contact details details.(Reference may be checked before or after the recruitment)Two copies of recent passport size color photo.Photocopy of all educational certificates.Photocopy of national ID card, Experience & Clearance Certificate.