Project Officer (Technical)-Humanitarian Programmes
Job Description
Title: Project Officer (Technical)-Humanitarian Programmes
Company Name: Islamic Relief Bangladesh
Vacancy: 1
Job Location: Jashore (Manirampur)
Employment Status: Full-time
Educational Requirements:
∎ Master of Science (MSc) in Civil Engineering
Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 5 year(s)
Job Context:
∎ Islamic Relief in Bangladesh has adopted an integrated approach to address disaster and climate risks. In partnership with Government, Academic Institutions, Civil Society, Communities and the Private Sector, we strive to build a vibrant, thriving and resilient Bangladesh. We help local communities, institutions and local partner organizations to build and scale up their capacity. We promote and integrate traditional and indigenous knowledge, blend with scientific approach through creating practical, replicable and impact oriented solutions to strengthen community resilience. Thus we
∎ Support Government and other agencies to deliver safe water, improve hygiene and sanitation
∎ Support in building resilient houses
∎ Construct roads during emergency
∎ Assist vulnerable communities through cash support
∎ Strengthen communities more resilient.
∎ Arrange training to create awareness and preparedness against disaster
∎ Emphasise on socially excluded and marginalized people, women and elderly.
Job Responsibilities:
∎ Implementation of the project in accordance with Islamic Relief Bangladesh as well as donor requirements and standards (50%).
∎ Ensure sound project management and take full responsibility for the overall implementation of the emergency humanitarian support project, as per the project documents and the IR rules and regulations.
∎ Support and coordinate the preparatory activities of the project including office set-up, participatory planning, selection of the locations, technical survey & beneficiaries' selection.
∎ Prepare monthly work plan, break it down to daily/weekly work plan and ensure implementation of the same.
∎ Build, motivate and lead a high-performing team consisting of project personnel, expert consultants, and service providers.
∎ Provide inputs in the identification of linkages between the project and other related projects to maximize the efficient and effective use of resources.
∎ Design project implementation guidelines and prepare a project implementation plan (PIP) considering the proposal and local context to achieve set goals and objectives.
∎ Supervise the beneficiary selection process and finalize the beneficiary list.
∎ Provide strategic direction, oversight & leadership to Project staff to manage the project.
∎ Hold overall responsibility for maintaining strict compliance with donor rules and regulations.
∎ Oversee and manage the budget as per project documents and authority grid and carry out the monthly expenditure analysis, prepare reports and requirements of the fund.
∎ Regularly follow up on the project activity, financial status, and work progress.
∎ Prepare activity plan for project staff.
∎ Ensure that minimum standards in financial and logistics management are met to ensure accountability and transparency.
∎ Ensure a team environment by supporting program staff in the implementation of project activities and the establishment of high-quality performance targets, ensuring adherence to technical standards, best practices and donor guidelines.
∎ Assist program staff to use appropriate project management tools to plan, review and track progress on project implementation as well as on the utilization of project resources.
∎ Ensure the quality and impact of the program and emergency responses, ensuring that gender inequity is addressed.
∎ 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 as per Islamic Relief Bangladesh policy.
∎ Checking all bill vouchers within the team and forwarded to Finance officer for necessary action.
∎ Effectively coordinate with other team members to ensure smooth and effective functions of field office management in all respect.
∎ Capacity Building initiatives for beneficiaries and project staff at the program level (15%).
∎ Organize and conduct project orientation for new project staff.
∎ Participate and facilitate project-related awareness-raising events at the community level.
∎ Develop and conduct training and orientation relevant to emergency humanitarian situations such as emergency WASH, food assistance, shelter and protection issues.
∎ Provided one-to-one coaching to staff for understanding project goals and objectives.
∎ Ensure effective monitoring, evaluation, problem-solving, reporting and documentation according to the project need (15%).
∎ Ensure effective monitoring of the project activities.
∎ Review project-related crucial problems which are forwarded by the field staff and take the necessary step to resolve them on a priority basis.
∎ Prepare monthly, quarterly and final reports as per the programme and project needs.
∎ Provide progress reports to the country office.
∎ Prepare the financial report of expenditure and update it from time to time.
∎ Meet the different reporting deadlines.
∎ Maintain proper documentation and take measures to preserve it and share it with the Humanitarian Programme department in time.
∎ Archiving the project documents (hard copy and electronic copy) as per IR guidelines.
∎ Ensure comprehensive and effective coordination and advocacy with different stockholders (10%)
∎ Organize project inception meeting at different levels (Union, Upazila, district).
∎ Liaise with partners, government representatives, donor agencies, national and international NGOs to ensure smooth implementation of the project.
∎ Participate in different meetings in the upazila and district. (Cluster, NGO Coordination etc.).
∎ Involve relevant local administration and committees such as UDMC in the implementation of the project.
∎ Work alongside staff to build their capacity in program planning and design; program management; monitoring and evaluation.
∎ Ensure transparent coordination mechanisms and regular information-sharing between IR Staff.
∎ Attend Programme Review Meetings and coordinate with the other IRB staff based in Dhaka and others.
∎ Organize lesson-learning workshops for further organizational development.
∎ Organize project exit meetings at the community level and with LGIs.
∎ Collect successful project completion letters from relevant authorities.
∎ Functional the complaint response mechanism (CRM) and feedback system (5%)
∎ Ensure the CRM process at all stages of the project.
∎ Maintain continuous orientation of staff on CRM process Ensure complaint log and register at project office level.
∎ Ensure the visibility of the project in different stages and levels.
∎ Other Requirement (5%)
∎ Facilitate donor/external visit and ensure that recommendation of visitors is addressed.
∎ Participate & involve with seasonal programs (Ramadan, Qurbani, Winterization etc.) activities.
∎ Support in the procurement of materials like requisition, follow-up etc.
∎ Ensure the safety of team members from any harm, abuse, neglect, harassment, exploitation, Fraud, Bribery & Money Laundering to achieve the program's goals of safeguarding implementation and as well as Act as a key source of support, guidance, and expertise on the safeguarding of harm, abuse, neglect, harassment, and exploitation, Fraud, Bribery & Money Laundering 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 the IR Child Protection & PSEA Policy and respond accordingly as and when required.
∎ Willing and able to travel frequently for extended periods and to remote areas of the projects.
∎ Perform any other duties assigned by the supervisor as per programme needs and organizational rules.
Additional Requirements:
∎ Age at most 45 years
∎ Experience in
∎ Humanitarian and Resilience field,
∎ Project management,
∎ WASH, Shelter, and Recovery field will be considered an added advantage
∎ Person with disability are encouraged to apply
Salary: Negotiable
Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Mobile bill, Tour allowance, 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: 27 Aug 2023
Company Information:
∎ 15 Aug 2023
∎ Islamic Relief Bangladesh
∎ Address : Bangladesh Country Office: House # 10, Road # 10, Block-K, Baridhara, Dhaka-1212
∎ 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 on Job information, Please download the job description from our official website (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 gender, race, family or marital status, ethnicity, disability, class, caste, or religion.
Source: bdjobs.com
Deadline Expired on 27th Aug 2023
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