Psychosocial Counselor, Migration Programme

Job Description

Title: Psychosocial Counselor, Migration Programme

Company Name: BRAC

Vacancy: --

Age: Na

Job Location: Mymensingh

Salary: Negotiable

Experience:

• 1 to 2 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO

• Bachelor/Honors

Training in counseling will be an added advantage. 

• 1 to 2 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO

• Bachelor's / Master’s in psychology or a relevant discipline with experience in training facilitation.

• At least 1 to 2 years’ experience in counseling and training facilitation and orientation at the community level of Bangladesh.

• Experienced in training facilitation and management.

• Experienced in participant counseling.

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

• Proficient in MS Office and reporting skills.

BRAC is an international development organisation founded in Bangladesh that partners with over 100 million people living with inequality and poverty globally to create sustainable opportunities to realise potential.

Working at BRAC is not like any other job. It is a platform where you can bring about real change for people who need it the most. We are not just dreaming of a better world, we are building it. Join us to find the way.

Prottasha-II is a flagship project for the reintegration of Bangladeshi returnee migrants. The European Union (EU) is funding a four-year-long project titled “Improved Sustainable Reintegration of Bangladeshi Returnee Migrants (Prottasha II).” BRAC has already implemented Prottasha Phase I in 64 districts of Bangladesh. The overall objective of the project is to contribute to the long-term sustainable reintegration of Bangladeshi returnee men, women, and children migrants and promote safe migration.  The project will work to ensure the sustainable reintegration of Bangladeshi returnees and their families into their communities in a gender-sensitive manner. The project focuses on interventions at every step of the returnees’ journey once they reach Bangladesh, from enhancing access to needs-based arrival assistance to sustainable and gender-sensitive reintegration services (psychosocial, social, and economic) in their “home” communities.  The project is also working to enhance the awareness of aspiring migrants about the risks associated with irregular migration and migrant smuggling and to promote knowledge and understanding of safe migration. The project is scheduled to conclude in June 2027.

Job Purpose:

The person will be responsible for providing counseling services to migrants and their family members at the grassroots level and at the Reintegration Service Centre, and refer migrants for advanced counseling when required. Also, provide counseling to potential migrants who visit the MRSC and maintain the electronic database of returnee migrant workers.

Major Responsibilities:

• Develop a counseling plan of Migration and Reintegration Support Centre as per the monthly target.

• Provide and facilitate training for the volunteers as per plan.

• Preparing monthly and quarterly training and counseling report for Migration and Reintegration Support Centre (district level office).

• Develop a compilation report of all Migration and Reintegration Support Centre.

• Provide counseling to the returnee migrant workers and their family members.

• Refer migrant workers for trauma counseling.

• Facilitate Case management.

Safeguarding Responsibilities:

• Ensure the safety of team members from any harm, abuse, neglect, harassment and exploitation to achieve the programme’s goals on safeguarding implementation. Act as a key source of support, guidance and expertise on safeguarding for establishing a safe working environment.

• Practice, promote and endorse the issues of safeguarding policy among team members and ensure the implementation of safeguarding standards in every course of action.

• Follow the safeguarding reporting procedure in case any reportable incident takes place and encourage others to do so.

Festival Bonus, Health and Life Insurance, and others as per policy.