Job Description
Title: Regional Manager - Community Infrastructure and Renewable Energy Solution
Company Name: CARE Bangladesh
Vacancy: 2
Location: Khulna, Moulvibazar (Kulaura)
Minimum Salary: Tk. 125000 (Monthly)
Experience:
∎ At least 6 years
∎ The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s):NGO, Development Agency
Published: 3 Feb 2025
Education:
∎ Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Civil Engineering
∎ B.Sc in Civil Engineering
Requirements:
Additional Requirements:
∎ 6 years of working experience in the relevant sector.
∎ Professional experience in repair/construction of shelters and/or repair/construction of public buildings, including in the renewable energy solutions sector.
∎ Training/working experience on Renewable Energy Solutions linked with livelihood.
∎ Experience working in shelter and or DRR program in similar program setting is an added advantage.
∎ Experience in maintaining stakeholder relations with local government, administration and civil society actors.
∎ Experience in plinth raising, housing and settlement works.
∎ Good interpersonal and team management skills.
∎ Gender awareness and a commitment to gender equality.
∎ Computer skills on computer software e. g MS office, internet and AutoCAD.
∎ Good communication and report writing skill in English and Bangla.
∎ Proficiency in both Bengali and English.
∎ 6 years of working experience in the relevant sector.
∎ Professional experience in repair/construction of shelters and/or repair/construction of public buildings, including in the renewable energy solutions sector.
∎ Training/working experience on Renewable Energy Solutions linked with livelihood.
∎ Experience working in shelter and or DRR program in similar program setting is an added advantage.
∎ Experience in maintaining stakeholder relations with local government, administration and civil society actors.
∎ Experience in plinth raising, housing and settlement works.
∎ Good interpersonal and team management skills.
∎ Gender awareness and a commitment to gender equality.
∎ Computer skills on computer software e. g MS office, internet and AutoCAD.
∎ Good communication and report writing skill in English and Bangla.
∎ Proficiency in both Bengali and English.
Responsibilities & Context:
∎ Position Title: Regional Manager – Community Infrastructure and Renewable Energy Solution under Nature Based Adaptation towards Prosperous and Adept Lives & Livelihoods in Bangladesh (NABAPALLAB/ নবপল্লব)
∎ Location: Based at Khulna Regional Office and Kulaura, Moulvibazar Regional Office
∎ Duration: Initial contract will be for one year from the date of joining, contract may be extended subject to satisfactory performance
∎ Job Summary: CARE is one of the world's leading international humanitarian and development organizations, committed to helping people in poor communities improve their lives and alleviate poverty. Founded in 1945, CARE is working over 121 countries to fight global poverty and marginalization. CARE has been active in Bangladesh since 1949 and is one of the largest programs in CARE confederation. Women and girls are at the core of all CARE programs because they represent half of the marginalized group, and it is not possible to overcome poverty until all people have equal rights and opportunities. CARE Bangladesh works to implement programs with long-term impacts that result in sustainable changes for the extreme poor and marginalized communities.
∎ CARE is one of the world's leading international humanitarian and development organizations, committed to helping people in poor communities improve their lives and alleviate poverty. Founded in 1945, CARE is working in over 100 countries to fight global poverty and marginalization. CARE has been active in Bangladesh since 1949 and is one of the largest programs in CARE confederation. Women and girls are at the core of all CARE programs because they represent half of the marginalized group, and it is not possible to overcome poverty until all people have equal rights and opportunities. CARE Bangladesh works to implement programs with long-term impacts that result in sustainable changes for the extreme poor and marginalized communities.
∎ CARE Bangladesh's Humanitarian and Climate Action Program is committed to provide people affected by disasters and conflicts with life-saving assistance, with a special focus on women and girls, who are disproportionately affected by disasters. Our action also includes preparedness and early action, emergency response and recovery, and resilience and adaptation to climate change and equitable development.
∎ The UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) has selected a CARE Bangladesh led consortium to implement the project titled 'Nature Based Adaptation towards Prosperous and Adept Lives & Livelihoods in Bangladesh (NABAPALLAB) in two Ecologically Critical Areas (ECAs) – the Sundarbans and Hakaluki Haor. The other consortium members are CNRS, Cordaid, C3ER-BRAC University, Dushtha Shasthya Kendra (DSK), Friendship, Humanity & Inclusion (HI), iDE, and Practical Action. It is a key component of the Bangladesh-UK Accord on Climate Change and will deliver the adaptation outcome of the FCDO's flagship Bangladesh Climate and Environment Programme (BCEP). The programme will make a significant contribution in Bangladesh to progress against GoB's policies and priorities e.g., National Adaptation Plan (NAP), Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC), commitments to biodiversity conservation, ongoing 8th Five Year Plan, etc. And it will also contribute to UK's commitment to International Climate Finance (ICF).
∎ Due to environmental sensitivity and high anthropogenic pressures such as overharvesting, overfishing, pollution and illegal logging, the Sundarbans mangrove and the Hakaluki Hoar wetland are at a vulnerable stage with climate change exacerbating the current situation. FCDO's NABAPALLAB aims to engage biodiversity and natural resource-dependent communities to strengthen the climate resilience of the ECAs, conserve biodiversity, and at the same time, diversify and improve people's livelihood through innovative nature-based (NBS) and locally led adaptation solutions. It will increase climate resilience of more than 250,000 vulnerable households and ecosystem-based protection and restoration of 5,000km2 area in, especially in the districts of Bagerhat, Satkhira and Khulna in the Sundarbans ECA, and Maulvibazar and Sylhet in Hakaluki Haor. To achieve FCDO's NABAPALLAB goal, CARE and its partners will work with different ministries specially , Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC), Department of Forest, Department of Environment (DoE), Ministry of Land, Local Government Engineering Department (LGED), Bangladesh Water Development Board, Department of Public Health Engineering (DPHE) etc. of the Government of Bangladesh (GoB) at the national, regional and local levels, to implement the most appropriate NbS and Locally-led Adaptations (LLA) solutions for the Sundarbans and Hakaluki haor ecosystems.
∎ The position holder will be based in Khulna/Moulvibazar directly reporting to the Regional Program Coordinator, is overall responsible for designing and delivering FCDO’s NABAPALLAB’s climate resilient homes, community infrastructures and environment friendly energy solutions for homes and farms through execution and supervision of CARE’s activities as well as facilitating and monitoring consortium partners activities in the respective ECA's.
∎ The principal purpose of the Regional Manager - Community Infrastructure and Renewable Energy Solutions position will ensure implementation of all field level interventions with an explicit EbA focus liaising with the local community and partner organizations; coordination and collaboration with local government & private sector stakeholders; monitoring and tracking livelihood budget in accordance with approved work plan in the Sundarbans and Hakaluki Haor ECA.
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Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Compensation : Monthly gross salary: BDT 125,000 (Negotiable). In addition, CARE offers Provident Fund, Gratuity, Festival Bonus, Leave Encashment, Life and Health Insurance, Working Mother Benefits etc.
Employment Status: Contractual
Job Location: Khulna, Moulvibazar (Kulaura)
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Company Information:
∎ CARE Bangladesh
∎ RAOWA Complex, Level: 7-8, VIP Road, Mohakhali, Dhaka - 1206, Bangladesh
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∎ RAOWA Complex, Level: 7-8, VIP Road, Mohakhali, Dhaka - 1206, Bangladesh
Application Deadline: 15 Feb 2025
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