Job Description

Title: Senior Program Officer

Company Name: Mukti Cox's Bazar

Vacancy: 01

Age: at most 45 years

Location: Cox's Bazar (Ramu)

Salary: Tk. 40000 - 42672 (Monthly)

Experience:
∎ At least 3 years
∎ The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s):NGO, Development Agency

Published: 24 Nov 2024

Education:
∎ Masters in any discipline from any recognized university.
∎ Any third division/class/GPA less than 2.5 in academic career is not eligible.
∎ At least 3 years working experience in any health care project.
∎ Masters in any discipline from any recognized university.
∎ Any third division/class/GPA less than 2.5 in academic career is not eligible.
∎ At least 3 years working experience in any health care project.

Requirements:

Additional Requirements:
∎ Age at most 45 years
∎ Ability to work with government and development partners.
∎ Ability to work independently, in a team and in community.
∎ Adequate knowledge on health and social structures of Bangladesh.
∎ Strong administrative, management and motivational skills.
∎ Strong interpersonal and communication skill.
∎ Good oral and written communication skill In both Bangla & English.
∎ Good computer skills (MS Office, power point and MS Excel).
∎ Valid Motorcycle driving license and willingness to drive motorcycle.
∎ Ability to work with government and development partners.
∎ Ability to work independently, in a team and in community.
∎ Adequate knowledge on health and social structures of Bangladesh.
∎ Strong administrative, management and motivational skills.
∎ Strong interpersonal and communication skill.
∎ Good oral and written communication skill In both Bangla & English.
∎ Good computer skills (MS Office, power point and MS Excel).
∎ Valid Motorcycle driving license and willingness to drive motorcycle.

Responsibilities & Context:
∎ Major Responsibilities:
∎ Prepare monthly action plan according to Malaria Programme plan/ guideline to oversee programme implementation in assigned areas.
∎ Conduct monthly meetings with Health worker/shasthya kormi and equivalent staff to analyse field situation and take necessary steps as required.
∎ Ensure quality diagnosis, treatment and complete follow-up of patient. Also ensure referral and treatment initiation of complicated patients to upazila health complex or other government health facilities.
∎ Conduct frequent field visits to supervise the field staff activities at the community and facility level.
∎ Ensure proper distribution of Insecticide-Treated Nets (ITNs), social behaviour change (SBC) activities and targeted community activities.
∎ Regularly communicate with government health staff and CBO staff to ensure good coordination in field-level activities.
∎ Collect and compile monthly MIS data and send to UHC and line management timely.
∎ Facilitate internal & external monitoring and audits by different stakeholders.
∎ Take proper steps to execute programme in time and to ensure treatment at the community.
∎ Planning and conduct SBC activities as per schedule and guidelines.
∎ Ensure follow-up of each patient and their visit to the physician after detected with TB and update the status to the respective supervisor.
∎ Increase TB case detection in the assigned geographic area and TB success rate as well.
∎ Prepare monthly and quarterly performance report and indent of drugs & logistics and submit to proper channel.
∎ Any assign task by the programme/management/organization.
∎ Support implementation of gender equality and women empowerment at all levels.
∎ Practice, promote and endorse the issues of safeguarding policy among team members.
∎ Follow the safeguarding reporting procedure in case any reportable incident takes place, encourage others to do so.
∎ Safeguarding and PSEA: To meet the program's objectives for safeguarding and PSEA implementation, make sure team members are protected from any harm, abuse, neglect, harassment, and exploitation. serve as a major resource for help, direction, and knowledge on safeguarding for developing a safe workplace. To ensure that safeguarding standards are used in every course of action, team members should practice, advocate, and embrace safeguarding policy concerns.
∎ This is a project-based position. Place of posting is Ramu Field Office with frequent field areas visit.
∎ Major Responsibilities:
∎ Prepare monthly action plan according to Malaria Programme plan/ guideline to oversee programme implementation in assigned areas.
∎ Conduct monthly meetings with Health worker/shasthya kormi and equivalent staff to analyse field situation and take necessary steps as required.
∎ Ensure quality diagnosis, treatment and complete follow-up of patient. Also ensure referral and treatment initiation of complicated patients to upazila health complex or other government health facilities.
∎ Conduct frequent field visits to supervise the field staff activities at the community and facility level.
∎ Ensure proper distribution of Insecticide-Treated Nets (ITNs), social behaviour change (SBC) activities and targeted community activities.
∎ Regularly communicate with government health staff and CBO staff to ensure good coordination in field-level activities.
∎ Collect and compile monthly MIS data and send to UHC and line management timely.
∎ Facilitate internal & external monitoring and audits by different stakeholders.
∎ Take proper steps to execute programme in time and to ensure treatment at the community.
∎ Planning and conduct SBC activities as per schedule and guidelines.
∎ Ensure follow-up of each patient and their visit to the physician after detected with TB and update the status to the respective supervisor.
∎ Increase TB case detection in the assigned geographic area and TB success rate as well.
∎ Prepare monthly and quarterly performance report and indent of drugs & logistics and submit to proper channel.
∎ Any assign task by the programme/management/organization.
∎ Support implementation of gender equality and women empowerment at all levels.
∎ Practice, promote and endorse the issues of safeguarding policy among team members.
∎ Follow the safeguarding reporting procedure in case any reportable incident takes place, encourage others to do so.
∎ Safeguarding and PSEA: To meet the program's objectives for safeguarding and PSEA implementation, make sure team members are protected from any harm, abuse, neglect, harassment, and exploitation. serve as a major resource for help, direction, and knowledge on safeguarding for developing a safe workplace. To ensure that safeguarding standards are used in every course of action, team members should practice, advocate, and embrace safeguarding policy concerns.
∎

Skills & Expertise:

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ T/A, Mobile bill, Weekly 2 holidays
∎ As per project provision.

Workplace:
∎ Work at office

Employment Status: Full Time

Job Location: Cox's Bazar (Ramu)

Job Highlights:
∎ Ensure Monthly progress report.
∎ Prepare Monthly Activity Plan.
∎ Supervise the filed level staff.
∎ Ensure Monthly progress report.
∎ Prepare Monthly Activity Plan.
∎ Supervise the filed level staff.

Read Before Apply:

Mukti Cox’s Bazar is one of the recognized organizations in the development sector in Cox’s Bazar that has been working at Cox's Bazar, Chattogram, Bandarban and Noakhali district since 1996. In continuation of that, Mukti Cox’s Bazar is seeking for " Senior Program Officer " for project titled " Journey towards targeted Malaria Elimination Program (MEP)". The project will be implemented in financial and technical partnership with GFTEM & BRAC. Interested candidates must be send their application with cover letter, CV with names of two references current/ previous professionals, 2 copies recent color passport size photograph, educational and experience certificates, clean photocopy of national ID card to the undersigned on or before 04 December 2024. No application will be entertained after that time.

Application must be submitted to the Director-Human Resources & Admin, Mukti Cox's Bazar, Mukti Bhaban, Goldighirpar, Cox's Bazar-4700 or send to jobsmukticox@gmail.com or online. 

Please write the position applied for on the top of the envelope or in the subject line. Only short-listed candidates will be called for interview. Female candidates are encouraged to apply for this position.           

Mukti Cox's Bazar has a non-negotiable policy of ZERO TOLERANCE towards Safeguarding. All employees are expected to abide by the Code of Conduct, Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA), HR Policy, Financial Policy, Gender Policy, Safeguarding Policy, the Child Safeguarding Policy, and Anti-fraud Policy of Mukti Cox's Bazar.         

Mukti Cox's Bazar is committed to ending gender inequality and achieving a gender balanced workforce. Mukti Cox's Bazar promotes equal opportunities for women and men from different caste, ethnic and religious backgrounds and encourages them to apply for this post.