Job Description

Title: Senior Programme Officer - Resilience and Climate Justice (R&CJ)

Company Name: ActionAid Bangladesh

Vacancy: 1

Location: Dhaka

Salary: Negotiable

Experience:
∎ 3 to 4 years

Published: 7 Oct 2024

Education:
∎ Graduate/Honors in Social Science (e.g. Climate Change, Environment Science. Economics, International Relations, Development Studies or relevant fields).
∎ Training on Resilience and Climate Justice
∎ Graduate/Honors in Social Science (e.g. Climate Change, Environment Science. Economics, International Relations, Development Studies or relevant fields).
∎ Training on Resilience and Climate Justice

Requirements:

Additional Requirements:
∎ A minimum of 3-4 years of experience in international or national level NGOs.
∎ Strong understanding of programming issues and policy work.
∎ Experience in resource mobilization is expected.
∎ Knowledge of climate science, rights-based approaches, policy & advocacy, disaster risk reduction (DRR).
∎ Gender-sensitive with an understanding of Child Safeguarding, Sexual Harassment and Exploitation and Abuse (SHEA), and Prevention of Sexual Abuse and Exploitation (PSEA).
∎ Ability to work effectively under pressure and meet multiple deadlines.
∎ Excellent communication and report writing skills in both English and Bangla.
∎ Experience in budgeting, financial planning, and management is appreciated.
∎ Leadership : Ability to follow instructions and complete assigned tasks efficiently and to take decisions independently.
∎ Emotional Intelligence: Understanding and recognition of own emotions and their impact on others and respond accorfdingly. Can manage stress well.
∎ Communication & Collaboration: Possess effective communication skills to interact with colleagues and stakeholders. Coordinate with team members to provide support as required.
∎ Problem Solving Skill : Ability to identify root-cause,analyse and propose alternative solutions based on their understanding of the organisation's policies and procedures.
∎ Networking : Ability to build relationships with colleagues and external stakeholders. Initiates or engages in networking activities and events and provide relevant information to external stakeholders and different forms with proper evidence.
∎ Learning Agility: Reflects on past experiences and uses that knowledge to inform future actions. Adapts to new work processes or technology with minimal guidance. Seeks out information and resources to expand their knowledge beyond their immediate responsibilities. Willingness to receive feedback and address those feedback positively.
∎ Decision Quality : Demonstrates sound judgment in routine decision-making situations. Understands the potential consequences of decisions and seeks input from others when appropriate. Open to feedback and willing to adjust decisions based on new information.
∎ Experience and Technical Skills
∎ A minimum of 3-4 years of experience in international or national level NGOs.
∎ Strong understanding of programming issues and policy work.
∎ Experience in resource mobilization is expected.
∎ Knowledge of climate science, rights-based approaches, policy & advocacy, disaster risk reduction (DRR).
∎ Gender-sensitive with an understanding of Child Safeguarding, Sexual Harassment and Exploitation and Abuse (SHEA), and Prevention of Sexual Abuse and Exploitation (PSEA).
∎ Ability to work effectively under pressure and meet multiple deadlines.
∎ Excellent communication and report writing skills in both English and Bangla.
∎ Experience in budgeting, financial planning, and management is appreciated.
∎ Required Competencies
∎ Leadership : Ability to follow instructions and complete assigned tasks efficiently and to take decisions independently.
∎ Emotional Intelligence: Understanding and recognition of own emotions and their impact on others and respond accorfdingly. Can manage stress well.
∎ Communication & Collaboration: Possess effective communication skills to interact with colleagues and stakeholders. Coordinate with team members to provide support as required.
∎ Problem Solving Skill : Ability to identify root-cause,analyse and propose alternative solutions based on their understanding of the organisation's policies and procedures.
∎ Networking : Ability to build relationships with colleagues and external stakeholders. Initiates or engages in networking activities and events and provide relevant information to external stakeholders and different forms with proper evidence.
∎ Learning Agility: Reflects on past experiences and uses that knowledge to inform future actions. Adapts to new work processes or technology with minimal guidance. Seeks out information and resources to expand their knowledge beyond their immediate responsibilities. Willingness to receive feedback and address those feedback positively.
∎ Decision Quality : Demonstrates sound judgment in routine decision-making situations. Understands the potential consequences of decisions and seeks input from others when appropriate. Open to feedback and willing to adjust decisions based on new information.

Responsibilities & Context:
∎ effective knowledge and information management throughout all initiatives:
∎ Support in the design and construction of social movements on climate justice at local, subnational and national level.
∎ Network and link movements around climate justice at different levels.
∎ Provide technical assistance to movement and campaign partners in terms of planning, budgeting and implementation.
∎ Review relevant policies and draft policy briefs/policy positions.
∎ Ensure quality of literature review and relevant policies analysis.
∎ Prepare knowledge material and participate in policy advocacy.
∎ Document best practices and limitation of resilience intervention.
∎ Work on documentation and timely reporting of programme/campaign activities.
∎ Job Summary:
∎ The position is to facilitate the implementation of climate justice programme and policies at the national level by supporting the Resilience and Climate Justice Team. The position will contribute to research initiatives related to Climate Justice and support knowledge management and designing of program and policy interventions to deliver the country strategy of ActionAid Bangladesh. Moreover, this position will facilitate the implementation of the resilience programme at LRP having women and young people’s leadership at the center of programme analysis.
∎ The position requires a clear understanding of feminism, women’s rights, and resilience. S/he should have sound knowledge of human rights-based approach, and partnership management and should be willing to work with disadvantaged communities affected by disasters. S/he must have networking and liaison capacity to build and maintain relationships with relevant agencies, departments, and I/NGOs to mobilize and influence women’s resilience agendas and policy applications/implementations at national and international levels. S/he should have demonstrated experience in conducting research of different natures and managing research-based projects. The position should have strong coordination and communication skills and should be a team player to contribute effectively to a diversified working environment.
∎ Key responsibilities include (not limited to):
∎ Strategizing, Developing, and Implementing Programmes, Policies, and Campaigns and ensuring
∎ effective knowledge and information management throughout all initiatives:
∎ Support in the design and construction of social movements on climate justice at local, subnational and national level.
∎ Network and link movements around climate justice at different levels.
∎ Provide technical assistance to movement and campaign partners in terms of planning, budgeting and implementation.
∎ Review relevant policies and draft policy briefs/policy positions.
∎ Ensure quality of literature review and relevant policies analysis.
∎ Prepare knowledge material and participate in policy advocacy.
∎ Document best practices and limitation of resilience intervention.
∎ Work on documentation and timely reporting of programme/campaign activities.
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Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Salary and benefits:
∎ Monthly Gross Salary will be BDT. 86,674 with other admissible benefits such as festival bonus, provident fund, gratuity, medical benefit, group life insurance, mobile & internet allowance etc, as per HROD Policy.

Employment Status: Contractual

Job Location: Dhaka

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Company Information:
∎ ActionAid Bangladesh
∎ House # 8, Road # 136, Gulshan-1, Dhaka - 1212

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∎ House # 8, Road # 136, Gulshan-1, Dhaka - 1212

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Application Deadline: 17 Oct 2024

Category: NGO/Development