Senior Project Officer

Job Description

Title: Senior Project Officer

Company Name: International Rescue Committee (IRC)

Vacancy: --

Location: Cox's Bazar (Ukhia)

Experience:
∎ At least 4 years

Published: 1 Dec 2024

Education:
∎ Minimum bachelor’s degree from any discipline or the equivalent. A bachelor’s degree in education, Linguistics, Social Welfare, Sociology, Development Studies, and English will be preferable.
∎ Minimum bachelor’s degree from any discipline or the equivalent. A bachelor’s degree in education, Linguistics, Social Welfare, Sociology, Development Studies, and English will be preferable.

Requirements:

Responsibilities & Context:
∎ Country: Bangladesh
∎ Department: Education
∎ Contract length: 30th June 2025 (with possibility of extension subject to funding, program needs and performance of incumbent)
∎ Work Location: Preferred location is Ukhiya with frequent travel to Teknaf
∎ Reporting to: Technical Manager – Basic Education
∎ Expected Start Date: At Earliest
∎ Founded in 1933, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) is one of the world’s leading agencies working in post-conflict and development contexts, supporting communities in over 40 fragile, failed and developing states. In this capacity, we work to restore safety, dignity and hope to millions who are uprooted, struggling to endure and wishing to advance on a path of development.
∎ The IRC has been present in Bangladesh since 2017 and obtained registration with the NGOAB in March 2018. Since the IRC obtained registration in March 2018, it has moved quickly to expand its integrated emergency health and protection response through both direct and partner-based programming focused on primary healthcare, women’s protection and empowerment, sexual and reproductive health, gender-based violence and child protection. Recently IRC has also introduced two new programs: Protection Rule of Law (PROL) and Education. IRC will continue working in both the camps and host community; while meeting the significant needs in both refugee and host populations, as already existing vulnerabilities are compounded with cyclical monsoon and cyclone seasons that impose additional threats to the lives and protection of those refugees as well as vulnerable host populations. IRC will grow over time its geographic coverage within Cox bazar and to other parts of the country, thus expand its networks and partnerships around emergency preparedness and response work, reach beyond the Rohingya refugees, also targeting the vulnerable host groups in Cox Bazar and other parts of Bangladesh.
∎ The IRC in Bangladesh is implementing a three-year project funded by Education Cannot Wait (ECW) in collaboration with the education sector, which began in 2022. This project primarily focuses on both the Rohingya and host communities, emphasizing access to quality education, inclusion, mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS), Burmese language skill development and support for children with disabilities, and gender equity. The project will support Rohingya children aged 3 to 18 years and host community children aged 4 to 6 years.
∎ This role involves establishing and operating the Burmese Language Lab, developing supplemental materials, and providing support to mentors, language instructors, field-level partner staff, and teaching volunteers on the ground. The individual will assist the technical manager in identifying the capacity-building needs of partner project staff, developing tools, and providing training and facilitation support specially on Burmese language. Additionally, the personnel will be responsible for project-related documentation processes, including modules, case studies, and success stories. As a team member of the education program, the individual will work closely with the program and operations teams to ensure high-quality program implementation.
∎ Country: Bangladesh
∎ Department: Education
∎ Contract length: 30th June 2025 (with possibility of extension subject to funding, program needs and performance of incumbent)
∎ Work Location: Preferred location is Ukhiya with frequent travel to Teknaf
∎ Reporting to: Technical Manager – Basic Education
∎ Expected Start Date: At Earliest
∎ Program Brief
∎ Founded in 1933, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) is one of the world’s leading agencies working in post-conflict and development contexts, supporting communities in over 40 fragile, failed and developing states. In this capacity, we work to restore safety, dignity and hope to millions who are uprooted, struggling to endure and wishing to advance on a path of development.
∎ The IRC has been present in Bangladesh since 2017 and obtained registration with the NGOAB in March 2018. Since the IRC obtained registration in March 2018, it has moved quickly to expand its integrated emergency health and protection response through both direct and partner-based programming focused on primary healthcare, women’s protection and empowerment, sexual and reproductive health, gender-based violence and child protection. Recently IRC has also introduced two new programs: Protection Rule of Law (PROL) and Education. IRC will continue working in both the camps and host community; while meeting the significant needs in both refugee and host populations, as already existing vulnerabilities are compounded with cyclical monsoon and cyclone seasons that impose additional threats to the lives and protection of those refugees as well as vulnerable host populations. IRC will grow over time its geographic coverage within Cox bazar and to other parts of the country, thus expand its networks and partnerships around emergency preparedness and response work, reach beyond the Rohingya refugees, also targeting the vulnerable host groups in Cox Bazar and other parts of Bangladesh.
∎ Purpose
∎ The IRC in Bangladesh is implementing a three-year project funded by Education Cannot Wait (ECW) in collaboration with the education sector, which began in 2022. This project primarily focuses on both the Rohingya and host communities, emphasizing access to quality education, inclusion, mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS), Burmese language skill development and support for children with disabilities, and gender equity. The project will support Rohingya children aged 3 to 18 years and host community children aged 4 to 6 years.
∎ This role involves establishing and operating the Burmese Language Lab, developing supplemental materials, and providing support to mentors, language instructors, field-level partner staff, and teaching volunteers on the ground. The individual will assist the technical manager in identifying the capacity-building needs of partner project staff, developing tools, and providing training and facilitation support specially on Burmese language. Additionally, the personnel will be responsible for project-related documentation processes, including modules, case studies, and success stories. As a team member of the education program, the individual will work closely with the program and operations teams to ensure high-quality program implementation.
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Skills & Expertise:

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Remuneration Package: Competitive Base Pay with Fringe Benefits (As per IRC National Pay Scale in Bangladesh)
∎ Remuneration Package: Competitive Base Pay with Fringe Benefits (As per IRC National Pay Scale in Bangladesh)

Employment Status: Contractual

Job Location: Cox's Bazar (Ukhia)

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∎ International Rescue Committee (IRC)
∎ 3rd floor, Sayemon Heritage Residence, Baharchora, Cox’s Bazar
∎ The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people whose lives and livelihoods are shattered by conflict and disaster to survive, recover and gain control of their future. In more than 40 countries and in 26 U.S. cities, our dedicated teams provide clean water, shelter, health care, education, protection and empowerment support to refugees and displaced people. The International Rescue Committee (IRC) Founded in 1933. David Miliband, President and CEO of the International Rescue Committee, is a former Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom.

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∎ 3rd floor, Sayemon Heritage Residence, Baharchora, Cox’s Bazar
∎ The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people whose lives and livelihoods are shattered by conflict and disaster to survive, recover and gain control of their future. In more than 40 countries and in 26 U.S. cities, our dedicated teams provide clean water, shelter, health care, education, protection and empowerment support to refugees and displaced people. The International Rescue Committee (IRC) Founded in 1933. David Miliband, President and CEO of the International Rescue Committee, is a former Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom.

Application Deadline: 10 Dec 2024

Category: NGO/Development