Senior Project Officer (SPO)-FbF"(Re Advertisedment)

Job Description

Title: Senior Project Officer (SPO)-FbF"(Re Advertisedment)

Company Name: German Red Cross Office Dhaka

Vacancy: Not specific

Job Location: Dhaka

Employment Status: Contractual

Educational Requirements:
∎ A relevant post-graduate degree; social sciences, geography, disaster risk management, development studies, engineering, hydrology, meteorology

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 5 year(s)

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Coordinate and work together with the counterpart at Bangladesh Red Crescent Society to develop, implement, and monitor Project activities;
∎ Act as a focal point for overall FbF coordination: initiate, nurture and sustain coordination and collaboration with the stakeholders (including Red Cross Red Crescent movement partners, IFRC, Government ministries and departments, UN agencies, I/NGOs, academia, and others);
∎ Work with the scientific and humanitarian community to identify context and hazard specific early actions that can be implemented before any disaster; based on the forecasts;
∎ Work with relevant actors at relevant levels in implementing forecast based actions to prevent and/or reduce loss of damage due to disasters;
∎ Develop annual operational plan and budget and implement the plan as agreed with the donors and partners;
∎ Organize and facilitate trainings, workshops, and meetings as at national and sub-national levels;
∎ Establish and/or maintain database on forecasts, exposure, vulnerability etc.;
∎ Draft Project reports, budget overviews, proposals, information/knowledge products, and IEC materials;
∎ Design and implement qualitative and quantitative research, action research, and assessments;
∎ Represent GRC and the Project in external meetings and workshops;
∎ Perform other duties and responsibilities as required.

Additional Requirements:
∎ Both males and females are allowed to apply
∎ Minimum of five years' experience in relevant field; out of which three years in mid-level managerial position preferred with thematic focus on Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) or climate change adaptation;
∎ A good understanding of Disaster Risk Management landscape of Bangladesh;
∎ Strong project management and proven coordination skills;
∎ Organizational skills, problem solving mind, analytical, flexible, rigorous, with common sense and autonomous
∎ Mobility and flexibility, willing to work in the multi-cultural team
∎ Negotiation and diplomatic qualities
∎ Oral and written fluency in English and Bangla;
∎ Good interpersonal and intercultural skills, the ability to communicate clearly and effectively and build relationships at all levels;
∎ High level of attention to details in all aspects of work responsibilities;
∎ Training and presentation skill;
∎ Report writing skill;
∎ Ability to priority multiple task and meet deadlines;
∎ Good knowledge of the RC/RC principles, Code of Conduct, Humanitarian standards (e.g. SPHERE, RBA, HAP);

Application Deadline: February 15, 2020

Company Information:
∎ German Red Cross Office Dhaka

Category: NGO/Development