Senior Project Officer - Team Leader

Job Description

Title: Senior Project Officer - Team Leader

Company Name: Handicap International (humanity Inclusion) in Bangladesh

Vacancy: 02

Job Location: Cox's Bazar (Teknaf)

Employment Status: Full-time

Educational Requirements:
∎ At least a master's degree in development, social science sector, health, etc.

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 1 year(s)

Job Context:
∎ SPO - Team Leader (this position is open but depends on receipt of funding from potential donor)
∎ Senior Project Officer (SPO)- Team Leader will work on the Project named "Emergency Protection, Psychosocial support, and Sexual Reproductive Health services for the vulnerable population in Cox`s Bazaar district, Bangladesh"
∎ The SPO-Team leader is managing one Handicap International (HI) multidisciplinary team. S/he is responsible to ensure all HI team activities with children, adolescents and adults are implemented smoothly and team(s) is well functioning to provide qualitative services to most vulnerable people, including people
∎ Line Manager: Project Manager.
∎ Duration: Up to March 2021**
∎ ** The position is open but final candidate will be confirmed upon receipt of funding confirmation from potential donor*

Job Responsibilities:
∎ MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES:
∎ 1. Ensure the qualitive and timely implementation of HI services (protection, SRH, MHPSS, and external referrals) and follow the referral pathways in emergency situation, in collaboration and coordination with HI technical unit and relevant stakeholders
∎ Activities:
∎ Ensure that services (SRH, MHPSS, Inclusion and Protection) are reaching the most vulnerable people in respect with applicable quality standards (priorization of cases, follow up, referrals, HI case management system with clear opening and closure of cases)
∎ Is responsible for activity planning and the identification of geographical and sectoral priorities, with the support of the mobile unit project manager.
∎ Is responsible for the logistic planning of daily activities (vehicles, stocks release request, site offices management). In the event of information/issue related to HI office (new available land, necessity to upgrade the facilities, need for equipment), he/she should immediately report to his/her line manager.
∎ Is responsible for the administrative planning of daily activities (donation certificate, travel request)
∎ Is responsible for gathering and consolidating the mapping of services at zone/area level and submit it to his/her line manager
∎ Close monitoring of activities to make sure they are in line with sectoral quality standards, HI and donor requirements.
∎ Make sure that team member is strictly maintaining confidentiality of their beneficiary.
∎ 2. Ensure a qualitative management of the team, including capacity building, positive and constructive Team work
∎ Activities:
∎ Organize the daily and weekly planning and objectives of his/her team issuing timely weekly planning and action plan to the team and his/her line manager
∎ Supervise closely and on a daily basis a mobile unit (about 7 staffs & volunteers) in the field
∎ Ensure the proper HR follow-up of his/her team (contract, leaves, trainings), in coordination with the mobile unit project manager and HR department
∎ Provide proper orientation and follow up to the team and the community worker/volunteers on protection issues in direct link with the technical unit, how to engage with beneficiaries, especially with children, adolescent and women, in line with HI and donor PSEA, child protection and other relevant policies
∎ 3. Support the monitoring and evaluation of activities, Reporting and Archiving
∎ Activities:
∎ Ensure and overlook the data collection from field and share with the technical unit (technical advisor, MEAL manager & data entry team on daily basis
∎ Orientate and follow up the team members on how to properly fill up, gather and archive all tools/assessment/format provided and guided by technical team to ensure qualitative services and timely data management.
∎ Engage in project monitoring and reporting by using reporting HI tools and review the progress with the support of the mobile unit project manager and technical unit
∎ Ensure that team member are strictly following internal and external referral pathway, and record the referrals accordingly
∎ Develop tools in close collaboration with technical unit, orient and monitor their application by the team members.
∎ Collect and document case study, lessons learnt as per project needs and requested by the line manager, with the support of the technical unit
∎ 4. Participate to the internal and external coordination and external representation
∎ Activities:
∎ Is responsible for the internal coordination of the activities, in liaison with the other team leader and PM to make sure that there are no gaps/overlapping in HI response
∎ Is responsible for the external coordination of the activities at field level (camps and zone level) in liaison with the PM to make sure that there are no gaps/overlapping in the humanitarian response. He/she reports any gaps/overlapping to his/her line manager
∎ Establish networking with relevant stakeholders, represent HI in the camps and liaise with relevant stakeholders (Community leaders, CCCM, Health, Protection, etc.) to ensure that HI mandate, strategy and referral pathways are understood and disseminated
∎ In the event of a media visit to HI activities, immediately inform his/her line manager and the emergency coordinator. The country director is the only person allowed to discuss with media.
∎ Is the security focal point of his/her team and timely report security related information to his/her line manager

Additional Requirements:
∎ Age 25 to 60 years
∎ Knowledge & Experience Required:
∎ Essential:
∎ At least 1 year of team management experiences in the past
∎ At least 1 year experience working in any reputed national or an international humanitarian NGO
∎ Excellent facilitation skills (facilitation of training, awareness session, communication with the community)
∎ Skills required
∎ Essential
∎ Strong teamwork approach
∎ Ability to lead and guide team
∎ Good communication skills in both verbal and written Bangla and English
∎ Availability to travel to remote areas and spend time at field level
∎ Ability to work under pressure and in a multicultural team environment
∎ Ability to communicate and coordinate smoothly with external actors and represent the humanitarian mandate of an NGO
∎ Computer knowledge (MS office package- both in English and Bangla)
∎ Desirable
∎ Experience of working in a remote community setting is an advantage
∎ Have the capacity to maintain close relationships with partners, stakeholders, and clients
∎ Proven analytical and planning skills

Salary: Tk. 66891 - 70585 (Monthly)

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Mobile bill, Tour allowance, Medical allowance, Weekly 2 holidays, Insurance, Gratuity
∎ Festival Bonus: 2
∎ Hardship Allowance will be added in addition

Application Deadline: March 31, 2020

Company Information:
∎ Handicap International (humanity & Inclusion) in Bangladesh
∎ Address : House # 3/A, Road # 36, Gulshan , Dhaka-1212
∎ Business : Business: Handicap International (HI) is an international aid organization specialized in the field of disability. Non-governmental, non-religious, non-political and non-profit making, it works alongside persons with disabilities and other vulnerable groups, whatever the context, offering them assistance and supporting them in their efforts to become self-reliant. Since its creation, the organisation has set up programmes in approximately 60 countries and intervened in many emergency situations. It operates as a federation made up of a network of eight associations (Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Switzerland, United Kingdom, USA) which provide human and financial resources, manage projects and raise awareness of Handicap International`s actions and campaigns.

HI has been working in Bangladesh since 1997, with a focus on creating sustainable changes in terms of ensuring rights and inclusion of persons with disabilities in society. HI promotes an inclusive approach by focusing on access to services for all whenever possible rather than developing specific actions for persons with disabilities. HI works not only with persons with disabilities but also with their families, their communities, and the society. The main office is based in Dhaka, and presently there are 3 site offices in Sitakundo, Kurigram and in Cox’sbazar.

Presently HI Bangladesh is implementing projects on integrating disability in community based disaster risk reduction and response; economic empowerment of extreme poor persons with disabilities; mainstreaming disability in livelihood interventions; support to refugees and surrounding communities;, capacity building of professional associations; and support to Disabled People`s Organizations; among others.”

Category: NGO/Development