Social Cohesion Trainer (Teknaf Base)

Job Description

Title: Social Cohesion Trainer (Teknaf Base)

Company Name: Terre des hommes

Vacancy: 4

Job Location: Cox's Bazar (Teknaf)

Employment Status: Full-time, Contractual

Educational Requirements:
∎ Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Social Science, English, Human Rights, Developmental Studies, Psychology, Peace and Conflict
∎ Post Graduate level (Masters-level) degree is preferred, but not required.
∎ Skills Required: Community activation

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 10 year(s)
∎ The applicants should have experience in the following area(s): cohesion and community activisim, Peace Bulliding

Job Context:
∎ About Terre des hommes:
∎ Since 1960, Tdh has helped build a better future for deprived children and their communities, making an
∎ impact with innovative and sustainable solutions. Active in more than 45 countries, Tdh works with local
∎ and international partners to develop and implement field projects which improve the daily lives of over
∎ 3 million children and their relatives, in the domains of health, protection, and emergency relief.
∎ Tdh is working in Bangladesh since 1974, with operations in the north of the country (Kurigram district),
∎ in the Dhaka district and in Cox`s Bazaar district. Tdh is implementing programs on Health, WASH,
∎ Access to Justice (social cohesion and conflict resolution), Migration and Child protection, both in
∎ development and emergency context
∎ Context:
∎ Following the massive displacement of around 900,000 Rohingya people into Bangladesh, since the
∎ end of August 2017, Tdh is implementing an emergency response program to provide relief to the
∎ Rohingya refugees and host communities, notably on Child protection, WASH and Health. Tdh`s Child
∎ Protection (CP) program consists of three main components: Psychosocial Support (PSS) to children,
∎ adolescents and caregivers; Case Management, including Alternative Care and Caring for Child
∎ Survivors, and Support to Community-based CP mechanisms. Tdh is working to facilitate peacefully
∎ coexistence and conflicts resolution between the host and Rohingya communities improving an overall
∎ psychosocial wellbeing of young people and adolescents resulting from human-made violence. The
∎ objective of conflict mitigation-strand is to support processes of conflict resolution and social cohesion
∎ between the host and Rohingya communities through interactive activities, communication, mobilization and mediation.
∎ General objective:
∎ Under the guidance and supervision of the Project Manager, the Social Cohesion Trainer will implement
∎ the project activities with the support of PSS Team Leader, M&E Officer and Data Assistant. He/She will responsible to organize and conduct the social cohesion activities within the operational geographical areas both in the host community and Rohingya camps

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Specific (main) responsibilities :
∎ Perform as one of 8 Core Trainers to provide training and facilitation on Social Cohesion and
∎ Conflict Transformation Activities on a regular basis, and ensure community based initiative
∎ implementation
∎ Participate in an advanced training on Conflict Transformation and Social Cohesion, Women's
∎ leadership building and women engagement in policy making process.
∎ Participate in a training-of-trainers capacity building on conflict mediation
∎ To identify and select the potential beneficiaries from host community and Tdh operational
∎ camps through community outreach and mobilization.
∎ To identify active female beneficiaries for the women empowerment activites
∎ To identify cases of disputes and work with communities for implementing conflict mitigation
∎ processes to address those cases, taking into account the communities' context and culture.
∎ To mobilize the beneficiaries for particular trainings and different community activities
∎ To ensure active participation of beneficiaries during activity period
∎ Maintain communication with local government and camp authorities
∎ Regular reporting as per project timeline and the targets
∎ To conduct regular communication with the Project manager and international consultants on
∎ activities updates, achievements and feedback from the beneficiairies.
∎ To mobilize the community in the focused program in a non-discriminatory as well as age and
∎ gender and disability sensitive and appropriate approach.
∎ Arrange focus group discussion between community groups, stakeholders, leaders and women
∎ organization for project planning, implementation and monitoring .
∎ To implement different activities, and trainings as needed among the community with ensuring
∎ community engagement
∎ Participate in field assessments and evaluations as and when required
∎ Regularly report activity progress to the PM, in close coordination with M&E Officer and Data Assistant.
∎ Coordination and Representation:
∎ To engage with community and community representatives to understand needs and gaps of
∎ community perception and culture practice
∎ To engage and coordinate with local women organizations, community leaders and different community engagement groups as needed.
∎ Other responsibilities:
∎ Ensuring the implementation of Tdh's Child Safeguarding and PSEA policies during activities
∎ implementation
∎ Follow the process of report on any sensitive issues to the Tdh focal person.
∎ Respect and abide to the organization's internal code of conduct and child protection policy
∎ Any other tasks as assigned by the respective management

Additional Requirements:
∎ Both males and females are allowed to apply
∎ A strong interest and desire to work with communities in and around Teknaf.
∎ At least 3 years' experience in community-level activities, humanitarian and/or developmental
∎ organization or experienced in working on social cohesion activities or project(s)
∎ Proven experience in similar role particularly in social cohesion, community activism and peacebuilding.
∎ Strong proficiency in English and Bengali is required, competency in Rohingya language will be an asset.
∎ Ability to demonstrate interactive engagement with selected communities, accross different age groups, among the host and/or refugee communities.
∎ Ability to organize and conduct training with strong facilitation skill.
∎ Strong communication and active listening skills is encouraging and adapted to work with remote team
∎ Ability to work under pressure

Salary: Tk. 55400 (Monthly)

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Health Cost Reimbursement

Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.

Application Deadline: 7 Nov 2021

Company Information:
∎ 1 Nov 2021
∎ Terre des hommes
∎ Business : Terre des hommes Foundation (Tdh) is an International Non-Profit Private Organization operating in Bangladesh since 1974 in the fields of Child Protection, Healthcare, Nutrition, Emergency Relief, Water/Sanitation and Hygiene.

Category: NGO/Development

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