Social Inclusion Specialist, Skills Development Programme (SDP)

Job Description

Title: Social Inclusion Specialist, Skills Development Programme (SDP)

Company Name: BRAC

Vacancy: Not specific

Job Location: Dhaka

Employment Status: Full-time

Educational Requirements:
∎ Graduate preferably in Gender Studies, Sociology, Anthropology, International Development or related subject

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 2 year(s)

Job Context:
∎ BRAC is an international development organisation founded in Bangladesh that partners with over 100 million people living with inequality and poverty globally to create sustainable opportunities to realise potential.
∎ Are you passionate about a skilled next generation? Join our mission to empower young people through access to skills and decent employment. BRAC Skills Development Programme (SDP) supports young people who want to get involved in income generating activities, with a particular focus on socially and economically vulnerable groups, including women, persons with disabilities and people from minority communities. Working at brac is not like any other job. It is a platform where you can bring about real change for people who need it the most. We are not just dreaming of a better world, we are building it. Join us to find the way.
∎ JOB PURPOSE: This position will provide technical leadership in ensuring gender equality, disability inclusion, and safeguarding of other marginalized communities in all aspects of the SDP projects. With support and under the supervision of Manager, he/she will also work with local partners, all the project leads and internal and external stakeholders to ensure that the project design and activities as well as management are inclusive and safe.
∎ SAFEGUARDING RESPONSIBILITIES:
∎ Ensure the safety of team members from any harm, abuse, neglect, harassment and exploitation to achieve the programme`s goals on safeguarding implementation. Act as a key source of support, guidance and expertise on safeguarding for establishing a safe working environment.
∎ Practice, promote and endorse the issues of safeguarding policy among team members and ensure the implementation of safeguarding standards in every course of action.
∎ Follow the safeguarding reporting procedure in case any reportable incident takes place, encourage others to do so.
∎ Location: Head Office

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Ensure that the most vulnerable and marginalized populations are represented across all project components of SDP, as direct and indirect beneficiaries and/or staff members. This can include (but are not limited to) indigenous persons; transgender people; and persons with disabilities. Understanding that girls and women tend to experience more marginalization and increased vulnerability within these groups, emphasis will be placed on female inclusion and in addressing gender inequality.
∎ Organize and facilitate interactive training and refresher orientation sessions on Social Inclusion and safeguarding for project staff at all levels.
∎ Lead post-training follow up field visits to assess the level of sensitization of staff and share findings with respective teams.
∎ Conduct frequent field visits to assess the effectiveness of an inclusive approach and document and share the findings accordingly.
∎ Support field operations team in organizing and facilitating community level workshops periodically; and document the process.
∎ Support the implementation unit in conducting local context analyses with a gender and safeguarding lens.
∎ Drive knowledge management initiatives related to Social Inclusion and Safeguarding, such as capturing best practices, documenting lessons learnt and organizing knowledge sharing meetings and events.
∎ Incorporate discussions and activities related to social inclusion and safeguarding into facilitation plans when designing workshops, dialogue sessions etc.
∎ Serve as a resource person and mentor project staff on social inclusion and Safeguarding initiatives.
∎ Develop and support in designing and printing Information, Education and Communication (IEC) materials related to gender, disability, safeguarding, and other components of social inclusion.

Additional Requirements:
∎ Minimum 2 years experience in relevant field is required
∎ Exceptional content generating and editing skills for a diverse range of purposes and formats, including print, online, interactive, and social media.
∎ Excellent prioritization, organizational and time management skills as well as the ability to adapt to shifting priorities and work under pressure to meet deadlines by contributing extra hours at work if required.
∎ Should have extensive past experience working on projects that involved a significant focus on gender mainstreaming and social inclusion, carrying out Gender and Social Inclusion analysis and the development of action plans to integrate marginalised populations across program components.
∎ Commitment to the principles of inclusive approaches to programming that encourages full participation of individuals regardless of sex, disability status, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or other marginalized status.

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Festival Bonus, Contributory Provident Fund, Gratuity, Health and Life Insurance and others

Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.

Application Deadline: 13 Nov 2022

Company Information:
∎ 7 Nov 2022
∎ BRAC
∎ Business : BRAC is an international development organisation founded in Bangladesh that partners with over 100 million people living with inequality and poverty globally to create sustainable opportunities to realise potential.

Category: NGO/Development