Social Mobilizer, Girls' Education Program

Job Description

Title: Social Mobilizer, Girls' Education Program

Company Name: Room to Read

Vacancy: Not specific

Job Location: Cox's Bazar

Employment Status: Full-time

Educational Requirements:
∎ Bachelors' in social science, Women & Gender studies, Social work, Education or other related field

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 2 year(s)

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Organize Room to Read's life skills sessions with girls and support them to use such skills in their lives;
∎ Serve as a positive role model and mentor to girls by facilitating monthly group mentoring discussions;
∎ Organize group for conducting Life Skills sessions and Group Mentoring Sessions;
∎ Plan, Organize and conduct recovery Life Skill Education and Parents workshop sessions;
∎ Conduct an introductory home visit with parents of all new girls in the Girls' Education Program;
∎ Provide Individual mentoring support;
∎ Participate in module trainings on Girls' Education Program content and activities. These trainings will be led by the Program Officer;
∎ Participate in regular trainings and meetings with Room to Read staff, as planned;
∎ Monitor and keep written records of girls including school attendance, academic performance, and participation in program activities. Work closely with the School Focal Point (main contact person at the school) to regularly obtain this data as needed;
∎ Prepare Report in monthly basis;
∎ Assist the Program Associate and/or Program Officer in conducting life skills assessments of Girls' Education Program participants, as needed;
∎ Prepare and submit regular reports to the Program Officer, as needed;
∎ Track and submit all program activity expenses and invoices;

Additional Requirements:
∎ Only females are allowed to apply
∎ Minimum 2 years of relevant work experience.
∎ Demonstrated experience and/or interest working with and or counseling adolescent girls.
∎ Good interpersonal skills and a team player.
∎ Desire and ability to spend a significant majority of time traveling and providing direct support to girls at the school, community, or home.
∎ Fluency in language spoken by girls.

Salary:
∎ We offer competitive salary

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Provident Fund
∎ 13th Month Bonus
∎ Discretionary Performance Bonus
∎ Gratuity
∎ Health coverage including spouse and children
∎ Insurance
∎ Professional Development opportunities. The most significant benefit is the opportunity to work with one of the fastest growing international organizations, which has sole focus on education & continuously innovating efficient & effective social entrepreneurship

Application Deadline: September 17, 2019

Company Information:
∎ Room to Read
∎ Business : Room to Read is a US based international non-profit organization. We envision a world in which all children can pursue a quality education, reach their full potential and contribute to their community and the world. To achieve this goal, we focus on two areas where we believe we can have the greatest impact: literacy and gender equality in education. We work in collaboration with communities and local governments and partner organizations across Asia and Africa to develop literacy skills and a habit of reading among primary school children, and support girls to complete secondary school with the life skills they?ll need to succeed in school and beyond. Room to Read currently work in Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Laos, Nepal, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Vietnam, and Zambia. To learn more about Room to Read, please visit www.roomtoread.org.

Room to Read is working in Bangladesh since 2008.

Category: NGO/Development