Job Description
Title: Support Staff-USAID’s Community Nutrition and Health Activity (CNHA)
Company Name: Friends in Village Development Bangladesh (FIVDB)
Vacancy: 1
Job Location: Kishoreganj
Employment Status: Full-time
Educational Requirements:
∎ At least JSC
Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 1 year(s)
Job Context:
∎ Friends in Village Development Bangladesh (FIVDB) is going to implement the “USAID`s Community Nutrition and Health Activity (CNHA)` funded by USAID” Project in Haor region Sunamgonj, Habigonj, Natrokona and Kishorgonj district in partnership with CARE Bangladesh. The present project tenure is up to September 2027.
∎ USAID`s Community Nutrition and Health Activity (CNHA)` funded by USAID, and implemented by CARE Bangladesh, aims to sustainably impact the nutrition and health of women and children in their first 1000 days of life. The activity will strive to achieve its goal by contributing to the areas of Strengthened community health systems to deliver nutrition, family planning, and health services; improving household nutrition and health behaviors; enhancing leadership and governance for improved nutrition; resilience of communities and households to potential nutrition shocks increased.
∎ Friends in Village Development Bangladesh (FIVDB), is a Bangladeshi non-governmental organisation founded in 1979 under the Societies’ Registration Act, 1860. The organisation is also registered with the NGO Affairs Bureau and the Micro Credit Regulatory Authority, of the Government of Bangladesh.
∎ FIVDB`s societal vision is that of `a vibrant society based on justice, equity, democracy and environmentally sound principles`. It works with the mission to give the disadvantaged women, men and children greater voice, reduce their vulnerability, increase their use of citizenship rights and help them enhance their quality of life. To that end FIVDB pursues educational, social and economic capacity building and social organization processes. It works to strengthen social protection and safety networks and participates in national and international outreach and advocacy. The organization combines grassroots service delivery, social mobilization and advocacy in its work and works in collaboration with communities, civil society, the Government and private sectors
∎ CARE Bangladesh, a non-profit international development organization, is implementing a five-year-long project, "USAID’s Community Nutrition and Health Activity (CNHA)”. CARE, with its consortium partners icddr,b, mPower, Jhpiego, and Viscom, will implement this project both at national and sub-national levels, and [Friends In Village Development Bangladesh (FIVDB)] will work at the local level to execute the field activities under Kishorgonj Cluster and in the selected upazilas (all unios) of Sunamgonj, Habigonj, Netrokona and Kishorgonj districts.
∎ Under CNHA, the consortium will work with different departments of the ministries, especially the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) of the Government of Bangladesh (GoB) at the national, regional, and local levels, to improve nutrition status by strengthening the community health system and support the effective implementation of the Second National Plan of Action for Nutrition (NPAN2). This will work at multiple levels of local government institutions, specifically with the nutrition coordination committees at the district and upazila levels focusing on the community health system and strengthening the Core Team approach and local nutrition-governance mechanisms. The project will facilitate developing solutions emerging from communities, government departments, and the private sector. The CNHA will replicate proven best practices to scale up innovative local governance models for better nutrition by transforming the Union Development Coordination Committee (UDCC) into nutrition outcomes. Digital solutions related to health and Nutrition services are key strategies for improving nutrition. The project intends to impact several of the core challenges selected districts face in the North (Rangpur Cluster), Haor (Kishoreganj Cluster), Padma Basin (Madaripur Cluster), and Coastal Belt (Patuakhali Cluster) of Bangladesh.
Job Responsibilities:
∎ Friends In Village Development Bangladesh (FIVDB), a local partner of this project implementation, is hiring a local implementing partner of this activity, is hiring Support Staff for the project office. The Support Staff will be responsible for the project office hospitality service and security.
∎ Ability to maintain multiple tasks.
∎ Support in office management, storage management, and documentation
∎ Maintain dispatch and receive register, and post and deliver the materials, logistics, and letters.
∎ Ensure logistics and materials support on time in the event-based activities.
∎ Support in photocopying, printing, and filling of office documents.
∎ Ensure and serve tea, coffee, and other refreshments for the guests and staff.
∎ Ensure the cleanliness of the office including well decoration of the office.
∎ Being well-behaved with good grooming is essential for this post.
Additional Requirements:
∎ Age 25 to 40 years
Salary:
∎ Negotiable
∎ Deduction of Tax at Source
Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Weekly 2 holidays, Mobile bill
∎ Salary Review: Yearly
∎ As per the project policy of FIVDB and the budgeted provision of this project.
Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.
Application Deadline: 12 Oct 2023
Company Information:
∎ 5 Oct 2023
∎ Friends in Village Development Bangladesh (FIVDB)
∎ Address : FIVDB, Khadimnagar, Sylhet-3103
∎ Business : FIVDB is a development organization, established in 1979. Its major operation cover 7 major districts and concentrates round in the north-east of Bangladesh. It mission is to give disadvantage women, men and children greater voice, reduce their vulnerability, increase use of citizenship rights and help them enhance their quality of life.
Category: NGO/Development
: FIVDB affirms the 'ZERO' tolerance approach against sexual exploitation and abuse. And is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behavior at work including sexual harassment, lack of integrity, and financial misconduct, and expects staff to promote the welfare of children and adults at all times. FIVDB expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment through our Code of Conduct. We place a high priority on ensuring that only those who share and demonstrate this commitment are recruited to work with us.FIVDB is an equal-opportunity organization and any kind of persuasion will be construed as automatic disqualification.Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for an interview.Join us on our Facebook page for more updates: www.facebook.com/fivdbngo
