Team Leader - DRR

Job Description

Title: Team Leader - DRR

Company Name: RTM International

Vacancy: 1

Age: Na

Job Location: Cox`s Bazar (Ukhia)

Salary: --

Experience:

• At least 2 years

• Master’s degree in Social Science, Gender Studies, Development Studies, or related fields.

• At least 2 years

• At least 4-5 years of experience in gender-transformative programming in humanitarian settings.

• Proven skills in project management, coordination, and stakeholder engagement.

• Proven experience managing diverse, multi-disciplinary teams, with a focus on building capacity for gender-sensitive programming.

• Exceptional project management and leadership skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities.

• Familiarity with monitoring and evaluation frameworks that incorporate gender-responsive indicators.

• Excellent communication skills in English and Bengali (knowledge of local dialects is a plus).

• Strong analytical and report-writing skills, with experience in producing donor-quality reports.

• Cultural sensitivity and the ability to work effectively in diverse and challenging environments.

• Prior experience working in refugee settings, particularly with vulnerable populations such as women and marginalized groups, is highly preferred.

TITLE OF THE PROJECT: To enhance advocacy and leadership capacities to promote gender, women’s empowerment, GBV and social cohesion for Rohingya women and women-led organizations

Place of Posting : Court Bazar, Ukhiya, Cox’s Bazar

Working area : Cox’s Bazar and Bhasan Char

Work engagement : Full time position (Contractual)

Report to : Project Director

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:

• In collaboration and under the direct supervision of Project Director, the Team Leader will perform:

• Project Leadership and Coordination: Lead the overall implementation of the project in Cox’s Bazar and Bhasan Char, ensuring alignment with gender-transformative approaches and project objectives. Coordinate activities to enhance disaster preparedness and resilience-building among vulnerable women and communities.

• Ensure Gender-Responsive training session: Assist DRR Trainer to conduct training to female Rohingya refugee and host community volunteers to build their capacities on disaster emergency preparedness.

• Stakeholder and Partner Relations: Build and maintain strategic relationships with local authorities, NGOs, donor agencies, and community stakeholders to enhance project delivery, collaboration, and visibility.

• Monitoring and Evaluation Oversight: Track project progress and impact using project monitoring framework and adjust strategies as needed and routine field visit to working area.

• Team Management and Capacity Building: Supervise and support DRR project team members and women leadership project, fostering professional growth and ensuring capacity-building efforts for staff and local partners in gender equality and disaster resilience practices.

• Advocacy and Representation: Represent the project in external platforms, workshops, and forums, advocating for gender-transformative approaches in disaster preparedness and resilience-building initiatives, if required.

• Quality Assurance and Risk Management: Oversee quality assurance processes across all project activities. Identify and mitigate risks, ensuring the project adheres to high standards and achieves its intended outcomes.

• Leadership in Crisis Management: Lead efforts to ensure the safety and well-being of the project team during emergencies. Provide guidance in managing crisis situations effectively, maintaining project continuity and staff morale.

• Reporting and Documentation: Ensure timely, accurate, and high-quality reporting of project progress, outcomes, and challenges to the Project Director, donors, and other relevant stakeholders.

• Any other responsibility assigned by the Management.

• As per organization policy