Job Description

Title: Technical Coordinator - Education

Company Name: Friends in Village Development Bangladesh (FIVDB)

Vacancy: Not specific

Job Location: Cox's Bazar (Teknaf)

Employment Status: Full-time

Educational Requirements:
∎ Masters degree in any discipline, Bachelor of Education (B.Ed)

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 3 year(s)
∎ The applicants should have experience in the following area(s): Experience working in humanitarian context with children

Job Context:
∎ Friends in Village Development Bangladesh (FIVDB) is going to implement the AHP Program with Rohingya and Host communities under its Humanitarian Preparedness and Response Program, Cox`s Bazar with the support of Plan International Bangladesh and DFAT.
∎ Project duration- 31 January 2026 (to be extended subject to the provision of project extension afterward). The position will be recruited for implementing the project based at the Field Office at Teknaf with substantial field activities at different camps and host communities at Ukhia & Teknaf. The job may be regularized after the completion of 3 months of services under FIVDB.

Job Responsibilities:
∎ The Technical Coordinator- Education will be responsible for supporting designing and following-up with the technical aspects of the project implementation, key role is to work day to day with the Education team (technical Officers and M&E Officer), building their capacity in program implementation. He/She will also support the education team to deliver quality projects. S/he will closely work as a part of the team with support from the project coordinator.
∎ Key Area 1: Programme Management:
∎ Overall responsible for the timely implementation of Education program activities ensuring that services are delivered on time, on budget and in compliance with donor regulations.
∎ Ensure the Education program is implemented in ways responsive to communities, other Education partners and children in line with FIVDB and Plan International principles, values.
∎ Support the project coordinator and M&E officer in Detailed Implementation Plans (DIPs), M&E plans, Indicator Tracking Table (ITT) procurement plans and distribution schedules of program inputs in line with program logistics/supply chain capacity are in place, tracked and updated regularly.
∎ Ensure technical Officers have work-plans with split budgets in place and follow up with team members regularly to ensure that activities are on track
∎ Support the project coordinator in managing program budget, including phased and or split budgets where applicable, monthly budget forecasting and quarterly budget revisions for all grants.
∎ Budget tracking through timeous review in collaboration with technical Officers, M&E Officer Admin and finance officer.
∎ Monitor program progress against both programmatic and budgetary targets.
∎ Ensure timeous and quality implementation of interventions
∎ Prepare timely and high quality program and donor reports on project activities in compliance with internal and any relevant external donor requirements.
∎ Close coordination with WASH and CPiE teams on cross cutting needs and issues.
∎ Key Area 2: Needs Analysis, Program Design and Implementation:
∎ To organize and conduct to train facilitators on pedagogy, curriculum (literacy, numeracy, portable skills and life skills) and other relevant issues (including child safeguarding, CP and referral, DRR, PSS, gender and inclusion, adolescent retention techniques and opportunities
∎ Contribute to situation/response analysis, sector strategy documents and sector response plans as well as programme design,
∎ Support the Project coordinator/ program coordinator/ MEAL Manager in the development of project and donor proposals in close coordinator with logistics, finance and awards units ensuring effective integration at design phase.
∎ Undertake consultation with Education staff and support with proposal work.
∎ Contribute to emergency preparedness plans and where possible, integrate contingency planning for education in all program planning and proposal design.
∎ Key Area 3: Coordination:
∎ To support with the coordination of the education response. This will include representing Plan International in external meetings on, or related to, education;
∎ Ensure representation of Plan in all Education Cluster meetings
∎ Regularly coordinate and collaborate with other program managers/ Coordinators and response teams to strengthen programmatic synergies and impact for children
∎ Support representation needs as required.
∎ Key Area 4: Other Duties
∎ Works with the M&E officer to monitor data collection through consistency checks
∎ Participates in any other activities as may be assigned by the supervisor from time to time.
∎ Technical expertise, skills and knowledge
∎ Essential
∎ Previous experience working with adolescent girls and boys, engagement with community based groups and youth clubs, Awareness raising activities, advocacy.
∎ Good knowledge and understanding of humanitarian principles and established Education in Emergency minimum standards.
∎ Experience in implementing programs focusing on: working with vulnerable children, refugees, youth engagement,
∎ Proven project management skills, including in management, activity plan, monitoring and evaluation for child protection projects
∎ Desirable
∎ Ability to work independently and as a team player who demonstrates leadership and is able to support and train local staff and also able to work with disaster affected communities in a sensitive and participatory manner.
∎ Well-developed written and oral communication skills. Able to communicate clearly and sensitively with internal and external stakeholders as a representative of FIVDB. This includes effective negotiation and representation skills.
∎ Works with trustworthiness and integrity and has a clear commitment to Plan's core values and humanitarian principles.
∎ Ability to operate effectively under extreme circumstances including stress, high security risks and harsh living conditions. Works and lives with a flexible, adaptable and resilient manner.
∎ Demonstrates awareness and sensitivity to gender and diversity. Have experience and the ability to live and work in diverse cultural contexts in a culturally appropriate manner. Has a capacity to make accurate self-assessment particularly in high stress and high security contexts.
∎ Is well planned and organized even within a fluid working environment and has a capacity for initiative and decision making with competent analytical and problem solving skills.
∎ Requires general finance, administration, information management and telecommunication skills and proficiency in information technology/ computer skills.
∎ Ability to work independently and as a team player who demonstrates leadership and is able to support and train local staff and also able to work with disaster affected communities in a sensitive and participatory manner.
∎ Well-developed written and oral communication skills. Able to communicate clearly and sensitively with internal and external stakeholders as a representative of FIVDB. This includes effective negotiation and representation skills.
∎ Works with trustworthiness and integrity and has a clear commitment to FIVDB's core values and humanitarian principles.
∎ Ability to operate effectively under extreme circumstances including stress, high security risks and harsh living conditions. Works and lives with a flexible, adaptable and resilient manner.
∎ Demonstrates awareness and sensitivity to gender and diversity. Have experience and the ability to live and work in diverse cultural contexts in a culturally appropriate manner. Has a capacity to make accurate self-assessment particularly in high stress and high security contexts.
∎ Is well planned and organized even within a fluid working environment and has a capacity for initiative and decision making with competent analytical and problem solving skills.
∎ Knowledge of FIVDB and Plan policies and procedures, NGO Code of Conduct.
∎ Requires general finance, administration, information management and telecommunication skills and proficiency in information technology/ computer skills.
∎ Ensures that FIVDB and Plan International's global policies for Safeguarding Children and Young People and Gender Equality and Inclusion are fully embedded in accordance with the principles and requirements of the policy including relevant Implementation Standards and Guidelines as applicable to their area of responsibility. This includes, but is not limited to, ensuring staff and associates are aware of and understand their responsibilities under these policies and FIVDB and Plan International's Code of Conduct (CoC), their relevance to their area of work, and that concerns are reported and managed in accordance with the appropriate procedures
∎ Key relationships
∎ Internal Contact-
∎ Project Coordinator
∎ Technical Coordinator
∎ Monitoring and Evaluation Officer
∎ External Contact-
∎ Rohingya refugees and host communities
∎ Community volunteers
∎ Other sector colleagues (ex: education, WASH, etc.)
∎ Camp and host level stakeholders

Additional Requirements:
∎ Age 25 to 50 years
∎ Only females are allowed to apply
∎ Fluency in Bangla (both reading and writing).
∎ Fluency in Chittagonian and/or Rohingya is a plus for this position.
∎ Prior experience of working in Cox's Bazar will be prefered.
∎ English proficiency and Computer knowledge is a plus.
∎ Willing to take challenge of working in a participatory approach for Rohingya Community/ Host Community.
∎ Good communication, Facilitation and motivational skill.
∎ Understanding of local culture.
∎ Abilities to undertake extensive travel to village level.
∎ Ability to work under pressure.
∎ Technical expertise, skills and knowledge
∎ Essential-
∎ Fluency in English and Bangla (both reading and writing), Chittagong language and/or Burmese language is considered as special advantage.
∎ Good knowledge and understanding of humanitarian principles and established international child protection minimum standards.
∎ Must be good in creative thinking, management of space and materials, timetabling and events planning.
∎ In depth knowledge of child rights, child wellbeing and psychosocial needs.
∎ Desirable-
∎ Ability to work independently and as a team player who demonstrates leadership and is able to support and train local staff and also able to work with disaster affected communities in a sensitive and participatory manner.
∎ Strong team management, staff capacity building and motivation skills in teamwork and networking.
∎ Works with trustworthiness and integrity and has a clear commitment to FIVDB/Plan's core values and humanitarian principles.
∎ Has basic awareness and sensitivity to gender and diversity.

Salary:
∎ Tk. 55000 - 58600 (Monthly)
∎ 10% of the Basic Salary will be deducted as Staff Security Fund (Payment made after project closing/ Leave from FIVDB) Deduction of Tax at the source Yearly Salary Increment(Up to 5% based on Performance Appraisal)

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Mobile bill, Weekly 2 holidays
∎ Festival Bonus: 1

Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.

Application Deadline: 20 Aug 2023

Company Information:
∎ 13 Aug 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

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