Technical Officer - ECD & Youth

Job Description

Title: Technical Officer - ECD & Youth

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 degree in any discipline
∎ M.Ed/ B.Ed degree holder will be prefered

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 2 year(s)
∎ The applicants should have experience in the following area(s): Experience in humanitarian context (especially in Education)

Job Context:
∎ Friends in Village Development Bangladesh (FIVDB) is going to implement the AHP Bangladesh Consortium Multi-Year 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-AHP.
∎ Project duration- 30 June 2023 (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 Gilatoli (Teknaf) with substantial field activities at different camps and host community at Teknaf. The job may be regularized after the completion of 3 months of services under FIVDB.

Job Responsibilities:
∎ The Technical Officer will oversee a number of programme support functions in the refugee camps and host communities (Teknaf). He/she will be responsible to respond to urgent and critical Child protection needs following the influx of the Rohingya community in Bangladesh. He/she will be part of a team to roll-out activities focused on He/she will work closely with the affected communities, as part of a team with support from the technical coordinator and project coordinator.
∎ Key Area 1: The major responsibilities of this position holder will probe around:
∎ The Technical officer will:
∎ - Support and mange Education Program Mentor/volunteers in their day-to-day implementation of activities.
∎ - Support in any logistics and preparations to ensure that project activities are carried out in a timely and orderly manner.
∎ - Provide technical support to and regularly monitor project activities
∎ - Contribute to the elaboration of the reporting (data collection, and narrative report) according to donor/projects requirements.
∎ - Design and facilitate appraisal of Volunteers performance and provide feedback for improvement and to support increasingly productive help for the learner.
∎ - Provide regular updates to Coordinator on the progress of the implementation, challenges faced, and additional support needed.
∎ - Provide technical input to develop the teachers training short package/ curriculum; Deliver to the Training Curriculum implementation at field level.
∎ - 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
∎ - Conduct community dialogue with local leaders, Imams, and parents on the benefits of non-formal education for adolescent girls/boys and young women/men - Rohingya and host communities
∎ Key Area 2: Staff Capacity Building
∎ - Facilitate capacity building plan for camp and host community volunteers
∎ - Contribute to recruitment of volunteers with support from supervisor
∎ - Provide on-the-job coaching and support to the volunteers in technical aspects of the program.
∎ - Ensure that the capacity building plan for community volunteers is executed properly and timely.
∎ Key Area 3: Coordination
∎ - External Representation: He/she represents FIVDB in the camp and upazila level coordination meetings and relevant groups as needed in Ukyia/Teknaf and camp level and sometimes in Cox's Bazar.
∎ 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
∎ Both males and 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 greater Chittagong Division and knowledge.
∎ 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.
∎ Pedagogical knowledge and skills in developing and working with pedagogical material.
∎ 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's core values and humanitarian principles.
∎ Has basic awareness and sensitivity to gender and diversity.

Salary: Tk. 50000 - 52600 (Monthly)

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Mobile bill, Weekly 2 holidays
∎ Festival Bonus: 1
∎ Staff Security Fund 10% of Basic Salary

Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.

Application Deadline: 31 Jul 2022

Company Information:
∎ 25 Jul 2022
∎ Friends in Village Development Bangladesh (FIVDB)
∎ Address : FIVDB, Khadimnagar, Sylhet-3103
∎ Web : www.fivdb.net
∎ 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

: Female candidates are encouraged to apply.FIVDB is an equal opportunity organization Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for an interview.FIVDB is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behavior at work including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, 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.Join us on our Facebook page for more updates: www.facebook.com/fivdbngo