Technical Officer - GBV

Job Description

Title: Technical Officer - GBV

Company Name: Samaj Kalyan O Unnayan Shangstha (SKUS)

Vacancy: 1

Job Location: Cox's Bazar (Ukhia)

Employment Status: Full-time, Contractual

Educational Requirements:
∎ Graduation/Postgraduation degree or equivalent in Women and Gender Studies, Social Science, Law, Psychology or related field focus on gender issues.
∎ Skills Required: Reporting and Documentation, Self motivated, Supervision, Teamwork skills

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 3 year(s)
∎ The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO

Job Context:
∎ Samaj Kallayan O Unnayan Shangstha (SKUS) envisions a peaceful, prosperous, and poverty-free society that ensures everyone`s basic needs and rights. Since the 2017, SKUS has been working on Rohingya refugee influx in Cox`s Bazar district in the field of Education, health, Child protection, GBV, MHPSS and SRHR among the Children, adolescents, women, and men with support from different international donors, including UN agencies.
∎ Recently SKUS has signed an agreement with Plan International Bangladesh to implement a project lilted "Lifting Healthy, Empowered and Protected Girls and Women in Cox`s Bazar (LEAP)` at Rohingya Camps in Ukhia Upazila and the Host community of Ukhia Upazila under Cox`s Bazar District.. SKUS is looking for a suitable candidate for the immediate appointment of Technical Officer -GBV for the project mentioned above supported by Plan International Bangladesh.
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∎ Plan International Bangladesh is the lead of this consortium project with HOPE Foundation for Women and Children of Bangladesh (HOPE), Partners in Health and Development (PHD), Samaj Kallyan O Unnayan Sangstha (SKUS), and Mukti Cox`s Bazar which funded by the Global Affairs Canada (GAC) and technical supported by Plan International Bangladesh. LEAP will employ a comprehensive, integrated programmatic approach by engaging a variety of stakeholders and facilitating gender- and adolescent-responsive and inclusive (GARI), Sextual and Reproductive Health and Right (SRHR), Sextual Gender Based Violence (SGBV) and Mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) services by strengthening government health systems, including establishing/strengthening referral linkages (from community to health facilities and between different sectors) to bring transformative change among the most at-risk adolescent girls and young women in host communities and camps.
∎ Technical Officer - GBV will provide technical support to Plan International Bangladesh and consortium partners to implement a high-quality GBV intervention, support integration with SRHR of adolescent`s girls and young women (AGYW) in all their diversity in Cox`s Bazar host communities and refugee camps. This position requires technical skills, provide technical guideline to the respective partner organizations.
∎ S/he is responsible to implement quality GBV programme at field level, maintain documentation of project`s learning and good practices at field level. Maintain sound working relationship with different stakeholders and partner organizations (PHD, SKUS, Mukti Cox`s Bazar and HOPE Foundation) for better quality implementation of GBV services.
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∎ Duration : 26 Months (July 2022 to August 2024)

Job Responsibilities:
∎ The Technical Officer is responsible for quality ensuring and improvement of the GBV intervention of Plan International and partner organizations (PHD, SKUS, Mukti Cox's Bazar and HOPE Foundation) as per the signed agreement.
∎ S/he is responsible for the timely and quality implementation of GBV activities.
∎ S/he will be responsible for GBV risk identification, mitigating safeguarding issues of children and young people and gender risks, implementation of interventions by Plan International Bangladesh.
∎ Coordinate with the adolescent group, keep records of group activities, and make monthly plans.
∎ Maintain all necessary documentation and reporting related to GBV protection.
∎ Prepare daily, weekly, bi-weekly reports and monthly as well Plan International and partner organizations.
∎ Participates in different meetings with stakeholders, partners and Govt. officials at field level.
∎ Maintain sound working relationships with community influential, local government representatives, administration and other relevant stakeholders.
∎ Manage visitors & donor delegates and organize team meetings and training at field level.
∎ Provide training and frontline support to the volunteers
∎ Provide support to the staff in relation to material, requisition, administrative, billing and logistical needs to enable their work efficiently.
∎ Follows up each case of GBV systematically to its logical conclusion by involving stakeholders and law enforcement authorities where necessary.
∎ Provide technical supervision to the staff including giving guidance, building capacity, advice on their work, maintain attendance record and monitor and evaluate their performance.
∎ Supervise field based Mentor/Facilitators with the support of Project Coordinator and others project staffs.
∎ Linkage, coordination and collaboration with relevant government, non-government department, national, International and UN agency.
∎ Organize and conduct Meeting, training, workshop and advocacy with relevant stakeholders.
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Additional Requirements:
∎ Age 26 to 40 years
∎ Both males and females are allowed to apply
∎ At least 3 years' experience in the development field along with 2 years of experience in GBV project.
∎ Sound knowledge on GBV and GBV Case Management.
∎ Excellent planning, analytical, organizational and decision-making skills
∎ Good working relationships with colleagues, partners, external actors and allies
∎ Basic IT skills (MS word, Ms Excel MS power point, internet browsing & e-mail communications)
∎ Person with disability are encouraged to apply

Salary:
∎ Tk. 50000 - 55000 (Monthly)
∎ Salary negotiable based on qualification and experience within the range

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Mobile bill, Weekly 2 holidays
∎ As per projects

Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.

Application Deadline: 18 Jun 2022

Company Information:
∎ 11 Jun 2022
∎ Samaj Kalyan O Unnayan Shangstha (SKUS)
∎ Address : 110 Shantinagar, Nilufar Building (1st floor), Dhaka-1217.
∎ Web : www.skus-bd.org
∎ Business : SKUS is a non-profit, non-government voluntary organization working since 1995 to improve socio-economic condition of poor and marginalized people to improve socio-economic conditions and remove discrimination and exploitations. SKUS has implementing multidimensional projects on Education, Malaria, HIV/AIDS, Health, Nutrition and family planning, Life skills Education, Women empowerment, Water, Sanitation and hygiene, Safe Motherhood, Vulnerable Group Development, EPI and Primary Health Care Project, Safe migration, Emergency relief, early recovery and livelihood support on various disasters, Emergency Rohingya Response, MHPSS, GBV, Technical and vocational training in different part of Bangladesh with assistance from the government, national and international donor agencies.

Note : SKUS has a zero-tolerance to Sexual Exploitation and Abuse of beneficiaries. Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) is everyone’s responsibility and all staff are required to adhere to the Code of Conduct that enshrines principles of PSEA, always (both during work hours and outside work hours). Familiarization with, and adherence to, the Code of Conduct is an essential requirement of all staff, in addition to related mandatory training. All staff must ensure that they understand and act in accordance with this clause.

SKUS also has a zero-tolerance policy on child protection.

Category: NGO/Development

: The person fulfilling the above criteria is requested to send their Resume/ CV along with scan copy of last educational qualification certificate and recent passport size color photograph to [email protected] by June 18,2022, mentioning the position applied in the subject line. Only the candidate who has relevant experience are requested to apply. The only shortlisted candidate will be contacted for an interview. Females are especially encouraged to apply.