Job Description

Title: Technical Officer- Training-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:
∎ Bachelor's degree in any discipline, preferably in social science, nutrition, agriculture, or development studies.
∎ Minimum 5 years of professional experience in development sectors, including 2 years in training design, development, and delivery in the fields of health, family planning, food security, and nutrition

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 5 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:
∎ FIVDB, a local partner of this project implementation, is hiring a Technical Officer - Training. Under the guidance of the Project Manager, the Technical Officer - Training will be responsible for the overall implementation of the capacity-building activities of the project in the respective region. S/he will ensure that all the capacity-building activities and training sessions are well coordinated and timely implemented to improve the capacity of government service providers, supervisors, volunteers, community groups, as well as the project team for delivering quality and equitable nutrition and health services. The Technical Officer - Training will coordinate with the implementation team in the development and implementation of project training plans, as well as achieving standards set for staff development, project impact, and monitoring and result measurement.
∎ Under the direct guidance of the Project Manager, the Technical Officer - Training will facilitate the assessment of project training needs and interventions in reflecting project implementation issues. The Technical Officer - Training will closely work with Project Officers, Union Facilitators, and other team members in ensuring sound planning, organizing, quality assurance, monitoring, and reporting related to training and other capacity-building activities at various levels.
∎ Responsibility # 01: Planning and implementation of training activities 40%
∎ Support the project implementation team in taking responsibilities with adequate authority regarding training planning, implementation, monitoring, and management at the cluster, district, and sub-district levels.
∎ Plan and implement the project training under the guidance of the Project Manager and in consultation with the Manager – Training and Advocacy.
∎ Make sure that training implementation follows the project plans and coordinate support from the technical teams and consortium to make it operational.
∎ Ensure an Equitable, women-friendly, gender-sensitive environment in all the training activities.
∎ Responsibility # 02: Training administration and operations 20%
∎ Ensure that training activities are implemented cost-effectively within the budget framework.
∎ Ensure all communication and other preparatory works (e.g., venue, food/refreshment, printing materials, attendance records, and other supplies) are available for each training course in time.
∎ Keep records of all administrative and financial documents and submit those to the appropriate office.
∎ Responsibility # 03: Effective Collaboration, Communication and Liaison with relevant stakeholders 15%
∎ Liaison, coordinate, and nurture excellent relationships with government departments, the Core Team, resource persons, and the project team.
∎ Conduct mapping on training resources, including resource persons, venues, key contact points, etc.
∎ Keep effective communication and relationships with local training institutes/organizations, NGOs, and other development partners.
∎ Responsibility # 04: Ensure proper monitoring, quality control and reporting 15%
∎ Ensure that the right content, materials, and methods are used in all the training.
∎ Ensure proper records and documentation of training evaluations.
∎ Collect, compile, and report on opinions, feedback, and suggestions on training sessions from the participants and facilitators.
∎ Prepare and share training reports for each event.
∎ Document and maintain the training database on the digital platform in a disaggregated way according to the MEL (Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning) plan and DQA (Data Quality Assessments) standard.
∎ Ensure all the training contents and materials follow CNHA's standard communication and branding strategy.
∎ Contribute and support new initiatives and approaches for training suggested by the project technical team.
∎ Ensure adoption of ICT (Information, Communication, Technology) tools and intervention for planning, monitoring, and reporting of training.
∎ Responsibility # 6 Safety, Security, and Safeguarding
∎ As part of this role, the job holder will be expected to adhere to and support FIVDB 's safety and security-related policies and systems as part of their day-to-day duties and comply, always, with safety & security protocols and directives, including reporting. Staff must maintain situational and self–awareness and be aware of the safety – security-related consequences of their actions upon themselves, their team, and the organization.
∎ FIVDB is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behavior at work, including sexual harassment, exploitation, abuse, lack of integrity, and financial misconduct, and expects staff to promote the welfare of children, young people, and adults always. FIVDB expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment through our Code of Conduct. This is a high priority regarding ensuring that only those who share and demonstrate this commitment are recruited to collaborate with us.
∎ Reporting to: Project Manager
∎ The Technical Officer is based on Kishorgonj cluster office of CNHA, with approximately 80% of the time in the field.

Additional Requirements:
∎ Age 30 to 56 years
∎ Effective communication and presentation skills in both Bangla and English.
∎ Skills in team building, coaching, mentoring, and counseling.
∎ Skilled in computer literacy, internet, and email communication.
∎ Good understanding of and commitment to promoting Gender, Equity, and Diversity Inclusion (GEDI) related concepts, ideas, and best practices.

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