Training Officer

Job Description

Title: Training Officer

Company Name: Uttaran

Vacancy: 2

Age: At least 30 years

Job Location: Khulna, Satkhira

Salary: Tk. 63360 (Monthly)

Experience:

• 3 to 5 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO, Development Agency

• Master of Development Studies (MDS)

• Master’s degree in Anthropology, Development Studies, Environmental Science, Sociology, Public Administration, or related Social Science disciplines.

• 3 to 5 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO, Development Agency

• Age At least 30 years

• Women candidates are highly encouraged to apply.

• Minimum 3 to 5 years of practical experience in designing and facilitating training programs within civil society or development organizations

• Proven experience in grassroots capacity building, local governance engagement, climate justice, land rights, or community-based resource management.

• Demonstrated track record of working collaboratively with local CSOs, CBOs, and community leadership structures.

• Ability to lead participatory training sessions independently, fostering an engaging, inclusive environment for diverse groups.

Job Context:

Uttaran is an NGO working in Bangladesh since 1985 to uphold rights and entitlements and to improve the socio-economic condition of the poor and disadvantaged community people. Uttaran is a people-centered organization using a rights-based approach to alleviate poverty, diversify livelihood opportunities and empower poor communities of Bangladesh

Uttaran is inviting applications for the vacant position titled Training Officer – for Uttaran under the project Empowering Civil Society for Climate Justice and Environment Protection. This position will coordinate and lead the execution of the project’s overarching capacity development strategy of local Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), Community-Based Organizations (CBOs), Environmental Human Rights Defenders (EHRDs), and Local Government Institutions (LGIs).

Reports to: Project Coordinator

Key Responsibilities

• Main Duties:

• Conducting participatory Training Needs Assessments (TNAs) across partner CSOs and grassroots groups.

• Designing, contextualizing, and evaluating training curriculum, toolkits, and learning materials on climate resilience, land rights, Climate Justice, and Social Accountability Tools (SAT).

• Facilitating interactive workshops, learning sessions, and skill-building events for local CSOs, frontline climate activists, and local government officials (Union Parishads and line departments).

• Organizing public dialogues, mass awareness events, youth mobilization initiatives, and issue-based campaign platforms to strengthen community-led climate action.

• Tracking training effectiveness through pre/post-assessments and preparing technical quality reports for consortium partners.

• Capacity Assessment & Program Design

• Conduct systematic capacity gaps and training needs analyses across partner CSOs, CSGs, and grassroots networks.

• Contextualize and adapt modules, advocacy strategies, and toolkits (such as the EHRD toolkit and SAT frameworks) to fit local coastal dynamics.

• Facilitation & Field Implementation

• Facilitate interactive training workshops on land rights, water resource governance, climate adaptation planning, and social accountability mechanisms.

• Support Union Parishads and Upazila-level line departments in integrating participatory, climate-resilient planning into their annual development budgets.

• Coordinate field-level learning exchanges, peer-to-peer visits, and action-oriented workshops for local CSOs and EHRDs.

• Mobilization & Campaign Support

• Mobilize local youth networks, environmental defenders, and community groups to actively participate in climate justice campaigns and public dialogues.

• Organize local-level civic forums, issue-based discussions, and solidarity events to raise awareness on climate displacement and community rights.

• Monitoring, Reporting, & Documentation

• Monitor and evaluate the progress of trained actors, measuring shifts in institutional capacity and local governance participation.

• Maintain accurate records of all capacity-building activities and draft clear, analytical event reports.

• Document field success stories, case studies, and practical lessons learned to inform wider project learning and consortium updates.

• Safeguarding and Compliance

• Ensure compliance with Uttaran's Code of Conduct, Safeguarding, PSEA, Child Protection, Gender Equality, Anti-Fraud, and organizational policies.

• Promote accountability to affected populations (AAP) in all project interventions.

• Ensure ethical conduct and confidentiality while working with vulnerable communities.

• Other Responsibilities

• Perform any other duties assigned by the senior management in support of organizational objectives

Job Location: Khulna and Satkhira District

• Compensation & other benefits: As per Uttaran’s Policy and Project Design