Union Coordinator (UC)

Job Description

Title: Union Coordinator (UC)

Company Name: Center for Natural Resource Studies (CNRS)

Vacancy: 01

Job Location: Moulvibazar

Employment Status: Full-time

Educational Requirements:
∎ Master's Degree in relevant field (can be relaxed in case of experienced person)

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 3 year(s)

Job Context:
∎ Project: Suchana
∎ Position: Union Coordinator (UC)
∎ Joining Date: 10 June 2023
∎ Suchana: Suchana- ending the cycle of malnutrition in Bangladesh, is a multi-sectoral nutrition programme aims to achieve significant reduction in stunting amongst children under two years of age in Bangladesh. The programme adopts an integrated graduation model to nutrition specific and nutrition sensitive interventions to prevent chronic malnutrition within the critical 1,000 days from conception to until a child reaches its second birthday. Suchana consortium includes: technical partners - Save the Children (SC), Hellen Keller International (HKI), WorldFish, International Development Enterprises (iDE); implementing partners - Centre for Natural Resources Studies (CNRS), Friends in Village Development in Bangladesh (FIVDB), Rangpur Dinajpur Rural Service (RDRS); and research partner - icddr,b.
∎ Job Duration: Up to October 2023
∎ Job Location: Moulvibazar Upazila level with extensive field visits to villages/communities

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Part I: Job Statement
∎ The Union Coordinator (UC) will be based at Union-level and will be overall responsible for two or more unions s/he is assigned for. S/he will be responsible for ensuring all operational activities are being implemented in those unions to achieve the outcomes of Suchana Programme, notably for the activities approved in the AIP and respective DIP. S/he will be thus held accountable for accomplishment of all tasks in those unions. The key responsibilities of UC are to prepare the implementation plan, coordination and successful accomplishment of interventions at field level through Field Facilitators (FF) and Suchana Community Mobilizers (SCM). S/he will also keep close coordination among union level representatives from technical partners. S/he will also build capacity of FFs and SCMs and relevant stakeholders.
∎ UC will also work closely and jointly with the Governance and Community Development Officers (GCDO) for activities related to community development and institution building like Gram Pusti Unnayan Kendro (GPUK), Village Savings and Loan Association (VSLA), Adolescent club and strengthening the capacity of Pusti Dol (Nutrition Improvement Group-Suchana core group of BHHs).
∎ Part II: Job Responsibilities and Task
∎ a. Program planning & implementation
∎ Preparation of monthly work plan for the union team at union level.
∎ Conduct monthly meeting with FF/SCM to review progress against monthly plan.
∎ Organizing IGA assignment meeting at community level.
∎ Identify most vulnerable flood affected beneficiary through IGA assignment meeting & House to house physical verification.
∎ Ensure post distribution monitoring
∎ Ensure vaccination campaign
∎ Support to procure IGA input as per IGA input distribution guideline.
∎ Ensure regular communication with local representative & GOB line agencies.
∎ Ensure proper distribution of IGA support for beneficiary.
∎ Collect, compile, analyse and submit progress update on Suchana Programme interventions from the field level and report to the respective places, notably for the respective union.
∎ Provide written feedback to FF/SCM on monthly basis.
∎ B. Coordination and networking
∎ Take necessary steps according to consortium decisions for further improvement/change in regard to the findings mentioned in the reports and notably for the respective union.
∎ Support communication activities at the field level, notably overall for the respective union.
∎ Keep close and regular communications with technical partners to assure on time guidance.
∎ Maintain liaison with different stakeholders at union level.
∎ C. General
∎ Conduct regular/monthly and special meetings, notably at union level
∎ Attend training/orientation as and when asked by the Suchana programme/IP management.
∎ Perform any other task as and when assigned by the Suchana programme/management.
∎ Part III: Required qualification and competencies
∎ Academic: Master's Degree in relevant field (can be relaxed in case of experienced person)
∎ Working Experience: At least three-year experience in community-based development activities, notably in nutrition and livelihoods areas.
∎ Skills:
∎ Good communication, facilitation and motivational skills.
∎ Understanding on local culture and languages is preferable.
∎ Abilities to undertake extensive travel to village/community level.
∎ Having problem solving and prompt decision making capacity.
∎ Ability to work under pressure.

Additional Requirements:
∎ At least three-year experience in community-based development activities, notably in nutrition and livelihoods areas.
∎ Efficient computer literacy (especially MS Office applications)
∎ Strong ability to work with team
∎ Strong ability in problem solving and decision making.
∎ Skill in documentation, facilitation & reporting.
∎ Excellent communications skills in both English and Bangla
∎ Ability to work under pressure and under a multi-sect oral / multi-disciplined team approach
∎ Having non-discriminatory and gender sensitive perception
∎ To protect children in connection
∎ Willingness and ability to drive motorcycle in the field as and when required and should have valid driving license

Salary:
∎ Salary Range: BDT 31108/month (inclusive all)

Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.

Application Deadline: 31 May 2023

Company Information:
∎ 25 May 2023
∎ Center for Natural Resource Studies (CNRS)

Category: NGO/Development

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Source: bdjobs.com

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