Upazila Coordinator, FIVDB - Anticipatory Action & SRSP Project

Job Description

Title: Upazila Coordinator, FIVDB - Anticipatory Action & SRSP Project

Company Name: Friends in Village Development Bangladesh (FIVDB)

Vacancy: 1

Age: At least 27 years

Job Location: Habiganj

Salary: Tk. 42000 (Monthly)

Experience:

• At least 3 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO

• Bachelor of Social Science (BSS)
• Master of Social Science (MSS)

• At least 3 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO

• Age At least 27 years

• 3+ years of experience with progressively increasing responsibilities and duties in programs focused on organizational development in the Bangladeshi context

• Capacity building of the team members

• Maintain close communication with FIVDB team

• Maintain relationship with other FIVDB programmes in the project sites

• Conduct essential assessment and knowledge product development.

Knowledge:

• Understanding of disaster risk reduction (DRR) principles and practices.

• Familiarity with livelihoods restoration strategies and community development frameworks.

• Knowledge of hydrometeorological hazards and their impact on communities.

• Awareness of climate-adaptive practices and sustainable livelihoods.

• Familiarity with early warning systems and forecasting methodologies.

Skills

• Strong project management and organizational skills, with the ability to handle multiple tasks.

• Excellent communication skills for engaging with diverse stakeholders, including community members, local authorities, and NGOs.

• Proficiency in data analysis and GIS mapping tools for risk assessment.

• Ability to develop training materials and conduct workshops effectively.

• Competency in using digital platforms for information dissemination and community engagement.

• Ability to work under minimal supervision and have impact on input on program indicators.

• Excellent organization, coordination, report writing and team management skills.

• Strong and effective communication and presentation skills

Competencies:

• Strong problem-solving abilities and adaptability in dynamic environments.

• Team-oriented mindset with the ability to collaborate effectively with various stakeholders.

• Cultural sensitivity and respect for community values and practices.

• Initiative and self-motivation to drive projects and meet objectives.

• Commitment to continuous learning and professional development in relevant fields.

• Having respect for different race, ethnic communities and gender.

• Project implementation and capacity building competencies

• Ability on GoB collaboration, advocacy etc.

• Report writing capacity

Job Context:

• The project is designed in a comprehensive way to help the vulnerable community being prepared, assisting them with support before the disaster occurs, building their capacity in climate resilient livelihood, piloting the climate risk insurance as a risk transfer mechanism and strengthening the risk reduction platforms. The project will follow WFP’s Integrated Risk Management (IRM) approach. Anticipatory action is an effective way to support vulnerable communities before a hazard strikes, by using forecasts and early warning systems to trigger pre-agreed actions and funding. Project Duration- February 2025 to September 2025 (08 months)

Job Responsibilities:

• Setting up operational plan for the filed level programme activities.

• Community mobilization, formulation/reactivation/facilitation of participants.

• Programme participants selection according to the criteria.

• Provide services to the targeted communities within the limited timeframe.

• Perform awareness raising and capacity building activities

• Distribution of cash grants and IEC materials for climate adaptive activities

• Keep continuous and strong communication with GoB and other relevant stakeholders to ensure delivery of the programme outputs at field level.

• Develop strategic partnership and networks with the relevant stakeholders at field level.

• Provide support in overall implementation, monitoring and reporting of field level programme activities.

• Ensure the safety of team members from any harm, abuse, neglect, harassment and exploitation to achieve the programme’s goals on safeguarding implementation. Act as a key source of support, guidance and expertise on safeguarding for establishing a safe working environment.

• Practice, promote and endorse the issues of safeguarding policy among team members and ensure the implementation of safeguarding standards in every course of action.

• Follow the safeguarding reporting procedure in case any reportable incident takes place, encourage others to do so.

MAJOR CHALLENGES:

• Implementation of activities within the time frame.

• Need to implement the initiatives in the hard-to-reach areas.

• Maintaining compliance and ensuring quality of the project activities.

• Weekly 2 holidays,Mobile bill,T/A

• Other admissible benefits (Mobile allowance, etc.) as per the project`s budget.

• Salary and other admissible benefits (if any) are inclusive of all taxes as imposed by the government of Bangladesh. Taxes will be deducted at sources as per government rules.