Volunteer - Disaster RISK FINANCE

Job Description

Title: Volunteer - Disaster RISK FINANCE

Company Name: Oxfam

Vacancy: Not specific

Job Location: Anywhere in Bangladesh

Employment Status: Contractual

Educational Requirements:
∎ Graduation in any discipline with basic understanding of development intervention

Job Context:
∎ Our Team :
∎ Disaster Risk Financing team promotes the adoption of risk transfer solutions through Flood Model to protect the rights and enhance livelihood opportunities of poor men and women living in low-lying char areas vulnerable to natural disasters and climate change. The team also provides technical support to the project "Climate Risk Insurance" funded by World Food Program (WFP) in Kurigram district.

Job Responsibilities:
∎ In this role, you will take part in the overall team effort of ensuring active engagement of private sectors into the programme activities in order to motivate community people for their knowledge building as well as confidence engagement for participating in the insurance schemes. You will offer direct assistance in data collection and management, documentation, translation, developing communication materials including reading and IEC learning materials. You should be flexible with field visit as and when required.

Additional Requirements:
∎ Only Bangladeshi National are eligible to apply
∎ Essentials:
∎ Proven ability of preparing reports in Bengali and English
∎ Commitment to humanitarian principles and action
∎ Commitment to Oxfam's equal opportunity and gender policies
∎ Flexibility & adaptability
∎ Desirables:
∎ Excellent interpersonal skills
∎ Efficient and organized team player
∎ Possesses initiative, patience, tact, and able to work with minimum supervision
∎ Sympathy with the aims and objectives of Oxfam
∎ Key Attributes:
∎ Ability to demonstrate sensitivity to cultural differences and gender issues, as well as the commitment to equal opportunities
∎ Ability to demonstrate an openness and willingness to learn about the application of gender/gender mainstreaming, women's rights, and diversity for all aspects of development work
∎ Commitment to Oxfam's safeguarding policies to ensure all people who come into contact with Oxfam are as safe as possible

Salary:
∎ A motivational allowance of BDT 1000/ will be paid to the Volunteer during the period of assignment for transportation and lunch based on actual working days

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ This role will give you an opportunity to make a difference in Oxfam GB, to act as key contributor to Bangladesh Country Programme, to work with a group of passionate people that are specialists in Programme and Humanitarian fields, offers fair pay and competitive benefits package.

Application Deadline: September 17, 2019

Company Information:
∎ Oxfam
∎ Business : Oxfam employs more than six thousand people in 90 countries who share a commitment to work together to end poverty and suffering. It is committed to ensure diversity and gender equality within the organization and welcomes applications from women, person with disability and under-represented groups. Oxfam does not discriminate against applicants or employees based on their HIV/AIDS status. The organization has been working in Bangladesh since the War of Independence and has established a permanent country office in 1972. Since then it has responded to all major emergencies in the country. Oxfam's current program focuses on Economic Justice & Resilience, Gender and Women?s Leadership and Humanitarian Capacity Building and Response.

Category: NGO/Development

Source: bdjobs.com