Helen Keller Intl
Requirements
Education
- Bachelor/Honors
- A bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Management, or a related discipline.
Experience
- 1 to 2 years
- The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO
Additional Requirements
- One to two years of experience in human resources or administrative roles, preferably within an INGO or the development sector. Candidates who have completed a one-year internship with an NGO/INGO are also encouraged to apply.
- Strong proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel.
- Excellent communication and organizational abilities.
- Demonstrated capacity to handle sensitive information with discretion and maintain confidentiality
Responsibilities & Context
Guided by the remarkable legacy of its co-founder, Helen Keller, Helen Keller Intl partners with communities striving to overcome longstanding cycles of poverty. By delivering the essential building blocks of good health, sound nutrition and clear vision, we help millions of people create lasting change in their own lives. Working in more than 20 countries – across Africa, Asia, Europe and the United States – and together with a global community of supporters, we are ensuring every person has the opportunity – as Helen did – to reach their true potential.
In Bangladesh, Helen Keller Intl has a strong history of partnership with the Government of Bangladesh and development partners to strengthen systems and improve outcomes in nutrition, eye health, WASH, and livelihoods. Helen Keller’s programs prioritize remote, hard-to-reach, and marginalized communities, including those in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT).
PROJECT OVERVIEW
The Project “Access to and Utilization of Lifesaving Services by Access to and Utilization of Lifesaving Services by Marginalized Communities in Chittagong Hill Tracts in Bangladesh” seeks to restore and scale up essential nutrition, WASH and livelihood services in the three hill districts — Bandarban, Rangamati and Khagrachari. The project focuses on enhancing community resilience, ensuring that marginalized ethnic and rural populations have equitable access to lifesaving interventions and strengthening local systems for sustainable service delivery.
Key Interventions:
- Mass screening of children aged 6–59 months for early detection of acute malnutrition
- Management of Severe and Moderate Acute Malnutrition (SAM/MAM) through 26 SAM Units at district and upazila health facilities
- Emergency nutritious food and cash-based livelihood support to nutritionally vulnerable households
- Expansion of sustainable safe water and sanitation infrastructure
Capacity strengthening of government health service providers effective service delivery
Helen Keller Intl will lead this project, working closely with technical and implementing partners and government stakeholders to ensure coordinated, high-impact programming across the three CHT districts.
POSITION SUMMARY
The HR Assistant will support the Human Resources department in implementing HR policies, procedures, and programs. This role involves administrative tasks, recruitment support, employee record management, and assisting in day-to-day HR operations to ensure smooth functioning of the HR department.
DURATION: Approximately 11 Months
PROJECT NAME: Access to and Utilization of Lifesaving Services by Access to and Utilization of Lifesaving Services by Marginalized Communities in Chittagong Hill Tracts in Bangladesh
REPORTING TO: HR Manager
SUPERVISES: None
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Prepare preselection sheet for each recruitment process Maintain and organize personnel files systematically
- Assist in scheduling interviews
- Coordinate candidate communications and interview logistics.
- Help organize employee engagement activities
- Assist the HR Manager in preparing and providing documentation for internal and external audits
- Prepare temporary contracts
- Draft simple HR letters
- Ensure confidentiality and accuracy of employee records Perform other duties as assigned by the HR Manager
Employment Status
Contractual
Job Location
Dhaka
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Company Information
Helen Keller Intl
Address:
House No. 10F, Road No.82, Gulshan-2, Dhaka-1212
Business:
Helen Keller International (HKI), an International NGO, has been working in Bangladesh since 1978. HKI implements different projects in partnership with national and international NGOs, development partners, academic and research institutions, and the private sector. HKI takes a gender-sensitive approach to improving nutrition, food security and eye health. Current program areas include Dhaka, , Khulna, Barisal, Sathkhira, Nilphamari, Sylhet, Chittagong, and the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) districts of Khatgrachari and Bandarban.
On September 30, 2015, USAID`s Office of Food for Peace (FFP) awarded HKI a five-year cooperative agreement to lead the `Sustainable Agriculture and Production Linked to Improved Nutrition Status, Resilience, and Gender Equity` (SAPLING) program with the overall goal of improving gender equitable food security, nutrition and resilience of vulnerable people within five upazilas of the Bandarban District of CHT. To achieve this objective, HKI is working in partnership with CRS, CARITAS Bangladesh, five local implementing partners, individuals, communities, traditional institutions and the Government of Bangladesh to affect enduring positive change by addressing immediate needs while investing in the future of food security and resilience.