Customize Consent Preferences

We use cookies to help you navigate efficiently and perform certain functions. You will find detailed information about all cookies under each consent category below.

The cookies that are categorized as "Necessary" are stored on your browser as they are essential for enabling the basic functionalities of the site. ... 

Always Active

Necessary cookies are required to enable the basic features of this site, such as providing secure log-in or adjusting your consent preferences. These cookies do not store any personally identifiable data.

No cookies to display.

Functional cookies help perform certain functionalities like sharing the content of the website on social media platforms, collecting feedback, and other third-party features.

No cookies to display.

Analytical cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with the website. These cookies help provide information on metrics such as the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc.

No cookies to display.

Performance cookies are used to understand and analyze the key performance indexes of the website which helps in delivering a better user experience for the visitors.

No cookies to display.

Advertisement cookies are used to provide visitors with customized advertisements based on the pages you visited previously and to analyze the effectiveness of the ad campaigns.

No cookies to display.

Project Officer, RISe Project, Urban Development Programme, Barishal

BRAC

BRAC

 

BRAC

Follow

More jobs from this company

Summary

  • Vacancy: —
  • Location: Anywhere in Bangladesh
  • Minimum Salary: Negotiable
  • Experience: At least 1 year
  • Published: 26 Dec 2024

 

Requirements

Education

  • Bachelor/Honors

Experience

  • At least 1 year
  • The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s):
    NGO

Additional Requirements

 01 year of experience in NGOs or development organizations.

 Demonstrated ability to work in development projects

 Current national and global development trends related to climate change and urban development.

 Competence in analyzing the social and gender dynamics

 Community organizing and social mobilization.

 Ability to work under minimal supervision and have impact on input on project indicators.

 Excellent organization, coordination, and negotiation skills.

 Strong and effective communication and presentation skills

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

 Project implementation and capacity building competencies

 Commitment to learning

 Coordination capabilities

Responsibilities & Context

BRAC is an international development organisation founded in Bangladesh that partners with over 100 million people living with inequality and poverty globally to create sustainable opportunities to realise potential. Working at BRAC is not like any other job. It is a platform where you can bring about real change for people who need it the most. We are not just dreaming of a better world; we are building it. Join us to find the way.

BRAC Urban Development Programme (UDP) envisions cities and human settlements which are safe, resilient, inclusive and sustainable. We implement tailored interventions to reach this goal, such as building low-cost climate-resilient housing, empowering workers in the ready-made garment sector, raising community fire prevention awareness and advocating with the local and national governments for inclusive, pro-poor, urban planning and governance. Join the UDP team to create models for better urban spaces across Bangladesh and be part of a team making cities into places where everyone living in them can thrive. Working at brac is not like any other job. It is a platform where you can bring about real change for people who need it the most. We are not just dreaming of a better world, we are building it. Join us to find the way.

Strengthening Resilience through Gender-Responsive and Integrated Services (RISe) project of BRAC aims to enhance the resilience of low-income urban communities against the impacts of climate change. It prioritizes the development of climate-resilient, gender-responsive services and community infrastructure to improve the living conditions of vulnerable populations. The project focuses on empowering ultra-poor households, especially women, by strengthening their socio-economic resilience to adapt to climate challenges. Additionally, RISe addresses climate-induced health risks by promoting equitable access to knowledge, raising awareness, and providing improved healthcare services at the community level.

Work in the project component of the field operation unit; implement all the project interventions with the help of community at the field level as front-line staff; maintain strong communication and networking with the city corporation and local stakeholders for effective engagement in social accountability initiatives.

• Community mobilization, formulation/reactivation/facilitation of community groups; closely follow up community organizers to ensure participatory and collective actions.

• Maintain strong communication and networking with local government officials, elected representatives, local NGOs and other BRAC Programmes for implementing project initiatives.

• Project beneficiary selection according to the criteria and project guideline.

• Follow up field level implementation of the project and ensure high quality project outputs and impact as per allocation and targeted coverage.

• Meet the goals and objectives within the limited timeframe and support different reporting, monitoring and MIS activities.

• Assist in organizing training, workshops and different events at the field level according to annual targets.

• Provide support to the project team, research, knowledge management and MEAL activities in the field.

• Perform awareness raising and capacity building activities by organizing community meetings at community level.

• Support field level procurement and distribution of asset/resources to project beneficiaries as per project guideline.

• Ensure the safety of Programme Participants, people who come into contact with the organisation and team members from any harm, abuse, neglect, harassment and exploitation including sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) to achieve the programme’s goals of 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 and encourage others to do so.

Skills & Expertise

Community Mobilization

Good communication skills

Teamwork

Compensation & Other Benefits

Festival Bonus and others as per policy

Employment Status

Full Time

Job Location

Anywhere in Bangladesh

Job Highlights

 Candidates with prior experience of working in urban development, local government or climate resilience projects will get preference.

Source link