Centre for Disability in Development (CDD)

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Summary

Vacancy: 15
Age: at most 45 years
Location: Chuadanga (Damurhuda, Jiban Nagar) …
Maximum Salary: Tk. 42000 (Monthly)
Experience: 4 to 5 years
Published: 10 Jul 2024

Requirements

Education
Bachelor’s degree in any discipline with preferable in education background

Experience

4 to 5 years
The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s):
NGO

Additional Requirements

Age at most 45 years

Prior working experiences in government primary schools/education and surrounding communities in the rural and semi-urban context
Experience in working with self-help groups and organizations of persons with disabilities
Strong inter-personal communication skills
Experience in organizing and facilitating training, workshop, and meeting at the local level
Ability to collaborate, a willingness to innovate, and an ability to think systematically
A proven ability to achieve concrete results under the constraints
Candidates will have computer literacy and functional knowledge of tablets / smartphones
Familiarity with the IT-based reporting is an asset
Oral and written fluency in Bangla is required
A working knowledge of English is preferred
Willingness to undertake extensive field trip
Prepared to work for long hours in case of emergency
Willingness to stay at remote areas
The position is open to Bangladeshi nationals only
Prior knowledge of database management
Persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply

Responsibilities & Context

Job Description:

Primarily identify and prepare the list of children with disabilities in the respective schools and communities of the project areas;
Facilitate the enrollment and inclusion of children with disabilities in government primary schools;
Monitor and follow up on the progress of children with disabilities in school performance;
In consultation and coordination with SCO, correspondence with UEO, AUEO, URC Instructor, and USSO for mobilizing education support needs and social protections;
Organize joint school visits with the UEO, AUEO, and URC Instructors;
Attend monthly HT coordination meetings at upazila level and discuss the rights protection facilities and IE interventions;
Maintain regular communication with school teachers, SMCs, PTA members, etc. to determine whether children with disabilities need any additional home or school-based support;
Rapport building with school management committees (SMC) and engage them with various awareness-raising and capacity-strengthening initiatives on inclusive education;
Steer meetings, workshops, and dialogues with school teachers to better support children with disabilities engaging in co-curricular activities at schools and communities;
Maintain and update the database of children with disabilities already enrolled in schools and those who have dropped out or been excluded from primary education;
Facilitate home, community, and school-based learning for children with disabilities and foster peer support to enhance their meaningful participation at the school and community level;
Regular communication and collaboration with school authorities to provide technical support on inclusive infrastructure and classroom management;
Facilitate the regular participation of the parents of children with disabilities in various meetings held in the schools to discuss relevant issues and promote inclusive education in the communities;
Regular home visits of the learners with disabilities and involve their caregivers and parents to monitor the learning progress informally at home;
Organize numerous community-based awareness-raising sessions in the communities through courtyard meeting;
Work closely with local government institutions, particularly the union parishads and municipalities to advocate for ensuring the support of social protection for children with disabilities;
Connect children with disabilities and their families with potential sources to access health care, rehabilitation, assistive device, and other priority referral services in the communities;
Field coordination, progress report, weekly/monthly action plan development, maintenance of time sheet, and daily record keeping of field activities;
Assist the project management unit with any other relevant tasks assigned by the authority.

Job Context:

The Centre for Disability in Development (CDD) is a not for profit organization established in 1996 to develop a more inclusive society for persons with disabilities. CDD simultaneously builds technical capacities of the development stakeholders and the communities in how to be more inclusive whilst also enabling persons with a disability to participate in society by strengthening their leadership and providing them with essential rehabilitation and other supports.
CDD is one of the most renowned organizations in the field of disability-inclusive development. CDD’s work in Bangladesh is supported by international and national donor agencies/development partners. CDD offers an inclusive, amicable, and respectable work environment.
The Ramon Magsaysay Award (Asian version of the Noble prize) has been awarded to its Executive Director in 2010. In 2018, CDD was recognized by the Government of Bangladesh as one of the best organizations working on disability and development issues.
CDD is planning to recruit one ‘School Community Officer (SCO)’ for the project named ‘USAID-Shobai Miley Shikhi Activities (SMSA)’. This position is one of the key positions where he/she to implement activities of the said project at the field location. He/she provide technical support to primary schools authority at field locations. He/she closely works with School Community Officer (SCO) and update project progress regularly. He/she will be responsible for maintaining all project documents. He/she also maintain collaboration with government officials of Primary Education Department at Upazila level. The duration of the project is till 30th November 2026.

Job Location: Nikli (Kishoregonj), Haripur (Thakurgaon), Koyra (Khulna), Dighalia (Khulna), Dacope (Khulna), Jibon Nagar (Chuadanga), Damurhuda (Chuadanga), Kurigram Sadar, Alfadanga (Faridpur), Taragonj (Rangpur)

Compensation & Other Benefits

T/A, Mobile bill, Weekly 2 holidays

Prorata basis festival bonus

Limited life and health insurance

Workplace

Work at office

Employment Status

Contractual

Job Location

Chuadanga (Damurhuda, Jiban Nagar), Faridpur (Alfadanga), Khulna (Dacope, Dighalia, Koyra), Kishoreganj (Nikli), Kurigram (Kurigram Sadar), Rangpur (Taraganj), Thakurgaon (Haripur)

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