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Project Officer - Service Linkage

Area: Programme

Location: Ukhiya

Closing date: 04 December 2024

Project Officer - Service Linkage

Vacancy:

01

Job Category:

Programme

Job Level:

Entry

Job Type:

Full time

Job Location:

Ukhiya

Area / Headquarters:

Site Office

Workplace:

Work at office

Role Type:

Staff

Job Context:

HI is looking for some Project Officer-Service Linkage for its ““Enhancing the well-being of refugees and the underprivileged host communities in Cox’s Bazar through inclusive and complementary protection, health, education, and advocacy interventions” project funded by ECHO” .

Job Location: Ukhiya

Type of Contract: Fixed-Term

Duration of the Contract: Up to 30 June 2025

Line Manager: Team Manager

Under the responsibility of the Team Manager the Project Officer-Service Linkage contributes to the implementation of the mandate and the 10-year strategy of Humanity & Inclusion in the country where s/he is based. The Project Officer-Service Linkage contributes to the implementation of his/her project, ensuring the optimal quality and impact of the project. S/he works closely with the program & technical teams.

Responsibilities:

Mission 1: Operational implementation

Responsibility 1: Identification, registration, referral, follow-up, and case closure.

  • Throughout weekly plans, conduct door-to-door visits to support the identification and registration of people with specific needs.
  • Ensure and oversee those specialized needs, including Protection, MHPSS, Physical and Functional Rehabilitation, basic health care, and recreational, are internally referred to HI specialized Officers in compliance with best practice and international standards related to the safety, participation, and informed consent, non-discrimination, and respect of beneficiaries, in addition to the confidentiality of his/her information.
  • Ensure that needs falling outside of HI’s scope, including Shelter, Wash, and Food Assistance, are externally referred to specialized actors, in a timely, safe, and adequate manner, in compliance with best- practices and international standards, and by use of the Inter-Agency referral form.
  • Upon relevant or adequate support and collaboration with the team Manager or HI’s specialized Officer(s), ensure timely and quality follow-up of service provision, in line with the general guidelines on timing and frequency associated with a risk assessment.
  • In collaboration with community officers, participate in establishing movement plans for Community volunteers and ensure on-the-job coaching of volunteers shadowing activities, from identification to case closure.

Responsibility 2: Data Collection, Storage, Analysis, and Sharing.

  • Ensure the data entry and documentation of the cases are in line with HI's standard operating procedures on case management and data governance, as well as international standards.
  • Maintain complete, accurate, and confidential case files, including registration tokens (barcodes) and forms, through guidance from the Technical Unit and MEAL department.
  • Upon request of the Team Manager, report on weekly or monthly achievements and issues in the implementation of the program, safely and ethically.
  • Attend the monthly Project Officers-Service Linkage coordination meeting and discuss/refer, on an ad-hoc basis, any challenge or perceived potential threat in the conduct of activities with the relevant Technical Specialist or Technical Officer as well as the Team Manager.

Responsibility 3: Networking and representation.

  • Collaborate with HI sectors and external service providers to ensure a coordinated and collaborative response to the needs identified at individual and community levels.
  • Support the Team Manager in the continuous mapping of services available in HI’s areas of intervention, including through external service mapping assessments (a questionnaire form).
  • In collaboration with the Team Manager, ensure an up-to-date understanding of service providers operating in the area, including through weekly meetings and the presentation of service mapping assessments conducted.
  • Establish and maintain positive and efficient relations with target beneficiaries, community members, community leaders, and service providers.
  • Participate in sectoral or coordination meetings with other stakeholders upon request of the Team Manager.

Responsibility 4: Other.

  • Maintain positive work relationships within the team and promote team-building efforts.

Mission 2: Emergency Preparedness and Response

Responsibility 5:

  • Contribute to the program’s emergency preparedness initiatives, and in an emergency, adapt his/her working arrangements to contribute to an effective humanitarian response from HI.
  • Take an active part with the emergency team to respond in an emergency, including psychological first aid, identifying protection risks of vulnerable people, providing basic information about available services, etc.
  • Referral to other services for emergency and comprehensive care, including medical, Protection, MHPSS, shelter, and other basic needs, also having the capacity to identify relevant protection services for survivors/at-risk persons; and appropriate referral.
  • Upon request, actively participate in training and coaching provided by HI and external partners.
  • Ensure compliance with HI technical standards and Code of Conduct.
  • Ensure PSEA and Child Safeguarding standards are upheld.

Educational Requirements:

  • Bachelor's Degree in Law, Humanitarian Law, Social Science, International law, Psychology, Political Science, Anthropology, Women and Gender Studies or any relevant discipline; Preferable – Master's Degree in a relevant field. "You are cordially requested not to apply if you don’t have the academic qualifications mentioned in the job advertisement."

Additional Requirements:

  • Age Minimum 18 years

  • Both males and females are allowed to apply

  • At least 2 years of experience working on the same thematic, preferably in a development and humanitarian context.
  • Previous experience working with a non-governmental organization, the UN, or a local organization.
  • Previous experience managing group sessions.
  • Experience in humanitarian settings.
  • Experience working in the protection sector.
  • Experience working in a multidisciplinary context.
  • Knowledge of humanitarian or development contexts.
  • Good oral and written communication skills in Bengali and English (Chittagonian or Rohingya) are an added advantage.
  • Computer knowledge (MS Office package, including Excel, both in English and Bangla).
  • Able to work in challenging conditions.
  • Experience working within a team.
  • Rigorous and organized.

Required Expertise:

  • Capacity to maintain close relationships with partners, stakeholders, and beneficiaries

  • Cox's Bazar Context

  • Disability Inclusion

  • Emergency Preparedness and Response

  • Remote community settings

  • Rohingya Camp Settings

  • Safeguarding

  • Understanding of age, gender & disability

Required Skills:

  • Achieving Goals

  • Adaptability

  • Appropriate communication skills

  • Collaboration

  • Contextual understanding of the community

  • Cultural Sensitivity

  • Emergency response

  • Orientation of the context

  • Rohingya /Chitagonian Language Proficiency

  • Stress Management

  • Work Under frequently Changing Contexts

  • Work Under High Pressure

  • Work Under Unstable Contexts

Salary:

TK. 62758 to 69693

Additional Salary Info:

Special Attention: "You are cordially requested not to apply if the salary range, job location, contract duration, and other terms and conditions mentioned in the advertisement do not match your expectations."

A hardship allowance will be added to working in Cox's Bazar District only.

Salary will be determined based on experience, qualifications, and budget availability.

Compensation & Other Benefits:

  • Festival Bonus: 02

  • Gratuity/End of Service Benefits

  • Leave: Sick leave, Annual leave, Casual leave, Event Leave and Compensatory Leave

  • Maternity Coverage for Staff & Dependents

  • Medical Coverage for Staff & Dependents including General/Outpatient, Hospitalization, Dental, and Optical

  • Mobile Allowances

  • Per diem

  • Provident Fund

  • Staff Group Life Insurance

  • Weekly Holiday: 02

  • Medical Coverage: Staff and dependents will get general/outpatient, hospitalization, dental, and optical medical insurance facilities as per the HI policy.
  • Maternity Coverage: Staff & dependents will get maternity medical coverage facilities per the HI policy.
  • Group Life Insurance Coverage: Staff will get the death benefit, accidental benefit, permanent partial disability, permanent total disability benefit, and critical illness benefit as per the HI policy.
  • Leave: Staff will get sick leave, annual leave, casual leave, medical leave, and event leave as per HI policy.
  • Allowance for Children's Education: Staff will get an allowance for Children's Education as per the HI policy.
  • National travel cost of child caretaker: Female staff will get a reimbursement for the cost of national travel of the child caretaker as per the HI policy.
  • Additional Responsibility (Interim) Allowance: Staff will get an allowance for additional responsibility (interim) as per the HI policy.
  • Relocation Allowance: Staff will get an allowance for relocation allowance as per the HI policy.
  • Work From Home: Staff will get work-from-home facilities as per the HI policy.

Published on:

20 November 2024

Deadline on:

04 December 2024

Special Instruction:

Read Before Apply

Special Attention: "You are cordially requested not to apply if the salary range, job location, contract duration, and other terms and conditions mentioned in the advertisement do not match your expectations."

 

"Interested candidates meeting the above requirements should apply with the latest CV and three references (current or last supervisor only), including the Head of HR of the current and last employer by Wednesday, 04 December 2024. Only Bangladeshi national candidates are eligible to apply. Only shortlisted candidates will be notified. 

 

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Handicap International-Humanity & Inclusion is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified, potential, matched female candidates and people with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply, and they will be preferred in cases of similar qualifications to other candidates.

 

HI promotes and upholds the principles of equal opportunities and policies (PSEAH, Child Protection, etc.). HI has a zero-tolerance approach to any harm to or exploitation of a vulnerable adult or child by any of our staff, representatives, or partners. Recruitment for all jobs in HI includes, in particular, criminal record checks and the collection of relevant references. Safeguarding our beneficiaries is our top priority in everything we do.

 

HI is committed to a safe workplace for everyone to grow professionally regardless of age, gender, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, or race. HI extends this commitment to equality and Do No Harm to all staff, volunteers, partners, and beneficiaries. The humanitarian principles focus on equity and inclusion, with a solid commitment to these values. A competitive candidate will uphold and implement these values in their personal and professional lives. Any persuasion by the person by phone, email, or other means in this regard will automatically disqualify the candidate.

 

The selected employee should clearly understand that all final offers of employment are contingent upon a successful reference check. The pre-employment screening will be performed for all selected applicants.

 

Job Summary

  • Published on: 20 November 2024
  • Vacancy: 1
  • Employment Status: Full time
  • Experience: 2 year(s)
  • Gender: Both
  • Age: Minimum 18 years
  • Job Location: Ukhiya
  • Salary: 62758 to 69693
  • Application Deadline: 04 December 2024