CBM is an international development organisation, committed to improving the quality of life of persons with disabilities in the poorest countries of the world. Based on its values and over 100 years of professional expertise, CBM addresses poverty as a cause and a consequence of disability, and works in partnership to create a society for all. CBM’s vision is: “an inclusive world in which all persons with disabilities enjoy their human rights and achieve their full potential”.
CBM works with persons with disabilities, their families, national and local partner organisations, alliance partners including UN agencies, global organisations, and Disabled Persons’ Organisations. (DPOs).
CBM has been in Bangladesh since 1972 and formally established a country office in 2006. The current portfolio of projects in Bangladesh ranges through inclusive health care including community mental health, empowerment and rights promotion of persons with disabilities through community based inclusive development approaches, emergency relief and rehabilitation, research, advocacy and inclusive development initiatives.
Since November 2017, CBM and its partner Centre for Disability in Development – CDD are implementing humanitarian response for the Rohingyas in Cox’s Bazaar. The key activities of the response are provision of medical and rehabilitation services, running of inclusive child friendly space, inclusive education in emergencies as well as technical support to mainstream organisations to include persons with disabilities in their humanitarian response.
CBM’s Bangladesh Office is now accepting applications for:
Humanitarian Inclusion Advisor
Job Location: Cox Bazar, Bangladesh (with regular travel to Dhaka)
Contract Duration: 6 months with possibility of extension
Contract Type: Full time
Contract Start: As soon as possible
Reporting to: CBM Humanitarian/DRR Coordinator
A. Objective
- To support inclusion of persons with disabilities in the on-going humanitarian assistance in Cox’s Bazaar
- To support implementation of advocacy strategy for inclusion of persons with disabilities in humanitarian assistance in Cox’s Bazaar.
- To strengthen the capacity of inclusion officer of partner organisation in order to hand over the overall implementation of the advocacy strategy in six months
In this context, the position holder fulfils the following tasks:
B. Main Tasks
Program Management Support
- In collaboration with CDD’s inclusion officer, develop a detailed action plan for implementation of advocacy strategy with mainstream actors such as UNICEF, UNHCR, IFRC, IOM
- In collaboration with CDD’s inclusion officer, implement and monitor the action plan
- Support the Oxfam – Care DFAT funded project to include persons with disabilities in WASH and Protection activities (baseline assessments, monitoring and technical support to partner staff members and final evaluation. A final report capturing both the process of including persons with disabilities in WASH and Protection activities and knowledge products will be required)
- Jointly with CDD’s inclusion officer, participate to cluster coordination meetings and work with HelpAge International, HI and other like-minded organizations to ensure disability is addressed throughout the coordination mechanisms
- Identify appropriate persons with disabilities among Rohingya population in order to support affected communities voices being included in the humanitarian assistance (through either opportunities during various studies carried out by UN agencies and other humanitarian INGO/NGOs or through attending cluster coordination meetings when possible)
- Develop case studies either show casing good practices of inclusion of persons with disabilities in various sectors such as site planning and management, DRR, healthcare, WASH, Education, Protection) or documenting various barriers or challenges for persons with disabilities to be included in the humanitarian assistance
- Support CDD’s education team leader in development of knowledge products in Inclusive Education in Emergencies
- Support CDD’s MEAL Coordinator to capture important learning milestones in the advocacy strategy and present the same to relevant mainstream stakeholders
- Assist in mid-term and end of project evaluation
Capacity Strengthening
- Support HAI and HI in the roll out of Humanitarian Inclusion standards through orientation training and technical support to mainstream humanitarian organization (detailed work plan will need to be developed)
- Linking with any national, regional or local initiative, support DPO leaders, when possible, to provide trainings to mainstream humanitarian organisations to include disability in their response strategies
- Mentor and coach CDD’s inclusion officer to carry out advocacy and technical support function for promoting inclusion of persons with disabilities in various humanitarian sectoral activities independently
- Support any CBM’s technical or monitoring visits to the project during the project implementation period
C. Required qualifications, competences and experience
Professional Profile and Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in social science, disability studies, international development, humanitarian assistance or any other relevant area
- Proven experience in inclusion of at risk groups – persons with disabilities, women, children, older people (minimum 5 years)
- Proven experience working with partners and other international stakeholders (UN, INGOs)
- Proven writing skills in English and capacity to product learning documents and products
Personal Profile & Competencies
- Technical expertise in inclusion in humanitarian projects
- Analytical and forward thinking
- Personal credibility
- Attention to communication
- Thoroughness
- Building collaborative relationships
- Providing motivational support
- Result orientation
- Knowledge of humanitarian system
- Very good knowledge of both English and Bengali (verbal and written)
The future job holder adheres to CBM’s values and commits to CBM’s Code of Conduct and Child Safeguarding Policy.
CBM encourages persons with disabilities to apply for this position.
Candidates with the required profile and proven experience, who meet these qualifications, are invited to submit their application in English clearly mentioning the Job Title along with a meaningful cover letter, updated CV, recent PP size photograph and salary expectations by email to: jobs.cbm@e-zonebd.com
Last Date of Application: 31st March 2018
No phone calls please. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted. All applications will be treated according to the merit and with strict confidentiality. CBM is an equal opportunity employer. |
