ActionAid is a global movement of people working together to achieve greater human rights for all and defeat poverty.

ActionAid Bangladesh is looking for suitable candidates for the following position:

Coordinator - Capacity Development and Innovation
(Maternity Replacement)

Job Summary:

Coordinator - Capacity Development and Innovation position will be responsible for supporting SPA II and the team to identify capacity development areas and support in implementation. S/he will also support the Global Platform team in Bangladesh to forming the Associate Trainer group and taking different initiatives to enhance their knowledge and skills. S/he will develop and design various online and offline training content and materials to develop the capacity of young people at national and local levels. S/he will facilitate or conduct the training by using innovative and participatory methods. In addition, S/he will assist young people to finalise actions after training and take youth-led interventions/initiatives for bringing change to build a just and equal society.

Besides, s/he will communicate and coordinate with partners to organise and facilitate step-down training engagingly. Along with that, S/he will be supporting the National and Local Youth Hub team to mobilise young people and organise different events and programs

Key responsibilities include (not limited to):

Develop Associate Trainer group and coordination (30% Time)

• Reviewing the existing group and adding new members to the Associate Trainer group to keep them active.
• Regular support and follow-up in terms of capacity development interventions.
• Mentoring, coaching, and evaluation of Associate Trainers to develop their capacity.
• Supporting and guiding Associate Trainers to lead and facilitate the step-down trainings.
• Developing and sharing different materials to enhance the capacity and facilitation skills of Associate Trainers.
• Introducing various innovative and participatory methods in capacity development interventions.
• Ensuring quality inputs to Associate Trainers through different monitoring tools.

Design and facilitate need-based capacity development interventions (30% Time)

• Supporting the SPA II and team in identifying capacity development areas and supporting implementation.
• Developing training plans focusing on the project requirements.
• Developing training materials based on the topics and according to the requirements.
• Facilitating training by using innovative, participatory, and engaging methods.
• Identifying and coordinating with internal and external resources to design and facilitate training wherever required.
• Supporting training participants to finalise actions after training and taking them forward to implement.
• Documentation and sharing of the learnings from the capacity development intervention.

Develop and facilitate digital platform e.g. LMS based capacity development initiatives (20%):

• Developing and designing online courses for national and local level young people.
• Introducing and using various online tools to make capacity development interventions more engaging and participatory.
• Developing mechanisms for online courses for collecting feedback to feed into new planning.
• Connecting grassroots young people to participate in various online courses.

Coordinate and support with the team (20%):

• Supporting the team, GPB and Local Youth Hub, particularly the Young Feminist Network (YFN), to mobilise young people from national to grassroots.
• Communicating and coordinating with SPA II partners, Inspirators, and others regarding training participants, step-down training, and youth led actions.
• Coordinating and supporting the young people to design small-scale innovations for their constituency under HUB and GOLD activities.
• Collaborating with respective teams for the observation of different days and events at the national and grassroots levels.
• Maintain proper documentation of the various capacity development interventions, the Associate Trainers' Group, and the Feminist Future Leadership Group..

Relationships

The incumbent will report to Lead - Young People. However, s/he would require maintain relationships with cross sectional personnel and projects.

Required Educational Qualifications and Experiences

• Graduation Degree from any Social Science or relevant fields.
• Minimum 4-5 years of experience including 2 years in capacity development at development or relevant sector.
• Prior working experience on young people issues, climate justice, democratic participation, SDGs and humanitarian action.

Required Technical Competencies

• Understanding Human Right Based Approach and Human-Centric Design. 
• Experience in working with national or international nonprofit organisations.
• Experience in supervising trainer groups at the grassroots level. 
• Experience in mentoring and coaching young people. Sound communication, report writing and editing skills.
• Understanding on designing online capacity development courses at LMS (preferable.

Required Competencies

Leadership: Possesses a strong grasp of organizational objectives, effectively leads and manages teams, communicates well, thinks strategically, and implements plans to achieve goals.

Emotional Intelligence: Demonstrates a deep understanding of own emotions and their impact, effectively regulates emotions and manages stress, shows empathy and connects with others, and utilizes emotional intelligence to build relationships and teams.

Communications: Exhibits strong verbal and written communication skills, collaborates effectively with internal and external stakeholders, and possesses project management skills to deliver presentations, reports, and monitor progress.

Networking: Demonstrates strong networking skills, represents the organization effectively, identifies partnership opportunities, and mentors team members on networking best practices.

Problem Solving: Analyses complex problems, proposes solutions aligned with organizational policies, prioritizes issues, works collaboratively on implementation, and guides team members on effective problem-solving techniques.

Learning Agility: Actively seeks feedback, adapts to changing circumstances, pursues continuous learning opportunities, and encourages others to learn and adapt, including technological tools.

Planning and Organising: Considers various factors in the planning process, identifies activities for service improvement, challenges inefficiencies, removes barriers, and provides resources and encouragement to anticipate and address issues.

Decision Quality: Makes informed decisions based on analysis, considers alternative options and stakeholder perspectives, and takes accountability for decision quality and impact.

Resource Management: Anticipates risks, effectively allocates and controls resources, finds ways to optimize resource utilization, assigns roles and responsibilities for team effectiveness, and manages workload.

Application instructions

Only those who meet the above requirements are requested to apply following these instructions:

• The last date of application is 14 June 2025.
• Please Click Here to submit your application.

ActionAid Bangladesh aims to attract and select a diverse workforce, ensuring equal opportunity for everyone, irrespective of race, age, gender, sexual orientation, HIV status, class, ethnicity, disability, location, and religion. Any personal persuasion/phone call will result in disqualification of candidature.

ActionAid Bangladesh has a non-negotiable policy of ZERO TOLERANCE towards Sexual Harassment, Exploitation and Abuse (SHEA), Child Protection Policy and other relevant safeguarding policies and expects all employees to abide by the Safeguarding Policies and Code of Conduct of ActionAid Bangladesh.

N.B: There is no cost involved with applying for positions at ActionAid Bangladesh. Any solicitation of funds/money from a job applicant should be regarded as fraudulent.