CARE is one of the world's leading international humanitarian and development organizations, committed to helping people in poor communities improve their lives and alleviate poverty. Founded in 1945, CARE is working in over 100 countries to fight global poverty and marginalization. CARE has been active in Bangladesh since 1949 and is one of the largest programs in CARE confederation. Women and girls are at the core of all CARE programs because they represent half of the marginalized group and it is not possible to overcome poverty until all people have equal rights and opportunities. CARE Bangladesh works to implement programs with long-term impacts that result in sustainable changes for the extreme poor and marginalized communities.

CARE Bangladesh's Humanitarian and Climate Action Program is committed to provide people affected by disasters and conflicts with life-saving assistance, with a special focus on women and girls, who are disproportionately affected by disasters. Our action also includes preparedness and early action, emergency response and recovery, and resilience and adaptation to climate change and equitable development.

The UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) has selected a CARE Bangladesh led consortium to implement the project titled 'Nature Based Adaptation towards Prosperous and Adept Lives & Livelihoods in Bangladesh (NABAPALLAB) in two Ecologically Critical Areas (ECAs) – the Sundarbans and Hakaluki Haor. The other consortium members are CNRS, Cordaid, C3ER-BRAC University, Dushtha Shasthya Kendra (DSK), Friendship, Humanity & Inclusion (HI), iDE, and Practical Action.  It is a key component of the Bangladesh-UK Accord on Climate Change and will deliver the adaptation outcome of the FCDO's flagship Bangladesh Climate and Environment Programme (BCEP). The programme will make a significant contribution in Bangladesh to progress against GoB's policies and priorities e.g., National Adaptation Plan (NAP), Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC), commitments to biodiversity conservation, ongoing 8th Five Year Plan, etc. And it will also contribute to UK's commitment to International Climate Finance (ICF).

Due to environmental sensitivity and high anthropogenic pressures such as overharvesting, overfishing, pollution and illegal logging, the Sundarbans mangrove and the Hakaluki Hoar wetland are at a vulnerable stage with climate change exacerbating the current situation. FCDO's NABAPALLAB aims to engage biodiversity and natural resource-dependent communities to strengthen the climate resilience of the ECAs, conserve biodiversity, and at the same time, diversify and improve people's livelihood through innovative nature-based (NBS) and locally led adaptation solutions.  It will increase climate resilience of more than 250,000 vulnerable households and ecosystem-based protection and restoration of 5,000km2 area in, especially in the districts of Bagerhat, Satkhira and Khulna in the Sundarbans ECA, and Maulvibazar and Sylhet in Hakaluki Haor. To achieve FCDO's NABAPALLAB goal, CARE and its partners   will work with different ministries specially , Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC), Department of Forest, Department of Environment (DoE), Ministry of Land, Local Government Engineering Department (LGED),  Bangladesh Water Development Board, Department of Public Health Engineering (DPHE) etc. of the Government of Bangladesh (GoB) at the national, regional and local levels, to implement the most appropriate NbS and Locally-led Adaptations (LLA) solutions for the Sundarbans and Hakaluki haor ecosystems.

The position holders will be based in any Upazila Field Office under Khulna (1)/Kulaura, Moulvibazar Regional Office directly reporting to the Regional Manager - Community Infrastructure and Renewable Energy Solutions, is overall responsible for facilitating implementation of the design of FCDO’s NABAPALLAB’s climate resilient homes, community infrastructures and environment friendly energy solutions for homes and farms through execution and facilitation of CARE’s activities in the respective ECA.

The principal purpose of the Senior Officer -Community Infrastructure and Renewable Energy Solutions position will ensure implementation of all field level interventions with an explicit EbA focus liaising with the local community and the respective CARE team; coordination and collaboration with local government & private sector stakeholders; monitoring and tracking livelihood budget in accordance with approved work plan in the Sundarbans and Hakaluki Haor ECA.

• Apply, facilitate and ensure and a design-thinking process throughout the project for developing and implementing innovative, climate resilient shelter and settlement, WaSH, infrastructure, and RE schemes for CARE and partners
• Develop operations manual/ standard operating procedures (SOP) to carry out the planned interventions, in close collaboration with technical focal of consortium partners, local Govt. officials, private sector and nature-dependent vulnerable people
• Develop SOP/Operations manuals for entrepreneurship development to develop a local ecosystem for availability of products, input and service of the promoted solutions from the project
• Facilitate the capacity building initiatives in order to establish adequate technical expertise and mechanism to accomplish the project goals
• Coordinate with Regional Manager - Climate Smart Livelihood Practices to develop Renewable Energy solution designs, such as solar irrigation model, biodigester, solar aerator etc. and implementation at both household and community level to support positive livelihood.
• Apart from consortium staff strengthening, work with local Govt. and private sector to enhance the capacity of the local government bodies and market actors to deliver and sustain the efforts of the NABAPALLAB Project

• Prepare joint implementation plan with the Regional Manager - Climate Smart Livelihood Practices and coordinate with the technical lead of different Structural and RE designs to develop and implement effective strategies and operational plans, ensuring timely implementation of activities with technical support, project follow up and monitoring, required budgetary oversight
• Support the project team in arranging project start-up/inception meetings at district, Upazila and union level, and monthly and quarterly review meetings with the partners and Govt. and private sector stakeholders
• Deliver and ensure smooth start-up, implementation of all resilient homes, infrastructure, and WASH related actions including digital solutions for functional climate information and weather services and sustainable financing and market linkages. These interventions should be linked to, as applicable, to protection and conservation of biodiversity and livelihood
• Ensure all procurement and storage, as per SOP and work plan, with maximum cost effectiveness and timeliness in coordination with supervisor, regional operations team and Procurement Department.
• Support Regional Program Coordinator to suggest modification of technical, work plan and budget based on changed scenarios needed to achieve the outcomes and goal of the project
• Supervise day-to-day programmatic activities and ensure proper utilization of the project budget allocated in her/his region in coordination with consortium partner organizations and CARE’s frontline and Finance team
• Ensure correct charging of costs within the donor-approved budget
• Work with supervisors, MEAL and Finance Teams in work plan and budget modifications or actions required to adjust under/ over utilization of budget through regular/monthly review, and act accordingly in terms of interventions

• Comply and support in establishing and implementing an efficient Complaint Feedback and Response Mechanism (CFRM) and data inputs in monitoring tools related to planned interventions in CARE as well as across the consortium.
• Support Program Coordinator in periodical analysis and review of the outcomes and impact and developing high-quality communication and advocacy materials with evidence-based best practices and knowledge materials, e.g. policy (advocacy) briefs, position papers.
• Document and prepare periodic reports related to planned interventions (e.g. weekly, monthly, bi-monthly, semi-annual, annual), in coordination with the Regional Program Coordinator as per donor’s prescribed template/requirement and approved activity.
• Work with finance team for timely FD-4 audit report submission to NGOAB, review and ensure sharing with GAAM for timely submission to NGOAB.

Responsibility # 4: Coordination and representation

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• Coordinate with peers -Sr. Officer- Livelihood and Agriculture, Sr. Officer- LLA and CIS, Upazila Project Officers and Sr. MEAL & Documentation Officers, and guide the project team in accomplishing their activities, performance appraisal, improvement, and career development
• Communicating and coordinating with partner organizations program/technical focal persons(s) to provide them technical guidance to complete project activities smoothly
• Internal coordination with CARE’s regional, field and team offices’ officials to provide technical support for the project team to be based in different partners offices at Khulna, Bagerhat and Satkhira in the Sundarbans ECA and at Moulvibazar and Sylhet in Hakaluki haor ECA
• Represent CARE Bangladesh at different forums/ platforms, workshops, seminars and discussion sessions

As part of this role, the job holder must adhere to and support CARE Bangladesh’s Safety and Security policy and systems as part of their day-to-day duties and comply with safety & security protocols and directives, including reporting. Staff must maintain situational and self–awareness and be aware of the safety – security-related consequences of their actions upon themselves, their team, and the organization.

CARE is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behavior at work including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity, and financial misconduct, and expects staff to promote the welfare of children, young people, and adults always.  CARE expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment through our Code of Conduct.  We place a high priority on ensuring that only those who share and demonstrate this commitment are recruited to work with us.

Gender equality and inclusion are fundamental at CARE, promoting equal rights and challenging discriminatory norms to achieve social justice. We foster an inclusive workplace respecting diverse gender identities, abilities, backgrounds, and experiences through dialogue, training, and diversity initiatives. All CARE staff must uphold ethical standards, following codes of conduct to prevent abuse, including sexual harassment, exploitation, and neglect. Regular monitoring ensures accountability to uphold these principles and support our mission of social justice and poverty alleviation.

• Diploma/BSc in Civil Engineering with 05 years of working experiences in the relevant sector.
• Training/working experience on Renewable Energy Solutions linked with livelihood.
• Experience in repair/construction of shelters and/or repair/construction of public buildings including in the sector of renewable energy solutions.
• Experience working in shelter and or DRR program in similar program setting is an added advantage.
• Experience in maintaining stakeholder relations with local government, administration and civil society actors.
• Received training on Shelter Construction, Plinth Raising, Cash Based Programming, Emergency Market Assessment, Humanitarian Accountability Partnership, SPHERE etc.
• Experience in plinth raising, housing and settlement works.
• Computer skills in computer software e. g MS Office, internet and AutoCAD.
• Good communication and report-writing skills in English and Bangla.
• Proficiency in both Bengali and English.
• CARE Core Competencies as noted below: