Date: 19/06/2023

Caritas Bangladesh (CB) is a national and nonprofit development organization that has been operating in Bangladesh since 1967. It has its Central Office in Dhaka and eight Regional Offices (Barishal, Chattogram, Dhaka, Dinajpur, Khulna, Mymensingh, Rajshahi, and Sylhet Region). CB is currently 89 projects covering 189 Upazilas focusing on six main priorities: i) Social Welfare for Vulnerable Communities (SWVC), ii) Education and Child Development, iii) Nutrition and Health Education, iv) Disaster Management, v) Ecological Conservation and Food Security (ECFS), and vi) Development of Indigenous Peoples.

Caritas Bangladesh (CB), Emergency Response Program (ERP), Cox’s Bazar is looking for a suitable candidate for an immediate appointment of an Project Coordinator as well as to prepare a panel list for Emergency Response to the Forcibly Displaced People of Myanmar in Bangladesh project.

Further details on the position, including job responsibilities, educational qualification, and other qualities /competencies required for the position, are provided below:

Details of Position

Educational Qualification

• Master’s degree in Psychology/Gender Studies or any Social Science department from any recognized university.

Experience, Knowledge, Skills, and Competencies Requirements

• Minimum 3 years of working experience in a similar job in any NGO/INGO.
• Proven experience working in the protection sector, especially in gender-based violence prevention and response unit in the emergency setting.
• Knowledge of the Rohingya and local culture, language, and context.
• Received training on Protection guidelines, GBV Case management, Psycho-social support, Psychological First Aid, and GBVIMS.
• Excellent data and Report writing skills.
• Proven track record of donor management and maintaining donor compliance.
• High level of interpersonal skills and cultural sensitivity to effectively interact with refugees and local communities.
• Strong verbal and written English communication skills.
• Should be able to handle multiple tasks, manage priorities, and be committed to following organizational objectives, values, principles, and policies.
• Have good knowledge of safeguarding-related policies, Child protection policies, and other relevant policies.

Job Responsibilities

• Directly supervise team prevention and the response of the Gender-based violence team in the Rohingya Community.
• Regularly follow up on the activity implementation by the Technical Officers and conduct activity as per the MEAL plan.
• Organize and facilitate training for the staff and community volunteers with technical support from Sub-sector and/or Caritas and another stakeholder who are specialists in Protection, PSS, GBV, etc.
• Ensure that community volunteers are provided with adequate support and ensure coherence of the program in the field, in line with the GBV.
• Ensure that community volunteers are provided with adequate support and ensure coherence of the program in the field, in line with the GBV.
• Ensure project activities, specifically psycho-social support and case management support are implemented in a high-quality manner.
• Ensure good coordination between Community Volunteers and other Caritas teams as well as other stakeholders in the camp (CiC, protection services, information points, etc.).
• Prepare and submit 5W and situation reports to the Protection sector, GBV subsector, and MHPSS working group regularly and as required.
• Prepare and submit donor reports regularly and relevant reports as per the requirement of management, donor, and other stakeholders
• Always look after the team member well-being, and stress management and build good cohesion between the team staff and other staff of Caritas Bangladesh.
• Build a good relationship with the Protection agencies in the field and remain updated on services available, resources to be shared, and protection issues that arise.
• Uphold the strictest confidentiality and protection of data pertaining to beneficiaries and Caritas Bangladesh staff and volunteers and reinforce this confidentiality in the field.

The selected candidate will be appointed on a temporary basis which may be extended for future periods subject to the satisfactory performance and requirements of the Organization. If you feel you are the right person for the above position, you are invited to apply online at: https://caritasbd.org/career/job-career/). Please visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfOPcLZ1qts to get tutorial about registering CV in our Job Bank. Contact for technical support if needed: caritasrecruitment2023@gmail.com

Please note that no hard copies are required. Closing date is 01/07/2023.

The candidates who are presently working for Caritas Bangladesh should apply through proper channels with the approval of the Project/Regional/Central Management.

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for written test and interview. Incomplete applications will not be considered, and the organization reserves the right to reject any application or to cancel or postpone the recruitment process at any time. Applicants are requested to visit www.caritasbd.org or Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Caritasbangladesh2016 to learn more about Caritas.

ANY KIND OF PERSONAL CONTACT AND/OR PERSUASION ATTEMPT WILL AUTOMATICALLY DISQUALIFY THE CANDIDATE.

Caritas Bangladesh (CB) is committed to recognizing the personal dignity and rights of all people we work with, especially vulnerable groups regardless of gender, race, religion, culture and disability and conduct its programs and operations in a manner that is safe for the children, young people and vulnerable adults it serves. Caritas Bangladesh has zero tolerance towards incidents of violence or abuse against children or adults, including sexual exploitation or abuse, committed either by employees or other affiliates with our work. To this aim, we follow recruitment practices according to our safeguarding policies.

Caritas is an equal opportunities employer.