Caritas Bangladesh (CB) is a national and non-profit development organization operating in Bangladesh since 1967. It has its Central Office in Dhaka and eight Regional Offices in Barishal, Chattogram, Dhaka, Dinajpur, Khulna, Mymensingh, Rajshahi and Sylhet. CB is implementing 91 projects covering 201 focusing upazilas on eight goals i.e. i) Social Welfare and Service of Love for Vulnerable Communities; 2) Ecological Conservation, Climate Justice and Sustainable Food System; 3) Humanitarian Response and Disaster Management; 4) Education, Skill Development and Employment Creation; 5) Health Care, Nutrition and Education; 6) Development of Indigenous Peoples; 7) Integral Human Development; and 8) Institutional Development and Sustainability.

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

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

Educational Qualification:

• Master’s degree in Gender Studies or social science or any related subjects from any recognized university.

Experience, Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Requirements:

• Minimum 5 years working experience in a similar position in any NGO/INGO. (Women are strongly encouraged to apply)
• Excellent project management skills.
• Strong team building and team management skills
• Strong verbal and written English communication skills.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to detect and report inconsistencies.
• Knowledge of local language will be given preference.
• Good command both in English & Bangla.
• Computer skill in both English & Bangla on MS Office.
• Good report-writing and presentation skills.   

Job Responsibilities:

• Provide technical leadership to the Projects to ensure integration of gender equality and social inclusion in program interventions.
• Develop tools, frameworks and resources to enable better gender integration in the Projects.
• Design and deliver realistic and pragmatic gender strategies and programming interventions that will lead to positive gender equality outcomes.
• Develop strategies to achieve significant impact on gender and women’s rights in the context of emergency response and recovery.
• Provide advice on appropriate gender sensitive indicators in the performance measurement framework and support colleagues in the monitoring and reporting of project results/outputs and objectives against agreed indicators.
• Support in the M&E collection and interpretation for gender specific indicators
• Compile, analyze and interpret gender issues and statistical data through gender reviews and assessments
• Review and provide technical feedback on results and project reports to donors in order to ensure quality and full compliance with gender policy and progress towards achieving integration of gender in program.
• Initiate steps to build the capacity of staff of emergency response program of CB on how to integrate gender concerns from a programmatic perspective through training, guidance, one-on-one support, commenting on strategy plans, providing input to program design and proposal writing and orientation on the use of Gender, Gender in WASH/Shelter.
• Work with Protection Manager, to develop/compile training packages on Gender and Protection Mainstreaming As requested, facilitate trainings related to gender and protection mainstreaming
• Advise and support the overall Programs to integrate gender equality and social inclusion into activities
• Identify successful practices in the Project that can be showcased in publications, communication materials, etc.
• Prepare communications materials that highlight the Project’s gender equality programming, successes and lessons learnt.
• Monitor, analyze and be up-to-date with gender related topics at national and international level.
• Represent the project management in relevant meetings
• ­­Coordinate with CB colleagues to ensure key protection elements, standards and mandates are being   considered and implemented throughout the project management cycle in the respective sector,
• Ensure linkages between the protection team and the respective sector
• Contribute to the identification and reduction of vulnerabilities and/or exposure to threats, thereby creating a safer, more protective environment to the populations of concern,

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/.

Contact for technical support if needed: 01755518698

Please note that no hard copies are required. Closing date is 02/02/2025

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 the 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.

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