Educo is a global development and humanitarian NGO based in Barcelona, Spain with 30-year working experience in 18 countries. We work with children and their environment to promote just and equitable societies that guarantee their rights and well-being. We envision A world where all girls and boys have access to educational environments and fully enjoy their rights and a dignified life. We are a member of ChildFund Alliance, one of the largest global networks of child-focused development organizations working to create opportunities for children and youth, their families and communities.

Since 1999, in Bangladesh we have been implementing development programs in the marginalized urban and rural areas and with time we expanded our works to broader geographical areas. Currently, Educo Bangladesh is implementing large number of development and humanitarian projects which are funded by different internal and external donors; like KOICA, EU/UNOPS, ChildFund Alliance, ADEY, Barnfonden, AECID, Mango etc. in various districts of Bangladesh. Know more about EDUCO

Currently, we are looking for an ‘Assistant Officer – Documentation & Reporting

Name of Position
Number of Vacancy
Job Location

Assistant Officer – Documentation & Reporting

01

Dhaka, Bangladesh

Report to
Contract Duration
Working Conditions

Manager – Child Labor Elimination

Up to October 31, 2026

S/he will be based in the country office with frequent field visits to project areas

Project Name

“Leveraging youth employment in Bangladesh through improving their employability and competitiveness to fit with the 21st century job market (LIFT)”

Purpose

The Assistant Officer – Documentation & Reporting under the direct supervision of Manager – Child Labor Elimination will support project team to prepare different reports and case studies. S/he will also be responsible for documentation of the project activities, case study, lesson learnt etc.

Engagement
  • S/he will work closely with project team in different report preparation, documentation of activities, lesson learnt, case study and research related to project objective.
  • S/he will periodically visit the project location, collect information directly from field staff, beneficiaries and related stakeholders for the support of the project team.
  • Work with Communication and advocacy team for designing infographics, photo editing and developing a photo library in line with technical activities
Delivery

  • Support to prepare different periodic (monthly, quarterly) progress reports, event reports, standard guidelines (program quality criteria), and case study/good practices and submit them to the line management.
  • Produce feature stories and technical documents to present project initiatives to stakeholders through publications, in close collaboration with team.
  • Facilitate documentation of the project activities and its process/implementation strategy, progress, challenges, lesson learnt, success.
  • Assist Project Focal and Project Coordinator in reporting and documentation finalization.

Responsibilities

 

Sl.
Key Areas of Accountability
Essential Tasks
%
1.
Technical Support to the Project Team
  • Provide support to the project team for preparing the details activities and implementation plan.
  • Provide technical assistance to the project team for documentation.
  • Prepare/compile relevant information/document to facilitate project monitoring.
  • Develop and prepare need based contents and materials to provide technical support to assigned projects.
  • Frequently field visits to understand the implementation of project activities and support the project team accordingly.
35%
2.
Communicate with Relevant Stakeholders
  • Keep proper coordination with project team, line manager and other relevant members to provide quality work timely and efficiently.
  • Build and enhance linkage with the potential stakeholders and counterparts to receive and utilize their possible assistance.
  • Keep updated on all the similar activities initiated by     Govt, the non-government organizations & CSOs.
10%
3.
Reporting
  • Compile and prepare monthly, quarterly, annual donor, Educo’s internal reports and any other need-based reports.  
  • Review and Analysis the achievements, challenges and lesson learnt of the given reports before submitting to line manager.
  • Prepare different case studies, contents as part of report as well as for publication. 
  • Prepare different event reports, meeting minutes and occasional reports as required.
35%
4.
Develop Communication Items for Advocacy
  • Identify the needs for communication items for the project.
  • Develop IEC, need based pedagogical materials by coordinating with the communication team of Educo.
  • Prepare project progress presentation/advocacy for Manager-Child Labor Elimination to present internal and external levels.
20%

 

Perform any other responsibilities assigned by organization/management
as and when required.

Education

Master’s in social science, Journalism and Communication or any other relevant subject.

Language

  • Position requires both Bangla and English at standard level

Experience and Requirements

  • Minimum 02 Years of experiences in relevant field/role.
  • Freshers are highly encouraged to apply.
  • Experience on documentation of the project progress will give preference.
  • Demonstrated ability to write high-quality reports and other project documents.
  • Commitment to and understanding of Educo’s Mission, Visions, Values, and Principles including rights-based approaches.
  • Ability to follow procedures and work cooperatively with team members
  • Be patient and have team building attitude by being respectful to others
  • Have skill to prioritize tasks and to understand the situation
  • Capacity to balance work-life
  • Positive attitude, sensible and clear understanding of gender perspective
  • Leadership Skills, Proactive and Empathetic
  • Good interpersonal, analytical and problem-solving capacity

Knowledge and Skills
  • Knowledge on Country’s law and documentation
  • Knowledge on Child Protection, child rights
  • High computer literacy with a full knowledge of office applications (MS Word, MS Excel and Power Point, Bangla Bijay Typing)
Salary and Benefits

Monthly Gross Salary:    

BDT 36,341/- (Taka Thirty-Six Thousand Three Hundred and Forty-One only).

Plus:     Provident Fund (10% Contributory), Gratuity, 02 Festival Bonuses, Insurance, Leave Encashment and other admissible benefits as per Educo People and Culture Policy.

Child Safeguarding

Educo is committed to prevent violence and maltreatment to children by fostering a safeguarding culture in which interactions with children promote their dignity and favor their comprehensive development and wellbeing in a safe and protective environment. Educo will ensure to "do no harm" to children and to be a child safe organization.

Our Accountability

For Educo, accountability means fulfilling our responsibility to listen and respond to the opinions and needs of our stakeholders in the decisions we make and the activities we undertake, with the aim of increasing our impact and ensuring the responsible use of resources.

INSTRUCTIONS TO APPLY
  • Two non-relative references must be mentioned in CV; one must be your latest supervisor.
  • Recent Formal Photograph (Passport Size) must be included in CV
  • Please go through the job contents carefully before applying.

Interested candidates only who meet the requirements are requested to apply through the below link-  

Application Deadline: November 16, 2024 (Saturday)


WOMEN ARE HIGHLY ENCOURAGED TO APPLY

Declaration

N.B. As a Child-Centered Organization, Educo is committed to Child protection, and has developed a Child Safeguarding Policy, together with a Code of Conduct. All employment is conditional upon the successful completion of all applicable background checks. Before induction, any new staff should read and sign Educo’s Code of Conduct.

Notes:

  1. Educo determines to ensure equal opportunity to everyone, irrespective to race, ethnicity, location, color, gender, class, and religion.
  2. Educo has ZERO TOLERANCE towards harassment, abuse and discrimination. Educo employees are expected to abide by the Code of Conduct, PPSEAH (Policy on Protection Against Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Harassment), Child Safeguarding Policy, Anti – fraud and Corruption Policy and People and Culture Policy of Educo.
  3. Any persuasion during recruitment process will result in disqualification of candidature.
  4. Internal and external applicants shall be treated equally in the entire selection process.
  5. Educo never charges any FEE/COST/DONATION at any stages of recruitment and selection process. There is no cost involved with applying for any position. Any solicitation of job application/selection costs should be regarded as fraudulent.
  6. For this recruitment and selection process, Educo reserves Full Authority to take any decision as required.