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Have you implemented Environmental and Social Management Frameworks (ESMF) and developed site-specific Environmental and Social Management Plans (ESMP) to ensure environmental sustainability?

Are you experienced in integrating social safeguards into project design and monitoring to address complex community dynamics?

Have you identified risks and implemented adaptation measures to enhance project resilience to climate change? 

If the answer is yes, then we would like to hear from you.

The role:

Oxfam, in partnership with Plan International, seeks to fill the role of an Environmental, Social, and Climate Resilience Expert for the anticipated EARN project. Funded by the World Bank, EARN aims to economically engage NEET (Not in Education, Employment, or Training) youth, particularly women, in rural and semi-urban areas of Bangladesh. The project focuses on education, skills development, employment, and enterprise support, emphasizing women-centric facilities and employability enhancement.

Given Bangladesh’s vulnerability to climate change, the EARN project will address climate resilience. The Environmental, Social, and Climate Resilience Expert will integrate sustainability, social inclusivity, and climate considerations. They will create site-specific plans, engage communities, and ensure equitable distribution of project benefits. By promoting environmental sustainability and social inclusion, this role contributes to Oxfam’s vision of resilient communities.

What we are looking for:

Oxfam in Bangladesh is looking for a candidate who cares about Oxfam's mission towards a just & sustainable world without poverty and is personally aligned to our feminist principles and values of empowerment, accountability, and inclusion in all you do.

An ideal candidate for the role will also have:

• Master’s degree in environmental science, Sustainability Climate Change, Geography, Development Studies, Social Science, or any other relevant subject from a reputable university.
• Minimum 10 years of proven specific experience.
• Expertise in mainstreaming Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF) and preparing VLTC-specific Environmental and Social Management Plan (ESMP).
• Proficiency in undertaking and monitoring to ensure that proposed mitigation measures align with an agreed-upon environmental and social mitigation implementation plan.
• Ability to prepare reports (monthly, quarterly, field monitoring) on safeguard risks, including appropriate actions for all sub-projects, ensuring timely implementation.
• Capability to lead the development and delivery of spot checks, ensuring proper implementation of safeguards policies at the grassroots level in line with guidelines.
• Skill in integrating safeguard assessment information and completing safeguards self-screening checklists during project/program development. 

Key Attributes:

• Ability to demonstrate sensitivity to cultural differences and gender issues, as well as the commitment to equal opportunities.
• Ability to demonstrate an openness and willingness to learn about the application of gender/gender mainstreaming, women’s rights, and diversity for all aspects of development work.
• Commitment to Oxfam’s safeguarding policies to ensure all people who come into contact with Oxfam are as safe as possible.

We offer:

This role will give you an opportunity to make a difference at Oxfam in Bangladesh, to act as key contributor to our Programme team to work with a group of passionate people who are specialists in their fields and offers fair pay and competitive benefits package.

From the day you join Oxfam we invite you to stretch and learn in your role. Our wide range of Learning & Development opportunities includes in-house courses, e-learning modules, on-the job learning opportunities, coaching, and mentoring, and much more. 

You can read more about all Oxfam has to offer here.

Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Job type: Fixed Term, Contractual.

Salary & Benefits: As per Oxfam National C2 pay band, starting annual salary for this role is BDT 2,104,742.00 (13 months) with other benefits e.g., medical for self, spouse and children, contributory provident fund, gratuity, leave, life insurance, mobile allowance, and other admissible benefits as per the organizational policy. For highly competent & experienced candidates the salary can be negotiable.

Our values and commitment to safeguarding:

Oxfam is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behavior at work including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and financial misconduct; and committed to promoting the welfare of children, young people, adults and beneficiaries with whom Oxfam GB engages. Oxfam 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 our values are recruited to work for us.

The post holder will undertake the appropriate level of training and is responsible for ensuring that they understand and work within the safeguarding policies of the organization. All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records and terrorism finance checks.

Note: 

• We are committed to ensuring diversity and gender equality within our organization and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply.
• All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references, pre-employment medical checks and appropriate safeguarding and counter fraud check, which can include criminal records and terrorism finance checks.
• Applying for positions with Oxfam in Bangladesh does not incur any costs. Any request for payment from parties pretending as Oxfam in Bangladesh should be considered fraudulent.
• Any kind of persuasion in the recruitment process is highly discouraged and any attempt of persuasion will be considered as a disqualification.

[Only Bangladeshi Nationals are eligible to apply]

How to apply:

As part of your online application, please upload your up-to-date CV and Cover Letter explaining your suitability against the essential criteria mentioned in the job profile. 

• Go to, for external applicants: https://jobs.oxfam.org.uk
• Go to, for internal applicants: https://jobs.oxfam.org.uk/internal
• Search for the vacancy using the reference number INT10589 complete the online application process.
• Ensure you submit your application before midnight (GMT) on the closing date. Unless a different time is specified in the advert. 

APPLICATION DEADLINE: 31 August 2024

About Us

Oxfam is a global movement of people who won’t live with the injustice of poverty. Together we save and rebuild lives in disasters. We help people build better lives for themselves. We speak out on the big issues that keep people poor, like inequality, discrimination against women and climate change. And we won’t stop until every person on the planet can live without poverty.

Oxfam GB is a member of the international confederation Oxfam.