Number of Post: 01
Location of Posting: Ukhiya, Cox’s Bazar
Contract Duration: Till 31st July 2022

Job Summary

Prottyashi, A social development organization has been responding the Rohingya Crisis in Cox`s Bazar since the crisis started and currently is implementing project in the Host community of Cox’s Bazar with the funding of International Organization of Migration (IOM). Prottyashi invites applications for the vacant position titled- Psychosocial Support (PSS) Officer for the “Integrating environmental management into DRR and DRM in Cox’s Bazar Host Communities, Bangladesh” Project.

Reporting

Psychosocial Support (PSS) Officer will report to Project Coordinator. S/He has to maintain functional relationship with his/her peers, project teams and organization’s other priority teams. S/He must be able to communicate with other teams and units both program and operational of the organization.

Key Responsibilities

• Find out the gaps where the PSS activities are applicable and extend the support accordingly.
• Aware project staffs and beneficiaries on psychosocial wellbeing through visiting training hubs and production and innovation hubs.
• Conduct psychosocial awareness sessions at the training hubs and production and innovation hubs.
• Identify individual beneficiary or staff suffering psychological problem and provide counselling support to the identified individuals.
• Provide necessary psychosocial supports to the referred individuals from the CFM system in place.
• Assure that minimum standards are understood and applied and support the facilitator in establishing a clear PSS system.
• Ensure refreshment facilities are available in the training hubs and production an innovation hubs while beneficiaries are engaged in production interventions.
• Maintain and strengthen the relations with the beneficiaries as well as with their caregiver to sustain the livelihood intervention. 
• Sensitize caregivers of the female beneficiaries where necessary on importance of women empowerment and engagement of women in livelihood interventions.
• Maintain psychosocial case management within the livelihood beneficiaries to ensure quality psychosocial service for the target population.
• Prepare regular psychosocial analysis report on the livelihood interventions and contribute to the monthly report preparation.

Required Educational Qualification and Experience

• Bachelor/Master's degree in any discipline from any reputed university preferably in psychology.
• At least 03 years of professional experience in national or international organizations in protection project.

Technical Skills

• Must have professional writing and speaking capacity in English and Bangla, i.e. field visit report, event report, case study/story, content writing, etc.
• Proficient with MS office suite
• Able to take decision in a timely manner, priorities and multi-task work seamlessly

Salary and benefits: Monthly Net Salary will be 37,618 BDT with other admissible benefit such as provident fund.

Application instructions
Only those who meet the above requirements are requested to apply following these instructions.

Last date of application is 29.04.2021

Or

Interested applicants with relevant background have to apply with a Cover Letter, Curriculum Vitae (CV) along with a recent photograph to career.prottyashi@gmail.com

Or

The Human Resources Manager, Prottyashi Head Office: Syed Bari, 903/A Omar Ali Matobbar Road (Near Bahaddar Bari) Chandgaon, Chittagong-4212.

Website: www.prottyashi.org

Company Information

PROTTYASHI
A Voluntary Social Development Organization
Syed Bari, 903/A Omar Ali Matobbar Road (Near Bahaddar Bari)
Chandgaon, Chittagong-4212
Phone: +88-031-658222, +88-031-2550506