Project Officer - Livelihood

Ukhia, Chittagong
Tk. 62,758-69,693 per month
Contract
Full-time

3 days ago

Responsibilities & Context:HI is looking for a Project Officer-Livelihood for its “FCDO Resilience and Adaptation Fund (RAF)” project in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, with Handicap International-Humanity & Inclusion.No. of Vacancies and Location: 01-UkhiyaType of Contract: Fixed-TermDuration: As early as possible to 31 March 2026.Line Manager: Senior Project ManagerReporting to the Senior Project Manager, the Project Officer-Livelihood will provide day-to-day management of his/her part of the FCDO Resilience and Adaptation Fund (RAF) project in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. The Project Officer-Livelihood will support the design, implementation, and monitoring of livelihood interventions targeting both Rohingya refugees and host communities in Cox's Bazar. The position will contribute to enhancing self-reliance, skills development, income-generating opportunities, and resilience-building, while ensuring conflict sensitivity, gender equity, and alignment with humanitarian and development standards.Special Attention: "We kindly request that you refrain from applying if the salary range, job location, contract duration, or any other terms and conditions outlined in the advertisement do not align with your expectations."Mission 1: Operational implementationResponsibility 1: Contribute to project planning and implementation in line with the existing frameworksConduct personalized livelihood assessments for target beneficiaries, including household/business plans, and ensure regular updates to plans based on the progress towards graduation of the household.Support the planning, coordination, and implementation of livelihood activities (e.g., vocational training, cash-for-work, small business development, value chain strengthening, and market-based interventions).Provide technical assistance to partners, community-based groups, and beneficiaries to ensure quality and sustainable livelihood outcomes.Ensure integration of cross-cutting themes such as gender, youth empowerment, disability inclusion, and environmental sustainability.Conduct field visits to monitor activities, provide feedback, and ensure accountability and adherence to project objectives.Provide necessary support leading the planned Pilot Workshop establishment at the refugee community for Repair, Recycling, and Local Production of Assistive Devices and Consumables.Provide necessary guidance in the operation and management of this Pilot Workshop coordinating with respective stakeholders.Facilitate the development of income and oversee the provision of income generation, through the identification of vulnerable households and support to facilitation of their small business planning.Support skill development of beneficiary households, through the identification of training needs, planning, organization, and facilitation of training, and/or identification of external training providersOversee the process of selection of assets by beneficiary households, participate in asset procurement, ensure asset delivery, and complete documentationEnsure respect for HI technical policies, methods, and approaches in order to ensure quality during project implementation, in linkage with the Technical Unit with the support of the SPMPersonalized support for an individual person with a disability to choose and participate in their suitable skill-training options.Deliver training sessions on vocational skills, entrepreneurship, and small business management tailored to local context and market demand.Mentor and guide youth, women, and vulnerable groups, especially persons with disabilities, to strengthen their employability and income-generating skills.Responsibility 2: Contribute to project monitoring, evaluation, accountability, and learningSupport to ensure indicators tracking related to the progress of beneficiaries towards disability inclusion.Collect, analyze, and document beneficiary data, progress, and lessons learned in coordination with MEAL teams.Assist in the development of case studies, success stories, and learning documents.Prepare timely and accurate activity reports, feeding into donor and organizational requirements.Participate in monthly coordination meetings for ensuring better coordination for smooth project implementation.Participate in Knowledge Management and biannual learning sharing/knowledge management reports will be produced by the project team based on monitoring findings, collected stories/case studies/good practices, and consultation with local stakeholders.Responsibility 3: Ensure project data managementEnsure that the appropriate data collection and management tools are in place and are used correctly on the project, in line with global standards, with the support of respective SPMs/TSs.Contribute to the development and roll-out of monitoring tools, data collection, and report writing.Conduct and maintain beneficiary files related to livelihood assessments and household business plans.Collect and compile project-related data in the relevant database.Education Requirements:

Bachelor/Honors

Educational Requirements: Bachelor's degree in Agriculture, Social Science, Economics, Rural Development, Veterinary Science, and Livestock.·Preferable - Master`s Degree in a relevant field.Kindly refrain from applying if you do not meet the academic qualifications specified in the job advertisement.Experience:

At least 2 years
The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO

Additional Job Requirements:

Age At least 18 years

At least 2 years of technical experience working on the same theme, preferably in a development and humanitarian context.Experience in training (material development, training facilitation) and coaching of beneficiaries and on-the-job capacity building of community workers/volunteers.Experience and comprehensive understanding of disability issues, awareness-raising, and training material development/training implementation.Experience in local inclusive development/CBR/disability rights/support OPD is preferred.Proven analytical and planning skills.Knowledge of disability and development issues in Bangladesh.Have the capacity to maintain close relationships with partners, stakeholders, and clients.Experience in contributing to data collection and indicator tracking within development projects or programs.Computer knowledge (MS office package- both in English and Bangla).Working experience in Rohingya Camps and host communities in Ukhiya/Teknaf of Cox's Bazar is a must.Working experience in an inclusive livelihood/poverty graduation project will add extra value for the candidate.Excellent communication skills in both verbal and written Bangla and English.Ability to work under pressure and in a multicultural team environment.Availability to travel to remote areas and spend time at the field level.Strong teamwork approach.Ensure adherence to humanitarian principles, Do No Harm, and child and gender protection standards. Promote safe programming and safeguarding practices in all livelihood interventions. Ensure all project activities are implemented in line with organizational and donor policies.Compensation & Other Benefits:

Mobile bill,Tour allowance,Medical allowance,Provident fund,Weekly 2 holidays,Insurance,Gratuity
Festival Bonus: 2

Medical Coverage: Staff and dependents will get general/outpatient, hospitalization, dental, and optical medical insurance facilities as per the HI policy.Maternity Coverage: Staff & dependents will get maternity medical coverage facilities per the HI policy.Group Life Insurance Coverage: Staff will get the death benefit, accidental benefit, permanent partial disability, permanent total disability benefit, and critical illness benefit as per the HI policy.Leave: Staff will get sick leave, annual leave, casual leave, medical leave, and event leave as per HI policy.Allowance for Children`s Education: Staff will get an allowance for Children`s Education as per the HI policy.National travel cost of child caretaker: Female staff will get a reimbursement for the cost of national travel of the child caretaker as per the HI policy.Additional Responsibility (Interim) Allowance: Staff will get an allowance for additional responsibility (interim) as per the HI policy.Relocation Allowance: Staff will get an allowance for relocation allowance as per the HI policy.Work From Home: Staff will get work-from-home facilities as per the HI policy.Company Information:Business: Handicap International (HI) is an international aid organization specializing in the field of disability. Non-governmental, non-religious, non-political, and non-profit making works alongside persons with disabilities and other vulnerable groups, whatever the context, assisting and supporting them in their efforts to become self-reliant. Since its creation, the organization has set up programmes in approximately 60 countries and intervened in many emergencies. It operates as a federation made up of eight associations (Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the USA) that provide human and financial resources, manage projects, and raise awareness of Handicap International`s actions and campaigns. Handicap International-Humanity & Inclusion (HI) has been working in Bangladesh since 1997, focusing on creating sustainable changes to ensure the rights and inclusion of people with disabilities in society. HI is an independent and impartial aid organization working in Bangladesh in poverty, exclusion, conflict, and disaster situations. With projects in different districts of the country, HI works not only with people with disabilities and other vulnerable populations but also with their families, their communities, and local humanitarian actors to respond to their essential needs, improve their living conditions, promote respect for their dignity and fundamental rights, and provide sustainability in its action. As one of the key organizations in the disability sector, HI has a wide range of projects that assist in promoting the inclusion of persons with disabilities and their issues in emergency and development contexts, building the capacities of local stakeholders, and reducing the impact of natural and human-made disasters. Particularly in Cox`s Bazar district, HI is providing services in rehabilitation, MH/PSS, SRH, protection, and inclusive education with an inclusion mainstreaming approach to refugees and host populations affected by the forcibly displaced undocumented Myanmar nationals. HI`s multi-sectoral mobile units (MU) and static method are currently working in 15 camps located in both Teknaf and Ukhiya Upazilas and surrounding host areas, providing comprehensive services in physical rehabilitation, primary health care, protection, and MHPSS. HI is currently implementing a development and humanitarian response project in Kurigram and Cox`s Bazar district through 3 project offices (Kurigram, Ukhiya, and Teknaf) and 2 coordination offices (Dhaka and Cox Bazar). Operational Thematic: Livelihood, Health and Rehabilitation, Protection, Inclusion, Education, and Atlas Logistics. Presently, HI Bangladesh is implementing projects on integrating disability in community-based disaster risk reduction and response; economic empowerment of extremely poor persons with disabilities; mainstreaming disability in livelihood interventions; support to refugees and surrounding communities, capacity building of professional associations; and support to disabled people`s organizations, among others.

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