Community Engagement and Socio-Emotional Behavior Expert

Job Description

Title: Community Engagement and Socio-Emotional Behavior Expert

Company Name: Uttaran

Vacancy: 4

Location: Cox's Bazar, Khulna ...

Minimum Salary: Negotiable

Experience:
∎ At least 10 years

Published: 18 May 2025

Education:
∎ Masters
∎ Master’s Degree in sociology, anthropology, development studies, or other related disciplines.
∎ Master’s Degree in sociology, anthropology, development studies, or other related disciplines.

Requirements:

Responsibilities & Context:
∎ Minimum ten (10) years of experience working in the field of community empowerment through strengthening, engagement and ownership development specially field of youth development.
∎ Extensive professional knowledge on community dynamics, leadership structure, cultural sensitivity and inclusivity for promoting an enabling environment and responsiveness.
∎ Good background and skills in facilitating training, workshops, coaching, and mentoring others.
∎ Have vast experience in the field of life skills/soft skills, employability skills and socio emotional behavior with special focus on manual design.
∎ Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team and support unexpected tasks.
∎ Should have work experience in concerned division and local level language proficiency for ensuring better communication with beneficiaries.
∎ Uttaran is an NGO that has been operating in Bangladesh since 1985 with the mission to uphold the rights and entitlements of the poor and disadvantaged communities and to improve their socio-economic conditions. Uttaran adopts a people-centred approach, utilising a rights-based framework to alleviate poverty, diversify livelihood opportunities, and empower marginalised communities across Bangladesh.
∎ NB; This position is contingent upon the award of the project by the donor. The position description may be revised based on updated information from the donor.
∎ Role and Scope
∎ Uttaran is seeking a dynamic “Community Engagement and Socio-Emotional Behavior Expert “for an upcoming project aimed at expanding access to skills development and employability for NEET youth, with a strong emphasis on gender diversity, ethnicity, and Persons with Special Needs (PwSN). This initiative prioritizes female participation in the national workforce through interventions such as alternative education, skills training, employment support, institutional capacity-building, and the creation of an enabling environment. The project also integrates a Contingent Emergency Response Component to enhance adaptability and resilience. The overarching goal is to empower NEET youth by strengthening their skills, promoting continued education, and fostering an inclusive and supportive environment.
∎ Key Responsibilities

Workplace:
∎ Work at office

Employment Status: Contractual

Job Location: Cox's Bazar, Khulna, Rajshahi, Sylhet

Apply Procedure:

Hard Copy:
∎ Please send your resume/CV latest by 24th May 2025 via bdjobs online application.
∎ Join Uttaran to make a difference in the lives of poor and disadvantaged communities in Bangladesh!
∎ Note - Uttaran is dedicated to creating a secure and equitable environment that is free from all forms of discrimination and harassment. This applies to employees, partner organizations, participants, and other stakeholders, who are all entitled to be treated with respect and dignity and have equal opportunities at every level. Regardless of age, sex, gender, religion, ethnicity, color, physical and mental ability, we believe that everyone has the right to live free from sexual abuse, exploitation, and harassment. To achieve this goal, we have a zero-tolerance policy towards any conduct that is incompatible with the objectives of Uttaran, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority, and discrimination. Anybody who was previously accused by any of these offences is not allowed to apply for any position of Uttaran. All candidates who are selected for a position with Uttaran will be expected to adhere to our safeguarding policies, code of conduct, child protection guidelines, and other procedures. They will be subject to rigorous reference and background checks, which may involve verifying their academic credentials, employment history, and obtaining police verification if deemed necessary. Additional information may be required from selected candidates to facilitate the background check process.
∎ Uttaran`s contact address is House # 32 (Flat-B1), Road # 10/A, Dhanmondi, Dhaka-1209, and our website is www.uttaran.net.

Company Information:
∎ Uttaran
∎ House # 32 (Flat-B1), Road # 10/A, Dhanmondi, Dhaka-1209
∎ www.uttaran.net
∎ Uttaran is a national development organization working in the southwest Bangladesh since 1985 to uphold rights and entitlements and to improve the socio-economic condition of the poor and disadvantaged. Uttaran facilitates in getting access to and control over resources by the poor and disadvantaged to improve agricultural productivity and economic empowerment.

Address::
∎ House # 32 (Flat-B1), Road # 10/A, Dhanmondi, Dhaka-1209
∎ www.uttaran.net
∎ Uttaran is a national development organization working in the southwest Bangladesh since 1985 to uphold rights and entitlements and to improve the socio-economic condition of the poor and disadvantaged. Uttaran facilitates in getting access to and control over resources by the poor and disadvantaged to improve agricultural productivity and economic empowerment.

Read Before Apply: Please apply only who are fulfilling all the requirements of this job

Application Deadline: 24 May 2025

Category: NGO/Development