Urban Research, Innovation and Knowledge Management Specialist

Job Description

Title: Urban Research, Innovation and Knowledge Management Specialist

Company Name: World Vision Bangladesh

Vacancy: 1

Job Location: Dhaka (Mirpur)

Employment Status: Full-time

Educational Requirements:
∎ Master's Degree from development studies/ social science/ statistics or any other relevant departments

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 5 year(s)

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Urban Knowledge Management- Capturing, documenting and sharing best practices, success stories and lessons learned and preparing policy briefs and articles from research and sharing with both internal and external stakeholders on a regular basis and ensuring digital storage of all the relevant documents. Generating social innovation ideas & developing collaboration with the universities, private sectors/I/NGOs/ UN, Private Sectors or any other relevant stakeholders for collaborative research and for expansion of innovation and developing social innovation lab.
∎ Enhance Urban Program Innovation- Organizing innovation challenges, piloting and scaling up of innovation in the APs. Sharing, engaging and maintaining regular communication with the internal and external stakeholders for ensuring the sustainability of innovation and extending support in capacity building on innovation for the urban team.
∎ Partnering for Innovation and resource acquisition: Exploring the partners for social innovation, developing concept notes and resource acquisition for innovation.
∎ Communication for Development: Maintaining networking with the media and sharing op-eds/ stories from urban programs and publications in the media
∎ Extended support in Urban advocacy campaigns: Supporting in conducting advocacy initiatives following a city-wide approach

Additional Requirements:
∎ Age at least 28 years
∎ Research experience and publication (both qualitative and quantitative).
∎ Expertise in program design, monitoring and evaluation.
∎ Proposal development for resource acquisition.
∎ Developing partnerships for social innovation.
∎ Research publication and op-ed publication in the newspaper.
∎ An attitude that is team-focused with the skills and ability to work independently and collaborate in an interdepartmental collaborative environment.
∎ Adept at capturing learning and documentation.
∎ Skilled in report writing.
∎ Experienced in developing collaboration with the INGOs and Universities.
∎ Have updated knowledge on innovation.
∎ Experienced in Developing write up and sharing with newspapers l for media.
∎ Developing policy brief.
∎ At least 5-7 years of experience working in the research/knowledge management/innovation / urban programming from any reputed organizations. Persons having any experience in incorporating/scaling-up up social innovation will be highly appreciated.
∎ Demonstrated/ Proven experience in working with inter-departmental, cross-organizational and cross-cultural teams
∎ In locations of entire Bangladesh among cross-cultural people.
∎ Working with different local and international lingual people.
∎ Must be willing and able to travel fields (at least 50%)

Salary: Tk. 70000 - 75000 (Monthly)

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Mobile bill, Provident fund, Weekly 2 holidays, Insurance, Gratuity
∎ Festival Bonus: 1
∎ Benefits are applicable as per organizational structure and policy.

Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.

Application Deadline: 23 Jul 2022

Company Information:
∎ 12 Jul 2022
∎ World Vision Bangladesh
∎ Address : Abedin Tower (2nd floor), 35 Kemal Ataturk Avenue, Banani, Dhaka - 1213, P.O. Box: 9071
∎ Web : https://www.wvi.org/bangladesh
∎ Business : World Vision (WV) is an established international Christian humanitarian development and advocacy organization dedicated for working with children, families and their communities worldwide to reach their fullest potential by tackling the causes of poverty & injustice. It serves all people regardless of religion, race, ethnicity, gender or ability.

World Vision is committed to first do no harm to children or adult beneficiaries, to respect the rights of all beneficiaries, and to uphold the best interests of children as a primary consideration in all actions and decisions; accordingly all the recruits will go through specific checks and compliance procedures in accordance to its Child and Adult Safeguarding Policy.

World Vision Bangladesh has zero tolerance towards incidents of violence or abuse against children or adults, including sexual exploitation or abuse, committed either by employees or others affiliated with our work. World Vision Bangladesh as Child Safe Organization discourages anyone to apply with prior record of conviction related with child neglect, abuse and exploitation.

Female are specially encourage to apply.

Category: NGO/Development

: World Vision is committed to first do no harm to children or adult beneficiaries, respecting the rights of all beneficiaries, and upholding the best interests of children as a primary consideration in all actions and decisions; accordingly, all the recruits will go through specific checks and compliance procedures in accordance to its Child and Adult Safeguarding Policy. World Vision Bangladesh has zero tolerance towards incidents of violence or abuse against children or adults, including sexual exploitation or abuse, committed either by employees or others affiliated with our work.World Vision Bangladesh as Child Safe Organization discourages anyone to apply with a prior record of conviction related to child neglect, abuse, and exploitation.Any personal persuasion will result in disqualification. Only short-listed candidates will be called for interview.Women are highly encouraged to apply.

Source: bdjobs.com

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