Title: Volunteer Support Associate
Company Name: ActionAid Bangladesh
Vacancy: Not specific
Job Location: Cox's Bazar (Teknaf)
Employment Status: Contractual
Educational Requirements:
∎ Graduation in any discipline.
Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 3 year(s)
Job Context:
∎ Project : Volunteer Service Project (funded by WFP)
∎ Department : Humanitarian Response
∎ Types of contract : Fixed term contract
∎ Duration of Contract Up to 31 August 2021
∎ Job Summary:
∎ Over 1 million of Forcibly Displaced Myanmar Citizen (with the majority comprising women and children) took shelter in different camps in Cox`s Bazar-southern Bangladesh on August 2017. The Government of Bangladesh, together with national and international partners, have pro-actively responding to this crisis with a massive humanitarian response, allocating 2,000 acres of land, coordinating and providing critical assistance such as food, nutrition, shelter, water, health & hygiene, psycho-social and basic education services to the camps, settlements and host communities.
∎ ActionAid is implementing Volunteer Service program in Camp 22, 23, 24, 25, 26 and 27 funded by WFP. Besides, ActionAid have ongoing programmes in different sectors e.g. Protection, WASH, NFI etc. inside the camps. As a response agency since September 2017, ActionAid has developed relationships with a range of camp actors, including the Rohingya and their representatives and successfully doing the site management role. ActionAid is working with WFP to facilitate the formation and activation of 6 Rohingya Food Security Committees in 6 intervening camps, provide trainings and incentives to 1800 Rohingya youth and adolescents volunteers to contribute to the effectiveness of camp level services.
∎ We are looking for inspiring and dedicated people as Volunteer Support Associate who will be the main contact for the volunteering queries of the project. This role will engage in project implementation and ensure effectiveness of the camp level services.
∎ Relationships:
∎ The person holds this position will be reportable to Project Coordinator.
Job Responsibilities:
∎ Coordinate and provide Volunteer Services in the camp:
∎ Assist programme intervention in the camp level according to the project workplan;
∎ Ensure volunteer's engagement planning and implementation;
∎ Assist Programme Officer to facilitate capacity development initiatives, mentoring, coaching of RFSC;
∎ Assist and coordinate CBT distribution planning and distribution;
∎ Ensure Volunteers daily attendance with MODA and manually;
∎ Assist Associate Officer-CBT to prepare master roll and payment;
∎ Maintain stock in the camp level and report to the project management.
∎ Reporting and documentation:
∎ Prepare periodical camp level programme reporting, attend biweekly RFSC meeting;
∎ Consolidate field data, good examples and lessons learnt;
∎ Maintain and compile updates; and reporting according to the prescribed template for M&E/donor.
Additional Requirements:
∎ Minimum 3 years' working experience in development organization;
∎ Knowledge and experience on management, research, networking & Human Rights Based Approach (HRBA);
∎ Excellent experience working in Rohingya response; Excellent understanding on field operation and camp level programme implementation;
∎ Excellent facilitation skills;
∎ Ability to work independently and foster a team spirit;
∎ Ability to work under pressure and tight deadlines;
∎ Skills in report writing, documentation and presentation;
∎ Tech Savvy and Proficient in MS Office;
∎ Gender sensitive and familiar with humanitarian principles, Human Rights Based Approach.
Application Deadline: 16 Dec 2020
Company Information:
∎ 8 Dec 2020
∎ ActionAid Bangladesh
∎ Business : ActionAid is an international anti-poverty agency working in over 40 countries, taking sides with poor people to end poverty and injustice together.
Category: NGO/Development
Source: bdjobs.com