Senior Project Officer
Support implementation of quality education projects for Rohingya and host communities.
Overview
Support implementation of quality education projects for Rohingya and host communities.
You have:
- At least 2 years with NGO/INGOs.
- Speaking fluency in English and Bangla.
- Strong writing skill both in English and Bangla.
- Minimum Bachelor’s degree in any discipline or equivalent.
- Bachelor’s degree in Education, Social Welfare, Sociology, Development Studies, and English will be preferable.
- Experience in working with refugees and vulnerable groups of people.
- Ability to meet deadlines and able to work under pressure.
- Cultural awareness and ability to build relationships quickly with a wide variety of people.
- Computer skills for MS office.
Work Arrangement:
Job Description
Purpose of the Role
IRC in Bangladesh is going to implement a three-year project funded by Education Cannot Wait (ECW) in coordination with education sector starting from 2022. The project mainly focuses on both the Rohingya and host community with a specific focus on access, quality education, MHPSS, and Children with Disability. The age group that will be supported under this project is 3 – 18 years old for the Rohingya community and 4 – 6 years old for the host community.
This role will be responsible for supporting field-level partner staff with day-to-day activities with a focus on implementation level capacity building and helping Sr. Manager with procurement, budget management and partner management. He/she will support the technical manager with identifying partner project staff needs on capacity building, tools development, support with training and facilitation. The personnel will be also responsible for project-related documentation process (i.e., module, case study, success story). As a team member of the Education program, he/she will also closely work with Program and Operations team to foster quality program implementation on the ground.
Highlights of Key Responsibilities
- Support partner field staff with day-to-day activities with a focus on implementation level capacity building. - Ensure age-appropriate all necessary teaching-learning materials for children through the partner. - Support developing activity-based training modules for learning facilitators and partner/project personnel. - Support facilitating capacity-building initiatives for learning facilitators and partner/project personnel. - Ensure in-service coaching/mentoring support to learning facilitators and partner/project personnel. - Develop guidelines on facilitators learning cycle (FLC) as per education sector standards. - Assess partner/project personnel/facilitators’ skills and take necessary initiatives for improvement. - Assess children’s progress on learning outcomes and recommend necessary initiatives for improvement. - Identify good practices from community people on teaching learning materials development and replication of those good practices. - Coordination between program and operation team to ensure implementation of planned activities. - Regular visits to project areas (Camps and host) for developing project activities and quality implementation. - Ensure project-related quality documentation (i.e., case study, success story). - Functional working relationship with Education and other teams and extend support where necessary and rationale. - Any other relevant tasks assigned from IRC management.
Major Challenges/Difficulties of this role
- Should be willing to travel to project areas (Camps & Host) on a regular basis. - Understanding and sensitivity to the local context. - Ability to work under pressure.
Qualifications
Experience (Including sector/industry)
- At least 2 years with NGO/INGOs. - Working experience with the Education program will be an additional value.
Language Proficiency
- Speaking fluency in English and Bangla. - Strong writing skill both in English and Bangla. - Understanding of local dialect will be an additional value.
Knowledge, Skills & Competences
- Experience in working with refugees and vulnerable groups of people. - Understanding and sensitivity to the needs of people from a variety of backgrounds and cultures. - Ability to meet deadlines and able to work under pressure. - Responsiveness to queries and referrals as and when needed and ability to manage a varying workload. - Cultural awareness and ability to build relationships quickly with a wide variety of people. - Computer skills for MS office.
Specific Educational Qualification
- Minimum Bachelor’s degree from any discipline or equivalent. - Bachelor’s degree in Education, Social Welfare, Sociology, Development Studies, and English will be preferable.
Professional degree/Certification
- N/A
Potential interview questions
| Can you describe a time you successfully built a capacity within a team? | This assesses your ability to develop skills in others effectively. | Provide a specific example detailing your approach, the challenges faced, and the outcomes. |
| How do you handle working with diverse groups of people? | Understanding your cultural sensitivity and awareness is crucial for this role. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| Describe a situation where you had to manage multiple priorities. How did you prioritize? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| Can you give an example of how you've documented project progress? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| What strategies would you employ to ensure project activities are implemented as planned? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |