Bangladesh: Inclusion Project Manager

Organization: Handicap International - Humanity & Inclusion
Country: Bangladesh
Closing date: 04 May 2018

GENERAL CONTEXT

Outraged by the injustice faced by people with disabilities and vulnerable populations, we aspire to a world of solidarity and inclusion, enriched by our differences, where everyone can live in dignity. Handicap International is an independent and impartial aid and development organisation working in situations of poverty and exclusion, conflict and disaster. We work alongside disabled and vulnerable people to help meet their essential needs, improve their living conditions and promote respect for their dignity and fundamental rights.

For further information about the association: http://www.handicap-international.org

Present in more than 55 countries, Handicap International is composed of 2 operational directions:

The Direction of Humanitarian Action (DAH)
The Direction of Development Action (DAD)

CONTEXT OF THE MISSION

HI has been working in Bangladesh since 1997, with a focus on creating sustainable changes in terms of ensuring rights and inclusion of people with disabilities in society. In Cox Bazar’s district, HI has a strong knowledge and experience in chronic emergency response. Thanks to three projects implemented before the crisis, HI is providing services in rehabilitation, protection and PSS, with an inclusive mainstreaming approach to refugees and host population. HI works not only with people with disabilities and other vulnerable populations, but also with their families, their communities, and the society, in order to provide sustainability in its action. In response to the massive influx of refugees, HI also set-up an emergency intervention responding to the needs of thousands of refugees. Multi-sectorial mobile teams are currently working in the “mega camp”, providing services in rehabilitation, health, protection and PSS. Because of the extremely vulnerability of certain persons, the mobile intervention helps reaching people forgotten by static activities. HI is also providing kits (shelter, NFI, WaSH, dignity, dry food) through a dedicated team in order to have a more integrated approach and respond to the needs of new arrivals. Through its brands ATLAS logistics, HI set-up two storages in Ukiya and Teknaf and is facilitating transport to support other actors in their intervention. Last, being very concerned by the next monsoon season, HI is currently building a strategy of disaster risk reduction in coordination with an already experimented HI team in Dhaka as well as with the other actors in the zone.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Based in Cox Bazar, under the direct responsibility of the Emergency Operations Coordinator, and in close coordination with HI team responding to the refugee crisis in Bangladesh, the Inclusion Project Manager will be responsible to lead the implementation of the inclusion component of the emergency response and to guarantee the technical and quality framework of HI’s activities related to promoting inclusive humanitarian action within the area of intervention in the different areas of intervention. She/he will have a strong functional link with HI teams involved in inclusive development at national level and will work in coordination with HQ TAs in charge of inclusion.

MAIN RESPONSABILITIES

1/External coordination/Representation

communicate with authorities, partners and other stakeholders on the project activities
represent the organization towards relevant authorities and coordination mechanisms

2/Implementation of HI's Inclusion project

assess and monitor barriers and facilitators of access to services experienced by people with disabilities and other vulnerable groups in participation with the team service providers and representatives of affected populations
identify good practices, existing resources, networks and organizations that promote inclusive humanitarian responses
contextualize existing assessment tools and methodologies in close collaboration with other departments and local organizations and train teams to conduct participatory assessments and sensitization activities
monitor and record good practices and sharing of experiences on inclusive humanitarian action
conduct sensitization activities for all HI staff and provide all HI staff with the appropriate tools to enhance the inclusion of people facing barriers in accessing services
participate to the production and dissemination of the advocacy messages to relevant stakeholders based on identified gaps  

3/Internal coordination: Administrative, Human resources & logistics

ensure de recruitment, capacity building and management of inclusion team
define roles and responsibilities of the team working on inclusive humanitarian action and define methods to coordinate between existing projects and resources that promote inclusive humanitarian or development operations

4/Strategy development

contribute to humanitarian surveillance and identify priority area of interventions
contribute to the development of new partnerships, innovative practices and new interventions based on identified needs and readjustment of the project accordingly
support the development and revision of project tools to enhance the quality, consistency of the response

5/Reporting

The complete job description will be shared with short-listed candidates.

PROFILE SOUGHT

Education:

academic background related to Inclusion of excluded groups, Disability issues, Public health, Social work, Advocacy and/or Research

Experiences:

at least 3 years of professional experience, including 2 in humanitarian context, preferably in emergency settings
previous experience as an Inclusion Manager/Advisor experience as DVFP (Disability and Vulnerability Focal Point) Project Manager or I/ATU (Inclusion/Accessibility Technical Unit) Project Manager or equivalent
strong knowledge of Handicap International mandate
experience with Handicap International is a strong asset
experience launching of operations is an asset
knowledge of Bangladesh context
experience in participatory assessment, advocacy and capacity building and technical support for humanitarian actors with a focus on food security, WASH, shelter, protection, health

Competencies:

proven managerial experience
proven representation experience
Capacity building and coaching skills
strong communication skills
English mandatory (oral and written)
strong writing and reporting skills
computer skills: Very good knowledge of the MS office software (including Word, Excel, Outlook); other software is an asset (Survey CTO, KoBo, iData, Le Sphinx, STATA, SPSS…)

Personal qualities: