Bangladesh: Senior Training and Communication Specialist

UNOPS Bangladesh has received an invitation from the Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) to submit proposal for the Establishment of a Climate Resilient Local Infrastructure Centre (CReLIC). The Centre is intended to fill up the gap between the increasingly diverse and competent landscape of think tanks and scientific institutions that provide policy advice and scientific data in Bangladesh and best practices generated within the LGED on the other side. CReLIC is one of the three components of the Climate Resilient Infrastructure Mainstreaming (CRIM) Project funded by KFW Development Bank and Green Climate Fund. The other two components are: Climate Resilient Rural Infrastructure and Climate Resilient Urban Infrastructure**.**

In particular, the services to be provided include technical and management support to LGED in the following areas:

• Establishment of a knowledge management system within the LGED to facilitate climate proofing in the planning, design, construction and maintenance of all local infrastructure on a sustainable basis.
• Adjustment of standards, procedures and guidelines of LGED accordingly.
• Mainstreaming climate proofing throughout the LGED organization and their local partners.
• Set-up and development of the Climate Resilient Local Infrastructure Centre (CReLIC) as a staff unit under the LGED top management and initiate the permanent institutionalization structure of CReLIC.

This project has four work packages: 1) Knowledge Management; 2) Guidelines, Standards and Procedures; 3) Communication, Consultation and Training; and 4) Institutional Development.
This 5 year project will lead to the institutionalization of the Centre as a staff unit under the LGED top management which will be responsible for: establishment of the knowledge management system for climate proofing in the planning, design, construction and maintenance of all local infrastructure; and setting of standards, procedures and guidelines for ensuring climate proofing.

Overall, the services will require designing and steering a comprehensive change process in a large organization and establishing a sustainable cooperation network on the national and international level.

Purpose and Scope of Assignment

The overall purpose of the assignment is to contribute to a strong technical leadership, guidance, capacity building and improved organizational effectiveness of LGED in the establishment and management of the Climate Resilient Local Infrastructure Centre. The post will require strong specialist capacity on training and communication management and implementation with particular focus on communication, consultation and training. The objective is to work closely with LGED counterparts for transfer of capacity as well as with other experts in the team to ensure effective delivery of services and assistance to LGED.

The Senior Training and Communication Specialist (STCS) will primarily be responsible for the implementation of Work Package 3: Communication, Consultation and Training. This will support the mainstreaming of climate proofing within the LGED structure (and beyond).
Functional Responsibilities

The STCS will be responsible for the following primary tasks:

• Development of a training and motivation concept and programme to mainstream adaptive capacities to climate change throughout LGED and relevant stakeholders.
• Planning, preparation, implementation and monitoring of training programmes in cooperation with the training unit of LGED.
• Development of an interactive website for information, motivation and training
• Organization of the development of interactive training modules and practical mobile apps.
• Planning, implementation and monitoring of motivation campaigns (Incl. competition and facilitated peer groups/Communities of Practice)
• Development of benchmarking system to measure mainstreaming success within the LGED and with regards to local infrastructure benefits and adverse effects.
• Public relations for the project
• Development of Terms of Reference for training and public relations specialists
• Provide guidance and supervision of specialist in Work Package 3.

This position is prospective in nature. Candidates will be assessed and selected. However, contract offer is contingent upon successful outcome of UNOPS’ bid submission on the project.

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Link: https://jobs.unops.org/pages/viewvacancy/VADetails.aspx?id=17374