Country: Bangladesh
Closing date: 08 Mar 2017
Posted on: 08/02/2017
Desired start date: ASAP
Duration of the mission: 2 months (renewable according to funds)
Location: Satkhira
About the mission
SOLIDARITES INTERNATIONAL (SI) opened its mission in Bangladesh at the end of 2007, following cyclone SIDR.
SI’s intervention and strategy in Bangladesh is to address primary needs of crisis affected people in terms of food security, livelihood, disaster risk reduction (DRR), water, hygiene and sanitation (WASH) and shelter, by making use of an integrated disaster risk reduction approach and by taking into account the effects of climate change, whilst working in parallel on mid-long term resilience strategies.
SI strategy for 2017 focuses on 3 axes:
- Emergency preparedness in SI's working areas and emergency response (ER) in all the country.
- Integrated WASH/FSL approach with DRR as a mainstream in all current and future projects.
- Local advocacy approach in Cox's Bazar and at national level to sensitize the stakeholders about protection issues and humanitarian priorities in Bangladesh.
Satkhira District is one of the most disaster vulnerable areas of Bangladesh, affected by chronic waterlogging, high salinity, arsenic concentration and cyclone exposure. These conditions represent the combined effect of man-made and natural disasters and are compounded by weak governance and accountability of the government institutions at local and district level. Disasters severely affect the lives and livelihoods of thousands of ultra-poor and marginal farmers in Satkhira District, with severe impact on their health, food and nutrition security.
Since 2010 SI has been working in Satkhira providing WASH, Food security, Shelter and Livelihood assistance with a focus on resilient livelihoods, responses to the waterlogging situation, WASH aimed at enhancing the resilience of rural communities affected by waterlogging in Tala and Assassouni Upazilas through support to resilient agriculture and livelihood diversification. SI has developed a sound understanding of the complex context dynamics, the needs of the most vulnerable population and the capacity and work of local stakeholders. Based on its experience, SI also advocates for
About the job:
The purpose of the position is to support the Program Supervisor – MEAL on all MEAL activities to complete the project specially focusing on the MEAL planning review, data analysis and reporting (tools and templates are available). The position will directly report to the Field Coordinator.
The major duties of the position will be:
- Review the MEAL planning in coordination with the PS-MEAL.
- Analyze the measurable indicators of the project as per project proposal and logical framework.
- Review the means of verifications for the measurable indicators.
- Provide support to PS-MEAL on the preparation and review of the data collection tools and database for the means of verification of the indicators.
- Inject the updated standards for monitoring methodologies, taking into account the requirements of the project.
- Backing the PS-MEAL on data cleaning and scrutiny.
- Analyze the data based on the database.
- Generate the reports on the analysis.
- Search and identify the gaps in the MEAL process to measure the indicators and suggest the preeminent solutions to minimize the gaps.
Deliverables:
- Report of post distribution monitoring (PDM) on Integrated Farming.
- Report of post distribution monitoring (PDM) on Income Generating Activities (IGA).
- Report of post distribution monitoring (PDM) on Farmers’ Associations.
- Report of post distribution monitoring (PDM) on Cash for Work (CFW).
- Report on post-harvest monitoring (PHM).
- Report on End-line survey of the project.
Your profile
Qualification:
- Post graduate level in relevant field, preferably in food security - livelihood or wash
Experience:
- At least 1 years of international experience in project management in food security and livelihood sector
- Experience from working in complex and volatile contexts
- Experience of donor reporting requirements
Technical skill and competence:
- Strong knowledge in project and team management,
- Knowledge in food security and livelihood approaches and methodologies appreciated
- Capacity to deal with many different issues, to self- update and learn very quickly from a highly and constantly evolving environment
- A flexible approach to managing and prioritizing a high workload and multiple tasks with tight deadlines is essential
- An ability to analyze information quickly and accurately
- Good problem solving skills in day to day
Personal quality:
- Ability to take initiatives, decisions and work in autonomy is essential;
- As functional manager, the candidate must display diplomatic and smooth leadership skills;
- An understanding of and commitment to SI’s mission and values;
Language:
- Good communication skills, with good written and spoken English
Others:
- Previous experience with SI (highly recommended)
- Previous experience in South Asia (recommended)
Living conditions :
Satkhira is a medium town in Bangladesh counting more than 450,000 inhabitants and offering minimum services (local restaurants, local shops…), close to Khulna (3h by car) the third largest city of Bangladesh and easily accessible from Dhaka (half day trip including internal flight).
Satkhira base offered all the comfort (electricity, water, Wi-Fi, AC) but the GH would be in the same building than the GH preventing from intimacy). The restriction of movements due to security reasons and the absence of permanent international presence from other organization make it challenging for a private life.
We offer
SI will offer you:
A salaried post: according to experience from 1600 euros gross per month, plus 10% annual leave allowance paid monthly and a monthly Per Diem of 350 USD.
Social and medical cover: Expatriates benefit from an insurance package which reimburses all healthcare expenses (including medical and surgical expenses, dental care and ophthalmological expenses, repatriation) and a welfare system including war risks. Essential vaccination and antimalarial treatment costs are refunded.
Vacation: During the assignment, a system of alternation between work and time off is implemented at the rate of one break every three months. For a one-year assignment, the expatriate will have a 7-day break during the 3rd and the 9th month (with 500 euros allocated by Solidarités). He or she will also be entitled to go back to his or her home country for a 14-day period after six months spent on the mission (Solidarités will cover travel costs)
For further information about Solidarités International, please consult our website: http://www.solidarites.org/en/
Contact : Anna FRANGI, Recruitment & Follow Up Officer
How to apply:
Application process
Does this description fit you? Please send us your CV and Cover letter in English. CV only applications will not be considered.
NB: The vacancy may close before the deadline. Thank you for your comprehension