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Field Officer (SOYEE- Skills and Opportunities for Youth Employment and Entrepreneurship)

Posted on November 25, 2024 Application Deadline December 02, 2024

YPSA is implementing a project titled “Youth from Host Communities and Rohingya Camps in Cox’s Bazar as Agents of Change” project (YPSA-YHCRCCAC Project)” at Teknaf in Cox’s Bazar. The project is being implemented with fund from the Federal German Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and technical support from Plan International Bangladesh.

Job Title: Field Officer (SOYEE- Skills and Opportunities for Youth Employment and Entrepreneurship)

Duration: Up to 31 October 2025 (High possibility of extension)

No. of Vacancy: 5

Job Description/Responsibilities:

  • Responsible for follow up, monitor and assist the daily field work implemented by the Union Facilitators.
  • Responsible for implementing economic empowerment related planning, resource mobilization and capacity building for the most marginalized young women and men.
  • Ensure that the project activities are implemented and executed and delivered timely to ensure the sustainability.
  • Responsible for conducting market assessment to ensure access appropriate, market-specific income sources of Youths and young adults.
  • Assisting TO (SOYEE) to develop Individual Action Plan (IAP), Family Development Plan (FDP) and Business Development Plan (BDP) based on market analysis.
  • Organize and facilitate work readiness skills and vocational training for youth to ensure targeted youth received basic interpersonal skills and work readiness skills.
  • Facilitating youth engagement in decent economic activities through skill development initiatives.
  • Responsible to ensure number youth received cash/kind support to start-up small scale business enterprises and youth got opportunities of apprenticeship in private sector.
  • Arrange necessary resources for the project and utilize them efficiently for implementation in line with the budgets and value for money is ensured within the project.
  • Collecting regular monitoring information related to the project, documentation and assist TO (SOYEE) in analyzing the information and drawing possible conclusions and disseminating findings.
  • Provide high quality and effective support to the staff of the project/beneficiaries and implementing in the job and enterprise-related issues based on identified needs.
  • Continuously monitor changes in the context to guide the directions of the project coordinator, particularly with regards to the transfer of basic services to the vulnerable people.
  • Help to prepare periodic and annual progress report on project activities specially focused on project component.
  • Identifies best learning at implementation documents and shares to feed into the overall project on advocacy issues;
  • Represents YPSA & Plan International at the local level network to promote YPSA & Plan’s profile and scale-up of Plan’s program in the program areas
  • Responsible for coordination and Communication, Collaboration at the camp & host level Administration (CiC’s office, SMS, DAE, DLS, UDYD & other stakeholders)
  • Responsible to deliver input for the reports as per reporting procedure of donor and within deadlines and provide documents/report to the organization as per need or instruction.
  • Regular Activity Follow up and finding Gap and provide support in proper implementation.
  • Support Technical Officer SOYEE/MEAL officer on methodology and tool for assessment. if needed

Additional Requirements

  • A minimum of 3 years’ practical experience as Project Officer/Field Officer/Field Facilitator for Food Security and Livelihoods Project. Experience of working in Rohingya camps will be preferable.
  • Communication skills with Govt., NGOs and relevant stakeholders
  • Knowledge on MS Office Applications
  • Communication skill in chittagonian/local would preferred.
Education:
  • Diploma in agriculture, animal husbandry, bachelor degree in Social Science/Business Studies or relevant subjects with experiences in food security and livelihood projects will be prioritized.
  • Candidates having 3 years of proven practical experience would get flexibility in educational qualification.

Compensation & Other Benefits: Mobile bill, Festival Bonus

Job Location: Teknaf (Host Community and Camps), Cox’s Bazar

Monthly consolidated salary: 33,000/- to 37,000/-

If you are interested and feel competent for the position, and have required qualification and experience, please apply through bdjobs Apply online on or before 02/12/2024 Any persuasions and lobby will be treated as disqualification for an applicant.

YPSA is an equal opportunity employer and sensitivity for child protection and gender. Application from Permanent resident of Teknaf upazila area would prioritize. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Any persuasion or lobby will be treated as a disqualification for an applicant. The smokers are discouraged to apply for the position.

YPSA HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT

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