Program Officer – Campaign and Inclusion

Young Power in Social Action (YPSA) <www.ypsa.org>, established in 1985 (International Youth Year) is an organization for sustainable development working in Dhaka Division, Sylhet Division, Chattogram Division including Chittagong Hill Tracts, Cox’s Bazar. YPSA is going to implement a project titled “BLUE PRISM – Building Links for Upstream-downstream Engagement – reducing Plastic Litter in Rivers and promoting Integrated & Sustainable Management”.

Summary of this Project

This is a multi-country initiative being implemented in Bangladesh and Nepal to address plastic pollution through upstream–downstream collaboration, improved plastic pollution monitoring, inclusive circular-economy and waste-management models, and plastic reduction innovations in the tourism sector. The project is funded by the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Climate Action, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMUKN), Germany, based on a decision of the German Bundestag, with Bauhaus-Universität Weimar (BUW), Germany, as the lead organization.

In Bangladesh, Young Power in Social Action (YPSA) is a key implementing partner and will lead Work Package 1 (Multi-level Capacity Development Network) and contribute substantially to WP2 on plastic pollution monitoring, WP3 on social business models for circular and inclusive plastic waste management, and WP4 on plastic reduction and avoidance innovations in tourism.

YPSA will implement activities particularly in Chattogram and Cox’s Bazar, working with government institutions, municipalities, communities, private-sector actors, tourism businesses and informal waste workers to promote evidence-based, inclusive and sustainable solutions to plastic pollution.

Job Title: Program Officer (Campaign and Inclusion)

No. of Vacancy: 01

Job Purpose

The Program Officer will lead and coordinate awareness, knowledge-exchange, crowd-innovation and public engagement campaigns while ensuring meaningful participation of women, informal waste workers, marginalized groups and other relevant stakeholders. The BLUE PRISM proposal places strong emphasis on knowledge exchange and awareness campaigns, crowd-innovation campaigns, inclusive waste management, gender equality and meaningful participation of marginalized groups. WP1 includes stakeholder engagement, training, exchange programs, crowd-innovation campaigns and knowledge/awareness campaigns.

Key Responsibilities

Develop and implement campaign and communication plans under WP1.
Coordinate knowledge-exchange and awareness-raising campaigns.
Organize crowd-innovation and community engagement campaigns.
Develop campaign messages and materials on plastic pollution, waste reduction, recycling, reuse and sustainable consumption.
Engage communities, youth, women, informal waste workers, tourism businesses, local government and private-sector stakeholders.
Facilitate stakeholder consultations and participatory events.
Promote women’s leadership and participation in project activities.
Support formation/strengthening of waste-worker platforms and inclusive stakeholder networks.
Ensure meaningful participation of marginalized groups in project planning and implementation.
Integrate gender, diversity, disability and social inclusion considerations into campaigns.
Support safe participation and prevention of harassment, GBV and retaliation.
Coordinate community-level inclusive consultation processes as appropriate.
Produce campaign stories, social-media content, newsletters, brochures and other communication materials.
Support stakeholder-specific exchange programs between Bangladesh and Nepal.
Document campaign achievements, participation and lessons learned.
Coordinate with the M&E Officer to capture campaign results and indicators.
Support policy advocacy and public engagement activities.

Educational Qualification

Postgraduate degree in any discipline.

Required Experience

Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in community mobilization, advocacy, communication, social inclusion, gender or development programming.
Experience implementing awareness/campaign activities.
Experience working with women, youth, informal workers and marginalized communities.
Experience in environmental, climate, plastic pollution, waste management or social transformation programs will be considered as advantage.
Experience in digital/social-media campaigns will be an advantage.

Core Competencies

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Strong facilitation and community-mobilization skills.
Strong understanding of gender equality, GESI and intersectionality.
Ability to work with marginalized and informal-sector groups.
Creative campaign and communication skills.
Strong networking and partnership-building capacity.
Ability to facilitate participatory processes and inclusive dialogue.
Strong Bangla and English communication skills.
Good digital communication and social-media skills.

Job location: YPSA Head Office, Chattogram, with frequent field visits to Chattogram, and Cox’s Bazar.

Monthly Salary: BDT 61,600, along with other benefits, including group insurance coverage and festival bonus, as per policy.

Employment Type: Full-time

Reports to: Program Manager

If you are interested in and competent in this position and meet the required qualifications and experience, submit your updated CV, application, and all relevant documents addressed to the Founder & Chief Executive at the following address:

YPSA Head Office, House- F10 (P), Road #13, Block-B, Chandgaon R/A, Chattogram,

Application deadline: 27/08/2026.

YPSA is an equal opportunity employer and is sensitive to child protection and violence against women and girls. Only the short-listed candidates will be contacted. Any persuasion or lobby will be treated as a disqualification for an applicant. Smokers are discouraged from applying for the position.

YPSA HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT

** Emergency contact: 0241388316 (Office time only)