Bangladesh

• You hold a master’s degree in development study, international development, Disability and Rehabilitation or other relevant field.
• You have at least 6 years of professional experience in humanitarian / emergency contexts, including 4-5 years in Senior Management of field bases or programs and security management and/or context analysis.
• Fluent written and oral communication in English is mandatory.
• You are capable to negotiate and represent HI internally and externally, network and fundraise.
• You are well organized, flexible, motivated, and able to work under pressure.

“Outraged by the injustice faced by people with disabilities and vulnerable populations, we aspire to world of solidarity and inclusion, enriched by our differences, where everyone can live in dignity” Humanity & Inclusion (HI) is an independent and impartial aid and development organisation with no religious or political affiliations operating in situations of poverty and exclusion, conflict and disaster. We work alongside people with disabilities and vulnerable people to help meet their essential needs, improve their living conditions and promote respect for their dignity and fundamental rights. Since the organisation was first founded in 1982, we have set up development programmes in more than 60 countries and responded to many emergencies.

HI is engaged in an employment policy in favor of disabled workers. For further information about the association: www.hi.org.

CONTEXT

Bangladesh is one of the fastest growing economies in South Asia with one of the highest densities of population in the world. Bangladesh is a delta where 3 main rivers reach the sea. Most of the areas of country is a disaster-prone area in term of Monsoon floods, cyclone etc.

Bangladesh is currently dealing with one of largest humanitarian crisis in this reason in decades by hosting nearly around 1 million Rohingya people. In addition, this coastal region is continuously dealing with the impacts of natural disasters, mostly cyclones and flooding, during which meagre assets of the local population are damaged or destroyed.

HI has been operating in Bangladesh since 1997, implementing emergency and development actions aimed at improving protection, quality of life, and the promotion of rights of vulnerable individuals, including people with disabilities. HI’s current operations are centered Northern (Kurigram) and Southern West (Kulana and Barisal) and Cox Bazar. Currently HI major operation is located in FDMN( Forcibly Displaced Myanmar National/Rohingya refugee in camp in Cox Bazar, Bangaldeshi National in Kurigram , Barisal and Kulna with 4 field offices ;Cox, Ukhiya, Teknaf and Kurigram. HI Bangaldesh is now become part of South Asia Regional programe (StratOp 2024-2026) with one of the great focus to create a opertaional balance between developmental and emergency operation ; hence while maintaining the current emergency operation in Cox Bazar ; HI is also extensively working to further expand programme to others part of the country including host community of Cox Bazar. HI current operation in Bangladesh mainly includes Functional Rehabilitation, Inclusive Health, Inclusive Education, Disability Inclusive DRR/CCA and Inclusive livelhihood/Economic Inclusion and Atlas Logistic(H2H logistic support) etc and operation is currently funded by FCDO,BPRM,UNHCR,UNICEF,ECHO,HI , GFFO, MEA Lux, Miseror and HI Federation.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Reporting to the Regional Director, the Country Manager contributes to the implementation of the mandate and 10-year strategy of Humanity & Inclusion in the country where s/he is based. S/he ensures optimal quality and the impact of the projects implemented in the country by means of a delegation system with appropriate oversight mechanisms. With all the other HI managers, s/he shares responsibility for the sound management and effective functioning of the global organization through paradigm changes. The country manager manages a team of Area Manager, Grant Team, project managers and Compliance unit in his/her country.

1/ Management, strategy and direction

- You contribute to the development of the operational strategy of the program, as well as its implementation and annual monitoring in Bangladesh.

- Serving as Role Model and coach for your team, you contribute to organizational transformation. You communicate the organization's strategy, encourage innovation, and facilitate inter-departmental collaboration. You also play a crucial role in organizing operational management, ensuring performance, and fostering staff development while upholding the organization's code of conduct and policies.

2/ Standards and expertise

- You ensure implementation and compliance with hi global frameworks, institutional policies and standards.

3/ Operational implementation

- You ensure good management and supervision of projects under your responsibility.

- Take into account both potential opportunities and risks, contribute to the monitoring and analysis carried out by the line manager and propose mitigation measures when relevant.

- Develop the external influence of HI (forums, operational and strategic alliances, etc.) and the external representation of the organization (events, media) in Bangladesh.

- Support the Program Director in monitoring security in the country and ensure adequate resources according to the context.

Mission 4: Emergency Preparedness and Response

- You lead emergency preparedness actions in your department and, in case of emergency, reorganize your team's priorities according to humanitarian priority, in order to ensure a rapid and efficient response by HI.

POSITION SPECIFICITIES

The position is based in Dhaka, with frequent travels to field offices.
Blockades and Hartals (national strikes) in Dhaka can restrict project activity.
Dhaka is fairly safe in some areas, but strict security rules are in place, as inlarge security remains an ongoing concern in the country.
These rules vary in strictness depending on the area (such as Cox's bazaar).

SALARY

At HI, the conditions offered are up to your commitment and adapted to the context of your mission. https://hi.org/en/join-the-team

• 36 months International contract

• Position based in Dhaka with 50%-time travel to field office.
• The international contract provides social cover adapted to your situation:
  • Unemployment insurance benefits for EU nationals
  • Pension scheme
  • Medical coverage with 50% of employee contribution
  • Repatriation insurance paid by HI
• Salary from 3’000€ gross/month upon experience
• Perdiem: 573€ net/month - paid in the field
• Paid leaves: 25 days per year;
• Position: open to couples and families
  • Support travel costs (air ticket & visa) for accompanying dependent and health/ repatriation insurance if the dependent has no income/
  • Payment of one yearly additional return flight
• Housing: individual taken in charge by HI

HOW TO APPLY

Only online by joining a CV and cover letter via the following link:

http://www.jobs.net/j/JqjqgHSB?idpartenaire=142

Applications will be processed on an ongoing basis, don’t wait for applying!

Only successful candidates will be contacted.

YOUR  PROFILE :

• You have a minimum of 5 years’ experience in humanitarian project development and donor relationship (including experience in consortium development) and a minimum of 2 years of experience in project development.
• Having a previous experience with HI is a strong asset; experience in South Asia/Asia region is also a strong asset.
• Having technical skills of the following thematics is an asset: Physical Rehabilitation, Inclusion/mainstreaming, inclusive humanitarian action, education, livelihood and DRR.
• You are capable to establish strong network internally and externally;
• You demonstrate resilience to stress and uncertainty.
• You are fluent in oral and written English – Bangla would be an asset.

“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”

Humanity & Inclusion (HI) is an independent and impartial aid and development organisation with no religious or political affiliations operating in situations of poverty and exclusion, conflict and disaster. We work alongside people with disabilities and vulnerable people to help meet their essential needs, improve their living conditions and promote respect for their dignity and fundamental rights.

Since the organisation was first founded in 1982, we have set up development programmes in more than 60 countries and responded to many emergencies. Today we have a budget of around 150 million euros, with 3500 employees worldwide.

HI is engaged in an employment policy in favour of disabled workers.

For further information about the association: www.hi.org.

JOB CONTEXT :

HI has been operating in Bangladesh  since 1997, implementing emergency and development actions aimed at improving protection, quality of life, and the promotion of rights of vulnerable individuals, including people with disabilities. HI’s current operations are centered Northern (Kurigram) and Southern part (Sitakundu and Cox Bazar). Currently HI major operation is located in FDMN( Forcibly Displaced Myanmar National/Rohingya refugee in) camp in Cox Bazar with 3 field offices ;Cox, Ukhiya and Teknaf. HI Bangaldesh has recently finalized  country strategy/StartOp ( 2021-2023) with one of the great focus to create a opertaional balance between  developmental and emergency operation ; hence while maintaining the current emergency operation in Cox Bazar ; HI is also extensively working to further expand programme to others part of the country including host community of Cox Bazar. 

HI is looking for a Programme Development Specialist for one year.

YOUR MISSION:

Under the direct responsibility of Technical Unit Manager (TUM), you contribute within the country where you are based to the implementation of the mandate and the 10-year strategy of Humanity & Inclusion. You ensure optimal quality and impact on the programme development, partnerships and consortium development, Donor relationship, finding new opportunities as per Country Strategy/StratOp You share with all HI managers the responsibility of a sound management and successful functioning of the global organization, through paradigm changes. You will also responsible to extensively work to build HI’s external profile and develop excellent and active working relationship with strategic donors and partners in country and develop programme accordingly. 

Responsibility 1: Strategic development:

- You monitor donors’ strategies and priorities in order to anticipate calls for proposals and identify opportunities for submission;

- You engage with identified donors to understand their perception of current HI programming and identify areas of interests for targeted fundraising efforts;

- You monitor research and development initiatives of other organizations, including INGOs, UNs and government to spot trends in the development sector which need to be taken into account to develop competitive proposals;

- You contribute to StratOp development and follow-up, with a focus on Fundraising action plan and Internal Project Documents.

Responsibility 2: Proposal Development and Grant Management

- You write  Lead donor’s proposal in accordance with HI’s proposal writing process and tools (PD-tool, Project Developement Monitoring tool, etc.) and including the development of: logical frameworks, MEAL plan, technical approach narrative, planning, staffing and budgeting;

- For the renewal of existing projects: you contribute, under the lead of the Project Manager, to the proposal’s writing;

- You coordinate and collaborate with HQ shared services, HI National Associations (Projects Support Officers) and technical staff to ensure their inputs are duly reflected in proposals;

- You identify appropriate/competitive teaming arrangements (consortiums, multi- country projects...) and facilitate negotiations;

- You manage coordination, communication and inputs from subs during project development for consortiums

- You review final proposal/concept note before submission for compliance with donors guidelines and expectations, budget matching to technical narrative and overall quality;

- You ensure (when relevant) the final submission of the concept notes and proposals to donors;

- You coordinate Donor Reporting, liaising with different departments, scheduling tasks, and providing guidance to relevant staff members to ensure timely and high-quality inputs.

- You liaise with HQ to maintain an updated grant follow up tool that is disseminated on a monthly basis to all relevant staff members along with the reporting table.

- You maintain proper records of all Grants and sub-grants, ensuring that grants information management and filing system is respected and all donor contractual documents, reports, key correspondence and other documents are appropriately filed in up-to-date.

- You ensure that all local partnerships have Partnership Agreements up-to-date in accordance (scope, duration and budget) with approved Donor proposals

Regularly visit field offices in order to work directly with program staff on the development of proposals.

Responsibility 3: Representation and Donor Relationship Management

- You work with the Programme Director and TUM to build HI’s external profile and influence, building key stakeholder relationships with relevant decision makers in government, national/local organizations, donors and key international organizations

- You develop excellent and active working relationship with strategic donors and partners in- country;

- You promote HI’s technical positioning, approaches, know-how and expertise in relevant networks in order to develop consortium agreements;

- You feed into the Funding Needs tool (on HINSIDE) to make sure program needs are well known at HQ/NAs level and develop supporting documents, such as “project sheets” and/or “donor sheets”

- You manage the program’s CRM and ensure it is updated as needed.

- You represent in Donor Meetings, upon request

Responsibility 4: Communication

- You are responsible for the main communication tasks within the mission: update of factsheet, newsletters, ensure that HI is published on a regular basis in the NCCI newsletter etc.

- You gather pictures (or other visibility material) from field teams and take pictures of HI activities when possible.

- You share and update the visibility plan for Bangladesh

You Support the TUM in any other tasks and remain flexible, to respond to additional tasks or changes as identified by the line manager.

CHARACTERISTICS OF THE POSITION :

Security is  fairly good in some area but inlarge remain ongoing concern in the  country. The Hill Tracts (Myanmar border and Indian border) are zones where expatriates are not allowed to go except with an authorization from the government. In Dhaka, the blockades and Hartals (national strikes) can restrict project activity. Expatriates have to strictly follow the security rules, which are periodically updated. Expatriates are currently only allowed to move by car; walking in the streets is restricted to specific areas. Security in Cox’s Bazar is even more sensitive with the growing criminality in host community as well as in Camps.

Travelling between the differents sites is easy : 1 hour flight Dhaka – Cox’s Bazar and from 1 to 1h30 hours by car within Cox’s Bazar district sites.

CONDITIONS:

At HI, the conditions offered are up to your commitment and adapted to the context of your mission. https://hi.org/en/join-the-team

• 12 months’ International contract starting from 1st, October 2021
• The international contract provides social cover adapted to your situation:
  • Unemployment insurance benefits for EU nationals
  • Pension scheme adapted to the situation of our employees: If you already have a personal pension scheme HI will contribute at the same level of your personal monthly contribution with a maximum of 272.53€/month ; If you do not have a personal pension scheme, we will open a private pension account with your contribution of 272.53€/month and a contribution of HI of the same amount
  • Medical coverage with 50% of employee contribution
  • Repatriation insurance paid by HI
• Salary from 2757 € gross/month upon experience 
• Perdiem: 581,78€ net/month - paid in the field
• Hardship: 250€ net/month paid with your salary
• Paid leaves : 25 days per year;
• R&R: 5 days every 3 months
• Position:
  • unaccompanied
    • Payment for travel costs (air ticket & visa) and transport of your personal effects (from 12 months of mission)
    • Mission of more than 12 months : a child allowance of  100€ per month, per child (from the second child) paid in the field
• • open to couples (from  12 months of mission
  • Support travel costs (air ticket & visa) for accompanying dependent and health/ repatriation insurance if  the dependent has no income/
  • Mission of more than 18 months: payment of one yearly additional return flight 
• open to families (more than 12 months) : package familial
• a child allowance of  100€ per month, per child (from the second child) paid in the field
• Contribution to school registration fees for children over 3 years
• Family-wide health coverage
• Payment for travel costs (air ticket & visa) and transport of your personal effects

Housing: Individual taken in charge by HI

If you are resident in the country: local package

TO APPLY:

Only online by joining a CV and cover letter via the following link:

http://www.jobs.net/j/JYFnTvJW?idpartenaire=142

Only successful candidates will be contacted.

 

• You hold a degree in humanitarian/development work or in human rights, disability-related studies, international humanitarian law, cooperation, or international development
•  You have technical experience in promoting inclusive humanitarian or development projects
• You have 3 years of experience in the humanitarian sector with experience promoting non-discrimination, disability-inclusion in humanitarian action through an intersectional lenses
• You have experience in designing and providing capacity development (training, coaching, pedagogical skills…)
• You are fluent in English (oral and written)
• You show excellent communication skills and commitment to team work
• You demonstrate ability to solve problem and have a goal-oriented approach to work
• You are humble and flexible

“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 changing his name and becomes « Humanity & Inclusion ». HI, Humanity & Inclusion is an independent and impartial aid and development organisation with no religious or political affiliations operating in situations of poverty and exclusion, conflict and disaster. We work alongside people with disabilities and vulnerable people to help meet their essential needs, improve their living conditions and promote respect for their dignity and fundamental rights.

Since the organisation was first founded in 1982, we have set up development programmes in 62 countries and responded to many emergencies. Today we have a budget of around 150 million euros, with 3500 employees worldwide.

HI is engaged in an employment policy in favour of disabled workers.

For further information about the association: www.hi.org.

 

JOB CONTEXT :

In response to the massive influx of refugees, HI set-up an emergency intervention responding to the needs of thousands of refugees. Multi-sectorial mobile teams are currently working in 13 camps located in both Teknaf and Ukhiya Upazilas providing services in physical rehabilitation, primary health care, protection and PSS. Because of the extremely vulnerability of certain persons, the mobile intervention are combined with a static approach in the camps in order to provide comprehensive services.In addition, HI is directly operating physical Rehabilitation services in 3 hospitals and 2 clinics located in the districts serving both Rohingya Refugees and Host population.

HI is also implement inclusive education activities through consortium projects and runs Activity Learning Centers and home-based learning targeting children with severe disability. HI collaborates with humanitarian agencies to mainstream disability and systematically influence the response strategies and plans through active sectorial representation and technically backstopping the working group platforms

As for its operational strategy for 2020, HI seek for opportunities to expand the provision of Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) services in the camps through its existing MU and to provide outreach physical rehabilitation services (home visits) in Host Communities.

 

YOUR MISSION:

 

The Inclusion Specialist is responsible to ensure the technical quality of mainstreaming and promoting inclusion of men, women, boys and girls with disabilities of various ages, within HI’s humanitarian action projects and in partnership with other actors within their humanitarian response, especially in the consortium-led projects and in external coordination mechanisms. This will include mainstreaming technical support in various sectors, including WASH, health, protection, shelter, education among others.

 

General mission :

 

-You contribute to the overall planning for HI’s mission and lead the design and implementation of strategy and interventions on disability, age and gender inclusive services in close link with other relevant technical expertise and sectors of intervention based on identified opportunities, needs and interests.

-You provide regular guidance on disability mainstreaming specific to strategies, programming and service provision, support and skills development to HI staff, consortium partners, humanitarian actors  and  to promote a coherent and evidence based approach.

-You ensure a coherent and adapted approach for service providers and the wider humanitarian body where appropriate, promoting disability, age and gender inclusion within emergency and development action in Cox Bazar. Alongside, you ensure the transfer of skills, tools, good practices inside the HI interventions.

-You help to define strategies, processes and action between emergency preparedness, acute emergency response and early recovery and reconstruction phases to facilitate transition and complementarity of action efforts and priorities for disability, age and gender inclusive services.

-You provide skills development, guidance and support the development of the project teams and inclusion officers.

-You develop tools and resources in line with global and national frameworks, guidelines to ensure that services are inclusive of men, women, boys and girls with disabilities, including older people, supporting the widespread roll-out of tools and guidelines both internally (HI mission) and externally.

CONDITIONS:

• Starting date : 01/09/2020
• Length of the contract:  12 months
• Employee status, according to experience :

• Salary from 2757€ gross/month regarding the experience of the candidate
• Perdiem : 613,92€  net/month
• Hardship allowance : 250€ net/month
• Insurances : medical hearth coverage, retirement planning, repatriation
• Paid holiday : 25 days per year
• R&R : Level 2 : 5 days every 3 months

• Status : position open to unaccompanied
• Housing : Collective taken in charge by HI

 

• You hold a high degree diploma in humanitarian/development work or in the social field
• You have at least 3 years of experience in the field of social work, access to services, case management if possible in acute emergency and 2 years of experience in providing technical support to programs
• You have experience in gender based violence and/or child protection in humanitarian context
• You have good knowledge of protection mainstream principals, GBV and CP international guidelines
• You are fluent in English (oral and written)
• You are capable of designing and facilitating trainings
• You are autonomous and able to work under pressure
• You have excellent communication skills and strong capacity to represent the association
• You are humble, flexible and hold a coaching posture

“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 changing his name and becomes « Humanity & Inclusion ». HI, Humanity & Inclusion is an independent and impartial aid and development organisation with no religious or political affiliations operating in situations of poverty and exclusion, conflict and disaster. We work alongside people with disabilities and vulnerable people to help meet their essential needs, improve their living conditions and promote respect for their dignity and fundamental rights.

Since the organisation was first founded in 1982, we have set up development programmes in 62 countries and responded to many emergencies. Today we have a budget of around 150 million euros, with 3500 employees worldwide.

HI is engaged in an employment policy in favour of disabled workers.

For further information about the association: www.hi.org.

 

JOB CONTEXT :

A high proportion of the Undocumented Myanmar Nationals (UNM) refugees in Cox’s Bazar remain in a chronic Humanitarian situation due to long-term challenges to find a durable solution to their status in Myanmar and Bangladesh and therefore require continuous humanitarian assistance. The new influx, with more than 760,000 arrivals from August 2018, has created even more pressure on resources and increasing humanitarian needs. The host Bangladeshi communities are also affected by the presence of a large refugee population living in the region. The two sub-districts of Ukhiya and Teknaf, where the refugees are mostly residing, are vulnerable to increased rates of poverty due to lack of public and private services, scarce job opportunities and limited natural resources, among other key causes. In addition, this coastal region is continuously dealing with the impacts of natural disasters, mostly cyclones and flooding, during which meagre assets of the local population are damaged or destroyed. The humanitarian needs resulting from the Mora’s devastating impact and the new arrivals of refugees have not been fully met yet.

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.

 

YOUR MISSION:

Under the responsibility of the Technical Unit Coordinator/Deputy Technical Unit Coordinator and with the support of the HQ “Specific Needs” and Protection Technical Referents, you will be responsible for:

 

-You ensure technical support on HI protection approach within the emergency response

-You provide training and coaching, and “on the job” training of the HI teams and volunteers on the protection mainstreaming principles, including “do no harm”, GBV and CP mainstreaming within the emergency response

-You provide specific technical support to the protection officers and social workers

-You provide transversal technical support to the rest of the team

-You monitor and maintain compliance with standard HI technical guidelines and international protection guidelines on GBV and CP mainstreaming and response

-You ensure HI’s proper representation in sectorial working groups;

-You regularly reporte on the above activities (statistic, review monthly objectives, etc.) as per requested by your line manager and the HQ Technical Referent.

CONDITIONS:

• Starting date : ASAP
• Length of the contract:  12 months
• Employee status, according to experience :

• Salary from 2757 € gross/month regarding the experience of the candidate
• Perdiem : 599,60€  net/month
• Hardship allowance :  250€ net/month
• Insurances : medical hearth coverage, retirement planning, repatriation
• Paid holiday : 25 days per year
• R&R : Level 2 : 5 days every 3 months

• Status : position open to unaccompanied
• Housing : Collective taken in charge by HI