Requisition ID: req56409 Job Title: Senior Project Officer Sector: Education Employment Category: Fixed Term Employment Type: Full-Time Open to Expatriates: No Location: Ukhiya, Bangladesh Work Arrangement: Job Description Purpose of the Role IRC in Bangladesh is going to implement a three-year project funded by Education Cannot Wait (ECW) in coordination with education sector starting from 2022. The project mainly focuses on both the Rohingya and host community with a specific focus on access, quality education, inclusion, MHPSS, Children with Disability and gender equality. The age group that will be supported under this project is 3 – 18 years old for the Rohingya community and 4 – 6 years old for the host community. This role will be responsible for supporting field-level partner staff with day-to-day activities with a focus on implementation level capacity building and helping Sr. Manager with procurement, budget management and partner management. He/she will support the technical manager with identifying partner project staff needs on capacity building, tools development, support with training and facilitation. The personnel will be also responsible for project-related documentation process (i.e., module, case study, success story). As a team member of the Education program, he/she will also closely work with Program and Operations team to foster quality program implementation on the ground. Highlights of Key Responsibilities + Support partner field staff with day-to-day activities with a focus on implementation level capacity building. + Ensure age-appropriate all necessary teaching-learning materials for children through the partner. + Support developing activity-based training modules for learning facilitators and partner/project personnel. + Support facilitating capacity-building initiatives for learning facilitators and partner/project personnel. + Ensure in-service coaching/mentoring support to learning facilitators and partner/project personnel. + Develop guidelines on facilitators learning cycle (FLC) as per education sector standards. + Assess partner/project personnel/facilitators’ skills and take necessary initiatives for improvement. + Assess children’s progress on learning outcomes and recommend necessary initiatives for improvement. + Identify good practices from community people on teaching learning materials development and replication of those good practices. + Coordination between program and operation team to ensure implementation of planned activities. + Regular visits to project areas (Camps and host) for developing project activities and quality implementation. + Ensure project-related quality documentation (i.e., case study, success story). + Functional working relationship with Education and other teams and extend support where necessary and rationale. + Any other relevant tasks assigned from IRC management. Major Challenges/Difficulties of this role + Should be willing to travel to project areas (Camps & Host) on a regular basis. + Understanding and sensitivity to the local context. + Ability to work under pressure. Qualifications Experience (Including sector/industry) + At least 2 years with NGO/INGOs. + Working experience with the Education program will be an additional value. Language Proficiency + Speaking fluency in English and Bangla. + Strong writing skill both in English and Bangla. + Understanding of local dialect will be an additional value. Knowledge, Skills & Competences + Experience in working with refugees and vulnerable groups of people. + Understanding and sensitivity to the needs of people from a variety of backgrounds and cultures. + Ability to meet deadlines and able to work under pressure. + Responsiveness to queries and referrals as and when needed and ability to manage a varying workload. + Cultural awareness and ability to build relationships quickly with a wide variety of people. + Computer skills for MS office. Specific Educational Qualification + Minimum Bachelor’s degree from any discipline or equivalent. + Bachelor’s degree in Education, Social Welfare, Sociology, Development Studies, and English will be preferable. Professional degree/Certification + N/A