ব্রিটিশ রেড ক্রস (বিআরসি) এর নতুন নিয়োগ

VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (The Federation) is the world’s largest humanitarian organisation. The Federation has been working with Bangladesh Red Crescent Society for more than 30 years in humanitarian fields mainly disaster response and management, cyclone preparedness, disaster relief and recovery, community based disaster preparedness, risk reduction and mitigation, etc. The British Red Cross (BRC) works under the auspices of the Federation in Bangladesh in close cooperation with the BDRCS.

Context 

The British Red Cross (BRC) helps people in crisis, whoever and wherever they are. We are part of the global network, responding to conflicts, natural disasters and emergencies. We enable vulnerable people to prepare for and withstand emergencies in their own communities. And when the crisis is over, we help them to recover and move on with their lives.

We are part of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, the world’s largest independent humanitarian network and are committed to, and bound by, its fundamental principles: humanity, impartiality, neutrality, independence, voluntary service, unity and universality.

The BRC has a long history of working closely with and supporting the BDRCS under the auspices of the IFRC in Bangladesh.  In line with the BDRCS’s strategic plan the BRC is providing continuous support to BDRCS to implement Vulnerability to Resilience (V2R) projects in different locations in Bangladesh. To continue this support, we are seeking to employ immediately a suitably Senior Technical Officer-M&E based in Barisal.

Position:                            Senior Technical Officer- Monitoring & Evaluation 

Duration:                            03 Months (Extendable based on availability of fund)

Salary:                                BDT. 80,000 (Gross) with other benefits as per HR policy

Location:                            Barisal

Expected date to start:  26 August

No. of position:                  01 (one) 

Overall Purpose of the Post

The Senior Technical Officer-M&E will provide technical direction for all M&E related systems, processes, analysis, and reporting of Barisal Urban V2R project of BRC and will contribute to new project development initiatives as necessary. The Senior Technical Officer-M&E will be responsible for developing in-house tools and data management systems to track M&E indicators across the projects. Additionally, the Senior Technical Officer-M&E will provide technical support and contribute to staff training and mentoring in areas of evaluation, data collection and analysis, learning agenda development and other project-level M&E-related deliverables. The Senior Technical Officer-M&E will represent BRC to external audiences to showcase project impacts and achievements. He will liaison with relevant officials of Performance & Accountability (P&A) department of BRC in London under the guidance of his/her line manager. Besides, he/she will provide support to the Technical Officer- M&E of other V2R projects as and when required.

About you

You will have extensive experience in managing M&E related activities of the projects. Specifically process and progress monitoring, evaluation of projects, planning and implementing different assessments for collecting data and information, formulation of reports and technical excellence in managing quantitative data.

You should have a high level of computer literacy. You will recognise the importance of developing and maintain respectful relationships with colleagues, partners and stakeholders. At the same time, you are determined to achieve quality outputs.

You should have a positive mind-set and a can do attitude, motivated to work with a professional and committed team.

Duties and responsibilities

• Provides technical leadership in monitoring and evaluation systems and processes of the Barishal Urban) V2R project
• Synthesizes project successes and finalizes and aggregates project’s M&E indicators
• Provides technical guidance and direction for, and review of, BRC M&E activities and resulting deliverables including reports;
• Undertake routine monitoring and baseline surveys including designing data collection tools, training enumerators, ensure quality of data, analyse data and prepare reports.
• Support technical backstopping mission, midterm review (MTR) and final evaluation process of the project.
• Design tools of M&E in consultation with the programme team in Bangladesh and
• P&A division/department of UKO
• Develop progress monitoring systems, design tools and train Community Organizers based on the indicators set in the log frame.
• Collect, enter and analyse data and prepare reports on monthly and quarterly basis.
• Conduct M&E related training/s for project staff and volunteers
• Monitor all project activities and progress towards achieving the project output.
• Prepare success stories and case studies for sharing with BDRCS/BRC and relevant stakeholders.
• Visit the project site(s) regularly and submit regular monitoring reports to the programme team.
• Ensure that analysis and findings from monitoring and reporting are communicated to the project team, internal and external stakeholders effectively.
• Work as a team member and share views and plans with BDRCS/BRC colleagues, and management.
• Provide support to the programme team in developing concept notes and project proposals
• Capture learning from other BDRCS projects and share with project staff. Also, share learning from project with others.
• Coordinate with BDRCS PMER Unit to contribute in the field of M&E of BDRCS other DM Programs/Projects.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with BRC and BDRCS project teams.
• Coordinate with BDRCS’ PMER Units and IFRC.
• Perform any other duties as assigned by the appropriate authority.

Person Specification

Qualifications	Essential	Desirable
University degree or equivalent in a field related to development (Disaster Management, Geography & Environment, Sociology, Development Studies etc.)	X
Experience
Minimum 5 years of relevant experience on M&E	X
Experience and skills in developing monitoring, evaluation and research protocols and tools	X
Experience and skills in developing tools for community based participatory monitoring	X
Experience in working with local communities, civil society, partners, LGIs and governments officials		X
Experience of working with the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movements		X
Experience in periodic data collection, analysis and generating report for making management decisions		X
Skills
Competence in IT (Word, Excel, Power Point, internet, etc.)	X
Good  Bangla and English; spoken and written	X
Core competencies
Commitment to the International Red Cross & Red Crescent Movement	X
Integrity & high standards of personal conduct;	X
Listening skills; Cultural sensitivity; Flexibility & adaptability; Teamwork; Interpersonal skills	X
Ability to inspire others; to pass his/her skills to others and to motivate them to put them into practice;	X
Ability to adapt various concepts and tools to the particular environment and needs of the relevant National Society	X
Personal qualities
Proactive, highly motivated and able to use initiative to a significant degree	X
Ability to think strategically	X
Patient and supportive	X
Ability to communicate verbally and in written to both programme and non- programme staff	X
Willing to work for vulnerable and people in need.	X

This job description and person specification may be subject to change as a result of operational requirements.

Application Instructions:

• Last date of application is July 31, 2018 on or before 5:00 p.m.
• Only suitable & qualified candidates are invited to apply with their detailed CV and cover letter justifying your suitability  to:

Country Manager, British Red Cross, 684-686, Bara Mogh Bazar, Dhaka-1217, Bangladesh
By email at: jobbrcbd@gmail.com 
Only short-listed candidates will be notified

The IFRC is an equal opportunity employer