Requirements

Additional Requirements

• Two to five years of experience in the development field, particularly in the humanitarian field.

Responsibilities & Context

Duty station: Dhaka (Required to visit project fields based on project requirements)

Joining date: July 2024

End of contract: December 2024

Project Overview:

The southwest region of Bangladesh was hit by Cyclone Remal in May 2024, affecting mostly Bagerhat, Sathkhira, and Patuakhali districts. The cyclone caused extensive damage to infrastructure and crops; health services severely affected. Responding to this emergency, UNFPA Bangladesh has launched an emergency response project, under the United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) and Emergency Fund (EF), aimed at addressing the life-saving Protection and Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) needs of women, adolescents, and transgender people in the affected districts. The project, which will run from July 2024 to December 2024, will provide direct support to affected people, including pregnant women. The initiative seeks to respond to the critical needs of the most vulnerable people affected by the natural disaster, including child marriage, maternal mortality, and mental health. UNFPA has a presence in all three districts and has the necessary staff capacity to implement the project. The project activities have been implemented through direct partnerships with local NGOs such as CIPRB. These organizations have responded quickly to the emergency, recruiting coordinators, midwives, and volunteers and arranging training for all.

Responsibilities of Project Coordinator (National Level) –

• Supervise, monitor and mentorship support to midwives, Volunteers, and district coordinators.
• Organize national-level, and district level workshops, training and meetings.
• Regular reporting to the director, RCH department, CIPRB.
• Regular field visits to the three districts to assess work status.
• Prepare and compile presentation documents and materials for meetings.
• Maintain coordination and communication with the GoB, NGOs, and donors.
• Actively participate in trainings, workshops, and meetings at the district level.
• Weekly and monthly updates to the CIPRB and UNFPA
• Monitoring the progress of project outcomes and providing regular feedback to health facilities and districts about the project support
• Supervision of project monitoring officer eventually CHV to register and monitor all pregnancies and their outcomes routinely.
• Leading the discussion based on the case summaries and together with the meeting attendants determined events that may have led to the woman’s death.
• Generation of progress reports by documentation and communication efforts
• Data recording, reporting, and documentation of report and regular participation in report presentation
• Provide additional assistance as required by the project.