Dhaka Ahsania Mission is going to start the project "Empowering Local and National Humanitarian Actors (ELNHA)" with the support of Oxfam, GB and looking for the following position:

Job Title               : Project Officer-ELNHA
Contact Status   : Contractual (31 December, 2018)
Reportable to    : Project Manager
Based                    : Dhaka, Bangladesh
Closing Date      : 03 October, 2016 at 5:00 pm
Salary                    : BDT-30,000/month (Including 2 festival bonuses)

Job Summary:
To enhance the capacity of local and national humanitarian actors in the district to design, deliver and lead humanitarian preparedness and response interventions by leading effective implementation of capacity development initiatives to fulfill the shared humanitarian agenda as per the outcomes envisioned in the Empowering Local and National Humanitarian Actors (ELNHA) Project.

Key responsibilities:

• Play an active role in achieving policy and advocacy goal and objectives of the Organization and team
• Responsible for project implementation  and efficient management of the affairs of DAM & Donor
• Work closely with the Humanitarian Capacity Building Coordinator of the ELNHA project to identify capacity development needs of local and national humanitarian actors in the district and city corporation authorities in consultation with relevant actors
• Support local and national humanitarian actors to identify capacity development objectives and action plan
• Research and identify available capacity development options relevant to the district and city corporation
• Coordinate capacity development initiatives at the district and city corporation level and ensure documentation of key processes and actions
• Support documentation and sharing of humanitarian capacity development outcomes and lessons learnt across the humanitarian actors
• Organize and facilitate capacity building activities as required, maximising (and strengthening) locally available resources in the district and city corporation level
• Provide relevant input to the project manager for reporting about ELNHA project activities at the district level and city corporation level
• Contribute ideas and evidence to advocacy and lobbying work locally and be able to link issues faced by local actors to the national context

Education and Experience:

• Masters in Disaster Management or Masters in Social Science or related subject
• At least 5 years working experience preferably in the development field or climate change & DRR sector

Skills require:
The position demands the following major skills:

• Good written and oral communication
• Team building
• Management of staff within unit
• Interpersonal relationship
• Demonstrated leadership
• Work under pressure
• Computer literacy

Job reference:
Please note hard copies of CVs will not be accepted.  Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.  If you have not been contacted by 06 October, 2016 please assume your application was unsuccessful.

How to Apply
Applicants are requested to send your CV with photo to hr.dam@ahsaniamission.org.bd mentioning Project Officer-ELNHA in the subject line.

We welcome applications from people from all sections of the community, irrespective of caste, race, colour, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief.  We encourage applications from socially excluded communities.

Applicants can apply for one post only under ELNHA project.