BRAC is looking for ISCG National Development Officer, Humanitarian Crisis Management Programme (HCMP) 2022 in Cox’s Bazaar

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Under the direct supervision of the ISCG Senior Development Coordinator and in close collaboration with the Government, development and humanitarian partners:

Engage with local government authorities

• Support the SDC in engaging actively with both the District officials and the Office of the RRRC to support the SDG/localization initiatives especially for Bangladeshi host communities to ensure they benefit from a coherent development response
• Help with the Coordination, monitoring and assessment of the Cox’s Bazar District Development Framework at regular intervals to harness new emerging opportunities, to anticipate changes to the internal direction and external environment related to the Rohingya refugee response, and to make mid-term adjustments.

Support in providing Analysis and Advice

• Support the SDC in a stakeholder mapping to identify existing and planned development initiatives both inside and outside the camps, assess the impact of ongoing initiatives on the Bangladeshi and refugee communities.
• Assist in advising the humanitarian community especially on how to benefit from development funding as well as ensure that humanitarian and development activities complement each other.
• Assist in prepare briefing papers and discussion points on issues related to financing for development assistance for consideration by RC/HC and UNCT.
• Help with researching and developing policy papers, guidance notes and other knowledge based-tools and directs discussion in Cox’s Bazar to help influence and advance policy dialogue at national level.
• Provide advice and guidance for the production and distribution of external materials to raise awareness about opportunities for working within humanitarian-development nexus and development initiatives.

Coordinate with humanitarian and development partners

• Assist the SDC in working with bilateral development partners, the IFIs, UNDP and other partners engaged in development activities to ensure that key gaps are identified, that priority activities are addressed, identify and assist in developing funding instruments that can ensure the long-term investments especially in the areas of skills and livelihoods, education, energy, food security and protection.
• Provide support to the development and implementation of the Joint Response Plan in alignment with, and in support of, the UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDCF), as well as sectoral operational planning documents and strategies, in addition to other relevant frameworks.
• Plan and facilitate the design, formulation, implementation, monitoring and reporting of joint humanitarian and development programmes and processes joint resource mobilization in the Rohingya refugee response.

SAFEGUARDING RESPONSIBILITIES

• Ensure the safety of team members from any harm, abuse, neglect, harassment and exploitation to achieve the programme’s goals on safeguarding implementation. Act as a key source of support, guidance and expertise on safeguarding for establishing a safe working environment.
• Practice, promote and endorse the issues of safeguarding policy among team members and ensure the implementation of safeguarding standards in every course of action.
• Follow the safeguarding reporting procedure in case any reportable incident takes place, encourage others to do so.