Job Overview
Vacancies
2 positions
Employment Type
Full time
Category
NGO / Development
Industry
NGO / Development
Gender
Not specified
Age
20 to 30 years
Job Location
Khulna (Dacope), Satkhira (Assasuni)
Salary
৳ 20,000–26,000
Experience
At least 2 years
Education
Bachelor / Graduation
Job Responsibilities
Project Title: Strengthening Health and Education of Children and their Families of Sundarban in Bangladesh - Phase IIIJob Location: Dacope Upazila (Khulna) and Assasuni Upazila (Satkhira)Job ResponsibilitiesOverall Responsibilities:Be the project`s daily link with children, parents, teachers and committees in the villages: mobilizing families, keeping registers, supporting distributions, sessions, camps and gardens, and following up children who are absent or at risk.Specific tasks include:
- Visit learning centers and villages daily according to the work plan; support teachers in keeping attendance and enrolment registers and consolidate attendance monthly.
- Carry out home visits to families of children absent for more than three consecutive days, and to out-of-school children and adolescent girls; record reasons and actions taken.
- Mobilize communities for LCMC, parent and quarterly meetings, health camps, awareness sessions and workshops; announce events in advance with community leaders.
- Assist in distributions of educational, hygiene, recreational and menstrual-health materials: prepare lists, collect signatures or thumbprints, and report shortfalls.
- Facilitate or co-facilitate monthly awareness sessions on early marriage, SRH, hygiene and nutrition with teachers and peer educators; keep attendance and topic records.
- Help organize health camps: registration, MUAC screening, referral tracking and follow-up of undernourished children; arrange referral transport for severe cases.
- Support homestead gardening: household visits, training follow-up, monitoring cards and supporting lead gardeners.
- Support child protection sub-committees and report any child-protection concern immediately to the Program Officer and CPC focal person.
- Support formation and mentoring of youth-led organizations, and identification of youth for vocational training.
- Collect community feedback, complaints and success stories (with consent); update complaint boxes and information boards.
- Submit weekly and monthly updates to the Program Officer; keep records accurate and up to date.
- Works with teachers, LCMC/CPC/YLO members, parents, adolescents, Union Parishad members and community health workers.
Requirements
- Age 20 to 30 years
- Experience: 2-3 years’ experience on social service
- Experience in community-based development initiatives or grassroots-level engagement will be an added advantage.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to build positive relationships with diverse stakeholders.
- Proven ability to mobilize communities and encourage active participation in development activities.
- Self-motivated, proactive, and capable of working independently as well as collaboratively within a team.
- Previous experience working with Dalit, marginalized, and socially excluded communities will be considered an added advantage.
Educational Requirement
- Minimum HSC; Bachelor`s degree preferred.
Experience
- 2 to 3 years
- The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO
Benefits & Facilities
- Salary: Monthly Gross Salary: BDT 20,000 (Twenty Thousand Taka Only)
- Other benefits will be provided in accordance with the approved project provisions and organizational policies.
- One festival bonus equivalent to one month`s basic salary, subject to applicable organizational policies.
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Apply procedureInterested applicants who meet the above mentioned criteria should upload the cover letter and CV in English (max 2 pages) and send it by email to career.dalit@gmail.com by 14 November 2026. Only short listed candidates will be contacted. Any kind of persuasion will be treated as disqualification of the candidate.Applicant must enclose his/her Photograph with CV.Application Deadline: 14 November 2026Organization Information:DALITAddress: 37/1, Kedarnath Road, Moheshwarpasha, KUET, Daulatpur, Khulna-9203, BangladeshWeb: www.dalitbd.org About the Organization: DALIT is a non-governmental organization (NGO) established in 1998 with a mission to empower and promote the social inclusion of Dalit and other marginalized communities in southwestern Bangladesh. Through a holistic, rights-based approach, DALIT implements various programs and projects to improve access to essential services, promote equal rights, and strengthen the capacity of disadvantaged communities.With a particular focus on children and adolescents, DALIT provides non-formal pre-primary education and tuition support through learning centers, conducts awareness-raising activities on child rights, health, hygiene and personal development, and offers vocational skills training to enhance their knowledge, skills, and future livelihood opportunities. Applicant must enclose his/her Photograph with CV.
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