SMEC Services Pty Limited

Social Development Officer

Dhaka, Dhaka Division, BD

In-personFull time roleEarly Career, Mid Level

About 1 month ago

About the Job

About SMEC:

SMEC provides unique opportunities to work on iconic industry projects with experienced colleagues and leadership teams. We support and empower employees to drive innovation initiatives within a well-established and growing organisation.

Every employee plays a key role in shaping our business and is driven by teamwork, progressive thinking and creative ideas. We are committed to providing platforms to enable our people to engage in the business, deliver value to clients and develop their careers.

SMEC delivers smart solutions for clients and communities in Infrastructure, Urban Development and Energy & Resources driven by a desire to improve the world in which we live. Our diverse and skilled teams are engaged in major projects across Transport, Water, Energy and renewables sectors.



Key Responsibilities

  • Guide, mentor, monitor and evaluate the functioning and performance of social mobilization work.

  • Establishing systems to achieve the objectives of the project and work closely with training and monitoring and evaluation coordinators at HQ level to mainstream SD issues and also evaluate field level operations as per the ESMF of the project at the Directorate level

  • Establish regular field contact and rapport building with the community, and motivators, facilitators and coordinators.

  • Guide the facilitators and coordinators to collate the social, cultural and economic information of the micro watershed plans with the field observations

  • Help in development of participatory mechanisms and framework for establishing and strengthening field level institutions. - Help in increasing participation of women in livelihood generating activities.

  • Liaison with institutions, government agencies and NGOs. - Develop participatory monitoring and evaluation parameters for measuring process and progress. Work with M&E coordinator to establish participatory and monitoring and learning systems. - Collate the internal monitoring reports for J\1&E of the project.

Key Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills and Experience

  • Bachelor's in relevant social science discipline

  • At least 5 years of professional experience of working in related field of rural development programme/WASH related projects/community based projects of Govt. or Non-government organization

  • Fluency in Bengali and English and workable knowledge of local dialects

  • Experience of working in rural areas and willingness to travel in field level

At Surbana Jurong, we put talent, hard work, teamwork and a fun workplace together to approach problems and solve them creatively and collaboratively. Join us in making a positive impact on the world!

About the Company

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SMEC Services Pty Limited

New South Wales, Australia

5000 +

<p>SMEC is a global engineering, management and development consultancy with a 70-year history of delivering advanced solutions on a global scale across urban development, infrastructure and management services industries. We are specialists in providing design leadership, consulting and advisory expertise across the roads and highways, rail and metro, aviation, hydropower and renewable energy sectors. SMEC has a long and proud history which dates back to Australia&rsquo;s iconic Snowy Mountains Hydroelectric Scheme in 1949, one of the largest and most complex hydroelectric schemes in the world. Joining the Surbana Jurong Group in 2016, SMEC is part of a family of specialists. We are committed to delivering sustainable solutions that help to connect, move and power people and communities. For the latest news, visit our newsroom www.smec.com/newsroom or read about the innovations and solutions shaping our communities on our Infocus blog www.smec.com/infocus. At SMEC, our global workforce is made up of experts who bring unique talent, experience and passion to their fields. We offer a rewarding career path for enthusiastic and collaborative achievers who are motivated to make a difference. For more information or to view current vacancies visit www.smec.com/careers.</p>