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Union Facilitator – Health Jobs in Muladi Upazila, Barisāl, Bangladesh at nextjobz
Title: Union Facilitator – Health
Company: nextjobz
Location: Muladi Upazila, Barisāl, Bangladesh
Company Name: SAINT-Bangladesh
Location: Barishal (Muladi)
Job Type: Full-Time
Workplace Type: Full-time
Job ID: IJOB202664393
Job Context
SAINT-Bangladesh is a value-based independent, non-profit and Non-Government Organization (NGO), participating in survival strategies of coastal poor. It believes in integration of right-based approach in striving for people-centered sustainable development initiatives, maintaining a level of transparency, participation, accountability, child and gender sensitivity and respect to human rights and dignity principles in management. SAINT-Bangladesh is seeking a professional for the position of Union Facilitator – Health for the project titled “Integrated Child Development Project-Shishuder Jonno (ICDP)” funded by Save the Children International and the project will be implemented in Barishal district from March 2019. Note that this requirement will depend on the availability of donor fund.
Overview Of The Project
Shishuder Jonno (For the children) Program is a sponsorship funded initiative of Save the Children in Bangladesh to support development of children particularly who are deprived from basic needs and services like health, education and living opportunities. Under this program, comprehensive activities as appropriate to children below 19 years are in implementation through following life-cycle approach. Country Office has been implementing diversified program core components, such as Maternal, Newborn, Child Health & Nutrition (MNCHN), Early Childhood Care & Development (ECCD) including Early Childhood Care and Stimulation (ECCSP), Basic Education (BE) including ICT in education, School Health & Nutrition (SHN) & Adolescent Development (AD). The non-core components are – Child Protection (CP) and Child Rights & Governance (CRG). The cross-cutting components are – Community Mobilization, Social Safety net, Gender and Inclusion.
This Integrated Child Development Program has been engaging children, their families and community actors in order to address the needs of the children and to create enabling development environment for them. Save the Children have been continuing sponsorship interventions in its Rural Impact Area (IA) of Bakergonj & Muladi Upazila in Barishal District to implement long-term, age-appropriate, children development program for next 10 years.
Job Responsibilities
- This is a union-based front-line position. Responsible for implementing major focused area of Maternal New-born Child Health and Nutrition (MNCHN), School Health & Nutrition (SHN) and Adolescent Development (AD) through community mobilization and participatory approach at the community and in schools.
- S/he will be working in close collaboration with Primary schools, High schools, Community clinic, Union Health and Family Welfare Centre (UHFWC), Upazila Health Complex (UHC), Union Parishad, parents, adolescents, community to ensure significant benefit to the children and adolescents of the SJ program.
Requirements
- Experience: 3 years
- Education: bachelor of social science
- Skills: non-profit program development, cdm coordinator, program development, project support, civil society development, staff development, ministry development, cdm co-ordinator, program coordination, community health
Last Date of Application: 19 September 2026
