Bangladesh Field Officer

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What if the most effective way to fight poverty was also the simplest: give people money and trust them to decide what they need?

Since 2011, GiveDirectly has proven that idea at scale. We’ve delivered more than $1B in cash directly to 2+ million people living in poverty and crisis across 15 countries, and rigorous research shows the results: healthier kids, stronger businesses, sturdier homes, and more resilient families and local economies. Cash is now widely recognized as one of the most scalable, cost-effective, and dignified forms of aid.

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We expect to hit $1B in revenue in 2026 with significant growth forecast for 2027. At the same time we are building a new technology stack and operating model designed for a roughly 10x change in scale, and we are actively pursuing partnerships with major funders to move even more money in bigger ways, to people who need it. We are known for our extensive integration of technology into field processes; our quantitative approach to performance measurement; and our commitment to rigorous, independent, experimental evaluation of our impact, with multiple Randomized Control Trials completed and others in progress.

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Job Type: Contractual (Three (3) month contract)

Duty Station: Gaibandha District

Gross Salary: 100,620 BDT

Scope of Work

The Field Officer will report to the Associate Field Manager and collaborate closely with the project team and various stakeholders to ensure the effective execution of project activities, monitoring, and reporting.

Activity and Implementation

• Support and monitor the implementation of planned and community-level activities, including assisting the Safeguarding team with capacity-building programs and the GD program team during field visits.
• Identify gaps in services that impact project recipients and gather insights on how floods affect communities in the study areas.

Community engagement and Sensitization

• Engage and mobilize community participation in project activities, with a focus on including vulnerable groups.
• Organize and facilitate training sessions, workshops, and awareness campaigns
• Identify local-level key stakeholders who can support in the implementation of planned activities

Communication and maintaining Liaison

• Build and maintain strong relationships with local government authorities, partner organizations, community leaders, NGOs, and other relevant stakeholders
• Facilitate and mobilize the engagement of relevant stakeholders at union level
• Participate in different stakeholder meetings at all levels (community, union, upazila, and district)

Field Monitoring, Documentation and Reporting

• Conduct regular site visits to assess the implementation and monitor progress.
• Provide detailed and timely field reports, documenting beneficiary feedback, challenges, and recommendations to the project team
• Support in verifying and documenting the occurrence of flood in the project sites
• Support the collection and documentation of flood impact

Safeguarding Responsibilities

• Ensure the safety of programme recipients, people who come into contact with the organization and team members from any harm, abuse, neglect, harassment and exploitation including sexual exploitation,  abuse and harassment (SEAH) to achieve the programme's goals of 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
• Follow the safeguarding reporting procedure in case any reportable incident takes place, encourage others to do so.

Required Qualifications

• At least a Bachelor’s degree in any relevant discipline
• At least five years of experience working with local communities, government agencies, stakeholders, partner organizations and NGOs/INGOs.
• Strong understanding of disaster management, climate resilience and community engagement
• Experience and skills in field assessments, training, community sensitization practices
• Excellent communication, facilitation, and interpersonal skills
• Proficiency in MS Office/G-suite applications
• Fluency in Bengali and English, both written and spoken.

Working at GiveDirectly

GiveDirectly is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to the person’s race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

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Commitment to Safeguarding

As a global organization working with communities to eliminate extreme poverty, GiveDirectly takes the safeguarding of its recipients, staff, and partners seriously. To that end, GiveDirectly is a member of the Misconduct Disclosure Scheme , and will systematically check with previous employers about any abuse or misconduct related matters involving potential new hires. We may also employ other robust pre-hire screens, including in-depth reference checks, criminal background checks, and sanctions screens.

These efforts help us continue to build and maintain trust with the communities we work with, and prevent abuse to our recipients and staff.

GD is committed to observing all local, national and international laws that protect people and basic human rights of all. GD is committed to a policy of “zero tolerance when it comes to preventing,  reporting, or responding to any form of abuse or  exploitation.” and expects anyone who works for GD to uphold the protection and safeguarding of our recipients as a priority.

Reasonable Accommodations

We are committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible work environment. If you require any accommodations during the application or interview process, or to perform the essential functions of the role, please email us at careers@givedirectly.org with the email subject “Accommodation Needed”. We will work with you to ensure reasonable accommodations are made to support your needs.

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