Oasis: for people & community

Catagories: Business, Management
Duration: 12 months +
Location: Dhaka and rural Bangladesh
Ideal Start Date: Spring 2009

This vacancy is with Oasis Transformation Limited, a new Fair Trade company that is committed to excellence, innovation, social justice and environmental responsibility. The company employs people from marginalised communities in which Oasis is working, and draws on renewable resources in Bangladesh in a way that is positive for the environment.

The Successful Applicant Will:

• You will be responsible for providing Technical and Managerial support to a rural agro/light engineering manufacturing business based in rural Bangladesh.
• To be successful in this role you will have at least 2 years experience in a technical / manufacturing environment, and an appreciation of environmental issues.
• You will need to be highly self-motivated, with a flexible/mature approach and possess excellent inter-personal, organisational, communication and IT skills.

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Categories:Education/Training, Community
Duration: 1 year +
Location:Bangladesh
Ideal start date: May 2010

Oasis Bangladesh aims to facilitate transformation through an integrated approach involving both business and community programmes. In Dhaka, our Duaripara Family Centre works with 100+ girls at risk of commercial exploitation providing support education, community health and economic development. We intend to replicate our work in other local slums. Our anti-trafficking programme facilitates the repatriation of trafficking survivors, ensuring they receive suitable reintegration support, education and training. We also co-ordinate STOP THE TRAFFIK in Bangladesh, including the education initiative “START FREEDOM”, raising awareness of trafficking amongst high-school children. We run a fair trade manufacturing company (OTL) in Northern Bangladesh - an area where there is a high risk of trafficking - and we wish to develop community programmes in this area. We are now looking for an Education and Children at Risk Advisor to play a strategic role, giving input across all of Oasis Bangladesh’s projects in both Dhaka and Nilphamari.

The successful applicant will:

• Work across Oasis Bangladesh’s projects, giving input on education and children’s issues, developing suitable resource materials, training staff, planning and implementing new components and facilitating cohesion and communication between the different initiatives.
• Advise the Duaripara teachers on lesson planning, delivery and evaluation, providing mentoring and training. Formalise the structure and content of the Duaripara “catch-up”, school-support and life-skills programmes and step-by-step holistic assessments.
• Design and pilot a replicable model for working with children and families in new slum communities, based on the expertise and experience in Duaripara
• Advise on appropriate education and training for returning trafficking survivors.
• Be involved in the roll-out of “START FREEDOM” in both English-medium and Bangla-medium schools, giving input into the resource materials, networking with schools, NGOs and other community groups, providing training for teachers and piloting student forums.
• Research the educational needs and opportunities in the Nilphamari communities where OTL employees live and help design and develop new community projects there.
•  Have a background in education and previous community development experience.
• Be a key member in a wider team developing business and community initiatives working with children at risk and other vulnerable groups

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Categories: Research, Administrative
Duration: 12 months +
Location: Bangladesh
Ideal start date: May 2010

Thousands of people are trafficked every year both within Bangladesh and to other countries. The long border with India is notoriously porous at certain points and many people willingly agree to go to India, lured by the promise of a job. Women and children are particularly vulnerable and typically trafficked for the sex trade or as domestic helpers.

Oasis’ Anti-trafficking programme in Bangladesh currently focuses on two main areas: Repatriation of trafficking survivors and Co-ordinating STOP THE TRAFFIK Bangladesh. We also run a fair trade manufacturing company which provides employment in a region where people are at high risk of trafficking and are seeking to work with the surrounding communities.

The successful applicant will:
• Play a key role in co-ordinating the repatriation of trafficking survivors from India to Bangladesh - liaising with referral agencies and field-level NGOs, keeping track of progress for individual cases, monitoring and following-up to ensure best practice in standards of after-care and on-going support
• Implement STOP THE TRAFFIK initiatives in Bangladesh, tailoring projects and materials to suit the local context – for example START FREEDOM which raises awareness amongst high-school children, and ACT community groups (Active Communities against Trafficking).
• Facilitate communication between STOP THE TRAFFIK Bangladesh member organisations, organise meetings, provide administrative support, arrange training, network with other NGOs and agencies involved in anti-trafficking in the South Asia region.
• Conduct research and report on human-trafficking-related issues. Assist in planning and implementing further projects relating to human-trafficking prevention and/or repatriation as informed by research e.g. issues related to trafficking of boys and after-care facilities.
• Undertake a part-time role in our fair trade manufacturing company which provides employment in a location where there is high risk of trafficking. This could involve monitoring and ensuring compliance of fair trade regulations and corporate social responsibility.
• Be a key player in a wider team developing business and community initiatives working with vulnerable and marginalized groups
• Possess excellent people-skills and self-motivation

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Categories: Research, Admin
Duration: 3 months +
Location: Bangladesh
Ideal start date: Summer 2010

Every year over 20,000 women and children are trafficked illegally out of Bangladesh and forced to work in other countries, typically as sex workers or domestic helps. Adolescent girls are at risk with those from very poor families or broken homes particularly vulnerable. Several organizations are working together in Bangladesh as a co-coordinated response to trafficking issues, linked to the global "Stop the Traffik" campaign. There are plans to be part of a regional anti-trafficking intervention, focussing on missing women and children.

The successful applicant will:

- Assist in planning and implementing one or more projects relating to human-trafficking prevention and/or repatriation
- Conduct research and report on human-trafficking-related issues
- Facilitate communication between coalition member organisations, organise meetings and provide administrative support
- Be a key player in a wider team developing community initiatives working with vulnerable and marginalized groups
- Possess excellent people-skills and self-motivation

For more information or to request an application form please click on the Apply Now link at the left hand side of the screen.

Categories: Graphic Design, Business, Managements
Duration: 6 months +
Location: Bangladesh
Ideal Start Date: Summer 2010

This vacancy is within our new Fair Trade company that is committed to excellence, innovation, social justice and environmental responsibility. The company plans to develop a Graphic Design Business Unit based out of our Dhaka office, offering outsourced services to UK based clients.

The successful applicant will:

• Research and define a strategy for this business unit
• Develop our fledgling customer base in support of the business plan
• Develop links with Bangladesh based Graphic Design Companies
• Provide Graphic Design services to UK based clients
• Train local staff in Graphic Design and business skills

Categories: Management, Administrator, Church
Duration: 4 months+
Location: Bangladesh
Ideal Start date: Summer 2010

In Bangladesh, Oasis whats to see young people leading, growing, and impacting the lives of others through both business and community based projects. We hope to give young people from the UK and other countries the opportunity to visit Bangladesh and volunteer in our projects. This vacancy is for a short-term teams and visits coordinator. This pot could be part-time, combined with other responsibilities in Oasis Bangladesh according to the applicant's skills and interests.

The successful applicant will:

• Coordinate teams and individual placements for short-term volunteers including orientation, placements, accommodation, weekly training, and retreats
• Be the point-contact for volunteers during their time in Bangladesh
• Organise itineraries and practical arrangements for visitors
• Have good interpersonal, communication and administrative skills
• Be an enthusiastic team player in a challenging and stimulating context

Categories: Management, Education/Training, Research, Business
Duration: 3 months +
Location: Bangladesh (option to be based in UK)
Ideal start date: Summer 2010

Oasis Bangladesh wants to see young people leading, growing and impacting the lives of others through both business and community projects. This vacancy is within our new Fair Trade company that is committed to excellence, innovation, social justice and environmental responsibility. The company is starting a Consultancy unit that will provide Leadership and Management Consultancy to local charities and business people.

The successful applicant will: 

• Offer consultancy services in management, leadership and/or finance
• Develop a consultancy working with local charities and businesses
• Design and/or deliver aspects of our leadership development programmes
• Train and develop emerging leaders in communities, organisations and businesses

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Categories: Textiles
Duration: 3 months +
Location: Bangladesh
Ideal start date: Summer 2010

The garment industry accounts for 70% of Bangladesh exports. However, at the bottom of the scale wages are low for long hours. Due to family financial pressures, girls from slum communities sometimes leave school without any qualifications to take jobs in the factories. Oasis is exploring the possibility of starting a training unit to teach specific skills that will enable women to get better jobs whilst encouraging girls to continue in their education.  We are seeking somebody to take a key role in developing this training unit.

The successful applicant will:

• Research, design and develop a tailoring training unit which equips young women for jobs available in the local context
• Have experience in tailoring or teaching textiles
• Be self-motivated, able to network with others, research, plan and implement a new initiative working with a local team in a challenging context 
• Be a key player in a wider team developing several community initiatives

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Categories: Admin, Management, Research, Finance
Duration: 3 months +
Location: Bangladesh, (option to be based in UK)
Ideal start date: Summer 2010

Oasis Bangladesh is initiating a variety of new projects in both business and community settings. These range from a Fair Trade company using renewable resources to manufacture household products, through to work in anti-human trafficking and children at risk. The team would benefit hugely from support staff who can make a contribution according to their skills, experience and interests.

The successful applicant will:

• Perform a vital role in supporting a growing team involved in both business and community projects
• Undertake a range of work duties, according to their skill-set and interests
• Have skills and experience in finance, administration, personnel, fundraising, marketing, research or report writing.
• Be an enthusiastic team player in a challenging context

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Categories: Education/Training
Duration: 3 month +
Location: Bangladesh
Ideal start date: Summer 2010

In Bangladesh, Oasis wants to see young people leading, growing and impacting the lives of others through both business and community based projects. Having a good grasp of the English language is really important for both Oasis staff and for the children and young people we are working with. Opportunities exist for people to facilitate English language learning amongst adults and children in individual tuition and classroom settings.

The successful applicant will:

• Provide spoken and written English tuition to a wide age-range both for individuals and group sessions
• Happy to work with adults and/or children from a variety of backgrounds
• Be an enthusiastic team player working in a growing team involved in a number of community projects and business initiatives
• Have suitable qualifications and/or aptitude to work abroad for a short time

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Categories: Children/Youth work, Education/Training/ Counsellor/ Creative
Duration: from 3 months to 2 years or more
Location: Bangladesh
Ideal start date: Summer 2010

Oasis is starting a series of community projects in Bangladesh working in the areas of children at risk, human-trafficking and community development. Opportunities exist for creative therapists to work with children and young adults who are at risk or have experienced trauma. Shorter placement options are available for people to conduct creative therapy workshops with staff and/or clients.

The successful applicant will:

• Have professional qualifications in creative therapies and/or counselling
• Conduct creative therapy sessions alongside local staff in community projects working with vulnerable children and young adults
• Be able to train local staff in basic creative therapy techniques

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Categories: Business, Management
Duration: 3 months +
Location: Bangladesh
Ideal start date: Summer 2010

We have vacancies in a new Fair Trade company, committed to excellence, innovation, social justice and environmental responsibility. The company will employ people from marginalised communities in which Oasis is working, and draw on renewable resources in Bangladesh in a way that is positive for the environment.

We are looking for people to manage or be part of a team developing a business unit. Business initiatives could be in:

• Bamboo, rattan and jute: cultivation and product manufacture
• Renewable energy, solar energy applications
• Food Processing
• Information Technology
• Consulting Services

The successful applicant will:

• Be part of an exciting new transformational business venture
• Have a background in business, management or engineering
• Work with a team of local staff to develop a small business unit

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