Bangladesh, a country highly vulnerable to climate change, faces significant challenges in its Char lands (riverine islands), Haors (large wetlands), coastal regions, and urban slums. These areas are particularly at risk, with urban slums becoming refuges for climate migrants. Recognizing the urgent need to understand and address the impact of climate change on sexual and reproductive health (SRH) outcomes, Ipas has developed a comprehensive project plan. This initiative aims to explore evidence, devise solutions, and create intervention strategies focusing on women's sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR). In collaboration with the Climate Change and Health Promotion Unit (CCHPU) of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MOHFW), Ipas Bangladesh will develop strategies, intervention packages, and policy briefs. These efforts will support advocacy targeting government bodies, donors, and UN agencies, promoting policy adoption, intervention implementation, and resource mobilization. Furthermore, Ipas will spearhead advocacy efforts through a multi-pronged approach, working as an organization, in partnership with CCHPU, and collectively with the Civil Society Organization (CSO) Forum, guided by a carefully crafted advocacy plan and matrix.
The Program Associate-I will support Ipas Bangladesh's project on understanding and addressing the impact of climate change on women's sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) in Bangladesh. This role will provide logistical and administrative support including arranging meetings/workshops/travel, research activities, data collection, and program implementation across various climate-vulnerable areas, including Char lands, Haors, and urban slums.
The Program Associate-I will support Ipas Bangladesh's project on understanding and addressing the impact of climate change on women's SRHR in Bangladesh and conducting advocacy with key government and other stakeholders. The Associate will support in synthesizing knowledge, developing and designing different advocacy materials and tools including policy brief and liaison with stakeholders, and partners. This role will provide logistical and administrative support including arranging meetings, workshops, travel, research activities, data collection, and program implementation across various climate-vulnerable areas, including Char lands, Haors, and urban slums.

·Assist in research and/or documentation activities, including qualitative data collection and management.

·Support Research assistant, and their supervisors in organizing community dialogue meetings (CDMs) and in-depth interviews (IDIs) and ensuring quality of data.

·Jointly with research team and consultant conduct transcription of qualitative data and translation in English.

·Conduct field visit for research activities including organizing consultation meetings and workshops, CDM and KII.

·Liaison with partners, subgrantees, government officials at national and local level for smooth implementation of the project.

·Support organizing advocacy workshops and logistics management.

·Provide logistical and administrative support for field trips, workshops, and meetings.

·Help coordinate with partner organizations, including NGOs and government agencies.

·Contribute to report writing and documentation of project activities.

·Support the development and implementation of SRHR intervention strategies.

·Assist in monitoring and evaluation activities.

·Provide general administrative support to the project team.

Ipas is strongly committed to providing a work environment that is free from all forms of harassment, discrimination, and inequity.  We recruit, employ, train, promote, and compensate our personnel without regard to race, age, sex, religion, national origin, color, creed, ancestry, citizenship, caste, ethnicity, regional identity, tribal identity, marital status, veteran status, disability, genetic information, gender identity, transgender status, sexual orientation, or any other personal characteristic protected by law or outlined by Ipas policy. Ipas acknowledges that these personal characteristics may differ in different contexts.