Area Manager

Job Description

Title: Area Manager

Company Name: Community Development Centre-CODEC

Vacancy: 01

Job Location: Cox's Bazar (Teknaf, Ukhia)

Employment Status: Contractual

Educational Requirements:
∎ Master of Education (M.Ed)
∎ IER, B.Ed, M.Ed will be given priority.

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 5 year(s)

Job Responsibilities:
∎ AM will play a lead role in developing Activity Plan and Detailed Implementation Plan for each year and update quarterly.
∎ Regular on site monitoring of the schools and support implementation of jointly developed plans.
∎ Support teachers in implementing learning and reflection discussions to improve the teaching learning activities in classroom.
∎ Follow-up Head teacher, ECCD Supervisor and Technical staffs' work plan and verify the accomplishment in physical
∎ Organize mid-year exam, grade end exams and track and monitor regular class assessment.
∎ Identify gaps of teaching learning methodology and support to Head Teachers and Teachers to overcome those gaps in classroom.
∎ Ensure proper use of materials through on spot monitoring and support to Teachers/Caregivers to do the same.
∎ Regular organize project meeting and gathering like, SMC meeting, Monthly Project Review and Planning meeting with Head teacher and other staffs, Novice's reception, Day observation, etc.
∎ Lead in camp recruitment and necessary preparation.
∎ Manage active support in field assessment and monitoring visits from donor and other officials.
∎ Manage all project resources and equipment and ensure working and maintained properly
∎ Maintain implementation and reporting standards and overseeing the work at different level.
∎ Ensuring that program activities are implemented according to established program principles with adequate community participation
∎ Provide adequate direction and support to the field level stuffs to ensure better coordination at that level.
∎ Act as report recorder of UNHCR feedback mechanism so, beneficiary can be able to give their feedback
∎ Maintain office and beneficiary secrecy and guide staffs to behave properly
∎ Monitor program components minimum 60 % in school level and 40% in others including training, workshop, and meetings at field.
∎ Human Resources Management:
∎ Build and nurture effective teamwork in the Camp Office that is conducive to staff retention.
∎ Assist staff recruitment process for Camp staffs. Ensure all staff related legal documents in the personal file.
∎ Ensure all camp level staffs and teacher comprehends and effectively pursues the goal, objectives and results of the program.
∎ Identify and effectively resolve staff issues to ensure less negative impact on program/beneficiaries.
∎ Ensure supervision, conduct and oversee annual staff performance appraisal for all field level project staff.
∎ Assess needs and provide staff with skill development opportunities for ensuring maximum contribution toward achieving program goal and objectives.
∎ Provide on the job training, coaching, counseling and mentoring to the field staffs as appropriate.
∎ Initiate appropriate disciplinary measures to the concerned staff as and when required in consultation with project coordinator.
∎ Attend different capacity building activities, trainings and workshops.
∎ Administration and Finance
∎ Monitor field level expenditures (monthly, quarterly).
∎ Assist PC in budget preparation and tracking in camp level
∎ Submit all camp level requisition to PC and ensure well received
∎ Support procurement of regular items and other day to day usable materials for camps.
∎ Coordinate advance and adjustment of field level office expenditure.
∎ Managing staff time and support periodical audit.
∎ Ensure HR management at field office.
∎ Ensure distribution biscuit of WFP program.
∎ Physically verify (surprise visit) ECCD center, office and school inventory
∎ Provide support in managing resources by overseeing budgets.
∎ Representation, Communication, coordination & Reporting:
∎ Responsible for all camp related information recording, store, update and cross check
∎ Ensure timely production of all field level reports.
∎ Collect, record and update case study (at least 2 in a year)
∎ Play role as "communication hub" in sharing camp level information to respective stakeholder but through PC as mentioned in communication protocol
∎ Represent CODEC camp level Safety Security focal and ensure despising project and staff security issues
∎ Receive and approve monthly staff (from HT, MLT, Office Associate, ECCD Supervisor and other technical staffs monthly activity plan, accomplishment plan
∎ Do follow up and verify staff HT, MLT, Office Associate, ECCD Supervisor and other technical staff's, etc.) monthly activity plan, accomplishment plan.
∎ Conduct monthly field coordination meeting to review and assessment of the progress by the Head Teachers with participation from technical leads as needed;
∎ Attend coordination meetings at Field office in Ukhia.
∎ Maintain coordination with Field level stuffs and Teacher ensuring supportive field program
∎ Develop periodical narrative reports for Area and other program reports as needed and ensure that these reports are properly reviewed and disseminated.
∎ Visit field to validate reported data are authentic
∎ Maintain liaison with camp office level GoB/NGO officials, local elite and other key formal and informal leaders in the area.
∎ Keep the communication channel open to the relevant staffs to provide support and to receive support.
∎ Help Camp team to develop and maintain such linkages with GoB/other agencies and utilize the best services/facilities.
∎ Attend, guide and coordinate visitors
∎ Represent CODEC and EPRC in absence of PC
∎ Periodical check school and ECCD infrastructure and take necessary measure with the advice of PC
∎ Coordinate all types of program visits by different stakeholders.
∎ Attend all camp related coordination meeting and share meeting result/findings to next management
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Additional Requirements:
∎ Age 30 to 45 years
∎ Both males and females are allowed to apply
∎ At least 5 years experience in the field of education program implementation
∎ Strong ability in problem solving and decision-making.
∎ Planning and financial management skills
∎ Team building, HR management skills
∎ Excellence skills on dealing with beneficiaries and communities.
∎ Supportive supervision and motivation skill.
∎ Field level monitoring skill.
∎ Skilled in documentation, facilitation, presentation & reporting.
∎ Motorcycle driving skills and willing to drive motorcycle in the field with valid driving license.
∎ Skills using commonly used software MS Word, MS Excel, Power point, internet and email communication
∎ Excellent written and verbal communications skills on Bengali and English.
∎ Knowledge of implementation of program management and coordination and the education situation in Bangladesh including constraints and issues in the primary education is required.

Salary: Tk. 66700 (Monthly)

Application Deadline: 11 Oct 2020

Company Information:
∎ 5 Oct 2020
∎ Community Development Centre-CODEC
∎ Address : Plot-02, Road-02, Lake Valley R/A, Hazi Jafor Ali Road, Foy's Lake, Khulshi, Chattogram, Bangladesh.
∎ Web : www.codecbd.org
∎ Business : CODEC is a National NGO working with the disadvantage coastal and fisherflok communities for their socio-cultural and economic development.

Category: NGO/Development