Title: Assistant Project Manager
Company Name: United Purpose
Vacancy: Not specific
Job Location: Cox's Bazar
Employment Status: Full-time
Educational Requirements:
∎ Master's degree in relevant subject and in depth understanding of FDMN and host community situation in Cox's Bazar district
Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 5 year(s)
Job Context:
∎ Grade: UP Grade G - 3B
∎ Line Manager: Programme Coordinator
∎ Job Location: Field Office, Cox`s Bazar
Job Responsibilities:
∎ The postholder will have a strong background in project management as well as experience of working in livelihood program especially with vulnerable women and EVI with a human rights approach.
∎ He/she will assist to Program Coordinator and Project Manager in program planning and implementation.
∎ Provide technical support and capacity building of the staff through facilitating training and module development and oversee to ensure the quality within the projects of DRM & ER Unit.
∎ Undertake regular field visits to follow up on the implementation of programme activities and monitoring, and address any gaps as necessary and support project team to ensure project delivery within allotted budget and timelines.
∎ Contribute towards programme planning, ensuring alignment with the project's programme policies and guidance; as well as United Purpose policies and guidance;
∎ Recommend improvements to increase program operational efficiency and effectiveness and update to Project Manager about project status, updates and concerns on daily basis.
∎ Prepare weekly/monthly progress report with the cooperation of other project staffs and submit to the Head of DRM & ER unit and Project Manager of United Purpose.
∎ Participate in training, workshops/seminar as invited and ensure that all new knowledge and skills acquired through training are shared with other project staff and applied.
∎ Preparing an implementation plan taking into consideration the project's logframe and setting deadlines for timely implementation with quality, ensuring the activities planned;
∎ Working with project team members to deliver the expected outcomes and outputs with quality and quantity in a timely manner, implementing a set/cluster of activities;
∎ Ensuring the participation of GoB and other relevant committee(s) within the project areas that could contribute to bring effective results at project level.
∎ Contribute to the writing of project publications; obtaining inputs from the team to develop high quality dissemination materials, including peer reviewed publications, technical briefs, reports, case studies, blogs etc. to a wide audience.
∎ Supporting team members to enable them to give of their best e.g. by encouraging and praising good performance, coaching, assisting staff to prevent or resolve problems, providing resources, tools and equipment.
∎ Enabling a friendly collaborative working culture within the team, actively sharing information and knowledge to enable the team to ensure effective learning and sharing across the organization;
∎ Assist prepare funding proposals and briefing documents for donors, organize donor briefings for resource mobilization
∎ Assist and Prepare reports to comply with the donor reports both physical and financial as per the reporting requirements
∎ Assist to provide Technical Support and capacity building of PNGOs on documentation, reporting, DRR, CCA, Water Management and Livelihood (value chain, market development and on farm trails), finance monitoring and field level quality controlling.
∎ Assist to conduct baseline survey and study on
Additional Requirements:
∎ Minimum 5 years of professional work experience in the relevant field.
∎ Good communication skills (oral and written) with community and relevant stakeholders
∎ Well-known local language/dialect and ability to work with people from different cultures, gender, religion, race, nationality and age.
∎ Professional experience in national and international development NGOs for at least 8 years in similar positions (particularly in livelihood program).
∎ Proficiency in MS office tools, including Word and Power Point
∎ Good understanding of theory of change, logical frameworks and indicator setting.
∎ Ability to work in a team and adopt a team approach which adds value to work and reinforces good working practices.
∎ Have proficiency in facilitation skills and able to effectively handle discussions with a focus on both groups and individuals.
∎ Cross-culturally adept and willing to adhere/follow Child and Adult Vulnerable Safeguard issues; Gender sensitiveness; and Disability and Dignity issues.
∎ Demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work well as a part of a team and to interact professionally with a culturally and linguistically diverse staff, program, and participants both within the office and outside.
∎ Highly energetic, motivated and ability to work effectively as a team member.
∎ Strong knowledge and understanding of different government structure and excellent understanding of humanitarian assistance in emergencies
∎ Consistently approaches work with energy and a positive, constructive attitude
∎ Critical and creative thinking and analytical skills. Ability to compose, edit, analyse and report using complex information.
∎ Critical and creative thinking and analytical skills. Ability to compose, edit, analyse and report using complex information
∎ This job description may be reviewed at any time according to the needs of the organization.
Salary:
∎ As per organizational policy
Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ As per organizational policy
Application Deadline: May 31, 2020
Company Information:
∎ United Purpose
Category: NGO/Development
Source: bdjobs.com