Centre Manager - Centre of Innovation, Efficiency & OSH

Job Description

Title: Centre Manager - Centre of Innovation, Efficiency & OSH

Company Name: Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers & Exporters Association (BGMEA)

Vacancy: Not specific

Job Location: Anywhere in Bangladesh

Employment Status: Full-time

Educational Requirements:
∎ Academic Qualifications:
∎ • Advanced degree in relevant fields such as Fashion Designing/Business Administration/Development studies etc.
∎ • Educational background on MBA/ relevant degree will be considered as an added advantage.
∎ Years of experience:
∎ • At least five (5) years’ professional experience in relevant field. This can be relaxed if other competencies are well demonstrated
∎ • Track record of providing services to some leading national or international companies

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 5 year(s)

Job Context:
∎ Bangladesh RMG industry has acute deficiency of product development as we usually tend to get the design from the brands and buyers and replicate. But having own product development capacity helps better negotiation and profitability. Lead time of production is also one of the major impediments for the industry. Occupational health and safety is also a major area of concern for the industry as RMG is a labor intensive industry.
∎ On this backdrop BGMEA envisages to establish a Centre of Innovation, efficiency and OSH (CIEOSH) for its member factories to enhance competitiveness of the RMG industry of Bangladesh. The main objective of the project is to enhance efficiency of the readymade garments industry of Bangladesh.
∎ Specifications of the Centre of Productivity Innovation and OSH
∎ • There is 5000 square feet of space in BGMEA building for the physical setup of the Center.
∎ • The center will have classroom facility and labs like 3D sample rooms.
∎ • Resource personnel from international institutions will be there for the training and development of our existing knowledge and capacity.
∎ • The Centre will implement both tops down approach and bottoms up approach to enhance efficiency of a manufacturing plant in the field of industrial engineering, product development, OSH and sustainability.

Job Responsibilities:
∎ BGMEA is seeking for a Centre Manager to contribute in strategic guidance and input in the program & staff development. The Centre Manager will handle a variety of needful responsibilities within the Centre.
∎ Responsibilities include, but are not limited to
∎ • Supporting overall center to maintain optimum occupancy on all current programs
∎ • Writing strategic and operational documents including periodic reports
∎ • Stakeholder analysis, partner identification, maintaining due diligence, project development, agreement implementation, monitoring and evaluation
∎ • Coordinating effectively with all running and upcoming programs, operations and finance components of the Centre
∎ • Represent CIEOSH to relevant partners/consortia, donors, and coordinating bodies (working groups, cluster s etc.) as and when required
∎ • Work with the relevant technical teams and other functions to ensure desired quality, and all mandatory internal documents are in place (internal log frame, internal budget procurement plan, M&E matrix etc.)
∎ • Coordinate with Finance and program departments for internal review and clearance of all financial documentation and reporting associated with the sub-grants
∎ • Build repo with the stakeholders (Government and NGOs), Donors, academia
∎ • Perform other duties and responsibilities, as assigned
∎ • In-depth knowledge and first-hand experience of working as a coordinator
∎ • Sound understanding and capability to empower and develop the capacity of the Innovation Centre
∎ • Ability to communicate both in oral and written
∎ • Team player, self-motivated and initiative taking, dedicated, creative, resourceful, flexible, energetic and sound judgment
∎ • Sound time management with full understanding of matrix management and organizational skills with the ability to handle and delegate multiple tasks; Ability to coordinate and build strong relationships with clients and external actors
∎ • Ability to mobilize resources and manage funds; Capacity to work under pressure, manage stress and adapt to rapidly evolving situations
∎ • Ability to make corporate presentations
∎ • Through understanding about the RMG industry
∎ • Ability to work with less supervision
∎ • Demonstrates creativity, openness to change and ability to manage complexities

Additional Requirements:
∎ Competencies
∎ Functional Competencies
∎ In-depth knowledge and first-hand experience of coordinating training and/capacity development projects and/initiatives
∎ Sound understanding and capability to empower and develop the capacity of the Innovation Centre
∎ Management
∎ Excellent team-building, diplomatic and interpersonal skills;
∎ Resourcefulness, initiative, and maturity of judgment;
∎ Sound time management with full understanding of matrix management and organizational skills with the ability to handle and delegate multiple tasks;Ability to coordinate and build strong relationships with clients and external actors
∎ Consistently approaches work with energy and a positive, constructive attitude;
∎ Ability to mobilize resources and manage funds;Capacity to work under pressure, manage stress and adapt to rapidly evolving situations
∎ Behavioral:
∎ Team player, self-motivated and initiative taking, dedicated, creative, resourceful, flexible, energetic and sound judgment;
∎ Builds strong relationships with partners, focusing on impact and results;
∎ Demonstrates creativity, openness to change and ability to manage complexities;
∎ Possesses positive and constructive attitudes to work;
∎ Fluent in Bangla and English.
∎ Proposal: Explaining why you are the most suitable for the work; Provide a brief methodology on how you will approach and conduct the work;
∎ Financial proposal; Personal CV including past experience in similar projects and at least 3 references

Salary: Negotiable

Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.

Application Deadline: 25 Jan 2022

Company Information:
∎ 10 Jan 2022
∎ Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers & Exporters Association (BGMEA)
∎ Address : BGMEA Complex, House # 7/7A, Block # H1, Sector # 17, Uttara, Dhaka-1230
∎ Web : www.bgmea.com.bd
∎ Business : Association

Category: Research/Consultancy

Source: bdjobs.com