Chief of Party

Job Description

Title: Chief of Party

Company Name: FH Association (Cox's Bazar)

Vacancy: 1

Job Location: Cox's Bazar

Employment Status: Full-time, Contractual

Educational Requirements:
∎ Masters degree in any discipline

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 7 year(s)

Job Responsibilities:
∎ As a member of the Senior Leadership Team, work with the Head of Mission to drive vision and direction of FH Bangladesh Country Strategy.
∎ Manage, oversee, and maintain ultimate responsibility for the financial and administrative activity of JRRP program, and provide reports in accordance with FH procedures and standards.
∎ Coordinate activities for monitoring, evaluation, and reporting including drafting and reviewing quarterly, semi-annual and annual reports and managing donor- and organization-mandated evaluation processes.
∎ Develop the program’s annual activity plan budget and ensure their timely performance.
∎ Ensure regular monitoring of activities and submit timely feedback to Country Director, FH Global Service Center (GSC) RHA and Grants team, MTI (JRRP Program Partner), UNHCR and other relevant partners as required by the agreement.
∎ Establish and maintain consistent communication with local partners and government officials in the implementation of the project.
∎ Ensure that crosscutting themes such as gender and sustainability are fully integrated into programming.
∎ Give careful attention to all legal requirements affecting FH in the country, and promptly notify Country Director of any risk to, problem or change affecting FH operations.
∎ Model leadership consistent with FH’s values to all staff and intentionally develop the leadership of key staff in the FH field by working closely with the senior leadership team, and coaching and mentoring direct reports.
∎ Provide leadership and people management expertise in managing change initiatives within country, bridging different ways of working and diverse working cultures within the teams.
∎ Responsible for the safety and security of all staff and FH representatives as well as security management: Ensuring that systems, policies, and procedures are properly developed and implemented in order to strengthen safety and security of all staff and FH resources.
∎ Routinely travel to the field for regular monitoring and to provide capacity support for extended periods of time as needed.
∎ Monitor the management of all financial and programmatic issues, (including commodities) and ensure timely, accountable, and appropriate reporting and transactions to ensure successful performance, taking corrective action as necessary.
∎ Coordinate regular programmatic and financial progress reviews and lead budget harmonization processes.
∎ Ensure quality donor reporting and provide final reports FH GSC and MTI for submission to donor.
∎ In the performance of this duty. ensure proper procurement and warehouse management as per organizational standards.
∎ Ensure the program and all staff adhere to the FH Bangladesh security plan. This position must ensure that FH fulfills the Minimum Operational Safety and Security Standards, and FH’s legal Duty of Care for all program staff.
∎ Serve as the primary liaison with UNHCR, RRRC, NGOP, ISCG, INGO and all local stakeholders.
∎ Maintain responsibility for appropriate communication and consultation.
∎ Actively engage in various coordination working groups and meetings.
∎ Organize learning and sharing opportunities between project and external stakeholders on a regular basis.
∎ Conduct the hiring, orientation, and training of key staff to build a strong, well supported, and motivated team.
∎ Identify opportunities for staff professional development and provide recommendations to the Human Resources department for implementation.
∎ Coordinate with Human Resources in the preparation of employee job descriptions, performance plans and performance appraisals.
∎ Work with line management to ensure team cohesiveness and collaboration within the organization.
∎ Carry out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization’s policies and applicable laws.
∎ Safeguarding Policy: FH strives to provide an environment free from sexual exploitation and abuse and harassment in all places where relief and development programs are implemented. FH holds a zero-tolerance policy against sexual exploitation and abuse and harassment. FH expects its employees to maintain high ethical standards, protect organizational integrity and reputation, and ensure that FH work is carried out in honest and fair methods, in alignment with the FH Heartbeat and safeguarding and associated policies. Violations to stated policies will be subject to corrective action up to and including termination of employment.

Salary: Negotiable

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Salary Review: Yearly

Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.

Application Deadline: 18 Oct 2021

Company Information:
∎ 5 Oct 2021
∎ FH Association (Cox's Bazar)
∎ Address : The White House, Opposite to Police Lines, Between Bus Station and Dolphin Circle.Koltatoli, Cox's Bazar.
∎ Web : https://www.fh.org
∎ Business : In 1972, Food for the Hungry (FH) began working in Bangladesh by distributing rice to the poor. Since then, FH has focused efforts on community development including livelihoods, micro-lending, health, education, and disaster response resilience. Over the last 40 years, FH has partnered with Bangladeshi leaders and impoverished communities to create better living conditions.

Category: NGO/Development