Coordinator , RAISE Project

Job Description

Title: Coordinator , RAISE Project

Company Name: Ava Development Society

Vacancy: 01

Age: At most 50 years

Job Location: Natore

Salary: Tk. 63000 - 63000 (Monthly)

Experience:

• At least 10 years

• Masters

• Master of Social Science (MSS)
• Master in Business Administration/Management/Accounting/Finance/Economics/ Development Studies/ Social Work/Sociology/ Women and Gender Studies/Political science/Law/Islamic History & Culture/Philosophy/Anthropology or BSc Engineering in CSE/EEE/Civil/Mechanical Engineering/Environmental Science/ Agriculture/Fisheries/ from any Govt. approved university;
• More than one 3rdDivision/Class in any examination will not be accepted;
• Training in Project Management/Entrepreneurship Development will be treated as extra quality.

• At least 10 years

• Age At most 50 years

• Minimum 10 years of experience including 5 years relevant experience in the development organization;
• Experience in managing microcredit operations and implementing skills development projects;
• Experience in implementing development projects funded by PKSF is strongly preferred;
• Should have Good operating skills in Microsoft Office package;
• Proficiency in Data management tools is highly preferable;
• Should have excellent communication and report writing skills both in Bangla and English;
• Extensive field visit is required.

Job Context:

Ava Development Society is launching a project titled ‘Recovery and Advancement of Informal Sector Employment (RAISE)’ jointly financed by the Government of Bangladesh and Palli Karma-Sahayak Foundation (PKSF). The goal of the project is to provide services that can enhance earning opportunities for low-income urban youth, and urban youth impacted by COVID-19.

The RAISE project has been implementing across the country through selected Partner Organizations of PKSF. As a Partner organization of PKSF, Ava Development Society will implement the RAISE project in its catchment area.

Ava Development Society a non-government and non-profitable development organization (NGO), registered by Microcredit Regulatory Authority(MRA), registration no. 05305-00792-00470. Ava Development Society is seeking competent project management professionals under the RAISE project. The detailed Terms of Reference (ToR) of the positions are given below.

The Coordinator is responsible for the overall management of the project at the Project Implementation Unit (PIU) level. S/he will work under the direct supervision of the Executive Director of the organization.

Major Responsibilities:

• Plan and implement outreach and intakes program through community engagement, field visits &, interviews in consultation with respective officials of PKSF;
• Ensure enrolment process, training activities, graduation, employment and track project participants’ progress & report training outcomes;
• Prepare training plan, assess training effectiveness and take feedback from program participants & stakeholders regarding specific program;
• Organize dialogue, meeting, workshop, seminar, and other outreach programs with key stakeholders and facilitate training on various programs in time;
• Monitor project activities for ensuring quality of the program along with Environmental and Social Safeguard issues, Grievance Redress Mechanism (GRM) of the project and address them accordingly;
• Prepare monthly, quarterly and half yearly progress reports and submit to PKSF in time;
• Coordinate with microfinance team of organization and Project Management Unit (PMU) of PKSF; and
• Perform any other tasks assigned by the management.

• Salary & Allowances: Consolidated Tk. 63,000/- (BDT Sixty-three thousand) per month and other admissible benefits as per organization rules. (Inclusive of all applicable Tax as per the law of Bangladesh).