Coordinator, Young Bangla

Job Description

Title: Coordinator, Young Bangla

Company Name: Centre for Research and Information (CRI)

Vacancy: 1

Job Location: Dhaka

Employment Status: Contractual

Educational Requirements:
∎ Post Graduate (from any reputed University) in Development Studies/Sociology/ English/Communication Studies/Development Management and any other area relevant with development programmes/activities;

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 5 year(s)

Job Context:
∎ Contract period: Initially one year; Probation period: Three/ Six months; Job status: Full time;
∎ Office hour: As per HR Policy of the organization;
∎ Workstation: Dhaka with travel outside.
∎ Reports to: Executive Director

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Broad areas:
∎ Guide team to facilitate Young Bangla Network as a successful platform of young achievers and youth leaders of the country;
∎ Steer the programmes of Young Bangla like Vision 2021 Internship, Joy Bangla Youth Award and others;
∎ Engage youth with Young Bangla who have voluntary motives for community work, capacities of innovations and entrepreneurial abilities;
∎ Showcase the achievements of engaged youth in media and other spheres, as and when necessary; and
∎ Craft partnership with government and private sectors to make Young Bangla as an effective youth platform.
∎ Specific areas:
∎ Develop, formulate and devise concept papers, strategic notes, and program plans;
∎ Evaluate program activities, revise plan and implement it to achieve all objectives;
∎ Provide leadership in event management and network communications for Young Bangla platform;
∎ Provide strategic and hands-on communication support to Young Bangla network;
∎ Assist team members with the maintenance of all social media outlets and online platforms of Young Bangla;
∎ Regular communication with Joy Bangla Youth awardees to facilitate their efforts and initiatives to a larger scale;
∎ Plan, manage and augment the scope of Vision 2021 Internship with government and corporate;
∎ Provide content support to develop publications and audio visuals of Young Bangla;
∎ Enhance partnership with private and public sector entities; and
∎ Representing the network/platform - Young Bangla to external audiences, stakeholders and partners;

Additional Requirements:
∎ Minimum 5-years' experience of working in development organisations and/or policy research organisations; Experiences in working for youth development will be considered as an added advantage;
∎ Required skills include excellent writing skills both in English and Bangla along with standard level of computer literacy;
∎ In addition, essential job specific skills include ability to plan and coordinate programmatic activities aptly, ability to come up with innovative, pragmatic and creative ideas, exceptional interpersonal communication skills including facilitation skills and negotiation skills in leading team members and youth members of Young Bangla network; capacity to provide mentoring and engage young volunteers; and
∎ Necessary skills include also ability to be mobile and tenacious, capability to work with multiple stakeholders including public and private sector actors, and aptitude to promote knowledge sharing within organisation and consolidate organisational learning;
∎ Proficiency in administrative duties such as work-scheduling, developing informational material, preparing budget and human resource plans are standard skills as desired;

Salary:
∎ Taka 125,000+

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ As per HR policy of the organization;

Application Deadline: July 20, 2019

Company Information:
∎ Centre for Research and Information (CRI)

Category: NGO/Development