Deputy Programme Manager (Operation)-Humanitarian & Resilience

Job Description

Title: Deputy Programme Manager (Operation)-Humanitarian & Resilience

Company Name: Islamic Relief Bangladesh

Vacancy: 1

Age: Na

Job Location: Dhaka (Baridhara)

Salary: Tk. 151033 (Monthly)

Experience:

• At least 12 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO, Development Agency

Published: 2025-11-20

Application Deadline: 2025-12-03

Education:

Master’s degree in Disaster Management or Development Studies or Social Science or Civil Engineering, or Environmental Engineering from a reputable university.

Requirements:

• At least 12 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO, Development Agency

Skills Required: Climate Resilience,Disaster Risk Reduction,Emergency response,Partnership Management,People Management,Project Management,Proposal Development,Shelter and Site Development,WASH program

Additional Requirements:

Essential Experience

• Minimum 12 years of experience, including at least 5 years in a managerial or similar leadership role.
• Experience working through both direct implementation and partnership-based approaches.
• Proven background in humanitarian response, emergency operations, seasonal programs, WASH, shelter, and cash and voucher assistance.
• Strong experience in project management, people management, and budget oversight.
• Experience in disaster risk reduction, early recovery, and climate-resilient programming.
• Experience developing proposals and donor submissions.
• Experience working with INGOs, UN agencies, and donor-funded humanitarian projects.

Essential Skills and Competencies

• Strong technical understanding of WASH, shelter, and CVA interventions.
• Ability to prepare and review technical designs, BoQs and engineering specifications.
• Skills in procurement processes, monitoring and reporting, quality assurance, and risk management.
• Strong project implementation and project management skills.
• Ability to lead emergency response operations.
• Knowledge of humanitarian standards such as Sphere and CHS.
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrated leadership, decision-making ability, and conflict resolution skills.
• Good financial planning and budget management capability.
• Ability to prepare budgets in donor formats and analyse expenditure trends.
• Strong planning, analytical thinking and strategic management skills.
• Professional integrity, positive attitude, and commitment to organizational values.
• Teamwork skills and openness to learning.
• Strong English and Bangla communication skills (reading, writing, speaking, and listening).
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications and basic IT skills.

Essential Personal Requirements

• Ability to work in remote and challenging environments.
• Willingness to travel frequently as required.
• Commitment to the mission and values of the organisation.
• Strong self-motivation and confidence.

Desirable

• Working knowledge of AutoCAD, Google SketchUp, STAAD Pro, ETABS, or other engineering or statistical software.
• Experience in market assessments for CVA programming.
• Experience conducting training, simulation exercises, and capacity-building workshops.
• Experience coordinating with clusters, government agencies, and humanitarian networks.
• Experience managing seasonal programmes such as Qurbani, Winterisation, Ramadan food, Eid gifts, or Aqiqa.

Responsibilities & Context:

Support effective project planning and design aligned with humanitarian context-10%

• Provide strategic direction, technical oversight, and leadership to project and partner staff.

• Identify and analyse funding opportunities from institutional donors (e.g. ECHO, RRM-SIDA, SIDA, FCDO, CHAF, DEC, UN, BMZ, Start Network) and other humanitarian and development funding mechanisms.

• Support project design and proposal development, budget preparation including concept notes and reports for various humanitarian contexts.

• Contribute to the development and periodic update of the Humanitarian and Resilience Programme Strategy and Business Plan.

• Monitor progress against the Business Plan and identify areas for improvement.

• Promote innovative ideas in project design, planning, and implementation.

Humanitarian Response, Recovery and Rehabilitation-10%

• Organize rapid needs assessments and emergency response operations (food, WASH, shelter, cash programming, etc.).

• Provide technical and operational guidance during anticipatory action, response and recovery phases.

• Coordinate humanitarian response and post-emergency rehabilitation programme including planning.

• Ensure documentation and lesson learning from humanitarian programme.

Field Office Management-15%

• Establish and manage field offices, ensuring staffing and resources meet project requirements.

• Provide operational guidance to field teams for quality and compliant project delivery.

• Organize planning workshops and finalize key management documents (PIP, risk mitigation plan, CFM, M&E plan, procurement plan, communication plan, exit plan, etc.).

• Conduct regular coordination meetings with field teams to review progress, challenges, and risk mitigation.

• Ensure logistical and administrative support for smooth implementation.

Oversight Engineering Interventions (Technical management)-10%

• Provide technical guidance on WASH, Shelter, and Cash interventions under the Humanitarian and Resilience Programme.

• Review and oversee technical designs, specifications, estimates, and Bills of Quantities (BoQ).

• Develop and review technical tools, checklists, and monitoring systems.

• Supervise and mentor technical staff and partners.

• Review tender documents and support procurement in coordination with central teams.

• Ensure quality assurance and compliance with IR standards and donor requirements.

• Review and verify vendor bills for technical and programmatic interventions, ensuring quality compliance and field-level validation before settlement.

Procurement and Financial Management-10%

• Prepare procurement plan and support to post bid analysis

• Ensure adherence to financial and logistics standards to maintain accountability and transparency.

• Prepare Project budget in different donor formats.

• Oversee project budgets, expenditure analysis, and fund requirements.

• Prepare and monitor budget vs. expenditure (using AX system) and take corrective actions as needed.

• Review interim and final financial reports and provide timely feedback.

• Prepare and review no cost extension documents if required after analysing budget and expenditure.

• Provide staff salary charging sheet in monthly regular basis as per requirement of finance.

Partnership Management-10%

• Maintain coordination and partnerships with government, donors, NGOs, and other stakeholders.

• Provide technical guidance and capacity-building support to partners for effective program delivery.

• Ensure partner compliance with donor and IR policies, procedures, and standards.

• Support partners in planning, implementation, and monitoring using appropriate project management tools.

• Participate in partner selection, tender processes, and compliance reviews.

• Build partner capacity in humanitarian standards, technical standards, program management, and M&E.

• Visit partner Office and activities and provide necessary feedback for further improvement.

• Acknowledge partner regarding the requirement of IR.

Coordination, Networking & Advocacy-5%

• Ensure transparent coordination and regular information sharing among partners and IR staff.

• Liaise with internal departments (Finance, HR, Procurement, MEAL, Media) to ensure program coherence.

• Represent IRB in coordination meetings with UN agencies, clusters, ISCG, RRRC, LGIs, and donor forums.

• Contribute to advocacy initiatives and maintain effective communication with relevant stakeholders.

Documentation and Compliance-5%

• Ensure systematic documentation and archiving (digital and hard copy) of project records.

• Maintain compliance with donor, audit, and organizational reporting requirements.

• Provide necessary documents during donor/external audits or reviews.

• Lead the collection and organization of project reports, certifications, and completion documents.

• Provide necessary support to the internal and external Auditor.

Capacity Building-5%

• Identify capacity gaps and organize training for IR and partner staff on humanitarian response, WASH, shelter, and project management.

• Develop IEC materials and technical manuals for project implementation.

• For more details download the job description from our official website (islamicrelief.org.bd)

Implementation of Seasonal Projects (Quarbani, Wintersation, Ramadan food, Eid Gifts and Aqiqa)-10%

• Developing proposals and budgets for seasonal Program

• For more details download the job description from our official website (islamicrelief.org.bd)

Cash and Voucher Programme-5%

• For more details download the job description from our official website (islamicrelief.org.bd)

Other Requirement-5%

• For more details download the job description from our official website (islamicrelief.org.bd)

Job Other Benifits:

Mobile bill, Tour allowance/Per-diem, Provident fund, Weekly 2 holidays, Insurance coverage (IPD, OPD, Life, DB, CIB), Festival Bonus, Long Service Awards, Leave (Annual, Casual, Sick, TOIL/CTO, Maternity, Paternity and R&R) and Gratuity, etc.

Employment Status: Full Time

Job Work Place: Work at office

Company Information:

Gender: Male and Female can apply

Read Before Apply: Please apply only who are fulfilling all the requirements of this job

Category: NGO/Development