District Manager
Job Description
Title: District Manager
Company Name: SAINT-Bangladesh
Vacancy: 3
Job Location: Barguna, Bhola, Patuakhali
Employment Status: Full-time
Educational Requirements:
∎ Master's degree in social science, public health, nutrition, agriculture, or a related field.
Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 5 year(s)
Job Context:
∎ `USAID`s Community Nutrition and Health Activity (CNHA)` funded by USAID, and implemented by CARE Bangladesh, aims to sustainably impact the nutrition and health of women and children in their first 1000 days of life. The activity will strive to achieve its goal by contributing to the areas of Strengthened community health systems to deliver nutrition, family planning, and health services; improving household nutrition and health behaviors; enhancing leadership and governance for improved nutrition; resilience of communities and households to potential nutrition shocks increased.
∎ SAINT-Bangladesh is a value-based non-profit and non-government organization (NGO), working in the survival strategies of the coastal areas disadvantage people since in 2001. It has registered under NGO Affairs Bureau in Bangladesh, and we believe in the integration & inclusion of humanitarian development and right-based approach in striving for people-centered sustainable development initiatives. It has maintained a level of transparency, participation, accountability, child and gender sensitivity and respect for human rights and dignity principles in management. SAINT-Bangladesh implemented different projects such as child rights and protection, education, health, women empowerment, IGA, DRR & CCA, WASH, and emergency response, etc.
∎ SAINT-Bangladesh is seeking a professional for the position of District Manager for `USAID`s Community Nutrition and Health Activity (CNHA)` implemented by CARE Bangladesh. As a local implementing partner, the activity will be implemented by SAINT-Bangladesh in the Coastal Region of Patuakhali Cluster (Patuakhali, Barguna and Bhola Districts) from October 2023 to September 2027. Note that this requirement will depend on the availability of donor funds.
∎ Under CNHA, the consortium will work with different departments of the ministries, especially the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) of the Government of Bangladesh (GoB) at the national, regional, and local levels, to improve nutrition status by strengthening the community health system and support the effective implementation of the Second National Plan of Action for Nutrition (NPAN2). This will work at multiple levels of local government institutions, specifically with the nutrition coordination committees at the district and upazila levels focusing on the community health system and strengthening the Core Team approach and local nutrition-governance mechanisms. The project will facilitate developing solutions emerging from communities, government departments, and the private sector. The CNHA will replicate proven best practices to scale up innovative local governance models for better nutrition by transforming the Union Development Coordination Committee (UDCC) into nutrition outcomes. Digital solutions related to health and Nutrition services are key strategies for improving nutrition. The project intends to impact several of the core challenges selected districts face in the North (Rangpur Cluster), Haor (Kishoreganj Cluster), Padma Basin (Madaripur Cluster), and Coastal Belt (Patuakhali Cluster) of Bangladesh.
∎ SAINT-Bangladesh, a local implementing partner is hiring a District Manager. The District Manager will lead the implementation of the activity in the respective district as guided by the Project Manager. This District Manager will ensure that the technical direction of the activity is geared to achieve the desired impact and activity operations maximize value for money and overall management of the activity implementation. The District Manager, under the supervision of the Project Manager, will coordinate with the consortium partners, technical specialists, cluster teams, project staff, and other stakeholders in the development and implementation of activity plans, as well as achieving standards set for staff development, activity impact, and monitoring and result measurement.
Job Responsibilities:
∎ Under the direct guidance of the Project Manager, the District Manager will facilitate the activity Implementation Team representing the Patuakhali District in reflecting on activity implementation issues by coordinating with the CNHA consortium. The District Manager will also be responsible for guiding Union Facilitators and the field staff in ensuring sound administrative and financial management systems at various levels. The District Manager will promote and support anchorage at the district office level so that the field team can work with a good level of independence and undertake initiatives on their own.
∎ Responsibility # 01: Coordination, implementation guidance, and operational leadership. 30%
∎ Lead project implementation team in taking responsibility with adequate authorities about intervention planning, implementation, monitoring, and management in the respective district.
∎ Plan and implement the project interventions in the respective district following CNHA's approaches and standards in consultation with the CNHA Consortium.
∎ Build capacities of project staff to manage resources and monitor the impact of the project.
∎ Introduce and expand new initiatives in the district in the context of implementing field interventions.
∎ Responsibility # 02: Staff management and administrative operations 25%
∎ Ensure that the project is implemented in a cost-effective manner, within the budget framework, and make sure that the burn rate is up to the expected level.
∎ Regularly monitor the status of record keeping and provide feedback to the project team and management.
∎ Promote a gender-equitable, women-friendly, sensitive work environment in the district office.
∎ Coach & and mentor staff to improve their programming and analytical skills in project planning, management, communication, and monitoring activities.
∎ Promote team spirit and cooperative attitudes among project personnel and project partners.
∎ Identify staff needs for training or improvement and take appropriate actions to achieve those.
∎ Responsibility # 03: Liaison with project consortium and other relevant stakeholders 20%
∎ Liaison, coordinate, and nurture excellent relationships with project teams, government, and other stakeholders.
∎ Participate in coordination meetings, including NGO coordination/DNCC/Health/FP, update progress, and represent project team as needed. Facilitate field visits conducted by the CNHA team, donors, and relevant government agencies.
∎ Responsibility # 04: Ensure proper monitoring, reporting, and result measurement systems for the project. 15%
∎ Support data collection, experience capitalization, study, or research undertaken by the project.
∎ Establish a culture of reviewing findings from the monitoring visits and initiate actions for qualitative improvements of interventions.
∎ Document innovations, case studies, and other pilot initiatives as guided by the Project Manager.
∎ Document and preserve project disaggregated records as per the MEL plan and DQA standard.
∎ Ensure data quality and completeness in a timely manner according to project/donor guidelines, including compiled quality reporting.
∎ Responsibility # 05: Communication and information management, effective networking, and collaboration. 10%
∎ Share and execute management directions of the project to all staff in the respective district.
∎ Adopt and execute new initiatives undertaken by the project in areas of health and family planning, nutrition governance, climate-smart, and nutrition value chain agriculture.
∎ Ensure a system of communication and branding across the staff, partners, concerned government officials, and communities related to project policies, strategies, and implementation activities established.
∎ Ensure ICT intervention implementation at the field level according to project guidelines.
∎ Responsibility # 6 Safety, Security, and Safeguarding
∎ As part of this role, the job holder will be expected to adhere to and support SAINT-Bangladesh's safety and security-related policies and systems as part of their day-to-day duties and comply, always, with safety & and security protocols and directives, including reporting. Staff must maintain situational and self-awareness and be aware of the safety - security-related consequences of their actions upon themselves, their team, and the organization.
∎ SAINT-Bangladesh is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behavior at work, including sexual harassment, exploitation, abuse, lack of integrity, and financial misconduct, and expects staff to promote the welfare of children, young people, and adults always. [SAINT-Bangladesh] expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment through our Code of Conduct. This is a high priority to ensure that only those who share and demonstrate this commitment are recruited to collaborate with us.
Additional Requirements:
∎ Minimum 5 years of professional experience in managerial positions with 2 years' experience in leading/managing development projects in the fields of health, family planning, food security, and nutrition.
∎ Strong understanding of community health systems, management hierarchy, services delivery platforms, and coordination mechanisms at the sub-national level.
∎ Demonstrated skill in financial, HR, and procurement, M&E systems management for donor-funded projects, especially USAID-supported initiatives.
∎ Effective communication, report writing, and presentation skills in both Bangla and English.
∎ Skilled in computer literacy, internet, and email communication.
∎ Good understanding of and commitment to promoting Gender, Equity, and Diversity Inclusion (GEDI) related concepts, ideas, and best practices.
∎ Additional Requirements : National ID number and a Motorcycle valid driving license number must be added.
∎ Skills: Good facilitation skills
∎ Strong interpersonal communication skills
∎ Good influencing skills
∎ Proven ability to organize meetings/events
∎ Ability to visit communities frequently
∎ Good writing skills in Bangla
∎ Motorcycle driving with valid driving license
∎ Attitude: To work in a team
∎ To protect children in connection
∎ To be non-discriminatory and gender-sensitive
Salary: Tk. 50000 (Monthly)
Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ As per organizational policy and availability of donor/partner fund.
Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.
Application Deadline: 2 Oct 2023
Company Information:
∎ 30 Sep 2023
∎ SAINT-Bangladesh
∎ Address : Ohi Bhabon, C & B Road, Alekanda (In front of Thana Council), Barisal-8200
∎ Business : SAINT-Bangladesh is a non-political, non-government and non-profit voluntary organization. SAINT-Bangladesh concerns its resources and think-tank to identifying the regional problems and providing sustainable solutions to those. SAINT-Bangladesh focus of the organization is establishing human right, Primary Health, Water & Sanitation, HIV/AIDS and experience on DRR & Rehabilitation from the deprived corners, specially for the Extreme & Excluded child, Woman, Men and disabilities. SAINT-Bangladesh presently working at Barisal and Khulna Division. Training of SAINT-Bangladesh is entailed of UN agencies and pre-qualified NGO of UNDP etc.
Category: NGO/Development
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Source: bdjobs.com
Deadline Expired on 2nd Oct 2023
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