Job Description
Title: District Manager-USAID’s Community Nutrition and Health Activity (CNHA)
Company Name: Friends in Village Development Bangladesh (FIVDB)
Vacancy: 4
Job Location: Habiganj, Kishoreganj, Netrokona, Sunamganj
Employment Status: Full-time
Educational Requirements:
∎ Master's degree in social science, public health, nutrition, agriculture, or a related field.
∎ 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.
Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 5 year(s)
Job Context:
∎ Friends in Village Development Bangladesh (FIVDB) is going to implement the “USAID`s Community Nutrition and Health Activity (CNHA)` funded by USAID” Project in Haor region Sunamgonj, Habigonj, Natrokona and Kishorgonj district in partnership with CARE Bangladesh. The present project tenure is up to September 2027.
∎ 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.
∎ Friends in Village Development Bangladesh (FIVDB), is a Bangladeshi non-governmental organisation founded in 1979 under the Societies’ Registration Act, 1860. The organisation is also registered with the NGO Affairs Bureau and the Micro Credit Regulatory Authority, of the Government of Bangladesh.
∎ FIVDB`s societal vision is that of `a vibrant society based on justice, equity, democracy and environmentally sound principles`. It works with the mission to give the disadvantaged women, men and children greater voice, reduce their vulnerability, increase their use of citizenship rights and help them enhance their quality of life. To that end FIVDB pursues educational, social and economic capacity building and social organization processes. It works to strengthen social protection and safety networks and participates in national and international outreach and advocacy. The organization combines grassroots service delivery, social mobilization and advocacy in its work and works in collaboration with communities, civil society, the Government and private sectors
∎ CARE Bangladesh, a non-profit international development organization, is implementing a five-year-long project, "USAID’s Community Nutrition and Health Activity (CNHA)”. CARE, with its consortium partners icddr,b, mPower, Jhpiego, and Viscom, will implement this project both at national and sub-national levels, and [Friends In Village Development Bangladesh (FIVDB)] will work at the local level to execute the field activities under Kishorgonj Cluster and in the selected upazilas (all unios) of Sunamgonj, Habigonj, Netrokona and Kishorgonj districts.
∎ 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.
Job Responsibilities:
∎ FIVDB, a local partner of this project implementation, is hiring a District Manager. The District Manager will lead the implementation of the project in the respective district as guided by the Project Manager. This District Manager will ensure that the technical direction of the project is geared to achieve the desired impact and project operations maximize value for money and overall management of the project 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 project plans, as well as achieving standards set for staff development, project impact, and monitoring and result measurement.
∎ Under the direct guidance of the Project Manager, the District Manager will facilitate the Project Implementation Team representing the any District (Kishorgonj/Sunamgonj/Habigonj/Netrokona) in reflecting on project 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 & 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 FIVDB’s safety and security-related policies and systems as part of their day-to-day duties and comply, always, with safety & 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.
∎ FIVDB 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. FIVDB 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.
∎ Reporting to: Project Manager
∎ The District Manager is based on any one (Kishorgonj/Sunamgonj/Habigonj/Netrokona) district office of CNHA, with approximately 80% of the time in the field.
Additional Requirements:
∎ Age 30 to 56 years
∎ 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.
Salary:
∎ Negotiable
∎ Deduction of Tax at Source
Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Weekly 2 holidays, Mobile bill
∎ Salary Review: Yearly
∎ As per the project policy of FIVDB and the budgeted provision of this project.
Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.
Application Deadline: 10 Oct 2023
Company Information:
∎ 5 Oct 2023
∎ Friends in Village Development Bangladesh (FIVDB)
∎ Address : FIVDB, Khadimnagar, Sylhet-3103
∎ Business : FIVDB is a development organization, established in 1979. Its major operation cover 7 major districts and concentrates round in the north-east of Bangladesh. It mission is to give disadvantage women, men and children greater voice, reduce their vulnerability, increase use of citizenship rights and help them enhance their quality of life.
Category: NGO/Development
: FIVDB affirms the 'ZERO' tolerance approach against sexual exploitation and abuse. And is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behavior at work including sexual harassment, lack of integrity, and financial misconduct, and expects staff to promote the welfare of children and adults at all times. FIVDB expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment through our Code of Conduct. We place a high priority on ensuring that only those who share and demonstrate this commitment are recruited to work with us.FIVDB is an equal-opportunity organization and any kind of persuasion will be construed as automatic disqualification.Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for an interview.Join us on our Facebook page for more updates: www.facebook.com/fivdbngo
