Field Coordinator

Job Description

Title: Field Coordinator

Company Name: Society For Development Initiatives (SDI)

Vacancy: 1

Age: At most 60 years

Job Location: Dhaka (Demra)

Salary: Tk. 80000 (Monthly)

Experience:

• At least 10 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO

• Masters

• Master's degree in any discipline from a government -approved university;

• At least 10 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO

• Age At most 60 years
• Only Male

• Candidate having a Master's degree in Business Administration, Management, Accounting, Finance, Economics, Development Studies, Social Work, Sociology, English, Political Science, Anthropology, Environmental Science, Agriculture, Fisheries will be given preference;

• Candidate holding a B.Sc. degree in Engineering (CSE, EEE, Civil, Mechanical) from a recognized university will also be preferred;

• More than one 3rd Division/Class in any examination will not be accepted;

• Training in Project Management/Entrepreneurship Development will be treated as extra quality;

• 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 and should have excellent communication and report writing skills both in Bangla and English

• Minimum 10 years of experience including 5 years relevant experience in the development organization.

• Preference shall be given to individuals with prior experience in working under PKSF's RAISE Project, along with demonstrated skills, professional competence, and a strong reputation.

"Society for Development Initiatives (SDI)" is implementing the 'Recovery and Advancement of Informal Sector Employment (RAISE)' Project under the Additional Financing phase, implemented by the Palli Karma-Sahayak Foundation (PKSF) with support from the World Bank, aims to enhance employment opportunities, entrepreneurship development, and economic inclusion for low-income youth and microentrepreneurs. The project aims to enhance employment and income-generating opportunities for low-income youth through skills development, apprenticeship programs, entrepreneurship promotion, access to finance, and other livelihood support interventions. The project places particular emphasis on women, disadvantaged groups, and climate-vulnerable communities, thereby fostering inclusive economic growth and sustainable livelihoods across Bangladesh.

The RAISE Project is being implemented nationwide through selected Partner Organizations (POs) of PKSF. As a Partner Organization of PKSF, Society for Development Initiatives (SDI) is responsible for implementing the project within its designated operational area in accordance with the project objectives and implementation guidelines.

To ensure effective implementation of the project and achievement of its intended outcomes, "Society for Development Initiatives (SDI)" invites applications from qualified, experienced, and motivated professionals for the following project positions under the RAISE Project.

Duty Station: Extensive Field visit is required across the Project sites.

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, conduct training activities, apprentices' graduation, ensure 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;

• Assisting in expanding operations and increasing other borrowers in RAISE-related branches, alongside verifying and following up on RAISE borrowers.

• Prepare monthly, quarterly and half yearly progress reports and submit to PKSF in time;

• Coordinate with microfinance team of the partner organization and Project Management Unit (PMU) of PKSF;

• Ensure timely and accurate entry, updating, and management of project data in the RAISE CMS and other designated information management systems; and

• Perform any other tasks assigned by the management.

• Festival Bonus: 2

• Monthly consolidated salary BDT 80,000 (Eighty Thousand) per month.

• Other admissible benefits (Festival Bonus, Bangla Noboborsho Allowance, Mobile Allowance etc.) as per Organization policy.

• Salary and other admissible benefits (if any) are inclusive of all applicable taxes as imposed by the Government of Bangladesh. All relevant taxes will be deducted at the source as per Government rules.