Field Coordinator

Job Description

Title: Field Coordinator

Company Name: WAVE Foundation

Vacancy: 1

Age: At most 45 years

Job Location: Dhaka

Salary: Tk. 45000 (Monthly)

Experience:

• At least 5 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO

• Masters

Education

• Masters in Social Science disciplines

• At least 5 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO

• Age At most 45 years

Experience

• Minimum 5 years of working experience in field level supervision in NGO sector. 

Workplace: Work at Dhaka office and including intensive field visit.

Job Context

WAVE Foundation is a civil society organization established in 1990, has been implementing multifaceted activities for the socio-economic development of the poor and marginalized as well as the establishment of universal human rights and good governance. Besides, the organization is conducting issue-based policy advocacy and campaigns. WAVE is driven by its motto `Together for Better lifeʼ towards the vision of establishing `A just and Prosperous societyʼ. WAVE has organized its activities into 6 programs: 1) Poverty Eradication and Livelihood Development 2) Community Financing and Entrepreneurship Development 3) Agri- Food System Transformation 4) Governance, Rights and Justice 5) Social Development and Youth Empowerment 6) Climate Justice and Renewable Energy Promotion.

WAVE Foundation is going to implement a project titled Strengthening institutional capacity for democratic reforms through gender responsive and inclusive participation in decision making in Bangladesh under the Democratic Reforms through Inclusive Participation in Bangladesh (DRIP) project implemented by UN Women in collaboration with UNDP and funded by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC). This project aims to strengthen gender-responsive and inclusive democratic institutions in Bangladesh during a critical period of political reform. It focuses on enhancing the capacity of the Bangladesh Election Commission (BEC) to implement gender-mainstreamed electoral processes, develop the BEC Gender Strategy, and align with CEDAW General Recommendation 40. The initiative will provide targeted training and support through the Election Training Institute (ETI) and BRIDGE-certified facilitators, while institutionalizing feminist approaches within electoral education. This project leads by WAVE Foundation and partnership with Action Aid Bangladesh. Simultaneously, the project empowers civil society organizations and women-led platforms to advocate for inclusive governance and women's political leadership. It will support national strategy development, civic engagement, and locally driven awareness campaigns, along with a small grants program to strengthen grassroots activism. To address systemic barriers, the project also strengthens referral mechanisms to prevent Violence Against Women in Politics (VAWP), improve coordination between BEC and One-Stop Crisis Centres, and promote safe political participation. The 13-month implementation period across 8 districts and 16 Upazilas under Jamalpur, Patuakhali, Khulna, Bogra, Kurigram, Satkhira, Mymensingh, Cox’s Bazar districts. WAVE Foundation is seeking qualified candidate for the position of the ‘Field Coordinator’ of this project in the working area of Khulna, Patuakhali, Mymensingh & Bogura.

Key Responsibilities:

The ‘Field Coordinator’ is responsible for overall field level implementation, Coordination & supervision of the project activities. He/ She is reporting to the Program Coordinator & to the Program Focal of this project. His/her duties and responsibilities, which are essential but not limited to:

• Coordinate all interventions at field level;

• Closely working with multi- stakeholders to advocate for inclusive governance and women's political leadership.

• Working experience on gender, governance & inclusive participation;

• Facilitate project meetings, training, seminar, campaign and workshops;

• Manage project budgets, procurement, reimbursement, track project performance;

• Strong interpersonal, coordination, stakeholder engagement skills; ability to work with government counterparts & under pressure;

• Clear Understanding on gender inclusive programming, women’s political empowerment, inclusive governance;

• Capacity to identify and mitigate field level risks and Challenges;

• Ability and willingness to intensive travel across project areas;

• Ensuring quality project progress reports;

• Communication and collaboration with field volunteers, CSOs;

• Maintain liaison & coordination with District level BEC & govt. offices.

• Good computer knowledge (MS office, excel and power point presentation, typing both English and Bangla).

• Fluency in English and Bengali languages is essential.

• Excellent in organizing, analytical, and report-writing skills; capable of working under tight deadlines and managing multiple tasks.

• Any other tasks or duties assigned by the senior management of the WAVE Foundation.

Compensation & Other Benefits

•  Monthly consolidated salary is BDT 45,000 with other admissible benefits as per the organization`s policy/project provision.

• Salary and other admissible benefits (if any) are inclusive of all taxes as imposed by the government of Bangladesh. Taxes will be deducted at sources as per government rules.