Finance Operations and Resources Coordinator
Job Description
Title: Finance Operations and Resources Coordinator
Company Name: CARE Bangladesh
Vacancy: 1
Job Location: Dhaka
Employment Status: Full-time
Educational Requirements:
∎ Master's degree in Accounting/Finance/MBA Major in Accounting/Finance is preferable. Related professional degrees/qualifications will be given additional preference.
Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 10 year(s)
Job Context:
∎ Finance Operations and Resources Coordinator under Nature Based Adaptation towards Prosperous and Adept Lives & Livelihoods in Bangladesh (NABAPALLAB)
∎ Location: Based in CARE Bangladesh Dhaka Office
∎ Duration: Duration of the contract will be up to December 31, 2026
∎ I. Job Summary:
∎ CARE is one of the world`s leading international humanitarian and development organizations, committed to helping people in poor communities improve their lives and alleviate poverty. Founded in 1945, CARE is working over 100 countries to fight global poverty and marginalization. CARE has been active in Bangladesh since 1949 and is one of the largest programs in CARE confederation. Women and girls are at the core of all CARE programs because they represent half of the marginalized group and it is not possible to overcome poverty until all people have equal rights and opportunities. CARE Bangladesh works to implement programs with long-term impacts that result in sustainable changes for the extreme poor and marginalized communities.
∎ CARE Bangladesh`s Humanitarian and Climate Action Program is committed to provide people affected by disasters and conflicts with life-saving assistance, with a special focus on women and girls, who are disproportionately affected by disasters. Our action also includes preparedness and early action, emergency response and recovery, and resilience and adaptation to climate change and equitable development. The UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) has selected a CARE Bangladesh-led consortium to implement the project titled `Nature Based Adaptation towards Prosperous and Adept Lives & Livelihoods in Bangladesh (NABAPALLAB)` in two Ecologically Critical Areas (ECA) - Sundarbans and Hakaluki Haor. The other consortium members are CNRS, CordAid, C3ER-BRAC University, Dushtha Shasthya Kendra (DSK), Friendship, Humanity & Inclusion (HI), iDE, and Practical Action. It is a key component of the Bangladesh-UK Accord on Climate Change and will deliver the adaptation outcome of the FCDO`s flagship Bangladesh Climate and Environment Programme (BCEP). The programme will make a significant contribution in Bangladesh to progress against GoB`s policies and priorities e.g., National Adaptation Plan (NAP), Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC), commitments to biodiversity conservation, ongoing 8th Five Year Plan, etc. And it will also contribute to UK`s commitment to International Climate Finance (ICF).
∎ The Sundarbans, the largest mangrove forest in the world, and Hakaluki Haor, a complex wetland system of the Meghna-Surma River basin, play a crucial role in protecting lives and livelihoods in the southwest coast and northeast Bangladesh respectively. With a population of over 4 million and a rich habitat with rare species, including tigers, the Sundarbans` inhabitants are threatened by climate changes due to rising sea levels and frequent cyclones. Over-extraction of forest resources by locals and industrial development in the nearby areas is currently threatening this World Heritage Site. Hakaluki Haor is one of the most extensive marsh wetlands in the country, inhabited by over 200,000 people and 558 animal and bird species and is a breeding ground for fisheries. Due to environmental sensitivity and high anthropogenic pressures such as overharvesting, overfishing, pollution and illegal logging, the Sundarbans mangrove and the Hakaluki Hoar wetland are at a vulnerable stage with climate change exacerbating the current situation.
∎ FCDO`s NABAPALLAB aims to engage biodiversity and natural resource-dependent communities to strengthen the climate resilience of the ECAs, conserve biodiversity, and at the same time, diversify and improve people`s livelihood through innovative nature-based (NBS) and locally led adaptation solutions. Besides, the programme will look to increase accessibility to climate resilient homes, infrastructure and WASH facilities and promote digital solutions for functional climate information and weather services as one of the key strategies to improve productivity and reduce loss and damage and suffering from climate shocks and stresses. It will primarily target communities within the 10 km buffer zone of the ECAs, which are critically exposed and vulnerable to climate change impacts and have a lesser capacity to adapt to such changes. It will increase climate resilience of more than 250,000 vulnerable households and ecosystem-based protection and restoration of 5,000km2 area in, especially in the districts of Bagerhat, Satkhira and Khulna in the Sundarbans ECA, and Maulvibazar and Sylhet in Hakaluki Haor. The project will consider the most marginalized communities, involving stakeholders from multiple strata and ensuring ownership of provided interventions. It will also enhance the capacity of the local government bodies to manage and conserve the ECAs effectively and create an enabling environment to implement relevant government plans and policies related to Eco-System based Adaptation (EBA).
∎ To achieve FCDO`s NABAPALLAB goal, CARE and its partners will work with different ministries specially, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC), Department of Forest, Department of Environment (DoE), Ministry of Land, Local Government Engineering Department (LGED), Bangladesh Water Development Board, Department of Public Health Engineering (DPHE) etc. of the Government of Bangladesh (GoB) at the national, regional and local levels, to implement the most appropriate NbS and Locally-led Adaptations (LLA) solutions for the Sundarbans and Hakaluki haor ecosystems. It will facilitate developing and implementing solutions emerging from communities, government line departments, and from the private sector. This project will replicate proven best practices to scale up innovative models for better conservation and adaptation outcomes.
∎ The Finance, Operations, and Resource Coordinator is responsible for managing all financial management and administrative activities across the NABAPALLAB consortium. S/he will ensure that project implementation follows a a strong financial and operational compliance of CARE and FCDO rules and regulations and all applicable local laws in Bangladesh. The position will ensure development of robust financial records and reporting, optimize operational processes, manage resources, provide strategic guidance, and maintain effective coordination and communication with consortium members for quality project implementation.
∎ S/he will ensure appropriate systems and procedures (payroll, cash management, vendor payments, budgeting and forecasting, procurement, property management, grants management and other related financial and operational tasks) are in place to properly disburse, account, budget, and report to the donor in a timely and cost-effective manner. The Finance, Operations, and Resource Coordinator is responsible for financial quality control and reporting and must ensure financial and operational information is provided to project leadership and all other stakeholders for timely decision-making.
∎ S/he will report to the Team Leader, NABAPALLAB, and liaise on a regular basis with all consortium organizations` finance focal, and project leads, and CARE Bangladesh Finance team to ensure strategic alignments and reporting in line with FCDO`s ICF evaluation standards as well as CARE`s 2030 impact indicators
Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Attractive remuneration package will be offered to the really deserving candidate. In addition, CARE offers Provident Fund, Gratuity, Festival Bonus, Leave Encashment, Life and Health Insurance, Working Mother Benefits and Day Care Facilities etc.
Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.
Application Deadline: 26 Nov 2023
Company Information:
∎ 18 Nov 2023
∎ CARE Bangladesh
Category: Accounting/Finance
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