Head of Program Quality and Innovation

Job Description

Title: Head of Program Quality and Innovation

Company Name: Plan International Bangladesh

Vacancy: 1

Age: Na

Job Location: Dhaka

Salary: --

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Published: 2025-02-06

Application Deadline: 2025-02-15

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Responsibilities & Context:

• Join Us at Plan International Bangladesh: Make a Lasting Impact!

• Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls. We believe in the power and potential of every child. But this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination. And its girls who are most affected. Working together with children, young people, our supporters and partners, we strive for a just world, tackling the root causes of the challenges facing girls and all vulnerable children.

• In Bangladesh, we envision a 2030 where children and youth, particularly girls and young women, are recognized as leaders of change in gender norms and can make decisions about their lives. Our country strategy, launched in July 2020, focuses on empowering girls and young women to be heard, live without fear of violence, and achieve their rights.

• For decades, our work in Bangladesh has made a significant impact, and we are now looking for a visionary Head of Program Quality and Innovation to lead our efforts in transforming lives across the country.

The Role

• Head of Program Quality and Innovation (PQI) is a leadership role that offers a unique opportunity to influence the future direction of the organization’s programs, ensuring they are impactful, innovative, and of the highest quality. This position will play a critical role in shaping the organization`s strategic approach to programmatic excellence, fostering a culture of learning and innovation, and driving the organization’s mission forward in a sustainable and scalable way. This position is responsible for overseeing the design, implementation, and evaluation of programs, ensuring they are impactful, efficient, and aligned with the organization’s strategic goals, values and feminist principles. The Head of Program Quality, and Innovation will drive a culture of continuous learning, data-driven decision-making, and creative problem-solving across the organization’s programmatic work. This role will be an integral part of the Extended Leadership Group (ELG) to drive the visionary efforts of program quality, impact, evidence and innovation and will deputize Director-Business, Partnership and Impact as delegated.

• The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in program management, impact evaluation, and innovation within a development or humanitarian impact context. Post holder will be a visionary leader with a passion for creating sustainable and scalable solutions, and will work closely with senior leadership to ensure the organization remains at the forefront of program excellence.

• The Head of Program Quality and Innovation (PQI) will lead transformative efforts to enhance program excellence, sustainability, and impact by fostering a culture of innovation, learning, and inclusion. This role requires extensive engagement with stakeholders, leveraging technology and data for evidence-based decision-making. With accountability for risk management, compliance, and capacity building, the Head of PQI will ensure programs remain adaptive to global challenges and aligned with organizational commitment and priorities. They will play a critical role in resource mobilization, knowledge management, and change leadership while collaborating with senior leadership to position the organization as a leader in programmatic.

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