Innovation and Knowledge Management Consultant
Job Description
Title: Innovation and Knowledge Management Consultant
Company Name: Swisscontact Bangladesh
Vacancy: Not specific
Job Location: Dhaka
Employment Status: Contractual
Educational Requirements:
∎ Graduate/post-graduate in Business, Economics, Development Studies or related discipline from a well reputed university
Experience Requirements:
∎ 2 to 3 year(s)
Job Context:
∎ Location: Dhaka with regular travel (up to 50% of the time) to project areas
∎ Duration: Initial contract of one year; based on performance, the contract will be extended till end of the project
∎ Reports to: Senior Manager, Innovation and Knowledge Management
Job Responsibilities:
∎ Supporting Senior Manager, Innovation and Knowledge Management to design and roll-out innovation and knowledge management related activities
∎ Supporting proper selection, partnership development and management of project's public/Private partners for Innovation related activities
∎ Conceptualizing and/or coordinating preparation/production of relevant materials (info graphics, factsheet, project flyers, tabloid, case studies, impact stories, experience papers, etc.) summarizing M4C's activities
∎ Taking lead in organizing events (i.e. workshops/seminar) and high-level field visits/meetings (with donor, Government and high-ranking officials) to disseminate project knowledge and undertaking advocacy initiatives with like-minded organizations
∎ Assisting in the preparation, drafting and editing of all other reports required by the SC Bangladesh country team, regional office and Swisscontact Headquarter
∎ Developing Terms of References, Memorandum of Understandings, and other necessary documents required to acquire vendors, consultant, researchers, and private partners
∎ Supporting the team in arranging logistics when necessary
∎ Coordinating and liaising with internal and external stakeholders for smooth management of project interventions
∎ Representing the project in suitable platforms i.e. national workshop/seminar on i.e. agricultural market development, entrepreneurship and business development etc.
∎ Any other task assigned by the supervisor. The incumbent may be, at times, required to perform duties that are beyond the scope of the job description given above.
Additional Requirements:
∎ Minimum 2-3 years of experience in private sector, international NGO or market systems development projects; Candidates with prior experience in communication will be given preference
∎ Basic understanding of the socio-political and economic context of rural Bangladesh, particularly market systems in char context
∎ Excellent verbal and written communication skills (both English and Bangla)
∎ Excellent command over MS Office applications (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
∎ Expertise in Illustrator and Photoshop will be an asset
Application Deadline: 30 Aug 2020
Company Information:
∎ 17 Aug 2020
∎ Swisscontact Bangladesh
∎ Business : Swisscontact, Swiss Foundation for Technical Cooperation, is headquartered in Zurich and was founded in 1959 by leading figures from the Swiss private sector and Swiss universities. It is exclusively involved in international co-operation and since 1961 has carried out its own and mandated projects. In Bangladesh, Swisscontact is registered as an international non-governmental organisation (INGO) under NGO Affairs Bureau, Government of the People`s Republic of Bangladesh.
Category: NGO/Development
