Manager - Practical Action Consulting
Job Description
Title: Manager - Practical Action Consulting
Company Name: Practical Action - Bangladesh.
Vacancy: 01
Job Location: Dhaka
Employment Status: Full-time
Educational Requirements:
∎ Masters degree in any discipline
Job Responsibilities:
∎ LEADERSHIP, MANAGEMENT AND PEOPLE 20%
∎ Manage and support Practical Action Consulting team members to achieve change ambitions, encouraging joined up ways of working with Business Development, Thematic Areas and other Units in Practical Action
∎ Line manage and provide leadership to associate consultants and hired consultants for consulting works and oversee other team members in doing the same.
∎ Create an enabling environment for optimum utilization of resources and staff capacities
∎ Manage performance of the PAC team and hold them accountable for technical delivery, financial control, management of associates, donor reporting, strategic fit, contract preparation and conformance of the assignment.
∎ Manage PAC finance to comply with the financial policies of Government of Bangladesh and Practical Action
∎ Work with the finance team (local and UK) to prepare and submit correct monthly, quarterly and annual financial report on time as scheduled.
∎ ACHIEVING CHANGE AMBITIONS AND STRENGTHENING ORGANISATIONAL PROFILE 30%
∎ Support in strategic and business planning and ensure all work developed and implemented is strategic to the Group, Practical Action Bangladesh and Practical Action Consulting Bangladesh
∎ Understand Practical Action Consulting Bangladesh's potentials and scope for contributing to the change ambitions; and develop strategy or plan for making these contributions. While doing so s/he needs to analyse and integrate the cultural, political and economic factors - using a systems thinking approach
∎ Ensure bids, projects/awards are aligned and contribute to change ambitions
∎ Explore, manage and ensure delivery of consultancy work and contribute to the growing portfolio of Practical Action Consultancy as per the Strategy with support from the team members
∎ Work closely with Strategic Leads to ensure that project/programme/technical assistance activities are designed and executed to deliver change ambition evidence, learning and influencing targets
∎ Raise the profile of Practical Action Consulting with donors, governments, NGOs and the private sector.
∎ Represent Practical Action Consulting, particularly for liaising, coordinating, networking and leading projects
∎ Promote PAC brand essence and positioning with a focus on how brand supports its identity and position with institutional donors and corporate bodies
∎ GENERATING FUNDING AND MANAGING RELATIONSHIPS 30%
∎ Ensure research, marketing, client relationship, networking and contract management for Practical Action Consulting in close coordination with Country Director, Strategic Leads, Head of Programme Delivery and Business Development.
∎ Facilitate development of high quality Expressions of Interest (EOIs) and proposals resulting in the securing of consultancy fee earning work.
∎ Work with team members and oversee team members to design and deliver, consultancy projects according to an international standard.
∎ DELIVERING PERFORMANCE AS ONE PRACTICAL ACTION 20%
∎ Work with Practical Action Consulting Global team, SMT of Bangladesh office and ensure regular communication
∎ Actively contribute to the development and delivery of PAC Global strategy including promoting innovative interventions
∎ Work as an integral part of the PAC Global team, delivering to both national and PAC global strategy
∎ In collaboration with others in PAC and PA, develop internal systems for integrating and creating coherence and synergy between the work of Practical Action Consulting and Practical Action and have good coordination with Thematic Leads
∎ Work with the Head of Business Development, Thematic Areas, PAC International and PAC Global to build-in into upcoming proposals pipeline and ensuring high quality and winning proposals
∎ Support in capturing of learnings and MEL.
Salary:
∎ Tk. 159000 - 166796 (Monthly)
∎ Subject to qualification and experiences.
Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Festival Bonus: 1
∎ Festival Bonus, Gratuity, PF, Insurance coverage as per organisation policy, subject to qualification and experiences
Application Deadline: September 15, 2019
Company Information:
∎ Practical Action - Bangladesh.
∎ Address : House # 28/A, Road # 5, Dhanmondi, Dhaka-1205
∎ Web : www.practicalaction.org
∎ Business : Practical Action is an international development organisation putting ingenious ideas to work so people in poverty can change their world.
We help people find solutions to some of the world’s toughest problems. Challenges made worse by catastrophic climate change and persistent gender inequality. We work with communities to develop ingenious, lasting and locally owned solutions for agriculture, water and waste management, climate resilience and clean energy. And we share what works with others, so answers that start small can grow big.
We’re a global change-making group. The group consists of a UK registered charity with community projects in Africa, Asia and Latin America, an independent development publishing company and a technical consulting service. We combine these specialisms to multiply our impact and help shape a world that works better for everyone.
Category: NGO/Development
