Manager - Self Help Approach

Job Description

Title: Manager - Self Help Approach

Company Name: An International Child Rights Organisation

Vacancy: Not specific

Job Location: Dhaka

Employment Status: Contractual

Educational Requirements:
∎ Postgraduate Degree in Community Development, Social Work, Sociology or related fields.

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 6 year(s)

Job Context:
∎ This is a full-time position based in Dhaka, with frequent travel to the project areas. The Manager, SHA is responsible for overall development and coordination of SHA initiatives within the country programme and high-quality support to the partner organisations in form of trainings and backstopping in accordance with the strategy and priorities of the organisation. Simultaneously, the SHA Manger participates in the organisation`s Asian discussion around the development of the Self-Help Approach.
∎ The Manager, SHA reports to the Country Coordinator. The major role of Manager, SHA is to a) steer the technical leadership of the SHA team and prepare the annual and quarterly planning; b) guide the members of the SHA team in programmatic concepts and operations; c) ensure the improvement of women rights and child rights at community level; d) maintain close communication with the responsible levels at the Country Management and the Head Office.
∎ Job nature: Full time and regular position
∎ Location: Dhaka with frequent field visit requiring more than 50% of the time. It may also require travel to countries other than the home country.

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Contribute to the development and implementation of the Country Strategy in all dimensions (e.g. Child Rights Situation Analysis (CRSA), administration and logistics)
∎ Take lead in the development of the Self-Help Group Approach by analysing available information, identifying issues and developing new training modules and revising existing ones
∎ Identify potential partners for SHA implementation
∎ Orient the existing and potential partners on SHA
∎ Maintain regular communication with the existing partners
∎ Conduct SHA trainings, including online trainings, in accordance with the latest modules of the organisation
∎ Provide capacity building and related support to partners, focusing on SHA but also in other areas relevant to the country strategy
∎ Ensure monitoring of SHA partners and projects according to the standards of the organisation
∎ Analyse and scrutinise the reports and figures from partners as per the organisation's formats and templates, give feedback/recommendations, and follow up on those
∎ Collect and aggregate information/reports from the SHA Coordinators, conduct statistical analysis and maintain SHA database on a regular basis
∎ Report to the organisation in line with its standards and formats ,
∎ Review proposals and conduct proposal discussions with partners
∎ Collect and aggregate information/reports from the SHA Coordinators (If there are any)
∎ Maintain and update SHA database on a regular basis
∎ Maintain documentation on SHA related activities in different projects
∎ Shoulder further tasks delegated by the senior management of Bangladesh or Europe office in accordance with role requirement.

Additional Requirements:
∎ 6 years of field experience in development work, particularly in community organising and capacity building. Duration of experience may be relaxed in case of extra-ordinary candidates
∎ Working experience with international development agencies is an asset
∎ Strong understanding of community development, mobilization, participatory approaches, gender and women empowerment and child rights.
∎ Strong understanding of project management
∎ Experience of team management
∎ Experience of maintaining networks
∎ Ability of managing partnership
∎ Excellent command of both oral and written Bengali and English.
∎ Proficient in Microsoft Office package, e.g. Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
∎ Ability to work in online working tools is an asset
∎ Willing to work in rural communities as part of field work.
∎ Physically fit to travel to remote areas and work at flexible hours.
∎ Required Aptitude:
∎ Have strong belief in self-help approach
∎ Have demonstrated a high standard of professional integrity
∎ Passionate zeal about the Development Sector
∎ Shown high level of motivation to work with communities using participatory approaches
∎ Proven track record as a promoter of child rights
∎ Be excellent in team building and relationship management
∎ Able to problem-solving, with analytical ability
∎ Be a strong communicator

Salary:
∎ An attractive salary package will be offered to the qualified candidate.

Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.

Application Deadline: 31 Oct 2021

Company Information:
∎ 23 Oct 2021
∎ An International Child Rights Organisation

Category: NGO/Development