Title: Operations Officer
Company Name: Room to Read
Vacancy: Not specific
Job Location: Dhaka
Employment Status: Full-time
Educational Requirements:
∎ Master's degree in Social science, Education, Business, Management or other related field
Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 5 year(s)
Job Responsibilities:
∎ Program implementation and Coordination with Field offices:
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∎ Review and follow-up on requests coming from field offices
∎ Follow up on program implementation with respect to the IC and update Program and Operations Director (POD) on a regular basis.
∎ Liaison with technical team and field offices for smooth implementation
∎ Liaison with Field offices and with Administration dept for ensuring timely supply of materials to field offices
∎ Support in monthly and quarterly review meeting and reporting
∎ Assist team for site selection for program operation
∎ On a regular basis monitor the work at the Field Offices
∎ Support POD for co-ordination for all RtR activities
∎ Liaises with NGO Partner:
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∎ Liaise with NGO Partner, especially at district education levels. This includes periodic meetings with partners to exchange information and updating programs' work progresses.
∎ Manages relationships with, partner NGOs as related to program implementation.
∎ Support in monthly and quarterly review and reporting
∎ Conducting monitoring and review visits to assess progress
∎ Preparation of Budget:
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∎ Assist Program and Operations Director (POD) for Annual Plans and Budget (AP&B) process
∎ Monitor the utilization of Budgets
∎ Tracking of expenditure against budget
∎ Review partners financial report and share widely
∎ Reporting:
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∎ Collect periodic reports from the field offices and from partners; compile and send to POD with necessary recommendations
∎ Review the contracts/ MoUs between RtR and Schools or partners
∎ Sharing all updates regarding program implementation
∎ Co-ordinate for the monthly and quarterly reporting to Global Office
∎ Support in Donor visit co-ordination and reporting
∎ Networking and Co-ordination:
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∎ Maintain good relationship with respective Govt. departments and co-ordinate them as and when necessary
∎ Assist POD to ensure government approval and legal compliance of Room to Read programs implemented directly or through NGO partners.
∎ Maintain relationship with partners and Field Managers for smooth co-ordination with country office
∎ Visit program sites to analyze effectiveness of program implementation of Field Office and partner NGOs, training, workshops, site visit, program monitoring as well as other purposes.
∎ Perform other tasks as assigned
Additional Requirements:
∎ A minimum 5 years of professional experience and working knowledge and understanding of project management
∎ Strong planning, budgetary, supervising, and project implementation skills
∎ Ability to travel regularly to project sites and Province or District offices throughout the Country
∎ Strong English verbal and written communication skills
∎ Direct and indirect project implementation experience
∎ Experience working in community development projects in rural communities
∎ Proven ability to work effectively with schools and communities
∎ Prior success working closely and building relationships with diverse groups of people
∎ Effectiveness in working or volunteering in a non-profit organization that is focused on maintaining high quality work and low overhead
∎ Prior experience in a fast-paced, growth-oriented global or regional organization
∎ Proven track record of achieving results
∎ Ability to juggle multiple priorities simultaneously and take initiative
∎ Prior experience living and/or working in rural areas
∎ Prior experience working with schools, teachers, administrators and government officials
∎ Experience in successful implementation of a wide range of tasks as well as developing and implementing improvements in a prior position
Salary:
∎ We offer competitive salary.
Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Provident Fund
∎ 13th Month Bonus
∎ Discretionary Performance Bonus
∎ Gratuity
∎ Health coverage including spouse and children
∎ Insurances
∎ Professional Development opportunities. The most significant benefit is the opportunity to work with one of the fastest growing international organizations, which has sole focus on education & continuously innovating efficient & effective social entrepreneurship
Application Deadline: October 9, 2019
Company Information:
∎ Room to Read
∎ Business : Room to Read is a US based international non-profit organization. We envision a world in which all children can pursue a quality education, reach their full potential and contribute to their community and the world. To achieve this goal, we focus on two areas where we believe we can have the greatest impact: literacy and gender equality in education. We work in collaboration with communities and local governments and partner organizations across Asia and Africa to develop literacy skills and a habit of reading among primary school children, and support girls to complete secondary school with the life skills they?ll need to succeed in school and beyond. Room to Read currently work in Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Laos, Nepal, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Vietnam, and Zambia. To learn more about Room to Read, please visit www.roomtoread.org.
Room to Read is working in Bangladesh since 2008.
Category: NGO/Development
Source: bdjobs.com