Program Coordinator

Job Description

Title: Program Coordinator

Company Name: Eco-Social Development Organization (ESDO)

Vacancy: 01

Job Location: Thakurgaon

Employment Status: Full-time

Educational Requirements:
∎ Masters in Social Science or equivalent degrees.

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 6 year(s)

Job Context:
∎ Eco-Social Development Organization (ESDO) started its journey in 1988 with a noble vision to stand in solidarity with the poor and marginalized. Being a peoples` centered organization, ESDO envisioned for a society which will be free from inequality and injustice, a society where no child will cry from hunger and no life will be ruined by poverty. Near about three decades of relentless efforts to make this happen, ESDO has embraced new grounds and opened up new horizons to help the disadvantaged and vulnerable people to bring meaningful and lasting changes in their lives. During this long span, ESDO has adapted with the changing situation and provided the most time-bound services especially for the poor and disadvantaged. A community focused and people centered approach has been adapted by ESDO while consideration was given to the national policy and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as its guiding principle. ESDO is one of the most dynamic organizations expanding its development interventions across 273 upazilas under 49 districts of Bangladesh covering over 8.46 million poor and vulnerable people.
∎ ESDO in partnership with EDUCO is going to implement the ‘‘Promote Inclusive and Equitable Primary Education for all the Children of GPS in hard-to-reach and Indigenous Communities’’program at Thakurgaon District. ESDO is inviting applications from interested qualified candidates for the above mentioned position.The Program duration 01st January 2021 to 31st December 2021 & probably to extend.

Job Responsibilities:
∎ The Program Coordinator will be responsible to ensure the overall smooth implementation of Project activities by proper planning, designing and monitoring of the activities in a participatory way at the field.
∎ He/she will be responsible for preparing/review budget and budgetary control; staff development and overall project management. The Project Coordinator ensured an effective monitoring in planning and smooth implementation of Project activities in community level.
∎ His key responsibility is to establishing and maintaining an effective reporting system for the project. This position is fully based in project area and will be reportable to the management as per the organogram of (ESDO). She/he will ensure receiving technical support from donor agency and keep collaboration with LG's authority for ensuring the project activities and reaching the beneficiary as per target.
∎ Planning and guidance to project staffs .
∎ Developing effective implementation plan in participatory processes with project staff and involving the community and other relevant stakeholders.
∎ Analyze the local context in relation to working children monitoring and incorporate in the planning.
∎ Monitor the monthly, quarterly and yearly plan of the project, implementation status and achievement.
∎ Monitor the plan of actions of the Project Officer, Teacher and Accountant of the project and ensure guidance for achieving the results.
∎ Ensure, manage and conduct the child monitoring and enrollment in the project area.
∎ Realistic planning of staffing consulting with line management
∎ Monitoring budget and share with senior management.
∎ Ensure budget breakdown for all relevant activities and get prior necessary approval.
∎ Coordination and Program Implementation
∎ Establish learning centre for working children in the domestic and transport sectors.
∎ Facilitate child friendly education for working children in the domestic and transport sectors.
∎ Conduct meeting with government and private service provider to ensure access to basic health services for the working children and their families.
∎ Establish strategic partnership with technical and vocational training service providers to impact customized training to the targeted working children.
∎ Conduct awareness rising session with working children and their parents on social protection schemes and public services.
∎ Establish linkage with the government's social safety net program to explore access to the vulnerable families of the working children.
∎ Realize social culture, behavior, practice and believes of the community people and to observe how effectively Program staffs are collecting data/information from intervention areas and give feedback.
∎ Communicate regularly with LG's management and update the project activities.
∎ Assist project staffs to select project participants to attend in various workshops.
∎ Coordinate project coordination meetings and relevant meetings.
∎ Organizing orientation, training, workshops, rallies, seminars etc. as and when required.
∎ Ensure individual monthly schedule of the project staffs.
∎ Ensure the monthly and quarterly beneficiary achievement as per set plan.
∎ Coordinate with project participants, community people, elite, leaders, local govt. representatives and stakeholders associated directly/indirectly into the project activities,
∎ Coordinate with EDUCO, LG's authority and other government offices for the sake of the project interventions.
∎ Organize relevant coordination meetings in the project area with stakeholders.
∎ Exclusive Field visit
∎ Prepare field visit schedule/plan at the beginning of the month and submit to line management of the organization.
∎ 60% field work to assist in implementation of project activities and other 40% desk work for planning, communication and necessary documentation and reporting.
∎ Ensure timely Program and financial reporting and documentation and submission.
∎ Staff development and overall project management.
∎ Assist other staff to build a good team.
∎ Collect good practices and success stories and include into reports.
∎ Regular Communication with ESDO head office, cluster chief, Project Focal, Finance Controller and Executive Director.

Additional Requirements:
∎ Age at most 48 years
∎ Both males and females are allowed to apply
∎ Minimum 6 years work experience of which 3 years managerial experience.
∎ At least 1-3 years working experiences at Education projects of which 2 years of managerial experience.
∎ Must have knowledge and proven experience of Education project, project management & implementation, financial management, monitoring, staff supervision & development, networking with local govt. and other stakeholders,
∎ Working Experience with plain land Indigenous communities will get preference
∎ Excellent skills on report writing in English,
∎ Computer skill on MS Office & Power point.
∎ Have quick decision making and problem solving capability and to meet deadline.
∎ Should have valid driving license and skills on Motorcycle driving.

Salary:
∎ Monthly Gross BDT:50,000/-

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ As per project design

Application Deadline: 23 Dec 2020

Company Information:
∎ 15 Dec 2020
∎ Eco-Social Development Organization (ESDO)
∎ Address : Collegepara (Gobindanagar), Thakurgaon-5100 Bangladesh
∎ Web : www.esdo.net.bd

Category: NGO/Development

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Source: bdjobs.com

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