Program Coordinator
Job Description
Title: Program Coordinator
Company Name: Helen Keller International (HKI)
Vacancy: 01
Job Location: Chattogram
Employment Status: Contractual
Educational Requirements:
∎ Master's in Social Science or equivalent
Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 12 year(s)
Job Context:
∎ Helen Keller Intl is an international organization providing technical assistance that emphasizes building the technical and operational capacities of different local government and non-governmental partners including national and international NGOs, development partners, academic and research institutions, and the private sector. In the past two decades, Helen Keller Intl has successfully designed, implemented, monitored, and evaluated community-based, health and nutrition projects in 22 countries. During its 40 years of working in Bangladesh, since 1978, Helen Keller Intl has provided technical leadership in nutritional surveillance, homestead food production, vitamin-A supplementation, and nutrition behavior change education. Helen Keller Intl takes a gender-sensitive approach to improving nutrition, food security and eye health. Current program areas include Dhaka, Sylhet, Bogura, Mymensingh, Satkhira, Chittagong, Cox`s Bazar and the CHT.
∎ The Investment Component VGD (ICVGD), one of the social safety net programme of Bangladesh, was introduced within the VGD programme in 2015. The objective of the ICVGD program is to better enable the participating VGD women and their households to move out of extreme poverty. The overall programme objective is to achieve specific nutrition outcome for children by implementing nutrition sensitive social protection programme envisioned in National Social Security Strategy (NSSS) of Bangladesh. The project will be implemented in 64 Upazilas of Bangladesh in collaboration with the Ministry of Women & Children Affairs (MOWCA) of Bangladesh Government. Helen Keller Intl will work as strategic partner providing required technical assistance and overall implementation support to implementing NGOs at field level. Helen Keller Intl is seeking qualified candidates for the following positions for the WFP ICVGD project.
∎ Job Location : Chittagong Division
∎ Reporting to : Focal of the project from Helen Keller Intl
∎ Supervises : Training manager, Monitoring and Reporting Officer, Admin cum Accounts Officer
∎ Duration : 11 Months with possible extension depending of funding, expected start date is February 2021
Job Responsibilities:
∎ PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION & PLANNING
∎ Understand the ICVGD & MCBP project objectives, principles and approaches in achieving sustainable impact in the life of the poor women and their families
∎ Lead project planning, implementation and maintaining close collaboration with MOWCA, WFP
∎ Conceptualize the maternal and child health and nutrition situation of the selected areas of Bangladesh and lead designing the strategy of context appropriate Behavior Change Communication (BCC) messages/activities
∎ Successful planning & implementation of the Campaign Strategy at the community level
∎ Understand and capable to facilitate Livelihood and Market Development approach including social protection strategies
∎ Understand Entrepreneurship Development contexts and promote protection approaches with viable income generation activities. Guide Training Manager (ICVGD) in supporting viable business development activities & value chain tactics to improve the performance of project participants
∎ Consult the approved budget of the project and assist the accountants to make financial plans in accordance with the Agreement
∎ Establish close collaboration and working arrangements with experts from NGOs, private sector and other professional associations, to ensure timely conduct of ICVGD and MCBP activities
∎ Provide comprehensive support including technical services, administration at district office, logistical, budgeting assistances, and basic translation to the implementation of MCBP project
∎ Prepare monthly implementation plan with budget in accordance with detailed annual/quarterly activity plan of the project with reporting
∎ CAPACITY BUILDING
∎ Building capacity of different stakeholders through communication, training, education, workshop and support to develop institutional linkages with relevant public and private sectors
∎ Liaising continuous with market, private sectors, service providers, training providers, government different sectors to address the sectoral development needs
∎ Capacitate team to ensure all reporting requirements of the project. Responsible to maintain regular liaison with the DWA, WFP, Local Governments, other line agencies as needed
∎ Identify and analyze potential opportunities to improve ultra-poor VGD women's access to resources, services and markets, and to improve efficiency through assessing the value chain
∎ Train the implementing partners on IYCF practices and other maternal health and nutrition related issues for achieving better health and nutrition outcome
∎ PROGRAM COORDINATION AND OTHER SUPPORT
∎ Assist WFP/ GOB Officials and external resource persons to prepare different study, evaluation, survey, data collection, analysis and support to preparation of reports
∎ Supervise the routine management and running of the different component of the program.
∎ Active Coordination and liaison with the program staff, implementing NGO staffs, donors and different NGO and GoB partners
∎ Ensure documentation and reporting of periodic (Monthly, Semi-annually, Annually) project progress and share with organization, WFP and GoB partners
∎ Responsible for ensuring monitoring & evaluation activities of the project activities including data preservation
∎ Maintain close coordination and liaison with Program Officers of the VGD / ICVGD (WFP & GOB) project and provide necessary information to them as and when requested
Additional Requirements:
∎ 12 years of progressively responsible experience, job related experience in managerial positions in food security project implemented by national/international NGOs/UN bodies/ Government including 3 years' experience as a senior level trainer
∎ Proven experience on program planning, implementation, budgeting, financial management, staff management, report writing and monitoring & evaluation
∎ Strong management skills including ability to provide strategic guidance, technical oversight, mentor staff, build strong teams, develop workplans, and manage budgets and project expenditures
∎ Skill in speaking and report writing in English
∎ Computer skill on MS word, excel, power point and others
∎ Experience in working with government department
∎ Experience in delivering training for a variety of state and non-state actor audiences (local NGOs, government authorities etc.
Application Deadline: 25 Jan 2021
Company Information:
∎ 19 Jan 2021
∎ Helen Keller International (HKI)
Category: NGO/Development
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