Job Description

Title: Program Manager

Company Name: Action Contre la Faim (ACF)

Vacancy: Not specific

Job Location: Sunamganj (Dowarabazar)

Employment Status: Contractual

Educational Requirements:
∎ Master's degree in any discipline

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 7 year(s)

Job Context:
∎ The Program Manager will be overall responsible implementation of the flood recovery project in Sunamgonj district. Support to the project team of implementing partner (FIVDB), planning, organizing, monitoring & supervision of the project activities and provide necessary technical support and guidance for efficient and timely implementation of the project.
∎ DURATION: 12 MONTHS
∎ START DATE: ASAP

Job Responsibilities:
∎ THE PROGRAM MANAGER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR:
∎ Objective 1: Contribute analysis and follow up the evolution of the livelihoods context, food insecurity and under nutrition in Sunamgonj District;
∎ Contribute ongoing context analysis in Sunamgonj District.
∎ Participate in collection and analysis of information on access to food security and livelihood as well as coping mechanism defined and adopted by the population.
∎ Conduct the context specific study through stakeholder's consultation to enable and guide them to make responsive towards services related to social safety-net and livelihoods
∎ Give information to the technical department to Dhaka on the impact of living conditions on the population.
∎ Participate in the organization of assessments, surveys and evaluations (multi-sector)
∎ Prepare TOR and provide due support and/or participate in any external/internal multi-sectoral assessments if needed.
∎ Objective 2: Ensure proper implementation of the emergency recovery project activities;
∎ Develop the detailed implementation plan (DIP) in line with the Project Logical framework
∎ Organize project inception meetings with local authority at different level
∎ Facilitate and support local implementing partners' staff for beneficiary targeting in line with selection criteria and beneficiary targeting guidelines.
∎ Work closely with support departments/wings (logistics, finance, partnership, audit and MEAL)
∎ Coordinate with relevant technical departments of ACF to ensure quality implementation.
∎ Coordination and establish linkage between relevant local authorities.
∎ Provide technical support to the project staff for carrying out local level advocacy as planned under this project.
∎ Support staff for every aspect of project implementation as per the Detail Implementation Plan (DIP).
∎ Objective 3: Build staff capacity of the local implementing partner's staff
∎ Engage team members in the development of detailed implementation plan (DIP)
∎ Organize orientation program for project staffs in order to familiarize them with project objectives and activities.
∎ Identify strengths and weaknesses of staffs and initiate on job coaching or mentoring for improvement
∎ Engage staff to develop IEC materials according to their potentials with guidance of the ACF technical departments.
∎ Carry out supportive follow-up and supervision with constructive feedback
∎ Plan and implement appropriate training curriculum for staffs and facilitate/ execute the training program.
∎ Objective 4: Set up monitoring mechanism for the project and regular feedback to management for decision-making and lead data collection & surveys.
∎ Develop a monitoring framework for this project with the guidance from HoDs and DHoDs of relevant technical departments.
∎ Develop and set necessary monitoring tools in order to collect information in line with the project indicators with the support from MEAL
∎ Design a monitoring plan and ensure the regular monitoring based on the plan.
∎ Develop and apply project follow-up and supervision tools and ensure that project activities are in right track to meet performance indicators.
∎ Establish a system for identifying problems and guide the project staffs to get the problems solved
∎ Lead baseline and end-line surveys, post distribution monitoring, IGA monitoring, etc.
∎ Coordinate the day-to-day operations of the project.
∎ Periodically review and asses the project performance as well as staff.
∎ Objective 5: Take care of HR, logistics and financial management aspects in order to ensure the smooth implementation
∎ Assist HR ensuring staffing and assist HR process as per established policies
∎ Ensure the project team follows the logistic procedures and support the implementing partners
∎ Check and ensure that the project team manages to have timely order, procurement and supply of essential commodities and supplies for the project.
∎ Identify the needs and arrange staff orientation on logistics procedures
∎ Prepare monthly financial projections and share the same in good time with the respective authorities
∎ Manage activity budgets, control expenditures and report on the same to the respective authorities.
∎ Ensure compliance for both internal and external audit requirements
∎ Objective 6: Participate in internal/external coordination meeting, timely reporting & documentation on project activities.
∎ Meeting and workshop with relevant stakeholders and technical departments.
∎ Participate in district level NGO district coordination and cluster meetings.
∎ Work on the development of proper coordination and liaison with project stakeholders (government, non-government agencies and other).
∎ Represent the organization in different meetings with authorities and clusters at the field level.
∎ Prepare programme reports, donor reports, monthly and programmatic reports as requested by line management and the funding agency.
∎ Assist and facilitate project learning documentation/capitalization
∎ Objective 7: Proactively support ACFs commitments to gender equality, child protection and disability sensitivity
∎ Read and ensure a full understanding of AAHs Gender Minimum Standards & Child Protection Policies, asking questions and/or for support when necessary;
∎ Implement all work related activities with a gender, disability and child protection lens, taking into account the different needs, concerns and ideas of our staff and beneficiaries;
∎ Ensure the incorporation of gender equity principles in all policies and activities;
∎ Ensure sex and age desegregated data is maintained in all FSL & DRR project implementation.
∎ Encourage the participation of all genders in meeting and on committees;
∎ Help build an inclusive office environment where people do not feel disadvantaged or judged according to their gender or limited due to manageable disability.

Additional Requirements:
∎ Minimum 7 years of experience in the development sector with 5 years of experience in food security & livelihoods related projects. Minimum 3 years of proven work experience working in FSL & DRR program department in INGO. Minimum 2- 3 years of experience in a managerial position.
∎ Proven professional experience in team management, implementation, monitoring & evaluation of project. High-level of technical background on food security, multipurpose cash transfer and agriculture technology. Clear understanding on mainstreaming DRR in FSL interventions. Experience emergency response project implementation, which includes multi-sectoral activities such as food security, cash, WASH, Nutrition & health and MHPSS. Experience in participative planning, surveys, and assessments. Experience on sector level coordination mechanism and working groups, Experience on managing partners.
∎ Good managerial and leadership skills including excellent communication and coordination skills
∎ Good analytical and presentation skills
∎ Have ability to set objectives in changing context to reach organization's goal
∎ Excellent networking and lobbying skills
∎ Team-building and training skills
∎ ENGLISH: Professional level in writing and speaking
∎ Good understanding on food security, humanitarian context and climate change adaptation in Bangladesh
∎ Ability to work under limited supervision & have capacity to work under pressured.
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Salary: Tk. 139170 (Monthly)

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Festival Bonus: 02 basic salary per year.
∎ Provident Fund: 7.5% of Basic Salary.
∎ End of Contract Benefits: End of Contract Benefits: 30 days of salary per year of service (No eligibility pro-rated under 1 year)
∎ Medical coverage: 80% hospitalization coverage medical expenses (max limit BDT 120,000 per year).
∎ Life and accident insurance from joining day
∎ Maternity Benefit: 3 (three) basic salary.
∎ 18 days of paid annual leave per year.
∎ 10 days of paid casual leave per year.
∎ Up to 01 month of paid sick leave per year.
∎ Up to 26 calendar week's maternity leave.
∎ Paternity Leave, Marriage Leave, etc.
∎ Free and unlimited access to the certifying e-learning platform (online base) Cross knowledge.
∎ External training participation opportunities based on eligibility

Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.

Application Deadline: 15 Jun 2023

Company Information:
∎ 10 Jun 2023
∎ Action Contre la Faim (ACF)
∎ Business : Action Contre la Faim | Action Against Hunger is a humanitarian non-Governmental, non-political, neutral and non-profit international organization (INGO) that was established in France in 1979 to deliver aid in countries throughout the world. The aim of Action Against Hunger is to save lives by combating Hunger and Disasters that threaten the Lives of vulnerable Children, Women & Men. Since 2007, Action Against Hunger has been providing assistance to vulnerable populations in Bangladesh in the arena of Nutrition & Health, Mental Health & Care Practices (MHCP), Food Security & Livelihoods (FSL & DRR), and Water Sanitation & Hygiene (WaSH).

Category: NGO/Development

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