Program Manager

Job Description

Title: Program Manager

Company Name: Centre for Disability in Development

Vacancy: 01

Age: At most 45 years

Job Location: Dhaka (Savar)

Salary: Tk. 55000 - 60000 (Monthly)

Experience:

• At least 7 years

• Master’s degree in Development Studies, Social Sciences, Management, or any other relevant field.

• At least 7 years

• Age At most 45 years

• Minimum 7 years of progressive experience in project management within the development and/or humanitarian sectors.

• Proven track record in managing multi-stakeholder projects, budgets, and diverse teams.

• Strong leadership, communication, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.

*** Job Responsibilities:

1. Strategic Leadership & Planning:

• Lead the formulation and implementation of the project’s strategic plan and annual work plans.

• Ensure alignment of project objectives with CDD’s mission, donor priorities, and national disability inclusion frameworks.

• Anticipate risks, propose mitigation strategies, and adapt plans as necessary.

2. Project Management & Implementation:

• Oversee day-to-day operations, ensuring timely delivery of all project activities.

• Ensure compliance with donor agreements, CDD policies, and statutory regulations.

• Monitor quality standards and ensure interventions are inclusive and accessible to persons with disabilities.

3. Financial & Resource Management:

• Prepare and manage project budgets in coordination with finance teams.

• Monitor expenditure and ensure cost-effective use of resources.

• Approve procurement and expenditures as per organizational policy.

4. Staff Management & Capacity Building:

• Lead, supervise, and mentor project staff, ensuring clarity of roles and responsibilities.

• Conduct regular performance reviews and identify professional development needs.

• Foster a positive, inclusive, and results-driven work environment.

5. Stakeholder Engagement & Partnership Building:

• Establish and maintain strong relationships with government bodies, local NGOs, CBOs, and private sector actors.

• Represent the project in coordination forums, workshops, and public events.

• Facilitate advocacy efforts to promote disability-inclusive education, training, and employment.

6. Monitoring, Evaluation, and Reporting:

• Oversee the design and implementation of monitoring and evaluation systems.

• Ensure timely preparation of progress reports, case studies, and donor updates.

• Use data and feedback to improve project effectiveness.

7. Communication & Knowledge Management:

• Promote the project’s achievements through media, publications, and events.

• Document lessons learned, best practices, and innovative approaches.

• Support the creation of knowledge products for internal and external use.

8. Safeguarding Responsibilities:

• Adhere to CDD's Children and Adults at Risk Safeguarding policy, ensuring the safety and well-being of all project participants.

• Promote a safe and secure environment for all participants and stakeholders of the project.

• Report any safeguarding concerns promptly and follow the designated reporting procedures.

9. Additional Responsibilities:

• Perform any other responsibility/ special duty delegated by project and CDD management.

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*** Job Context:

• The Centre for Disability in Development (CDD) is a non-profit organization established in 1996 to develop a more inclusive society for persons with disabilities. CDD simultaneously builds technical capacities of the development stakeholders and the communities in how to be more inclusive whilst also enabling persons with a disability to participate in society by strengthening their leadership and providing them with essential rehabilitation and other supports.

• CDD is one of the most renowned organizations in the field of disability-inclusive development. CDD’s work in Bangladesh is supported by international and national donor agencies/development partners. CDD offers an inclusive, amicable, and respectable work environment.

• The Ramon Magsaysay Award (Asian version of the Noble prize) has been awarded to its former Executive Director in 2010. In 2018, CDD was recognized by the Government of Bangladesh as one of the best organizations working on disability and development issues.

• CDD is accepting application for the position of ‘Program Manager’ under a project named ‘Disability Inclusive Civic Engagement (DICE)’ to be implemented with the supported by the Nagorikata -Civic Engagement Fund (CEF). The duration of the project is till 30th June 2028. The selected candidate will initially be hired for a three-month probationary period. Upon successful completion of this period, his/her employment contract will be renewed on an annual basis.

• T/A,Weekly 2 holidays,Mobile bill

• Prorata basis festival bonus