Program Manager

Job Description

Title: Program Manager

Company Name: SAJIDA FOUNDATION

Vacancy: Not specific

Job Location: Anywhere in Bangladesh

Employment Status: Full-time

Educational Requirements:
∎ Masters degree in any discipline
∎ Skills Required: Health, Social Development, Urban development

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 15 year(s)
∎ The applicants should have experience in the following area(s): NGO

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Strategy and Planning
∎ Develop operational policy and strategies for different projects and programs under development programs of SAJIDA Foundation in consultation and coordination with relevant partners, project teams and internal bodies.
∎ Prepare annual operational plan including budget with concerned project teams and set the key performance indicators of the project initiatives
∎ Coordinate with concerned departments in both government and private bodies, exchange experiences and bring necessary changes into the project management processes
∎ Keep the management updated about the project performances and work closely with proposal development team at SAJIDA for potential funding
∎ Prepare emergency response plan following the guideline
∎ Project Management
∎ Ensure human resources and logistics support to the project team for effective implementation of the projects
∎ Liaise and coordinate with concerned departments of SAJIDA Foundation for ensuring financial, administrative and other supports to the project team
∎ Undertake initiative to develop the capacity of the project team as per the plan
∎ Visit the project sites as part of quality assurance of the project activities and report to the management in writing
∎ Organize meeting with all the project managers for reviewing the project performances and ensure tracking of all the milestones of the projects and also build synergy
∎ Ensure incorporation of key technical, economic, financial, institutional and crosscutting into the projects.
∎ Ensure value for money by orienting staff about programmatic and financial guidelines, controlling mechanisms and compliances
∎ Coordinate with Fund Raising team to ensure submission of all progress reports, annual reports, financial audits, case stories accurately to the concerned bodies of government and donors on time.
∎ Knowledge Sharing
∎ Attend meeting at different networks to share the experiences of SAJIDA Foundation and to keep abreast of the latest developments and issues to address in the project.
∎ Coordinate with the research team in designing and piloting new initiatives and to see the progress and impact of the works done
∎ Substantially contribute to activities for advocacy, dissemination and knowledge building around development issues.
∎ Staff Supervision
∎ Ensure assessing the performance of reporting staff on time, regular monitoring and feedback on performance and provide clear direction.
∎ Ensure the on-going learning and development of reporting staff.
∎ Communication and Coordination
∎ Coordinate with the NGO Affairs Bureau and concerned district and upazila administration to obtain project accomplishment certificate
∎ Attend different coordination meeting of the government and represent SAJIDA Foundation
∎ Establish formal linkages with relevant development partners, civil society organizations and other country stakeholders.

Additional Requirements:
∎ At least 15 years of relevant professional experience in development management and in project administration in 50 locations/branches and have practical knowledge and experience in integration of financial, economic, social, institutional and safeguarding requirements and issues in project design.

Salary: Negotiable

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Performance bonus, Weekly 2 holidays, Insurance
∎ Festival Bonus: 2

Application Deadline: 15 Nov 2020

Company Information:
∎ 9 Nov 2020
∎ SAJIDA FOUNDATION
∎ Address : Sajida Foundation, Otobi Center (5th Floor), Plot- 12, Block- CWS(C), Gulshan South Avenue, Gulshan-1, Dhaka-1212
∎ Web : www.sajidafoundation.org
∎ Business : NGO.


Category: NGO/Development

: Please apply with a cover letter with the Subject line in Email: "Application for the position of Program Manager". No hard copy application will be considered. CANDIDATE MUST HIGHTLIGHT IN THE CV THE NUMBER OF BRANCHES S/HE IS MANAGING CURRENT PROGRAM. We will not consider any CV without this information.