Program Officer

Job Description

Title: Program Officer

Company Name: Johns Hopkins University Bangladesh Office

Vacancy: Not specific

Job Location: Cox's Bazar

Employment Status: Contractual

Educational Requirements:
∎ Master's degree in a discipline such as sociology, marketing, public relations, or communication

Job Context:
∎ Working title: Program Officer
∎ Employee group (Full time/Part-time/Limited/Temporary): Temporary
∎ Schedule (hours/days): 5 Days in a week starting from Sunday through Thursday
∎ Location: Cox`s Bazar, Chattogram, Bangladesh
∎ Job Summary:
∎ The Johns Hopkins University Center for Communication Programs (CCP) is hiring a Program Officer for a short-term UNICEF-funded project in Cox`s Bazar. CCP is implementing "Durnibar" project on preventing Child Marriage in collaboration with government and local NGOs. The Program Officer will work in CXB and have the overall responsibility of assisting the Program Coordinator of the project.
∎ The Program Officer is primarily responsible to assist Program Coordinator for the strategic partnership with UNICEF and stakeholders, develop/support monitoring tools and templates to measure the impact of the project, and work and liaison with government offices including the RRRC office at CXB.

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
∎ Assist Program Coordinator for strategic partnership with UNICEF and stakeholders
∎ Work closely with other team members of the project
∎ Support the development of training manuals and related materials
∎ Attend relevant project workshops and meetings as required
∎ Support the Project Coordinator with the development of outreach tools - audio visual materials, mobile applications
∎ Develop/support preparation of monitoring tools and templates to measure the impact of the project
∎ Work with the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and Ministry of Women and Child Affairs.
∎ Work with RRRC for getting all kinds of approval
∎ Work with CD at CCP and other relevant personnel, as required

Additional Requirements:
∎ 5 years of experience as a manager, trainer, facilitator or related role.
∎ Proven experience and expertise in management and project coordination.
∎ Experience and expertise in organizing and facilitating training
∎ Strong written and spoken communication in Bangla; knowledge of Burmese and Chittagongian language / dialects will be preferred
∎ Prior work experience at CXB will be preferred
∎ Desired qualifications and attributes:
∎ Master's degree in a discipline such as sociology, marketing, public relations, or communication with 5 years of experience as a manager, trainer, facilitator or related role. Proven experience and expertise in management and project coordination.
∎ Bangladeshi citizen.
∎ Competent in Microsoft Office. Other software skills preferred.
∎ Language Skills: Excellent in written and oral skills in Bangla and English.

Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.

Application Deadline: 7 Jan 2023

Company Information:
∎ 26 Dec 2022
∎ Johns Hopkins University Bangladesh Office
∎ Business : Johns Hopkins University in Bangladesh, an international NGO

Category: NGO/Development