Program Officer

Job Description

Title: Program Officer

Company Name: The Carter Center - Bangladesh

Vacancy: Not specific

Job Location: Dhaka

Employment Status: Full-time

Educational Requirements:
∎ Advanced degree in international development, public administration, political science, social science, law or a related field.

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 5 year(s)

Job Context:
∎ Advancing Women`s Right of Access to Information in Bangladesh
∎ Overview
∎ The Carter Center was founded in 1982 by Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter to advance human rights and alleviate human suffering worldwide. The Atlanta-based, non-profit, non-governmental Center has helped to improve the quality of life for people in more than 80 countries around the world.
∎ The Carter Center`s Rule of Law Program seeks a Program Officer to be based in Dhaka, Bangladesh to implement a project to advance women`s right to information. All full-time staff positions require fluent Bangla, professional-level English, and the ability to freely work and travel throughout Bangladesh.

Job Responsibilities:
∎ The Program Officer (PO) will be responsible for supporting the Deputy Chief of Party (DCOP) in implementing the program's activities, managing the program's logistical requirements, and developing and maintaining relationships with program participants.
∎ Offer programmatic and logistical support services to The Carter Center's Advancing Women's Right of Access to Information in Bangladesh (AWRTI) project.
∎ Assist in the development, coordination, implementation, and monitoring of programming related to advancing the right of access to information in Bangladesh, including but not limited to:
∎ Coordinating with the team for arranging meetings, events, training and other activities of The Carter Center. Arrange programs for the delegations, provide suggestions to partners, including setting and confirming appointment agendas and meetings.
∎ Day to day supervise partners activities and give feedback where needed in consultation with Program team.
∎ Participate in and/or help facilitate meetings, awareness-raising events, and training, taking notes and preparing meeting reports as required.
∎ Drafting Terms of Reference for hiring consultant individuals/organizations on various issues.
∎ Assist in liaising with relevant stakeholders and partners, as requested.
∎ Undertake domestic travel to districts related to AWRTI project work, as requested.
∎ Assist with project data collection and monitoring and evaluation efforts.
∎ Assist in drafting and distributing reports, memoranda, correspondence, project publications, briefing materials, and other documents related to ATI projects, as requested. Regularly contribute to weekly, monthly and quarterly reporting to the donor agency. Maintain project files and records in an orderly and accessible fashion.
∎ Assist in maintaining a project monitoring database and providing periodic reports to USAID. Liaise with partner organizations to ensure effective and efficient delivery of both qualitative and quantitative data for donors or other stakeholders, as needed.
∎ Maintain regular office hours and administrative duties.
∎ Perform other tasks as assigned.

Additional Requirements:
∎ Five (5) years of experience working in that field as a program-level subject matter expert.
∎ Prior and substantive program implementation experience, preferably working with international funders. Experience working on USAID-funded projects would be an advantage.
∎ Excellent written and oral communication skills in both Bangla and English.
∎ Professional-level English language proficiency is required.

Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.

Application Deadline: 3 Jan 2024

Company Information:
∎ 13 Dec 2023
∎ The Carter Center - Bangladesh

Category: NGO/Development

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Source: bdjobs.com

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