Programme Manager

Job Description

Title: Programme Manager

Company Name: Manabik Shahajya Sangstha (MSS)

Vacancy: 01

Age: 40 to 45 years

Job Location: Dhaka

Salary: Negotiable

Experience:

• 5 to 7 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): Development Agency, NGO

• Masters

• Master’s degree in any relevant subjects. Social Science will be given preference.
• Degree/certification in project management is an added asset. 

• 5 to 7 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): Development Agency, NGO

• Age 40 to 45 years

Experience:

• Five - seven years of progressive program management experience, preferably in child-focused development programs.
• Demonstrated skills in project management, team supervision, monitoring & reporting, and budget management.
• Experience working with education, health and nutrition, child protection, adolescent development, community mobilization or urban development programs will be an advantage.
• Deep understanding of government systems (health, education, protection) and stakeholder engagement at local and national levels.
• Demonstrated leadership in sustainability planning, system transition, program exit, and localization.
• Experience in resource mobilization, including proposal/concept note development and donor engagement.
• Track record of generating evidence, knowledge products, and facilitating learning across teams.
• Strong analytical, facilitation, presentation, communication, coordination and report-writing skills in both English and Bangla.
• Commitment to child rights, inclusive programming, and working with diverse partners and communities. 

Others: 

• Strong interpersonal skills and a team player;
• Strong planning skills including the ability to monitor progress of program activities;
• Skills in Microsoft Word/ Excel/PowerPoint;
• Ability to work under pressure and manage workload effectively;
• Ambition, collaboration, creativity, and Integrity in the job will be appreciable;
• Compassionate and respectful towards different disadvantaged groups, minorities, races, ethnic communities, and gender.

Key Responsibilities: Key Responsibilities include (but are not limited to)

 Strategic Leadership for Sustainability & Exit Transition

• Provide inputs to prepare /review sustainability plan, result framework, annual plans on SJ programs focusing urban issues around education, health and nutrition, child protection and participation, adolescent development, sponsorship operations and community mobilization

• Coordinate the operationalization of government and community system strengthening pathways to sustain outcomes in health, education, and protection.

• Facilitate the development of sustainability benchmarks, transition tools, and community readiness assessments in coordination with MEAL and technical teams.

• Maintain updated documentation of risk mitigation actions and progress across impact areas

• Prepare/review annual/quarterly/monthly work plan and ensure the execution in line with project agreement and exit commitment, oversee the targets including measurable indicators for progress reporting

• Oversee the implementation of evidence-based urban pilots, ensuring that learnings inform wider urban policies and program design at the national level.

• Ensure pilot and document the integration of best practice models into government institutions and/or community systems. These documented cases will serve as evidence-based learning resources for adaptation and replication in other areas.

 Localization:

• Advocate for localization, and local actors’ capacity strengthening

• Facilitate MoUs/strategic partnership, SOP handovers, and translation of tools into Bangla for ownership by community and local authorities.

 Resource Mobilization and Business Development

• Support in identifying funding opportunities aligned with sustainability pathways.

• Lead or contribute to the development of concept notes, proposals, and transition investment cases, in consultation with the organizational management.

 Program Impact, Monitoring, and Learning:

• Work with the MEAL team to track program performance and generate evidence of lasting change.

• Contribute to the Sponsorship Annual Report (SAR), Sponsorship Annual Validation Plans (AVPs), evaluations, learning reviews, and documentation of case studies highlighting sustainability and impact.

• Ensure effective use of tools such as IPTT and DIP tracking sheets to measure progress and inform decision-making.

• Conduct case studies, assessment/studies, document lessons for sharing with project beneficiaries (children, families, NGOs and other stakeholders)

• Organize planned consultation/sharing events and workshops with community leaders, various stakeholders (internal and external), document learning on the project interventions 

Stakeholder Engagement and Partnership Management

• Coordinate with government departments (DPE, DSHE, DGHS, DSS, DNCC, BSA), local authorities, and civil society organizations to reinforce commitments and joint action plans.

• Continue/Establish working relationship and effective coordination mechanism with local government and administration along with other NGOs working in the same field

• Involve relevant stakeholders, support strategic partnerships and advocacy to ensure integration of sponsorship approaches in local/national systems.

• Conduct periodic review meetings involving SC and MSS staff to embed community ownership, accountability mechanisms, and sustainability principles in ongoing programming.

 Budget Management and Progress Reporting 

• Prepare and review of project budget, variance analysis and support to validation of budget spending against the activities on a monthly/quarterly basis

• Conduct spot verification’s and ensure inputs and deliverables as planned

• Ensure timely reporting both financial and programmatic

• Prepare and submit monthly and quarterly reports as per the deadlines

• Document lessons learned and best practices, disseminate progress and achievements to concerned stakeholders

• Compile/Review/Develop reports for Save the Children as necessary

 Staff Supervision and Management

• Ensure appropriate staffing for the project as per the project design

• Guide and facilitate staff capacity development and accomplish performance appraisal of supervisee.

• Ensure feedback and necessary guidance and supports to supervisee based on progress made  

 General

• Sets ambitious and challenging goals for yourselves (and the team), takes responsibility for your own personal development and encourages others to do the same

• Builds and maintains effective relationships with the team, colleagues, members and other relevant stakeholders

• Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to develops and encourages new and innovative solutions

• Be willing to work in any emergency or disaster situation anywhere in Bangladesh.

• Regular communication with own organization as well as technical service provider

• Promotes a productive work environment with zero tolerance for child and adult safeguarding along with the organizational Code of Conduct

• Any other tasks assigned by the supervisor

Employment Status

Contractual (December 2026 – December 2027, subject to donor funding)

 Job Location:

Location: Dhaka (with 40% field visits within Dhaka)

Compensation & Other Benefits:

• BDT. 1,02,850 - BDT 1,09,751/- (Consolidated) monthly salary for the deserving candidate.

• Phone bill, Conveyance bill (actual), Weekly 2 holidays, Festival Bonus and enormous learning opportunities.