Programme Manager - Youth and Economic Empowerment

Job Description

Title: Programme Manager - Youth and Economic Empowerment

Company Name: Plan International Bangladesh

Vacancy: Not specific

Job Location: Cox's Bazar

Employment Status: Contractual

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 5 year(s)

Job Context:
∎ The role:
∎ Based in Cox`s Bazar, in collaboration with the Deputy Detector Programmes, Quality technical leads for EiE, and CPiE, the Programme Manager YEE will be responsible for the oversight and technical management of the youth economic empowerment programme including activity budget and quality through direct, partner implementation and overseeing project managers. S/he will directly report and communicate frequently with Deputy Director Programmes for expenditure, reporting and donor compliance. S/he will communicate with the programme team and partner organizations, Sub-sectors, Cash working group, ISCG as well as with government officials at local level. He/she will take proactive stance in identifying and mitigating Child Protection related risk in the implementation of the project interventions and will represent Plan at the District and Sub District Level. She/he will co-lead for Plan the Youth Working Group in partnership with UNFPA as co-chair under the Education Sector. Responsibilities will include the development/adaptation of capacity building modules, tools, and other materials as needed.
∎ Duration of the position is One Year.

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Assessment and Programme Design:
∎ Assess funding opportunities; develop proposal for fund raising together with relevant department and SMT
∎ Provide technical assistance to the teams in developing strategic documents i.e., project planning, designing, development, management and follow up of programmes
∎ Lead on youth economic empowerment assessment as needed in intervention target areas including collect and evaluate information on youth economic empowerment and the living conditions of the most marginalized populations
∎ Identify the needs of the most vulnerable populations and lead the process of local level job market scan
∎ Highlight YEE related issues requiring an immediate or medium term response and inform programme development and fundraising.
∎ Management and Implementation:
∎ Prepares monthly monitoring plan and shares with concerned partners and Specialist and Technical Offices
∎ Develop Implementation Calendar and make teams' involvement
∎ Work closely with the Grants unit and MER&A Specialist to develop M&E tools and monitoring strategies - remotely when required.
∎ Review MIS reports on a monthly basis, prepare periodical narrative/summary reports on the projects for donors/government and share any observations/trends with the country.
∎ Monitors employment status of beneficiaries including those who have been employed.
∎ The PM is accountable for the implementation of and compliance with all aspects of the Plan's global safeguarding policy and code of conduct.
∎ Manage the staff under direct supervision and guide the staff under indirect supervision, review staff performance and provide feedback
∎ Ensure Tam/Partners have clear knowledge on their roles and responsibilities:
∎ Ensure feedback mechanism is in place and functioning
∎ Support Team/Partners to implement the projects along with budget and clear Monitoring, Review and Evaluation frameworks. Ensure the proper implementation of project activities and budgets as planned
∎ Coordinate donor visits, and support field staff in preparing and conducting these visits as necessary.
∎ Management and Capacity Building:
∎ Prepares annual capacity building plan for team, respective partner organizations and finalizes in consultation with Deputy Director Programmes and YEE technical team;
∎ Organizes and provides orientation, trainings and workshops in the fields relevant for strengthening and/or developing employability skills;
∎ Develop capacity improvement plan and facilitate training, workshop for the teams based on identified gaps and requirements;
∎ Provides young people with the access to all available employability opportunities including information regarding opportunities through legal channels (i.e. LGIs, local administration and community) and relevant organizations for skills development opportunities, application process, information on benefits and future prospects;
∎ Networking and Coordination:
∎ Serve as co-chair of Youth Working Group under Education Sector with UNFPA.
∎ Actively coordinate with other agencies implementing youth economic empowerment projects
∎ Prepare a local resource map to identify and analyse existing skills development service providers, corporate houses and industries to heightened of their value and potential for playing a major role in helping youth engage and re-engage in skills development and job placement;
∎ Maintain internal coordination among Finance, Research, HR, Monitoring, Donors and other technical teams of PO/CO/NO.

Additional Requirements:
∎ Knowledge:
∎ Good knowledge and understanding of DO NO HARM principles and established education in emergencies standards
∎ Experience with participatory approaches to education, and preferably emergency preparedness, crisis/emergency relief management, or other related area.
∎ University or masters degree in Anthropology, Economics, Social Sciences, Business Studies, Development Studies or related field with good knowledge of microfinance, migration, IDP, International Refugee, Social Cohesion, Human Rights and Humanitarian Law
∎ Knowledge on working in emergency/fragile context will added value
∎ Skills :
∎ Strong skills in MS word, Excel, PowerPoint and report development
∎ Budget development and monitoring
∎ Ability to work under pressure , late hours, weekends and holidays in order to meet the deadline
∎ Language skills desirable (for example English)
∎ Good interpersonal skill
∎ Ability to work independently and as a team player
∎ About 5 year's humanitarian experience- specific to the similar role in large scale emergency response

Salary:
∎ Competitive salary and benefits package will be offered to the deserving candidate

Application Deadline: July 31, 2019

Company Information:
∎ Plan International Bangladesh
∎ Business : Founded 80 years ago, Plan International is one of the oldest and largest children`s development organisations in the world. We work in 52 countries across Africa, Asia and the Americas to promote child rights and lift millions of children out of poverty. In 2015, Plan International worked with 100 million children in 85,282 communities. Plan International is independent, with no religious, political or governmental affiliations but having a vision of a world in which all children realize their full potential in societies that respect people`s rights and dignity.
Plan International has been operating in Bangladesh since 1994. Plan International seeks to ensure the rights of children to education, health, safe water and sanitation, protection, youth social and economic empowerment and climate change, environmental degradation and natural or man-made disaster hazards throughout the country.

Category: NGO/Development