Programme Officer, P1

Job Description

Title: Programme Officer, P1

Company Name: The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)

Vacancy: Not specific

Job Location: Dhaka

Employment Status: Contractual

Educational Requirements:
∎ MSc in Botany/Zoology/Forestry/ Environmental Science. Experience in the Red List process will be preferred.

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 5 year(s)

Job Context:
∎ Expected start date: 01 September 2020
∎ Type of contract: Fixed-term (32 months with possibility of renewal)

Job Responsibilities:
∎ PROJECT MANAGEMENT
∎ 1. Assist project manager and the project team to implement all project activities as per work plan mentioned in the project contract with the donor (BNH), and any subsequent revisions agreed upon by both IUCN and the donor (BNH).
∎ 2. Assist project manager in ensuring proper management of project budget through the application of all policies, procedures and guidelines of IUCN and donor (BNH).
∎ 3. Assist project team, including assessors, consultants to accomplish desired deliverables including conducting workshops, training, and seminars, field trips, data collection and analysis, publication of Red List books and IAS of plants Management Strategy;
∎ 4. Ensure that all project reports and all other committed deliverables are produced, submitted and accepted by the donor (BNH) in a timely manner as per the contract
∎ 5. Assist project manager to maintain communication with donor and all other relevant stakeholders, including assessors, consultants and lead assessors.
∎ 6. Assist project manager to ensure all necessary IUCN's management requirements, including timely submission of work plans, budgets, internal agreements, contracts, and progress reports
∎ 7. Ensure and assist that IUCN's and donor's policies and mandates as outlined in the agreement are duly complied by the project team,
∎ 8. Undertake any other tasks that may be assigned by the Country Representative and the Programme Coordinator of IUCN Bangladesh and project manager from time to time.

Additional Requirements:
∎ 5 years' professional experience, of which at least 3 years are in the managerial position and relevant to the terms of reference.
∎ Excellent presentation, writing and spoken communication skills in English are essential.
∎ International experience will be an advantage.
∎ Fluency in written and spoken English, computer literacy essential.

Salary:
∎ The gross annual salary for this position is in the range from BDT 1`031`808 to BDT 1`289`760. While this is an indicative amount effective as of the current date, changes may occur as per IUCN`s compensation practices without prior notice. The same applies to other organizations hosted by IUCN.

Application Deadline: 12 Aug 2020

Company Information:
∎ 1 Aug 2020
∎ The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)

Category: NGO/Development