Project Coordinator

Job Description

Title: Project Coordinator

Company Name: AGRAJATTRA (An Organization for Integrated Social Development)

Vacancy: 1

Job Location: Cox's Bazar

Employment Status: Full-time

Educational Requirements:
∎ Masters degree in any discipline
∎ Master degree in any discipline preferably in public health/ Social science/Development studies/ Anthropology/ Economics from any Govt. approved university

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 12 year(s)
∎ The applicants should have experience in the following area(s): NGO Development projects
∎ The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO

Job Context:
∎ Agrajattra is a national uplifting NGO based in Cox’s Bazar. It is working since 1998 in Bangladesh. Currently it is working diversified donor’s funded project. Among them IRC is prime donor of AGRAJATTAR and funding for child protection since 2021. Very recently AGRAJATTA has been signed an Agreement with IRC for implementing “LAST MILE EDUCATION” Project. It is mentioned able that One of the impacts of COVID-19 is that an unprecedented 1.6 billion students across the world have been out of school; however, 258 million children were already out of school before the pandemic. The impact of COVID-19 has been also found in Bangladesh to drop out the children from both primary and secondary education. Cox’s Bazar district is very leg-behind in education rather than others district of Bangladesh and dropout rate from primary education is highest compared that others district.
∎ In response to this crisis, we will implement an innovative program in Bangladesh that reaches last-mile children and parents, and caregivers, providing them with quality education solutions. Our approach to reaching these last-mile children with a quality education has three areas of focus:
∎ Meet children where they are both physically and cognitively, with flexible, student-centered learning that they can access in or close to their homes.
∎ Break down barriers to school entry and support children’s integration into schools once they are ready; and
∎ Prepare schoolteachers to integrate children with specific needs into their classrooms and equip teachers and students for future school disruption.
∎ This project will cover both Ramu and Moheskhali upazila under Cox’s Bazar District. AGRAJATTRA and IRC have entered in a partnership to respond to ensure quality education with platform-based localized and scalable solutions for last-mile learners and caregivers in crisis-affected areas in Bangladesh.

Job Responsibilities:
∎ S/he will be responsible for over-all leadership in planning, designing, implementation of the project and responsible to deliver high-quality results in line with the project outcomes.
∎ S/he will be responsible for over-all leadership in planning, designing, implementation of the project and responsible to deliver high-quality results in line with the project outcomes.
∎ Ensuring the quality and integrity of implementation, including adherence to technical guidelines, administrative systems, and established deadlines.
∎ Work closely with IRC Country team, technical team, and Solution Partner.
∎ Provide contextual and operational input on the identified solution.
∎ Support in planning the implementation research of the identified solution.
∎ Test the identified solution and identify areas for improvement/change/adaptation
∎ Support the adaptation of the solution
∎ Co-develop evaluation tools, procedures, monitoring tools, and processes based on co-developed implementation research questions.
∎ Frequent field visits to follow-up, supervise, and monitor project activities help accumulate field learnings, and good practices, and disseminate them through the proper channels.
∎ Monthly evaluation data submission, including key indicators on access, learning, and retention (learners), and attendance.
∎ Learner outreaches and enrollment
∎ Teacher Recruitment and teacher training support.
∎ Implement the adapted solution with regular, ongoing meetings with IRC & solution Partner staff.
∎ Conduct pilot evaluation & planning scale-up plan
∎ Communication with GOs official and all stakeholders related to education issues
∎ Support to the subordinates for implementing the project interventions as per plan of action under the DIP
∎ Prepare qualitative and quantitative reports as per donor requirement and ensure all donor compliance during project implementation
∎ Capacity building to the staff and teachers as per project designed
∎ Others Tasks: Any others assign task related to project aspect by the management and also donor

Additional Requirements:
∎ Age 38 to 55 years
∎ • At least 5 years’ experience in USAID /UN funded Organization.
∎ • Ability to exercise discretion and consistently apply professional judgement; maintain confidentiality and impartiality at all time
∎ • Demonstrated excellence in oral and written English
∎ • Ability to communicate effectively, instilling trust and confidence
∎ • Excellent organizational skills including the ability to handle a variety of assignments sometimes under pressure of deadlines.
∎ • Computer skills demonstrating competency of Microsoft office: Excel, Word and Power point and others software
∎ • Ability to work independently and to exercise independent judgment
∎ • Ability to communities with GOs official and ensuring GOs compliance issue in development project
∎ • Be willing to take on extra responsibilities in order to achieve the goals/objectives set by the organization

Salary: Tk. 94500 - 95000 (Monthly)

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Mobile bill, T/A

Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.

Application Deadline: 26 Apr 2023

Company Information:
∎ 18 Apr 2023
∎ AGRAJATTRA (An Organization for Integrated Social Development)
∎ Address : Head Office : AGRAJATTRA, 126 (3rd Floor), Opposite of CTG Press Club, Jamal Khan Road, P.S: Kotwali, Chittagong Cox's bazar Office : Hoque Tower 02 (2nd Floor), Alr'r JAHAL, Main Road, Cox's bazar. Bangladesh.
∎ Web : www.agrajattra.org.bd
∎ Business : AGRAJATTRA is a non-profit and non-political voluntary organization which is recognized & awarded by nationally (Best Youth award, Best SME Award) & internationally (Commonwealth Award) in dedicated to enhance women empowerment through providing hands-on skills on various trades for the young people. It came into existence on November 15, 1998 with the dedication to assist the unprivileged urban, sub-urban and rural youths of specially Women of Bangladesh in particularly RMG sectors, Shrimp ind sectors, Agra based field development, Women Empowerment, Livelihood development, DRR, Poverty Eradication, Women Leadership Development, Wash, Technical Skill development, Violence against Women & Girls Program etc.

Category: NGO/Development

: Agrajattra is currently looking for an experienced “Project Coordinator” who will be responsible for ensuring that all activities under the project are completed on time, within budget and meet high quality standards.