Project Coordinator

Job Description

Title: Project Coordinator

Company Name: Association for Community Development-ACD

Vacancy: 1

Age: Na

Job Location: Rajshahi

Salary: Tk. 50000 (Monthly)

Experience:

• At least 5 years

• Master of Arts (MA) in Social Science

• Educational qualification can be flexible depending on experiences.

• At least 5 years

• 5 years working experiences on migration issues and psychosocial support to the migrants.

• Excellent management and organizational skills and ability to work independently.

• Ability to convey information in an insightful and structured manner, both in written and oral presentations.

• Excellent communication skills and reporting in English.

• Experience in networking, advocacy, and community mobilization.

• Knowledge and experience on program planning, activities and project cycle.

• Conscientious and efficient in meeting commitments, observing deadlines and achieving results.

• Strong ability to work in a team and be supportive to others’ efforts and work.

• Consultative and collaborative approach to handle multiple tasks in fast-paced environment.

• Strong knowledge on Microsoft Office specially Office, Excel, Power Point, etc.

• Ability to interact professionally with diverse stakeholder and project beneficiaries.

Association for Community Development (ACD) is looking for a suitable applicant for its project ‘Fostering Resilience and Community Engagement for Internal Migrant Workers and families’. The Project Coordinator is the key responsible person for implementing the project and it is a managerial position with strong leadership, management, coordination, and reporting skills. The overall outputs expected from the project includes (i) Men and women migrants are confident and equipped with leadership and economically empowered, and (ii) Government and local governments equitably provide information and services to migrants.

Responsibilities:

• Provide strategic direction, oversight and leadership to project staffs to manage the project.

• Strengthen women knowledge on gender, human rights, decision making process, problem solving, women’s health, leadership, social accountability and access to information.

• Establishment of migrant resource center for internal migrants and their children.

• Dialogues with public and private stakeholders on issues related to internal migration and migrant rights to access to social safety net program.

• CSOs mapping and capacity need assessments for building their skills on social security rights of internal migrants, project management, advocacy technique and fundraising.

• Establish mentorship program for CBOs for organizing awareness campaigns.

• Build and strengthen e-connectivity for CBO networking and collaboration and share resources.

• Develop communication and visibility materials featuring government services.

• Social media campaign to raise awareness towards inclusive governance including social security program of internal migrants.

• Organize training on project management, monitoring and documentation for staffs.

• Ensure the quality and impact of the program and ensuring that gender equity is addressed.

• Represent the program at meetings, workshops and training with stakeholders for effective dialogue and advocacy at district, Upazila and Union level.

• Ensure that project activities are implemented according to established project principles with adequate migrants’ participation.

• Maintain liaison with government departments, local elected bodies, city corporation and relevant service providers.

• Prepare monthly, quarterly and annual report and case studies as per deadlines.

• Travel and communication allowance may be provided as per organizational policy.