Job Description

Title: Project Coordinator

Company Name: Eco-Social Development Organization (ESDO)

Vacancy: 01

Age: at most 45 years

Location: Thakurgaon (Rani Sankail)

Minimum Salary: Tk. 57750 (Monthly)

Experience:
∎ At least 6 years
∎ The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s):NGO

Published: 4 Dec 2024

Education:
∎ Masters in Social Science or equivalent degrees.

Requirements:

Additional Requirements:
∎ Age at most 45 years
∎ Minimum 6 years work experience of which 3 years managerial experience.
∎ At least 1-3 years working experiences at Education projects of which 2 years of managerial experience.
∎ Must have knowledge and proven experience of Education project, project management & implementation, financial management, monitoring, staff supervision & development, networking with local govt. and other stakeholders,
∎ Working Experience with plain land Indigenous communities will get preference
∎ Excellent skills on report writing in English,
∎ Computer skill on MS Office & Power point.
∎ Have quick decision making and problem-solving capability and to meet deadline.
∎ Should have valid driving license and skills on Motorcycle driving.
∎ Minimum 6 years work experience of which 3 years managerial experience.
∎ At least 1-3 years working experiences at Education projects of which 2 years of managerial experience.
∎ Must have knowledge and proven experience of Education project, project management & implementation, financial management, monitoring, staff supervision & development, networking with local govt. and other stakeholders,
∎ Working Experience with plain land Indigenous communities will get preference
∎ Excellent skills on report writing in English,
∎ Computer skill on MS Office & Power point.
∎ Have quick decision making and problem-solving capability and to meet deadline.
∎ Should have valid driving license and skills on Motorcycle driving.

Responsibilities & Context:
∎ The Program Coordinator will be responsible to ensure the overall smooth implementation of Project activities by proper planning, designing and monitoring of the activities in a participatory way at the field.
∎ He/she will be responsible for preparing/review budget and budgetary control; staff development and overall project management. The Project Coordinator ensured an effective monitoring in planning and smooth implementation of Project activities in community level.
∎ Planning and guidance to project staffs .
∎ Developing effective implementation plan in participatory processes with project staff and involving the community and other relevant stakeholders.
∎ Analyze the local context in relation to working children monitoring and incorporate in the planning.
∎ Monitor the monthly, quarterly and yearly plan of the project, implementation status and achievement.
∎ Monitor the plan of actions of the Project Officer, Teacher and Accountant of the project and ensure guidance for achieving the results.
∎ Ensure, manage and conduct the child monitoring and enrollment in the project area.
∎ Realistic planning of staffing consulting with line management
∎ Monitoring budget and share with senior management.
∎ Ensure budget breakdown for all relevant activities and get prior necessary approval.
∎ Coordination and Program Implementation
∎ Establish learning centre for working children in the domestic and transport sectors.
∎ Conduct meeting with government and private service provider to ensure access to basic health services for the working children and their families.
∎ Establish strategic partnership with technical and vocational training service providers to impact customized training to the targeted working children.
∎ Conduct awareness rising session with working children and their parents on social protection schemes and public services.
∎ Establish linkage with the government's social safety net program to explore access to the vulnerable families of the working children.
∎ Realize social culture, behavior, practice and believes of the community people and to observe how effectively Program staffs are collecting data/information from intervention areas and give feedback.
∎ Communicate regularly with LG's management and update the project activities.
∎ Assist project staffs to select project participants to attend in various workshops.
∎ Coordinate project coordination meetings and relevant meetings.
∎ Organizing orientation, training, workshops, rallies, seminars etc. as and when required.
∎ Ensure individual monthly schedule of the project staffs.
∎ Ensure the monthly and quarterly beneficiary achievement as per set plan.
∎ Coordinate with project participants, community people, elite, leaders, local govt. representatives and stakeholders associated directly/indirectly into the project activities,
∎ Coordinate with EDUCO, LG's authority and other government offices for the sake of the project interventions.
∎ Organize relevant coordination meetings in the project area with stakeholders.
∎ Exclusive Field visit
∎ Prepare field visit schedule/plan at the beginning of the month and submit to line management of the organization.
∎ 60% field work to assist in implementation of project activities and other 40% desk work for planning, communication and necessary documentation and reporting.
∎ Ensure timely Program and financial reporting and documentation and submission.
∎ Staff development and overall project management.
∎ Assist other staff to build a good team.
∎ Collect good practices and success stories and include into reports.
∎ Regular Communication with ESDO head office, cluster chief, Project Focal, Finance Controller and Executive Director.
∎ ESDO was established in 1988 with the aim of supporting poor and marginalized people affected by the devastating flood and gradually moving towards achieving a broader vision of achieving sustainable, secured, and resilient livelihoods for these poor and marginalized people through improving their overall sustainable development. For the last more than three and a half decades of its development journey, ESDO has set an outstanding example of a sustainable development model for the underprivileged communities of Bangladesh. ESDO has been working in the country's primarily unserved and underserved locations, nurturing a community-focused participatory approach and people's ownership. Consequently, the ESDO's working area has already established an enabling environment. We have made notable achievements in livelihood improvement, food security and nutrition, education, women's empowerment, health, the promotion of children's rights, adolescent and youth engagement, and the rights of ethnic minorities. During this long span, we have adapted to the changing situation and provided the most time-bound effective services, especially to the poor and disadvantaged people. Considering the government's development policies, we are currently implementing a considerable number of projects and programs, including a microfinance program, through a community-focused and people-centered approach to accomplish the government's development agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the UN as a whole. One of the most dynamic organizations, ESDO, is expanding its development interventions across 408 upazilas under 53 districts of Bangladesh, thereby reaching over 15 million impoverished and vulnerable individuals.
∎ ESDO in partnership with EDUCO is going to implement the ‘‘Promote Inclusive and Equitable Primary Education for all the Children of GPS in hard-to-reach and Indigenous Communities’’ program at Thakurgaon District. ESDO is inviting applications from interested qualified candidates for the above-mentioned position.
∎ Job Responsibilities
∎ The Program Coordinator will be responsible to ensure the overall smooth implementation of Project activities by proper planning, designing and monitoring of the activities in a participatory way at the field.
∎ He/she will be responsible for preparing/review budget and budgetary control; staff development and overall project management. The Project Coordinator ensured an effective monitoring in planning and smooth implementation of Project activities in community level.
∎ Planning and guidance to project staffs .
∎ Developing effective implementation plan in participatory processes with project staff and involving the community and other relevant stakeholders.
∎ Analyze the local context in relation to working children monitoring and incorporate in the planning.
∎ Monitor the monthly, quarterly and yearly plan of the project, implementation status and achievement.
∎ Monitor the plan of actions of the Project Officer, Teacher and Accountant of the project and ensure guidance for achieving the results.
∎ Ensure, manage and conduct the child monitoring and enrollment in the project area.
∎ Realistic planning of staffing consulting with line management
∎ Monitoring budget and share with senior management.
∎ Ensure budget breakdown for all relevant activities and get prior necessary approval.
∎ Coordination and Program Implementation
∎ Establish learning centre for working children in the domestic and transport sectors.
∎ Conduct meeting with government and private service provider to ensure access to basic health services for the working children and their families.
∎ Establish strategic partnership with technical and vocational training service providers to impact customized training to the targeted working children.
∎ Conduct awareness rising session with working children and their parents on social protection schemes and public services.
∎ Establish linkage with the government's social safety net program to explore access to the vulnerable families of the working children.
∎ Realize social culture, behavior, practice and believes of the community people and to observe how effectively Program staffs are collecting data/information from intervention areas and give feedback.
∎ Communicate regularly with LG's management and update the project activities.
∎ Assist project staffs to select project participants to attend in various workshops.
∎ Coordinate project coordination meetings and relevant meetings.
∎ Organizing orientation, training, workshops, rallies, seminars etc. as and when required.
∎ Ensure individual monthly schedule of the project staffs.
∎ Ensure the monthly and quarterly beneficiary achievement as per set plan.
∎ Coordinate with project participants, community people, elite, leaders, local govt. representatives and stakeholders associated directly/indirectly into the project activities,
∎ Coordinate with EDUCO, LG's authority and other government offices for the sake of the project interventions.
∎ Organize relevant coordination meetings in the project area with stakeholders.
∎ Exclusive Field visit
∎ Prepare field visit schedule/plan at the beginning of the month and submit to line management of the organization.
∎ 60% field work to assist in implementation of project activities and other 40% desk work for planning, communication and necessary documentation and reporting.
∎ Ensure timely Program and financial reporting and documentation and submission.
∎ Staff development and overall project management.
∎ Assist other staff to build a good team.
∎ Collect good practices and success stories and include into reports.
∎ Regular Communication with ESDO head office, cluster chief, Project Focal, Finance Controller and Executive Director.

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ As per project design.

Workplace:
∎ Work at office

Employment Status: Full Time

Job Location: Thakurgaon (Rani Sankail)

Job Highlights:
∎ His key responsibility is to establishing and maintaining an effective reporting system for the project. This position is fully based in project area and will be reportable to the management as per the organogram of (ESDO). She/he will ensure receiving technical support from donor agency and keep collaboration with LG's authority for ensuring the project activities and reaching the beneficiary as per target.

Read Before Apply:

ESDO does not tolerate any child & youth abuse. So, if you have any history of child & youth abuse in organization or personal life please abstains from apply here. After your selection or between the service periods if we found any misinformation, we will take legal action as per organization rules and county law.

ESDO does not tolerate any Safeguarding abuse. So if you have any history of gender abuse in organization or personal life please abstains from apply here. After your selection or between the service periods if we found any misinformation, we will take legal action as per organization rules and county law.

ESDO does not tolerate any kind of extremism/terrorism. So if you have any history of extremism/terrorism in organization or personal life please abstains from apply here. After your selection or between the service periods if we found any misinformation, we will take legal action as per organization rules and county law.

ESDO does not tolerate any corruption. So if you have any history of corruption in organization or personal life please abstains from apply here. After your selection or between the service periods if we found any misinformation, we will take legal action as per organization rules and county law.

ESDO has a Safeguarding & PSEAH policy to protect its employees and beneficiaries and any kind of discrimination, harassment, and abuse falls under ESDO “ZERO TOLERANCE” Policy. All employees are expected to abide by the PSEAH, Child Protection, Safeguarding, and Gender policy of ESDO.

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Apply Procedure:

Hard Copy:
∎ Interested candidates are requested to submit their resume with cover letter along with recent Passport size Photo, photocopy of all academic and experience certificates, NID card /Citizenship certificate including two references. Applications should reach within 10/12/2024 by 5.00 PM post or Currier or hand to hand delivery to: Head of HR, Eco-Social Development Organization (ESDO), Collegepara (Gobindanagar), Thakurgaon-5100, Bangladesh or apply through online ESDO career portal (https://career.esdo.net.bd/) within 10/12/2024 by 5.00 PM.
∎ Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted and called for interview.
∎ Women are especially encouraged to apply.
∎ Equal opportunity, promoting women & children rights is mandate of ESDO

Company Information:
∎ Eco-Social Development Organization (ESDO)
∎ Collegepara (Gobindanagar), Thakurgaon-5100 Bangladesh

Address::
∎ Collegepara (Gobindanagar), Thakurgaon-5100 Bangladesh

Application Deadline: 10 Dec 2024

Category: NGO/Development