Project Coordinator - LEAP

Job Description

Title: Project Coordinator - LEAP

Company Name: Samaj Kalyan O Unnayan Shangstha (SKUS)

Vacancy: 1

Job Location: Cox's Bazar (Cox's Bazar Sadar, Ukhia)

Employment Status: Full-time, Contractual

Educational Requirements:
∎ Master's Degree in Public Health (MPH), Development studies or any subject from a recognized University
∎ Skills Required: Excellent communication skill, Reporting and Documentation, Risk Management, Team management

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 5 year(s)
∎ The applicants should have experience in the following area(s): Coordination, Planning and monitoring, Project Management
∎ The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO

Job Context:
∎ Samaj Kallayan O Unnayan Shangstha (SKUS) envisions a peaceful, prosperous, and poverty-free society that ensures everyone`s basic needs and rights. Since the 2017, SKUS has been working on Rohingya refugee influx in Cox`s Bazar district in the field of Education, health, Child protection, GBV, MHPSS and SRHR among the Children, adolescents, women, and men with support from different international donors, including UN agencies.
∎ Recently SKUS has signed an agreement with Plan International Bangladesh to implement a project lilted "Lifting Healthy, Empowered and Protected Girls and Women in Cox`s Bazar (LEAP)` at Rohingya Camps in Ukhia Upazila and the Host community of Ukhia Upazila under Cox`s Bazar District.. SKUS is looking for a suitable candidate for the immediate appointment of Project Coordination-LEAP for the project mentioned above supported by Plan International Bangladesh.
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∎ The Project Coordinator is responsible to support smooth implementation of the Lifting Healthy, Empowered and Protected Girls and Women in Cox`s Bazar (LEAP) project. Plan International Bangladesh is the lead of this consortium project with HOPE Foundation for Women and Children of Bangladesh (HOPE), Partners in Health and Development (PHD), Samaj Kallyan O Unnayan Sangstha (SKUS), and Mukti Cox`s Bazar which funded by the Global Affairs Canada (GAC) and technical supported by Plan International Bangladesh. LEAP will employ a comprehensive, integrated programmatic approach by engaging a variety of stakeholders and facilitating gender- and adolescent-responsive and inclusive (GARI), Sextual and Reproductive Health and Right (SRHR), Sextual Gender Based Violence (SGBV) and Mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) services by strengthening government health systems, including establishing/strengthening referral linkages (from community to health facilities and between different sectors) to bring transformative change among the most at-risk adolescent girls and young women in host communities and camps. The Project Coordinator will lead the high-quality project implementation, coordination, collaboration and integration with others partner, shared learning and other activities with a focus on expanding capacity in inclusion, gender and safeguarding. S/he will be responsible for overall project management, reporting and linkages with Plan International Bangladesh and stakeholders and partner organizations (PHD, SKUS, Mukti Cox`s Bazar and HOPE Foundation).
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∎ Duration: 26 Months (July 2022 to August 2024)

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Lead and coordinate the project through maintaining project cycle management for achieve the project's goal, outcome, actions/activities and expected results which are specified in project proposal.
∎ Facilitate the development of the Project Implementation Plan (PIP) and overall responsibility for the leadership of implementation of project for SRHR & GBV, day to day management, coordination and oversight of the project implementation.
∎ Ensure that the project is appropriately staffed, including the appropriate combination of expertise across technical areas like SRHR & GBV and operational areas, building capacity where needed;
∎ Ensure timely, effective implementation and delivery of project activities as per project work plan by ensuring quality and set strategies and guidelines.
∎ Develop project plan & budget, program & training guideline and project reports and arranging different types of training/meetings/workshop/advocacy with Government officials and community stakeholders for capacity building.
∎ Ensure proper and smooth financial management in the project in compliance with Plan international Bangladesh and GAC policy and standards.
∎ Monitoring of the project funds are spending correctly and as per wok plan. Ensure Inventory management.
∎ Provide need-based support to Finance officer, provide leadership and support in problem solving, key decision making, quality control, technical input and advice as well as planning, executing, monitoring of the project activities.
∎ 70% time given to field for activity monitoring and provide supportive supervision when and as required for quality delivery of the activities.
∎ Supervise, monitor and evaluate the project work and performance of staff and take concrete steps to improve job performance
∎ Supportive supervision and monitoring of the activity of technical officer's (SRHR and GBV), finance officer and M&E Officer.
∎ Identify the development area of individual staffs, organizing formal/on the job training, orientation for Capacity building of the staff. Ensure training follow up, feedback, learning & reflection session and also adapt other tools and techniques for developing staff capacity building.
∎ Provide positive feedback on staff performance and project activities when appropriate.
∎ Organize and conduct regular monthly staff meetings. Ensure good relations with Plan International Bangladesh and other relevant stakeholders in the project locations.
∎ Maintain effective communication, coordination and collaboration with LEAP project partners and Plan International Bangladesh.
∎ Maintain effective communication, coordination and collaboration with GoB/NGOs officials like DC/UNO office, relevant government departments (Under Ministry of health & Family planning, MoWCA, MoSW and DSS), relevant NGOs etc.
∎ Participate in different meeting, training workshop organized by GoB, UN agencies, NGOs and other stakeholders.
∎ Produce presentation/briefings of field level data/information for the different visits made by Plan International, relevant Govt. officials and other stakeholders.
∎ Prepare some special report as and when required such as incident reports, harassment report and generate case story and success story etc.
∎ Participate in different studies i.e. baseline survey, mid-year survey, progress measurement survey and final evaluation etc. and other stakeholders' studies in this relevant field.
∎ Produce clear and quality project reports in English, prepare all events report, and monthly, quarterly and annual reports and submit to the line manager as well as Plan International as per reporting calendar and within deadlines.

Additional Requirements:
∎ Age 28 to 45 years
∎ Both males and females are allowed to apply
∎ At least 5 years' experience in the development field along with 3 years of experience in project management in the field of SRHR & GBV.
∎ Sound knowledge of project cycle management
∎ Excellent planning, analytical, organizational and decision-making skills
∎ Good working relationships with colleagues, partners, external actors and allies
∎ Excellent communication skills including a high level of written and spoken in English
∎ Conversant in common IT applications (MS word, MS power point, internet browsing & e-mail communications)
∎ Person with disability are encouraged to apply

Salary:
∎ Tk. 85000 - 95000 (Monthly)
∎ Salary negotiable based on qualification and experience within the rang

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Mobile bill, Weekly 2 holidays
∎ As per Project

Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.

Application Deadline: 18 Jun 2022

Company Information:
∎ 11 Jun 2022
∎ Samaj Kalyan O Unnayan Shangstha (SKUS)
∎ Address : 110 Shantinagar, Nilufar Building (1st floor), Dhaka-1217.
∎ Web : www.skus-bd.org
∎ Business : SKUS is a non-profit, non-government voluntary organization working since 1995 to improve socio-economic condition of poor and marginalized people to improve socio-economic conditions and remove discrimination and exploitations. SKUS has implementing multidimensional projects on Education, Malaria, HIV/AIDS, Health, Nutrition and family planning, Life skills Education, Women empowerment, Water, Sanitation and hygiene, Safe Motherhood, Vulnerable Group Development, EPI and Primary Health Care Project, Safe migration, Emergency relief, early recovery and livelihood support on various disasters, Emergency Rohingya Response, MHPSS, GBV, Technical and vocational training in different part of Bangladesh with assistance from the government, national and international donor agencies.

Note : SKUS has a zero-tolerance to Sexual Exploitation and Abuse of beneficiaries. Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) is everyone’s responsibility and all staff are required to adhere to the Code of Conduct that enshrines principles of PSEA, always (both during work hours and outside work hours). Familiarization with, and adherence to, the Code of Conduct is an essential requirement of all staff, in addition to related mandatory training. All staff must ensure that they understand and act in accordance with this clause.

SKUS also has a zero-tolerance policy on child protection.

Category: NGO/Development

: The person fulfilling the above criteria is requested to send their Resume/ CV along with scan copy of last educational qualification certificate and recent passport size color photograph to [email protected] by June 18,2022, mentioning the position applied in the subject line. Only the candidate who has relevant experience are requested to apply. The only shortlisted candidate will be contacted for an interview. Females are especially encouraged to apply.