Project Coordinator

Job Description

Title: Project Coordinator

Company Name: PROTTYASHI

Vacancy: 1

Age: Na

Job Location: Chattogram

Salary: Tk. 76730 (Monthly)

Experience:

• At least 5 years

• Master’s degree in any discipline from a recognized university with at least 2nd class/Division or CGPA minimum 2.5 out of 4.00/ minimum 3.00 out of 5.00 in any examination

• At least 5 years

• Must have Computer proficiency in MS office.

• Preference will be given to candidates with a minimum of 5 years of experience in a similar field.

• The ability to work under pressure is essential.

• A willingness to work in any location within the country is required.

Technical Skills

• Skill of photography

• Must have professional writing and speaking capacity in English and Bangla, i.e. monitoring report, field visit report, event report, case study/story, press release, content writing, etc.

• Proficient with MS office suite

• Able to take decision in a timely manner, priorities and multi-task work seamlessly

• Migration project experienced candidates are encouraged.

• Location of Posting: Chattogram (With extensive field visits as required)

• Contract Duration: 31/03/2025.

Job Summary

• The Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh (GoB) is implementing the “Recovery and Advancement of Informal Sector Employment (RAISE): Reintegration of Returning Migrants” project with a soft loan from the World Bank. Under the project, the Wage Earners’ Welfare Board (WEWB) has taken the initiative to set up a reintegration programme for returnee migrants.

• Prottyashi as a sub-consultant under the lead consultant International Organization (IOM) in Bangladesh will support WEWB with the implementation of counseling and migrant workers welfare services through the establishment and operation of Welfare Centers (WCs) in the 5 selected districts in Bangladesh. The major activities under the WCs are to identify and select returnee migrants (as per selection criteria), provide psychosocial counseling, refer the beneficiaries to needful support and services from the respective service provider organizations, and provide cash incentives to the selected beneficiaries.

• Prottyashi is seeking suitable candidates for 1 Project Coordinator position who will be placed at Chattogram to coordinate and manage 5 Migrant Worker’s Welfare Centers (MWWCs), to be established in Chattogram, Chandpur, Feni, Cox’s Bazar and Rangamati districts respectively to support WEWB with the implementation of counseling and migrant workers welfare services.

• Under the overall guidance of the Project Management Unit (PMU), Assistant Director (AD) of WEWB and direct supervision of the Programme Specialist (PS) from IOM and Director (Program) as well as the program management team of Prottyashi, the Project Coordinator will be responsible for the tasks mentioned below.

Reporting

• Project Coordinator will report to Director (Program) of Prottyashi. S/He has to maintain functional relationship with his/her peers, project teams and organization’s other priority teams. S/He must be able to communicate with other teams and units both program and operational of the organization.

Key Responsibilities

Project Management

• Responsible to oversee all project activities including 5 MWWCs and be the main contact point for the Prottyashi RAISE project, government and other stakeholders

• Support overall field level project implementation by facilitating planned project activities (meetings, events, training) in close coordination with the PMU, AD, PS, and other Welfare Center staff in 5 working Districts.

• Ensuring programme management and financial management functioning collaboratively and in compliance with accepted standards.

• Arrange campaign on identifying returnee migrants maintaining collaboration and communication with relevant stakeholders in the working Districts as well as initiating community mobilization activities.

• Responsible for overseeing the development and execution of project deliverables, lead project planning, and mentoring, budgeting, action plans and monitoring processes etc.

• Assist to the project team and other stakeholders define, communicate and drive the strategic vision and goal of the programme.

• Troubleshoot project problems, launch initiatives to reduce operational costs and defects, identify and implement creative solution for smooth project management

• Supervise all the other project staffs through maintaining regular communication with the project staffs and conducting regular field visit.

• Provide support and monitor the implementation of project activities according to the workplan and scheduled timeline.

• Monitor project activities through regular visit in the field to ensure quality of the project deliverables and mobilize the field staffs.

• Provide technical support to the direct beneficiaries in case of arising any complication in the field.

Coordination

• Maintain liaison with the IOM and Head Office of the Prottyashi for successfully implementation of the project activities.

• Maintain communication and coordination with different stakeholders at the national, district and Upazila level (District/ upazila department of youth development, District/ upazila department of women and child affairs, District/ Upazila Parishad, BMET, DEMO, TTC etc.) and other authorities working in migration.

• Planning, initiating and reviewing external communication to promote project activities on various platforms.

• Preparing presentation for the meetings and issues for the various level of coordination meetings and workshops.

Reporting and Documentation

• Prepare weekly/monthly/quarterly progress report with the cooperation of other project staffs and submit to the management of Prottyashi.

• Assist Finance Officer to prepare monthly financial report through matching activities implemented.

• Prepare document of all events, program learning, process, and impacts of project should be sent to the central program team.

• Collect field level evidence of project activities through photographs and send it to the central monitoring team of Prottyashi.

• Perform other duties assigned by Assistant Director (welfare center in charge), PMU and IOM/Prottyashi.

Organizational values and norms towards Safeguarding and PSEA

• Prottyashi is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behaviour at work including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and financial misconduct and expects staff to promote the welfare of children, young people and adults at all times. Prottyahi expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment through our Code of Conduct. We place a high priority on ensuring that only those who share and demonstrate this commitment are recruited to work with us.

• Monthly Gross Salary will be 76,730 BDT including contributory provident fund and bonus 5770 BDT (Pro-Rata) regular traveling and communication bill.