Project Coordinator, RAISE Project
Job Description
Title: Project Coordinator, RAISE Project
Company Name: RDRS Bangladesh
Vacancy: 01
Job Location: Rangpur
Employment Status: Full-time, Contractual
Educational Requirements:
∎ Master in Business Administration/Management/Accounting/Finance/Economics/ Development Studies/ Social Work/Sociology/ Women and Gender Studies or B.Sc Engineering in CSE/EEE/Civil/Mechanical Engineering from any Govt. approved university;
∎ More than one 3rd Division/Class in any examination will not be accepted;
∎ Training in Project Management/Entrepreneurship Development will be treated as extra quality;
∎ Should have Good operating skills in Microsoft Office package;
∎ Should have excellent communication and report writing skills both in Bangla and English.
Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 10 year(s)
Job Context:
∎ RDRS Bangladesh is launching a project titled ‘Recovery and Advancement of Informal Sector Employment (RAISE)’ jointly financed by the Government of Bangladesh and Palli Karma-Sahayak Foundation (PKSF). The goal of the project is to provide services that can enhance earning opportunities for low-income urban youth, and urban youth impacted by COVID-19.
∎ The RAISE project has been implementing across the country through selected Partner Organizations of PKSF. As a Partner organization of PKSF, RDRS Bangladesh will implement the RAISE project in its catchment area.
∎ RDRS is a leading national development organisation in Bangladesh working for the poor and underprivileged communities across the country with focus on north-west Bangladesh. Established in 1972 as the field programme of Lutheran World Federation, Geneva, RDRS became a national development organisation in 1997 under the Trust Act. RDRS provides development services to over 3 million households in 32 districts through its four broad programmes - civil empowerment, quality of life, food security & environment, and economic empowerment & opportunity.
∎ RDRS is seeking competent project management professionals under the RAISE project for immediate appointment.
Job Responsibilities:
∎ Plan and implement outreach and intakes program through community engagement, field visits &, interviews in consultation with respective officials of PKSF;
∎ Ensure enrollment process, training activities, graduation, employment and track project participants’ progress & report training outcomes;
∎ Prepare training plan, assess training effectiveness and take feedback from program participants & stakeholders regarding specific program;
∎ Organize dialogue, meeting, workshop, seminar, and other outreach programs with key stakeholders and facilitate training on various programs in time;
∎ Monitor project activities for ensuring quality of the program along with Environmental and Social Safeguard issues, Grievance Redress Mechanism (GRM) of the project and address them accordingly ;
∎ Prepare monthly, quarterly and half yearly progress reports and submit to PKSF in time;
∎ Coordinate with microfinance team of organization and Project Management Unit (PMU) of PKSF; and
∎ Perform any other tasks assigned by the management.
Additional Requirements:
∎ Age at most 50 years
∎ Minimum 10 years of experience including 5 years relevant experience in the development organization;
∎ Training in Project Management/Entrepreneurship Development will be treated as extra quality;
∎ Should have Good operating skills in Microsoft Office package;
∎ Should have excellent communication and report writing skills both in Bangla and English.
Salary: Tk. 60000 (Monthly)
Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Salary consolidated Tk. 60,000/- (BDT Sixty Thousand) per month and other admissible benefits as per organization rules (Inclusive of all applicable Tax as per the law of Bangladesh).
Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.
Application Deadline: 31 Oct 2022
Company Information:
∎ 20 Oct 2022
∎ RDRS Bangladesh
∎ Address : RDRS Bangladesh, House no.43, Road no. 10, Sector 6, Uttara, Dhaka
∎ Web : www.rdrsbangladesh.org
∎ Business : RDRS Bangladesh is a national humanitarian and development organization works for rural development by empowering the rural poor in northwest Bangladesh. RDRS was formally established as the Bangladesh field program of the Geneva-based Lutheran World Federation/Department for World Service (LWF/DWS) on 8 February 1972. Its development aim is to achieve sustainable increases in their living standards. With this aim, RDRS enables those who participate in its program to gain the necessary skills, understanding, confidence, institutions and services; and ensure that the rural communities have the necessary economic, social and environmental resources. RDRS employees approximate 3,700 staff and works with a further approximately 1,000 volunteers and daily paid workers. The vast majority of staff are in field positions, with specialist sectoral and support units in Rangpur and Dhaka.
Category: NGO/Development
: Qualified women are strongly encouraged to apply. Only short listed candidates will be invited for interview. RDRS reserves the right to cancel one or any applications at any stage of the recruitment process.RDRS believes that all people have a right to live their lives free from sexual violence and any abuse of power, regardless of age, gender, sexuality, sexual orientation, disability, religion, ethnic origin or other status.RDRS will make every effort to create and maintain a safe environment, free from Sexual Exploitation Abuse and Harassment (SEAH), and shall take appropriate measures for this purpose in the communities where it operates.
