Project Coordinator

Job Description

Title: Project Coordinator

Company Name: READI - Research Evaluation And Development Initiative

Vacancy: 1

Age: At least 25 years

Job Location: Dhaka

Salary: Negotiable

Experience:

• At least 3 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO

• Bachelor/Honors
• Masters

• Bachelor/Master’s Degree in Social Science, Food and Nutrition, English or related subjects.

• At least 3 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO

• Age At least 25 years

Job Skill Requirements:

• Excellent project implementation skill and strategic thinking abilities.

• Innovative, analytical and technical abilities.

• A dynamic individual with excellent interpersonal and communications skills.

• Ability to work independently and meet deadlines. Proactive with commitment to quality and accuracy with close attention to detail.

• Ability to support creative agency, research agencies and government offices.

• Ability to work in a multi-cultural, cross functional team with a flexible and adaptable approach to work.

• Clear and systematic thinking that demonstrates good judgment, expert problem solving, and adoptability.

• Negotiation and advocacy skills

• Proven experience in monitoring and report writing

• Ability to operate within the corporate and public sectors to effectively liaise with private companies, development agencies, and governments in multiple cultures.

• Self-motivated and solution oriented

• Flexible, willingness to travel in challenging environments.

• IT literate with excellent MS Office skills.

• Willingness to travel to field (intervention sites) frequently

Experience:

• At least 3 years of experience in implementing development projects preferable to health and nutrition.

• Experience in delivering integrated health and nutrition programme is an asset.

• Proven ability to work effectively in a team environment and matrix structure is critical.

• Proven experience in staff and office management.

• Fluency in spoken and written English is essential.

• Experience in analysis of data and quality reporting.

• Effective communication skills and ability to work effectively in challenging situations is essential.

READI (Research Evaluation and Development Initiative), a national NGO, is working for developing the condition and position of target beneficiaries in Bangladesh on different issues including human rights, health hygiene nutrition, education, WASH, livelihoods, climate change, skills and employment generation etc. since 2001. In collaboration with Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN), READI is implementing a project title ‘SWAPNO-Strengthening Workers' Access to Pertinent Nutrition Opportunities’ and going to recruit the right person for the above position for the project period.

Position Summary

The Project Coordinator of Workforce Nutrition Project will be responsible to facilitate the quality implementation of the project activities. S/he will directly work with the community people, factory management, workers, research partner, media, creative agency, government institutions as well as relevant stakeholders who have similar activities for targeted participants. S/he will support in developing annual work plan as project implementation plan (PIP), review its progress against key performance indicators (KPI) and targets. S/he will regularly support to the Program, Finance, Admin and M & E team for ensuring necessary supports. The Position will report to the Executive Director.

Roles and responsibility for programme implementation:

Provide supervisory support to supervisees.

Support to supervisees to develop functional relationship and collaboration with the project/program related stakeholders to implement the scheduled activities.

Regular field visits to support to the project/program stakeholders to implement and monitor day to day project activities as per work plan.

Based on PIP prepare annual/quarterly/monthly activity plan.

Support to develop organizational and programmatic plan, budget, strategic plan.

Support to organize scheduling meeting and capability building event at field level.

Support to develop and facilitate communication materials including BCC & IEC with proper orientation.

Facilitate factory owners and management to establish or revitalize Fair Price Shops, Nutrition Corner, Community Nutrition Corner to increase access of safe and nutritious food.

Regular field visit to the Fair Price Shop, Nutrition Corners and track sales trend and take necessary action to meet the target

Regular monitor to collect and compile data from factory as per monitoring tools and consolidate

Support to factory management to organize nutrition fair at factory day

Keep communication among the project team and READI’s HQ

Reporting as per organization and project requirement

Responsible for documenting experiences, preparing reports, presentations, briefs for factory management and donor.

Roles and responsibility to the organization:

• Support to develop and implement the organizational, program and strategic plan, guideline and budget.

• Assist the program, finance, admin and monitoring team.

• Implement and practice the organizational rules and policies.

• Regular communication and coordination with different stakeholders.

• Assist the SMT to develop new strategies, ideas, proposal etc.

• Salary and benefits: Salary and other benefits is negotiable.