Job Description

Title: Project Coordinator

Company Name: Rupantar

Vacancy: 1

Location: Anywhere in Bangladesh

Salary: Negotiable

Experience:
∎ 5 to 8 years
∎ The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s):NGO

Published: 4 Apr 2024

Education:
∎ Postgraduate/Graduate in Music and Theatre Art, Mass-communication and Journalism, Social Science, or any other relevant discipline from a reputed institution.
∎ Postgraduate/Graduate in Music and Theatre Art, Mass-communication and Journalism, Social Science, or any other relevant discipline from a reputed institution.

Requirements:

Additional Requirements:
∎ Minimum Five (5) to Eight (8) years’ of practical experience in leading managing development project focusing on awareness and preventions;
∎ Having extensive knowledge and skills in Monitoring and Evaluation frameworks of development organizations;
∎ Experience with development of awareness massages and tools on anti-human-trafficking and safe migration related issues;
∎ Experience with the detailed documentation of providing social and economic support-services to trafficking survivors or vulnerable and at-risk groups, and detailed reporting mechanisms;
∎ Demonstrate positive attitude and sensitivity to support vulnerable and at-risk groups, and communities;
∎ Strong understanding of gender and diversity issues;
∎ Demonstrate strong interpersonal communication skills in English and Bangla; and
∎ Basic computer proficiency: i.e. MS Office, database management, coordination via email, project-specific management information systems, etc.
∎ Ability to work in a team with good interpersonal skills;
∎ Candidate should have learning attitude, well behavior and proactive attitude;
∎ Ability to prioritize activities to act and decide promptly;
∎ Pro-active and participatory decision-making and problem-solving;
∎ Ability to communicate with people from different cultures and backgrounds;
∎ Ability to work with diverse community and grassroots peoples with close communication will be given priority.
∎ Strong team player with well-developed network.
∎ Only short-listed candidates will be called for interview.
∎ Salary and benefits will depend on clearance of Bangladesh Govt. and Donor.
∎ Rupantar is committed to upholding child rights & child safeguarding and never tolerate child abuser
∎ Rupantar strictly applies ‘0’ (Zero) tolerance policy for Gender and child abuse, sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment. So, anyone involved in any kind of abuse, sexual exploitation and harassment is strongly advised not to apply.
∎ Any candidate get involved with any terrorist activities, radicalized & extremist movements or any act of violence is forbidden to apply.
∎ Female with disable and marginalized candidates are encouraged to apply
∎ Candidates who have previous working experience in Rupantar will be given priority.
∎ Rupantar and Winrock International management can take any decision regarding the appointment without clarification any notice to others
∎ Minimum Five (5) to Eight (8) years’ of practical experience in leading managing development project focusing on awareness and preventions;
∎ Having extensive knowledge and skills in Monitoring and Evaluation frameworks of development organizations;
∎ Experience with development of awareness massages and tools on anti-human-trafficking and safe migration related issues;
∎ Experience with the detailed documentation of providing social and economic support-services to trafficking survivors or vulnerable and at-risk groups, and detailed reporting mechanisms;
∎ Demonstrate positive attitude and sensitivity to support vulnerable and at-risk groups, and communities;
∎ Strong understanding of gender and diversity issues;
∎ Demonstrate strong interpersonal communication skills in English and Bangla; and
∎ Basic computer proficiency: i.e. MS Office, database management, coordination via email, project-specific management information systems, etc.
∎ Required Core Competences:
∎ Ability to work in a team with good interpersonal skills;
∎ Candidate should have learning attitude, well behavior and proactive attitude;
∎ Ability to prioritize activities to act and decide promptly;
∎ Pro-active and participatory decision-making and problem-solving;
∎ Ability to communicate with people from different cultures and backgrounds;
∎ Ability to work with diverse community and grassroots peoples with close communication will be given priority.
∎ Strong team player with well-developed network.
∎ Nota Benne :
∎ Only short-listed candidates will be called for interview.
∎ Salary and benefits will depend on clearance of Bangladesh Govt. and Donor.
∎ Rupantar is committed to upholding child rights & child safeguarding and never tolerate child abuser
∎ Rupantar strictly applies ‘0’ (Zero) tolerance policy for Gender and child abuse, sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment. So, anyone involved in any kind of abuse, sexual exploitation and harassment is strongly advised not to apply.
∎ Any candidate get involved with any terrorist activities, radicalized & extremist movements or any act of violence is forbidden to apply.
∎ Female with disable and marginalized candidates are encouraged to apply
∎ Candidates who have previous working experience in Rupantar will be given priority.
∎ Rupantar and Winrock International management can take any decision regarding the appointment without clarification any notice to others

Responsibilities & Context:
∎ Manage and support a Project team and provide professional and technical support to project staff and other relevant stakeholders of Ashshash project;
∎ Complete management of project implementation and activities based on the operational plan to achieve project target in time;
∎ Confirm that project activities are implemented in a timely manner and comply with donor requirements;
∎ Day-to-day supervise and monitor the activities of project team including CTIP activists;
∎ Ensure project visibility through engaging mainstream media and using of social media;
∎ Ensure linkage support for community at-risk of human trafficking to lessen the push factors of human trafficking;
∎ Coordination with other government and non-government service providing organizations to ensure service through referral;
∎ Prepare quarterly and annual narrative report, financial report, and variance report;
∎ Develop and implement procurement plans and provide audit responses timely and accurately;
∎ Actively provide support to Winrock and donor in conducting periodic monitoring, baseline, mid-line, and final evaluation;
∎ Attend regular basis in Government meeting and other coordination meeting in working districts;
∎ Organize performance appraisal of staff as per their job description and design necessary action plan for staff development and implement it accordingly;
∎ Setup files to ensure that all project information is appropriately documented and secured; and
∎ Maintain the confidentiality of project document and organizational regulations and implement it at his/her jurisdiction.
∎ Project Background:
∎ Ashshash for Men and Women Who Have Escaped Trafficking (Phase–II), is funded by the Embassy of Switzerland in Bangladesh and implemented by Winrock International. The main objective of the project is to ensure that “women and men who have escaped trafficking will restore their dignity and wellbeing and become self-sufficient”. The survivors will be provided psychosocial counseling support along with other social services and facilitated opportunities for skills-devolvement and entrepreneurship training. Upon completion of the training survivors will be placed in either wage-based and or self-employment. Furthermore, Ashshash will reach people in the project’s working areas; either directly or indirectly, through awareness-raising activities on factors that make people vulnerable to human trafficking, and to ensure the prevention of human trafficking. The four-year-long second phase of Ashshash will provide comprehensive and personalized packages of service-provision to the survivors of human trafficking in Bangladesh.
∎ Position Summary:
∎ Project Coordinator (PC) will work under the direct oversight of Ashshash’s Awareness and Prevention Partner (APP) across Khulna and Satkhira district. The PM will work in leading and managing project activities with a view to the local communities are aware and trained on the prevention of human trafficking. The PC will maintain close-collaboration with Ashshash’s Sustainable Reintegration Partners (SRPs), district-specific governmental institutions, counter-trafficking activist groups and youth groups, and members of at-risk communities. PM will lead the overall project activities including community empowerment, capacity development of CTIP activists and change-agents, development of awareness materials, and identification and refer at-risk community to the services. Accordingly, the PMs will demonstrate the advocacy initiatives with the government and non-government offices. The PMs must ensure compliance with Winrock International’s ‘Code of Conduct’ and ‘Do No Harm Policy’, whilst maintaining privacy and confidentiality of information respective to each survivor.
∎ Job Responsibilities
∎ Manage and support a Project team and provide professional and technical support to project staff and other relevant stakeholders of Ashshash project;
∎ Complete management of project implementation and activities based on the operational plan to achieve project target in time;
∎ Confirm that project activities are implemented in a timely manner and comply with donor requirements;
∎ Day-to-day supervise and monitor the activities of project team including CTIP activists;
∎ Ensure project visibility through engaging mainstream media and using of social media;
∎ Ensure linkage support for community at-risk of human trafficking to lessen the push factors of human trafficking;
∎ Coordination with other government and non-government service providing organizations to ensure service through referral;
∎ Prepare quarterly and annual narrative report, financial report, and variance report;
∎ Develop and implement procurement plans and provide audit responses timely and accurately;
∎ Actively provide support to Winrock and donor in conducting periodic monitoring, baseline, mid-line, and final evaluation;
∎ Attend regular basis in Government meeting and other coordination meeting in working districts;
∎ Organize performance appraisal of staff as per their job description and design necessary action plan for staff development and implement it accordingly;
∎ Setup files to ensure that all project information is appropriately documented and secured; and
∎ Maintain the confidentiality of project document and organizational regulations and implement it at his/her jurisdiction.
∎ Project Title: Ashshash for Men and Women Who Have Escaped Trafficking
∎ Project Duration: 1st April 2024 to 31st August, 2026
∎ Job Category: Project Staff
∎ Job Location: The position is based in Khulna with 50% visit to working areas in Satkhira.

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Salary: An amount of 50,000/- per month

Employment Status: Contractual

Job Location: Anywhere in Bangladesh

Apply Procedure:

Hard Copy:
∎ Candidates are requested to apply in confidence with hard copy of Forwarding letter, Curriculum vitae along with 1 copy of recent Passport size photograph, photocopy of National ID including 2 references (most recent HR and line manager) to reach on or before 15th April, 2024 to the following address
∎ HR Manager
∎ 19, Akbarabad Estate
∎ Shirish Nagar, Khulna, 9100
∎ Please mention the name of the position at the top side of the envelope.
∎ Only hard copy will be accepted. (Any soft copy of job application through email will be rejected.)

Company Information:
∎ Rupantar
∎ 19, Akbarabad Estate, Shirish Nagar, Khulna-9100

Address::
∎ 19, Akbarabad Estate, Shirish Nagar, Khulna-9100

Read Before Apply: Please apply only who are fulfilling all the requirements of this job

Application Deadline: 15 Apr 2024

Category: NGO/Development