Project Coordinator

Job Description

Title: Project Coordinator

Company Name: Samaj Kalyan O Unnayan Shangstha (SKUS)

Vacancy: 1

Job Location: Cox's Bazar (Ukhia)

Employment Status: Full-time, Contractual

Educational Requirements:
∎ Master of Social Science (MSS) in Social Science, Political Science, Master of Development Studies (MDS) in Development Studies
∎ Skills Required: Project Implementation, Project Management, Project Monitoring, Reporting and Documentation, Team Supervision or coordination

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 6 year(s)
∎ The applicants should have experience in the following area(s): INGO
∎ The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO

Job Context:
∎ Job Context: Samaj Kallayan O Unnayan Shangstha (SKUS) envisions a peaceful, prosperous, and poverty-free society that ensures everyone`s basic needs and rights. SKUS has since the 2017 Rohingya refugee influx worked in Cox`s Bazar district with children adolescents, women, and men. SKUS works to provide child protection services, access to learning opportunities in a safe and protective environment, offer quality child protection services, PSS, and increase refugee/host community participation and engagement in child protection mechanisms. Based on children`s and adolescents` rights, SKUS has established quality learning and protection Centre with support from different international donors, including UN agencies.
∎ SKUS has an agreement with EDUCO Bangladesh for the project of `Humanitarian assistance to the children, adolescent, youth, and their families of Rohingya and Host Communities in Cox`s Bazar`.
∎ This program aims to ensure that crisis-affected populations have access to humanitarian assistance directly to children, youth, and communities through Child Protection and Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) activities.
∎ The project will address the children, adolescent, youth, and their families issues of currently residing in Rohingya Camp and nearby the camp areas in Ukhia Upazila under Cox`s Bazar District. SKUS is looking for a suitable candidate for the immediate appointment of a Project Coordinator for the project as mentioned above, supported by EDUCO.
∎ Reportable to: Chairman/ Chief Executive, SKUS.
∎ Duration of contract: 12 months Up to 31 December 2022.
∎ Job Location: Ukhiya, Cox`s Bazar
∎ Employment Status: Contractual

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Development of a strategic implementation plan based on impact logic, project objective, sub-objectives and Detail Implementation plan (DIP) of activity according to the approved application,
∎ Guide and support the project team to ensure effective project implementation reaching the targets according to the donor agreement.
∎ Ensure that the project's M&E system is in place and activity review takes place during regular intervals to assure the quality of the interventions and follows the implementation plans of the project.
∎ Ensure that work is planned and organized in a way which meets the needs of the beneficiaries in the most cost-effective manner possible.
∎ Maintenance and monitoring of project plans, project schedules, working hours
∎ Work closely with the finance department to ensure effective management of the project's budget. Monitor, evaluate and ensure that the project activities are consistent with plans, budget lines with full compliance to donor's regulations.
∎ Coordination with various stakeholders, including EDUCO , SKUS management level, local administration, local government, sectors, NGOs and regular participation in the sub-sector meeting, including coordination meetings as representatives of SKUS.
∎ Identify gaps in the workforce and organize appropriate training for staff and volunteers as required,
∎ Monitoring of project activities, monitoring of project staff and reporting,
∎ Conduct post-distribution Monitoring (PDM)
∎ Reporting to SKUS management, EDUCO, government and other stakeholders,
∎ Conflict management within the team and with other actors as required

Additional Requirements:
∎ Age 26 to 50 years
∎ Both males and females are allowed to apply
∎ Skills :
∎ Highly developed relationship building, influencing, negotiating and inter-personal.
∎ Ability to analyze strategic trends and develop appropriate plans and responses to manage risks.
∎ Proven capacity to supervise, train, mentor and coach staff members
∎ Good communication skills both in written and spoken English
∎ Proven technical knowledge and skills in the field of Child Protection, NFI distribution.
∎ Sound experience of leading on the coordination and writing of donor reports.
∎ Excellent knowledge of English and Bengali required (spoken and written)
∎ Prior experience working in emergency settings or insecure environments and proven ability to work as part of a diverse team.
∎ Previous experience in a protection program in the Rohingya Response is highly desirable as well as sound knowledge of global guidelines of child protection.
∎ A strong commitment to PSEA, code of conduct, child safeguarding, gender-sensitive, inclusive and humanitarian works
∎ Ability to work with the multi-disciplinary team
∎ Flexibility to adapt to new roles, tasks, and situations
∎ Persons living with disabilities are encouraged to apply
∎ Person with disability are encouraged to apply

Salary:
∎ Tk. 70000 - 80000 (Monthly)
∎ Salary negotiable based on qualification and experience

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Mobile bill
∎ As per project

Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.

Application Deadline: 25 Dec 2021

Company Information:
∎ 19 Dec 2021
∎ 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 December 25, 2021, 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.