Project Coordinator

Job Description

Title: Project Coordinator

Company Name: Welfare Efforts (WE)

Vacancy: 1

Age: Na

Job Location: Jhenaidah

Salary: Negotiable

Experience: --

Published: 2026-03-11

Application Deadline: 2026-04-09

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Requirements: --

Skills Required:

Additional Requirements:

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Project Brief

The Renewed Women’s Voice and Leadership (RWVL) project aims to improve women's and girls' access to human rights in all their diversity and to advance gender equality in Bangladesh, led by Manusher Jonno Foundation (MJF) and funded by Global Affairs Canada (GAC). This project will focus on empowering diverse voices and strengthening collective actions to advance women’s human rights by addressing gender-based violence (GBV), sexual and reproductive health & rights (SRHR), inclusive economic empowerment (iEE), and the safety and security of project participants.

As an implementing partner of MJF, (mention the organization name) will carry out the project activities at the grassroots level in the Sadar upazilas within the Jhenaidah district. This project will focus on issues categorized across various pillars. Pillar 1: Will support organizational capacity and sustainability in areas such as (i) governance improvement; (ii) financial system development; and (iii) policy articulation. Pillar 2: Will contribute to gender equality programming and advocacy at the grassroots level through (i) supporting agency creation, (ii) promoting women’s leadership, (iii) providing knowledge and skill building, to challenge social norms and practices that oppose women’s rights. (iv) implementing social campaigns and mass awareness events, and (v) facilitating inclusive economic empowerment and entrepreneurship interventions. Pillar 3: Will focus on movement strengthening through (i) local network and alliance creation for collective advocacy, (ii) collective movement building.

Job Profile

The Program Manager (PM) position will be instrumental in planning, executing, and monitoring projects from start to finish, ensuring alignment with the organization's mission and donor requirements at Welfare Efforts. She will be responsible for overall project management to achieve the project's intended outcomes, will ensure an effective implementation strategy for the agency's creation, support for women and girls, fostering grassroots leadership, and facilitating social, political, cultural, and economic empowerment, will oversee human resources and financial compliance, including learning and sustainable impact. The PM will ensure effective implementation aligned with feminist principles and organizational priorities through planning, coordination, monitoring, and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Project Planning and Implementation

  • Developing comprehensive plans, timelines, and budgets, and ensuring the project is implemented according to set goals, incorporating a feminist approach.

  • Ensure process monitoring of the program and budget to timely deliver the project outputs and outcomes.

• Donor Compliance and Reporting

  • Ensuring all activities comply with donor regulations and preparing accurate financial and progress reports.

  • Keep regular communication with the donor party and do the necessary correspondence as required.

  • Ensure compliance with donor requirements and organizational policies.

  • Prepare quarterly and annual reports in English and share with the donor.

  • Documenting project learning and ensuring the preservation of those documents for further use

• Stakeholder and Community Coordination

  • Acting as the bridge between the NGO, donors, government agencies, and beneficiaries.

  • Build collaboration with public, private, and service providers, creating access to services for the beneficiaries.

  • Represent the organization in different forums and government meetings as the main liaison between the program and local communities

• Team Leadership and Human Resource Management

  • Leading staff, volunteers, and networks/agencies, while managing human resources efficiently to achieve objectives.

  • Facilitate knowledge sessions /training for staff and key stakeholders on women’s human rights and gender quality.

  • Supervise and mentor program staff and field teams

• Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E)

  • Oversee the monitoring progress with KPIs (e.g., beneficiaries reached) and conduct impact assessments to ensure quality of data analysis, interpretation, and report preparation.

  • Conduct regular field visits and stakeholder consultations for process monitoring.

  • Prepare and present detailed reports to management, NGOAB, and local administration.

  • Identify risks and implement mitigation strategies.

• Advocacy and Campaign

  • Ensure the implementation of the advocacy plan and promote advocacy dialogue with key stakeholders.

  • Advocate for feminist governance, feminist leadership, and gender-responsive policies and practices at the community and institutional levels.

• Fundraising Support and Resource Management

  • Assisting the organization in proposal development and identifying new funding opportunities.

  • Ensure efficient use of program resources to maximize impact.

• AOB

  • Any other assignment given by the supervisor or organization.

• Salary Review: Yearly
• Festival Bonus: 2