Project Management Assistant (Budget), FSN – 09
Job Description
Title: Project Management Assistant (Budget), FSN – 09
Company Name: USAID Bangladesh
Vacancy: 01
Job Location: Dhaka
Employment Status: Full-time
Educational Requirements:
∎ Bachelor of Commerce (BCom) in Finance, accounting, budget
∎ Two years of College/University Studies in Social Science, Budget and Finance, Agriculture, Environment, or related discipline is required. Applicants with Bachelor’s or higher degree are encouraged to apply.
Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 5 year(s)
Job Responsibilities:
∎ EG Program Budget Analysis and Information System Management
∎ 1. The Project Management Assistant (Budget) serves as advisor on financial management for the EGO portfolio; budgeting; and related program planning, implementation, monitoring, and procurements. Responsible for understanding the guidelines, policies, and procedures unique to FtF.
∎ 2. S/he develops, analyzes, monitors and reports on the EGO budget, procurement and financial management processes. S/he conducts financial data gathering and analysis, and is an interlocutor with donors, implementing Solicitation for a CCNPSC Project Management Assistant (Budget), 72038822R100223 partners, and GOB counterparts to inform program, financial and budgeting decisions. S/he must verify available funds, pipelines, liquidation of advances, and incremental funding, and ensure that obligations and expenditures conform to USAID regulations regarding forward funding as well as agreements, work-plans, and allocated budgets. In addition to responsibilities related to EGO agreements, s/he maintains a current obligation schedule for all EGO agreements and supports the Office Director in formulating budget plans and reports. S/he is the key contact for EGO budget planning and other financial exercises, which are required on a quarterly basis.
∎ 3. The Project Management Assistant (Budget) collects and compiles accrual information and compiles financial reports and presents them to EGO, Program Office (PRO), and Financial Management Office (OFM) teams for review and action.
∎ 4. The Project Management Assistant (Budget) has cross-cutting responsibilities to provide budgetary guidance and support to all EGO staff who manage specific activities. S/he will be responsible for managing the main budget components: the DOAG budget under the CDCS and Country Food Security Strategy (CFSS),
∎ earmarks, and tracking field support budgets. S/he will work with the technical staff in generating government cost estimates, and justifications for funding priorities. S/he will also be the EGO focal person on 1311 reviews in collaboration with counterparts in OFM, and represent EGO in quarterly financial reviews. S/he also is a
∎ Global Acquisition and Assistance System (GLAAS) “Super-User,” entering financial information into databases for management and oversight purposes. S/he will ensure pre-obligation checklists and GLAAS requisitions are appropriately entered and tracked.
∎ 5. The Project Management Assistant (Budget) serves as the main liaison with the Office of Acquisition and Assistance (OAA), managing actions totaling over $60 million in FY2018 and including tracking donor investments into the portfolio. S/he maintains, manages and tracks all procurement actions for EGO and ensures
∎ that all actions are updated and approved in a timely manner. S/he provides advice to AORs/CORs on correct and appropriate preparation of procurement documents, and is responsible for circulating and obtaining the necessary clearances and approvals for all procurement documents. S/he ensures that automated directives and policies are followed for a variety of actions such as justification waivers, scopes of work, competition requirements, and cooperative agreement amendments. As EGO’s main liaison for procurement actions with the Executive Office (EXO), s/he is responsible for developing all necessary documents (memos, justifications and
∎ budgets) and processing purchase orders.
Additional Requirements:
∎ A minimum of five year of progressively responsible experience in budget,
∎ financial, or program management with a large organization, preferably in the food industry or agriculture sector, or with a government entity or non-governmental organization
Salary: Tk. 168895 - 303085 (Monthly)
Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ T/A, Mobile bill, Tour allowance, Medical allowance, Provident fund, Weekly 2 holidays, Insurance, Gratuity
∎ Festival Bonus: 2
Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.
Application Deadline: 11 Aug 2022
Company Information:
∎ 21 Jul 2022
∎ USAID Bangladesh
∎ Address : US Embassy, Baridhara, Dhaka
∎ Web : www.usaid.gov/bd
∎ Business : The largest US agency in the US Embassy, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Category: NGO/Development
