Project Management Assistant, FSN - 8

Job Description

Title: Project Management Assistant, FSN - 8

Company Name: USAID Bangladesh

Vacancy: 01

Job Location: Dhaka

Employment Status: Full-time

Educational Requirements:
∎ Minimum two years of College degree or University studies in business administration, management studies, social studies or another field which provides the skills to perform program support and administrative responsibilities is required.

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 2 year(s)

Job Responsibilities:
∎ USAID/Bangladesh's Office of Population, Health, and Nutrition (OPHN) manages investments in maternal, newborn, and child health, family planning, nutrition, tuberculosis, COVID, and global health security, totaling over $112 million annually implemented through over 30 activities - representing two-thirds of the Mission's development budget. OPHN has three teams, the Family Health (FH) Team, the Infectious Disease (ID) Team, and the Learning and Innovation (L&I) Team. With 26 staff, OPHN has the second largest team at USAID/Bangladesh.
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∎ The Project Management Assistant (PMA) will provide program support and administrative management for the higher-level, cross-cutting, and integrated aspects of USAID's public health portfolio. This includes strategy development, implementation of Agency and USG special initiatives, portfolio reviews, technical seminars and discussions, cross-cutting or integrated activity designs, integrated multi-team or multi-office site visits, and other aspects of the portfolio as assigned by the Office Director. This also includes programmatic and administrative support, and relationship management, for OPHN engagement with the health donors group at the level of Agency Representative/Director, and with the Government of Bangladesh's (GOB) Ministries of Health and Family Welfare (MOHFW), Environment, Women and Children, and other relevant Ministries, primarily at the level of Secretary of Health (or equivalent) and higher. The PMA will also manage communications with OPHN's implementing partners at the level of Chiefs of Party, on behalf of the Office Director. The PMA may support the management and tracking of OPHN compliance with USAID regulations, which apply to the entire portfolio, such as environment and climate risk mitigation statutes. Working with EXO, OFM, and USAID/Washington, s/he will oversee and manage administrative contracts and/or grants related to management of consultants and rental venues for office-wide meetings and external conferences/meetings hosted by USAID, which will total approximately $1M/year.
∎ The PMA will oversee administrative support for OPHN, and will supervise one FSN-07 Administrative Assistant. The PMA will ensure the quality and efficiency of the administrative management of OPHN. The PMA will also serve as the principal administrative support person for the Office Director

Additional Requirements:
∎ Age 20 to 60 years
∎ A minimum of three years of administrative and/or program support experience, including one year experience with an International Organization, Non-Governmental Organization, or donor agency is required.
∎ Person with disability are encouraged to apply

Salary: Tk. 126402 - 225771 (Monthly)

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ T/A, Mobile bill, Tour allowance, Medical allowance, Provident fund, Weekly 2 holidays, Insurance, Gratuity, Over time allowance
∎ Festival Bonus: 2

Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.

Application Deadline: 1 Jan 2023

Company Information:
∎ 11 Dec 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