Project Manager

Job Description

Title: Project Manager

Company Name: Agrogoti Sangstha and Winrock International

Vacancy: 02

Job Location: Satkhira

Employment Status: Contractual

Educational Requirements:
∎ Postgraduate/Graduate in Social Sciences/Developmental Studies or any other relevant discipline from a reputed institution;

Experience Requirements:
∎ 5 to 8 year(s)

Job Context:
∎ Location: Trishmile More, Nagorghata, Tala, Satkhira.
∎ Agrogoti Sangstha, a national NGO, working to empower local communities and institutions to ensure Human Rights and Good Governance for all is inviting applications from qualified and committed professionals for immediate appointment for the Phase II of a development project entitled "ASHSHASH: For Men and Women Who Have Escaped Trafficking in Bangladesh". 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". Furthermore, the four-year-long Phase II of ASHSHASH will provide comprehensive and personalized packages of service provision to the survivors of human trafficking in Bangladesh and will ensure the prevention of human trafficking.
∎ Project Manager (PM) will work under the direct oversight of Ashshash`s Sustainable Reintegration Partner (SRP) across the working districts of the project. The PM will work as the lead of the Ashshash project at SRPs. Leading and managing project activities to ensure their overall sustainable reintegration by building and maintaining a collaborative and interpersonal relationship with service providers will plan and manage the case management process for the survivors. The PMs will identify and plan the provision of relevant psychosocial and social services, career-oriented choices for the economic development of the survivors through training and employment opportunities based on their contextual requirements, in a customized modality. The PMs are also expected to demonstrate ethical engagement and care with the survivors, gender-sensitive methodologies of communication and guidance, and how to provide of trauma-informed support to the survivors. The PMs must also 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.
∎ Only short-listed candidates will be invited for the physical written exam and viva.
∎ Job duration: 01 December 2023 to 28 February 2027 (39 Months)

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Lead a Project team and provide professional and technical support to project staff and other stakeholders of Ashshash project.
∎ Overall management of project implementation and activities based on the operational plan to achieve project target in time.
∎ Ensure that project activities are implemented in time complying with donor requirements;
∎ Day-to-day supervise and monitor the activities of project team including social services, economic empowerment, finance and monitoring to ensure effective project implementation;
∎ Coordinate the overall case management (identification to reintegration) system of Ashshash;
∎ Ensure social protection services to each survivor through need assessment, psychosocial counselling, health and legal support;
∎ Secure economic empowerment support to each survivor through comprehensive career counselling, soft skills, skills development, assessment, certification, entrepreneurship training, employment including Wage and Self with follow-up support;
∎ Ensure private sector engagement through partnership for sustainable wage and self-employment of the Ashshash beneficiaries;
∎ Coordination with other government and non-government service providing organizations to ensure service through referral;
∎ Coordination with Government, Local Government, Counterparts, Donors, NGOs, other related stakeholders and Projects;
∎ Prepare quarterly and annual narrative report, financial report and variance report;
∎ Develop and implement procurement plans and provide audit responses timely and accurately;
∎ Actively manage to ensure baseline, mid-line and final evaluation accurately done considering Winrock's and donor's requirements;
∎ Attend regular basis in Government meeting and other coordination meeting in working districts;
∎ Assist to monitor survivors' progress through regular field visits using a prescribed schedule.
∎ Monitor program components at field along with training, workshop, meetings at different levels and provide feedback;
∎ 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;
∎ Manage survivors' database and ensure managing of Ashshash MIS with all require data in timely manner;
∎ Build and maintain liaison with Local Administration, Law enforcing agency, court and networks in line with human trafficking issues; and
∎ Maintain the confidentiality of project document and organizational regulations and implement it at his/her jurisdiction.

Additional Requirements:
∎ Minimum Five to Eight years of relevant experience in leading managing development project for vulnerable groups/communities at grassroots-levels;
∎ Having extensive knowledge and skills in Monitoring and Evaluation frameworks of development organizations;
∎ Experience with detailed case management systems and reintegration services for human trafficking survivors, or vulnerable and at-risk groups;
∎ 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;
∎ Knowledge of Monitoring and Evaluation frameworks of development organizations;
∎ Demonstrate a positive attitude and sensitivity to support vulnerable and at-risk groups and communities;
∎ Strong understanding of gender and diversity issues;
∎ Have excellent verbal and written communication skills in English and Bangla.
∎ Demonstrate computer proficiency: i.e. MS Office, database management, coordination via email, project-specific management information systems, etc.

Salary: Tk. 50000 (Monthly)

Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.

Application Deadline: 25 Nov 2023

Company Information:
∎ 18 Nov 2023
∎ Agrogoti Sangstha and Winrock International

Category: NGO/Development

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