Project Manager

Job Description

Title: Project Manager

Company Name: Breaking the Silence (BTS)

Vacancy: 1

Age: at most 45 years

Location: Cox's Bazar (Cox's Bazar Sadar, Ukhia)

Minimum Salary: Tk. 45000 (Monthly)

Experience:
∎ At least 5 years

Published: 28 May 2025

Education:
∎ Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Agricultural Science, Master of Science (MSc) in Agricultural Science, Bachelor of Social Science (BSS) in Social Science, Development Studies, Master of Social Science (MSS) in Social Science, Development Studies
∎ Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Agricultural Science, Social Science, Development Studies, or a related field with at least 2nd Division or equivalent grade.
∎ Educational Requirements:

Requirements:

Additional Requirements:
∎ Age at most 45 years
∎ Age:  At most 45 years; however, management reserves the right to make exceptions based on qualifications and experience.
∎ Minimum of 5 years’ professional experience in Food Security and Livelihoods, TVET, and Skills Development projects.
∎ Previous experience supervising and managing a team in a cross-cultural setting
∎ Self-motivated, adaptable, and a strong team player with a passion for social development.
∎ Previous experience in emergency preparedness and response
∎ Demonstrated experience in capacity building and mentoring of staff
∎ Self-motivated, adaptable, and a strong team player with a passion for social development.
∎ Willingness and ability to travel as required by the project.
∎ Proficient in MS Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
∎ Capable of applying skills and knowledge in a range of capacities, including direct implementation, advisory functions, coordination functions, training, and the transfer of technical knowledge
∎ Personal qualities: Great Teammate, flexible, network-builder, able to handle pressure well.
∎ Excellent communication skills in both Bangla and English (written and verbal). Fluency in Chittagong is desirable.
∎ Female, PWD and Ethnic Minority applicants are encouraged to apply.

Responsibilities & Context:
∎ Communication and coordination with Program Coordinator, Cox’s Bazar District.
∎ Coordination, liaison & networking with government representatives, local elected bodies, public and private sectors.
∎ Regular visit project location at Host and Camp.
∎ Assist program staffs in implementing project activities, ensuring adherence to technical standards, learning and good practices.
∎ Provide overall leadership in project management and coordination, ensuring alignment with objectives and timelines.
∎ Lead strategic, financial, and operational planning processes, including annual work plans and development of an effective exit strategy.
∎ Oversee the delivery of technical components, ensuring achievement of project results and deliverables as per the work plan.
∎ Plan and organize events and activities at district and upazila levels, covering host, local, and camp communities.
∎ Establish strong partnerships with public and private sector actors to facilitate internships, apprenticeships, and government support.
∎ Coordinate and host visits by donors, senior management, government officials, media, and other stakeholders.
∎ Identify and manage project risks and issues, implement appropriate controls, and adapt based on feedback.
∎ Ensure effective communication with all stakeholders, including staff, students, parents, and community representatives.
∎ Liaise with government authorities to secure necessary clearances, affiliations, and approvals, including from Camp-in-Charge (CiC) and Upazila administration.
∎ Played role in advocacy with local government and communities to advocate for the creation of local employment opportunities for youth.
∎ Facilitate the process to establish a community based, youth-led training center in which young women have leadership roles
∎ Facilitate a youth innovation lab through design thinking and ideation to support the creation and incubation of new businesses that respond to the needs of the community.
∎ Support the team to select the project participants following the selection guideline.
∎ Coordinate to select market relevant trades at the Upazila and District levels based on labour market survey.
∎ Provide technical support to establish vocational training centers at Paurashava/ Camp level.
∎ Ensure quality skills development program through safe and inclusive infrastructure and learning environment, arrange training equipment and material, instructor’s qualification and gender of instructors, etc.
∎ Provide guidance and support to Facilitators and Camp Volunteers in monitoring homestead gardening activities at the household level
∎ To encourage and initiate continued improvement in curriculum and teaching methods in cooperation with the Technical Backstopping Team at Head Office.
∎ To ensure inclusive environment (including infrastructure and facilities) for students and staff with any type of impairments or disadvantaged socio-economic background.
∎ Ensure compliance, efficient, and effective implementation of the annual plan and budget per BTS Bangladesh, government, and donor guidelines
∎ Ensure effective management of BTS district offices, including assets, vehicles, legal affairs, human resources, insurance, audits, and security
∎ Maintain strict confidentiality of all information, documents, and internal/external communications
∎ Experienced and Knowledgeable Accounts, Admin, Procurement and logistics management.
∎ Manage and experience Accounts and financial visit/audit.
∎ Assist to develop tools and ensure proper use of those for M&E.
∎ Ensure that all components of the project is monitored and the results are evaluated in line with the indicators
∎ Assist to prepare monthly, quarterly, half annual, annual and project completion report of the project.
∎ Ensure quality of process and learning documentation.
∎ Be able and willing to respond to natural disasters or emergencies, when needed, and any other task assigned by the Supervisor and /or Senior Management of BTS.
∎ 3 (Three) months probation period.
∎ After successful completion of the probation period, based on the performance of the staff and recommendation from the supervisor, the post may be continued till the project’s lifetime.
∎ Job Context:
∎ Breaking the Silence is a non-profit, voluntary organization registered with the Department of Social Services (Registration No. 05037, Date: 17 September 2000) and NGOAB (Registration No. 1642, Date: 20 May 2001). The organization works to establish child rights, prevent child abuse and child sexual abuse, prevent child marriage, accelerate child-friendly good governance, improve the quality of education at the primary and pre-primary level, prevent violence against women, empowering children and women. The organization is going to implement a project "Providing quality humanitarian & development assistance to minimize Child Protection, SGBV risks and Building Peace in Cox’s Bazar Area " at Ukhiya and Cox’s Bazar Sadar in Cox’s Bazar District. The project will be implemented by the support of Save the Children. BTS is going to recruit a ‘Manager for the mentioned project the position’s desk office will be at Cox’s Bazar Sadar.
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∎ Position Name: Project Manager
∎ Department/ Program: Food Security and Livelihood
∎ Reporting to:  Program Manager
∎ Organization Name: Breaking the Silence (BTS)
∎ Project Name: Providing quality humanitarian & development assistance to minimize Child Protection, SGBV risks and Building Peace in Cox’s Bazar Area
∎ Job Location: Ukhiya and Cox’s Bazar Sadar
∎ Working Station: Cox’s Bazar Sadar in Cox’s Bazar District
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∎ Job Description / Responsibilities:
∎ Coordination & Communication:
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∎ Project Implementation:
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∎ Technical support to strengthen FSL, TVET and job linkage:
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∎ Finance and Administrative:
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∎ Monitoring & Evaluation:
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∎ Reporting & Documentation:
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∎ Others:
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∎ Tenure of Services Contract:

Compensation & Other Benefits:

Employment Status: Full Time

Job Location: Cox's Bazar (Cox's Bazar Sadar, Ukhia)

Read Before Apply: Only short-listed candidates will be called for assessment. Qualified and interested candidates are requested to apply with updated CV. The person accused of child and women abuse, violation of safeguarding policy, terminated for any kind of fraud, active political activist or supporter and the peoples who are involved in militancy/terrorism in any way are requested not to apply. Breaking the Silence reserved the authority to accept / reject any application and to add / relax the terms of the recruitment notice. The authority reserves the right to cancel the appointment of a candidate at any time after his appointment if he has given false information or concealed the truth in any case.

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Company Information:
∎ Breaking the Silence (BTS)
∎ Plot # 2/4, Lalmatia, Block-G, Mohammadpur, Dhaka-1207
∎ www.breakingthesilencebd.org
∎ Breaking the Silence is a non-profit, voluntary organization registered with the Department of Social Services (Registration No. 05037, Date: 17 September 2000) and NGOAB (Registration No. 1642, Date: 20 May 2001). The organization works to establish child rights, prevent child abuse and child sexual abuse, prevent child marriage, accelerate child-friendly good governance, improve the quality of education at the primary and pre-primary level, prevent violence against women, empowering children and women. It also contributes to achieving the relevant Sustainable Development Goals. The organization has been implementing various programs to prevent child abuse and child marriage, empowering children and women, creating opportunities for children to participate in the decision-making process of local government and strengthening the social accountability process. Moreover, in response to any natural and social disaster, the development partner in collaboration with the government as a partner in the program. BTS ensures the involvement of children and women from the disabled and disadvantaged communities in all programs. The organization has been facilitated national-level advocacy initiatives to scale up the good practices and models all over the country and contribute to review or formulate new laws and policies regarding child and women rights.

Address::
∎ Plot # 2/4, Lalmatia, Block-G, Mohammadpur, Dhaka-1207
∎ www.breakingthesilencebd.org
∎ Breaking the Silence is a non-profit, voluntary organization registered with the Department of Social Services (Registration No. 05037, Date: 17 September 2000) and NGOAB (Registration No. 1642, Date: 20 May 2001). The organization works to establish child rights, prevent child abuse and child sexual abuse, prevent child marriage, accelerate child-friendly good governance, improve the quality of education at the primary and pre-primary level, prevent violence against women, empowering children and women. It also contributes to achieving the relevant Sustainable Development Goals. The organization has been implementing various programs to prevent child abuse and child marriage, empowering children and women, creating opportunities for children to participate in the decision-making process of local government and strengthening the social accountability process. Moreover, in response to any natural and social disaster, the development partner in collaboration with the government as a partner in the program. BTS ensures the involvement of children and women from the disabled and disadvantaged communities in all programs. The organization has been facilitated national-level advocacy initiatives to scale up the good practices and models all over the country and contribute to review or formulate new laws and policies regarding child and women rights.

Application Deadline: 3 Jun 2025

Category: NGO/Development