Project Manager

Job Description

Title: Project Manager

Company Name: Breaking the Silence (BTS)

Vacancy: 1

Age: At most 50 years

Job Location: Cox`s Bazar (Teknaf, Ukhia)

Salary: Tk. 82500 (Monthly)

Experience:

• At least 8 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): College, NGO

• Masters Degree in Social Science or relevant disciplines

• At least 8 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): College, NGO

• Age At most 50 years

Age : Age limit Maximum 50 years

Experience Requirements:

• Must have at least 8 years of experience including 3 years of experience as Project Manager / Coordinator.

• Working experience in Program in a National NGO.

• Training design and facilitation and Capacity Development of Community

• Experience in Child Protection System and Community Development will give priority in selection process

Additional Requirements

• Knowledge in community development, ability to work under timeline, strong partnership development skills, facilitating participatory training, conducting the workshop, brainstorming sessions, focus group discussions, simulation, seminars, meetings, strong interpersonal skills, team-building capacity, problem-solving skills.

• Good writing and speaking skills in English and Bangla.

• Must have computer skills in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint and SPSS.

• Able to work under pressure and willing to travel to project locations

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 named ‘Responsive Emeregency Assistance for Communities in Humanitarian Crisis (REACH) under the Funding support from the United Nations for the Coordination of Humanitarian response (UNOCHA) and Technical Supported by IRC. The project focuses on Through its Child Protection and Protection and Rule of Law (PRoL) program, IRC delivers integrated protection interventions in targeted camps. These include structured curricula such as Psychosocial Support (PSS) and Safe Healing and Learning Spaces (SAFE), community-based child protection programming, adolescent programming, individual protection case management, Individual Protection Assistance (IPA), Cash for Protection, and wider community-based protection activities.. BTS is going to recruit a ‘Project Manager’ for the mentioned project and the position’s desk office at Ukhiya in Cox’s Bazar District.

Project Name : Responsive Emeregency Assistance for Communities in Humanitarian Crisis (REACH)

Job Location : Ukhiya and Teknaf Upazila in Cox’s Bazar District

The Project Manager position is responsible for providing overall leadership, management, and coordination of the project to ensure effective and timely implementation in line with approved plans, donor requirements, and organisational standards. She/he will oversee planning, execution, monitoring, and reporting, while guiding the project team, engaging key stakeholders, and ensuring quality delivery of interventions aimed at strengthening community-based child protection at host and camp in Cox’s Bazar District.

Job Description / Responsibilities:

• Project Planning & Execution: a) Lead the development of annual work plans, activity schedules, and budgets, ensuring timely preparation, approval, and execution in line with donor and organizational standards; b) Provide technical and supervisory support for quality implementation of interventions, including awareness campaigns, community group formation, referral systems, and activities addressing child labor prevention and child protection. c) Coordinate and assist for conducting the baseline and endline surveys, service mapping, and other assessments to inform design, track progress, and measure impact; d) Facilitate capacity building sessions, dialogues, and meetings with staff, Government authorities, community leaders, and stakeholders; e) CBCPCs for effective functioning and collaboration. f) Community-Based Protection (CBP) Systems, g) Community consultation h) Community-led protection risk mapping and action planning i) Community-based mediation and dispute resolution j) Protection group sessions and community-led initiatives k) Individual Protection Assistance (IPA) l) Guide program staff & volunteers in planning, implementing, and reviewing activities, capacity building ensuring adherence to standards, integration of lessons learned, and application of good practices.

• Stakeholder Engagement & Coordination: a) Maintain effective communication and coordination with the project team and senior management to ensure alignment, timely reporting, and smooth implementation of project activities; b) Establish and strengthen coordination, liaison, and networking with key stakeholders including Community-Based Child Protection Committees (CBCPC), CPSS, religious leader, camp focal, protection focal, national and international NGOs, community structure, and other service providers.

• Team Supervision, Coordination and Capacity Building: a) Provide strategic guidance, leadership, and mentoring to project staff to ensure effective performance and accountability; b) Assign tasks, delegate responsibilities, and monitor delivery to maintain efficiency, timeliness, and quality of output; c) Identify capacity gaps among team members and develop tailored capacity-building plans to strengthen skills and competencies; d) Facilitate regular team meetings, reviews, and learning sessions to enhance coordination, collaboration, and knowledge sharing; e) Ensure continuous professional development of staff through training, coaching, and mentoring support; f) Promote a supportive and enabling work environment that fosters teamwork, innovation, and staff motivation, and g) Oversee performance management processes, providing constructive feedback and ensuring accountability for results.

• Finance and Administrative: The Project Manager ensures compliance with the financial and administrative rules and regulations of BTS and development partners. He or she supports the Finance and Admin Officer in financial and logistics management, monthly and quarterly fund request, facilitates coordination during financial visits and audits, and ensures timely submission of required documentation and reports.

• Advocacy and Networking: The Project Manager strengthens advocacy efforts by building linkages with multi stakeholders for referral mechanisms, maintaining regular communication with CPSS, CiC, protection focal, child protection focal, religious leaders, different technical working group and community leaders. He or she facilitates joint actions to reinforce the protection system in the Rohingya Refugee community, identifies and engages relevant actors and networks, and develops and implements advocacy plans to promote systemic change

• Monitoring, Field Visit, Reporting and Documentation: The Project Manager is responsible for overseeing project progress, ensuring compliance with objectives and donor requirements, and providing strategic guidance for documentation and reporting. The Project Manager conducts regular field visits to monitor implementation quality, identify areas for improvement, and support to ensure lessons learned are captured. The Project Manager finally reviews and submits timely reports to management and donors including monthly, quarterly, half yearly, annual, and completion reports while ensuring the quality of process documentation and learning outputs produced by the MEAL officer. The Project Manager supports the project’s monitoring focal in developing tools, including the M&E plan, and ensures their proper application for effective monitoring and evaluation across all project activities.

• Risk Management & Compliance: The Project Manager ensures ethical and responsible practices in data collection, storage, and sharing. He or she identifies risks related to project implementation, provides recommendations for mitigation, and develops strategies to address potential challenges. The role emphasizes proactive risk assessment, compliance with organizational and donor standards, and safeguarding the interests of children and communities throughout project activities.

• Accountability, Safeguarding and PSEA: The Project Manager will ensure accountability, Child Safeguarding and PSEA, donor compliance issues for the REACH project. The Project Manager is responsible for ensuring that safeguarding standards are fully integrated and implemented across all project activities, providing oversight, guidance, and accountability to uphold protection and child protection principles.

• Others: Any other duties that may be assigned by the management of organization.

Employment Status: Full-time

Tenure of Services Contract: 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.

• Gross: Taka 82,500.00 (Eighty Two Thousand Five Hundred ) Per Month

• 2 days weekend

• Bonus (One month equivalent salary)

• 5% salary deduction from Basic salary for depositing BTS Staff welfare fund.

• Office time, Annual Leave, Increment & other facilities will be applicable as per ‘Recruitment and Human Resource Management Policy’ of Breaking the Silence.