Job Description
Title: Project Manager
Company Name: Caritas Bangladesh (CB)
Vacancy: 01
Job Location: Khulna
Employment Status: Full-time, 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:
∎ Caritas Bangladesh (CB) is a national and non-profit development organization that has been operating in Bangladesh since 1967. It has its Central Office in Dhaka and eight Regional Offices (Barishal, Chattogram, Dhaka, Dinajpur, Khulna, Mymensingh, Rajshahi, and Sylhet Region). CB is currently 94 projects including three Trust covering 200 Upazilas focusing on six main priorities: i) Social Welfare for Vulnerable Communities (SWVC), ii) Education and Child Development, iii) Nutrition and Health Education, iv) Disaster Management, v) Ecological Conservation and Food Security (ECFS), and vi) Development of Indigenous Peoples.
∎ "ASHSHASH (Phase-II) is a project of WINROCK International which is implemented by Caritas Bangladesh through a partnership agreement. The Ashshash (Phase-II) is funded by the Embassy of Switzerland in Bangladesh through WINROCK International. The main objective of the project is to ensure that "women and men who have escaped trafficking will restore their dignity and well-being and become self-sufficient". The survivors will be provided psychosocial counselling support along with other social services and facilitated opportunities for skill-development and entrepreneurship training. Upon completion of the training survivors will be placed in either wage-based and or self-employment. Furthermore, Ashshash will reach people in the project`s working areas; either directly or indirectly, through awareness-raising activities on factors that make people vulnerable to human trafficking, and to ensure the prevention of human trafficking.
∎ Caritas Bangladesh (CB) is looking for suitable candidate for an immediate appointment as well as to prepare a panel list for the different position for ASHSHASH Phase-II project under Khulna Regional of Caritas Bangladesh.
∎ The details of the position including job responsibilities, educational qualification and other qualities /competency required for the above position are given below for your information:
Job Responsibilities:
∎ Job Location : Caritas Khulna Regional Office, Khulna
∎ Age : Maximum 45 years as on 31.10. 2023 (Flexible for highly experienced candidates)
∎ Consolidated Salary : 55,000 BDT (consolidated) per month (Yearly 4% inflation)
∎ Festival / Prorata Bonus : As per organizational policy
∎ Job Nature : Contractual/Temporary (Full time)
∎ Reporting to : Regional Director through Project In Charge, CTSP
∎ Job Duration : Project Period
∎ 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;
∎ Set-up 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.
∎ Required Languages: Strong written and oral command in English/Bangle is required.
Additional Requirements:
∎ Age at most 45 years
∎ Minimum Five (5) to Eight (8) years' of practical experience in leading managing development projects for vulnerable groups/communities at grass roots-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 and should have practical experience of managing Human Trafficking Project;
∎ 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;
∎ Having extensive knowledge and skills in Monitoring and Evaluation frameworks of development organizations;
∎ Demonstrate positive attitude and sensitivity to support vulnerable and at-risk groups, and communities; and able to handle multiple tasks managing priorities.
∎ Strong understanding of gender and diversity issues;
∎ Demonstrate strong interpersonal organizational and communication skills.
∎ Basic computer proficiency: i.e. MS Office, database management, coordination via email, project-specific management information systems, etc.
∎ Should be self-driven and positive to work in a team.
∎ Should be committed to work following organizational aims, values, principal and policies.
∎ Shows persistence when faced with difficult problems or challenges.
Salary:
∎ 55,000 BDT (consolidated) per month (Yearly 4% inflation)
Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.
Application Deadline: 26 Nov 2023
Company Information:
∎ 20 Nov 2023
∎ Caritas Bangladesh (CB)
Category: NGO/Development
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