Project Manager (Co-Chair - FSS), GFA, HCMP (Project Based)

Job Description

Title: Project Manager (Co-Chair - FSS), GFA, HCMP (Project Based)

Company Name: BRAC

Vacancy: Not specific

Job Location: Cox's Bazar

Employment Status: Full-time, Contractual

Educational Requirements:
∎ At least Master's degree in a relevant subject from any reputed university

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 5 year(s)
∎ The applicants should have experience in the following area(s): Donor Relations, Food Security

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Support the implementation of the overall responsibilities of FSS to meet the expected outputs and overall purpose of the Sector.
∎ Participate in FSS meetings regularly and co-facilitate the Sector meetings (and/or joint meetings with other working groups), when appropriate;
∎ Facilitate the inclusiveness of new local Partners and support with translation when/if needed;
∎ Strengthen the management of the Sector, action and results-oriented, with decisions clearly communicated to relevant partners and stakeholders;
∎ Ensure that meetings are managed in line with the Principles of Partnership
∎ Facilitate agreement on an efficient division of labour and the assignment of responsibilities amongst members which takes account of their comparative advantages and complementarities.
∎ Designate focal points or technical working groups for specific issues where necessary.
∎ Ensure that the strategic operational framework of the Sector is updated regularly according to evolving needs.
∎ Maintain appropriate links and dialogue with Sector partners and other relevant actors especially the local NGOs and INGOs and NGO Forum;
∎ Participate actively in priority setting for meeting agenda and the development of an emergency strategy, preparedness and action plan;
∎ Participate actively in sector/inter-agency contingency planning and preparedness, ensuring that the FSS members are also contributing to and sharing responsibilities;
∎ Promote/support training of staff and capacity building of FSS partners.
∎ Represent the interests of the Sector in discussions with stakeholders on priorities, resource mobilization and advocacy.
∎ Appoint the FSS Secretariat with Co-coordinator (
∎ Bring primary information and bring urgent needs/issues to FSS attention from direct access to field;
∎ Participate actively on development, revision, dissemination and application of technical standard and best practices;
∎ Ensure the safety of team members from any harm, abuse, neglect, harassment and exploitation to achieve the programme's goals on safeguarding implementation. Act as a key source of support, guidance and expertise on safeguarding for establishing a safe working environment.
∎ Practice, promote and endorse the issues of safeguarding policy among team members and ensure the implementation of safeguarding standards in every course of action.
∎ Follow the safeguarding reporting procedure in case any reportable incident takes place, encourage others to do so.

Additional Requirements:
∎ Both males and females are allowed to apply
∎ Must have experience in coordination among different agencies and programme implementation of consortium / alliance approaches

Salary: Negotiable

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Weekly 2 holidays, Insurance
∎ Festival Bonus: 2

Application Deadline: 28 Jan 2021

Company Information:
∎ 23 Jan 2021
∎ BRAC
∎ Address : BRAC Centre, 75 Mohakhali, Dhaka:1212
∎ Web : www.brac.net
∎ Business : BRAC’s vision is a world free from all forms of exploitation and discrimination where everyone has the opportunity to realise their potential. The organisation was founded in Bangladesh in 1972 and acts as a catalyst, creating opportunities for people to transform their lives. BRAC believes in integrity, inclusiveness, effectiveness, and innovation in all areas of work. BRAC uses an integrated model to change systems of inequity, through social development programmes, humanitarian response, social enterprises, socially responsible investments and a university. It operates in conflict-prone and post-disaster settings in 12 countries across Asia and Africa.

BRAC is a global leader in developing cost-effective, evidence-based programmes, and has been ranked the #1 NGO in the world for the last five years consecutively by NGO Advisor.

Category: NGO/Development