Project Manager_Humanitarian Crisis Response

Job Description

Title: Project Manager_Humanitarian Crisis Response

Company Name: Islamic Relief Bangladesh

Vacancy: 1

Age: at most 55 years

Location: Noakhali (Hatiya)

Maximum Salary: Tk. 144977 (Monthly)

Experience:
∎ At least 8 years
∎ The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s):NGO, Development Agency

Published: 12 Mar 2025

Education:
∎ Master of Development Studies (MDS), Master of Social Science (MSS), Master of Education (M.Ed), Masters, Masters

Requirements:

Additional Requirements:
∎ Age at most 55 years
∎ The incumbent will be based in Bhasanchar.
∎ Education-related interventions, project management.
∎ Myanmar Curriculum Primary or Secondary education.
∎ Working in humanitarian or refugee education programs will be an added advantage.
∎ Project Implementation skills
∎ Social/Community Mobilization skills
∎ Facilitation skills
∎ Coordination/Advocacy/Networking/Communication Skills
∎ Monitoring, Reporting, & Documentation Skills
∎ Decision making
∎ Conflict resolution
∎ Leadership
∎ Problem-solving
∎ Planning, analytical, and organizational skills
∎ Strategic Management
∎ Ability to work under pressure and manage workload effectively
∎ Supportive, effective, and a good team player
∎ Volunteer Management
∎ Willing to adapt to IRW’s norms and values
∎ Knowledge in sign language will be added value.
∎ The incumbent will be based in Bhasanchar.
∎ Experience in working with:
∎ Education-related interventions, project management.
∎ Myanmar Curriculum Primary or Secondary education.
∎ Working in humanitarian or refugee education programs will be an added advantage.
∎ Intermediate (Practical Application):
∎ Project Implementation skills
∎ Social/Community Mobilization skills
∎ Facilitation skills
∎ Coordination/Advocacy/Networking/Communication Skills
∎ Monitoring, Reporting, & Documentation Skills
∎ Decision making
∎ Conflict resolution
∎ Leadership
∎ Problem-solving
∎ Planning, analytical, and organizational skills
∎ Strategic Management
∎ Ability to work under pressure and manage workload effectively
∎ Supportive, effective, and a good team player
∎ Volunteer Management
∎ Willing to adapt to IRW’s norms and values
∎ IT Skills: Working knowledge of Microsoft Word/Excel/PowerPoint.
∎ Language Skills: Must have proficiency in Chittagong dialect/ local language.
∎ Knowledge in sign language will be added value.
∎ Novice (Limited Experience):
∎ Basic Photographic Skills
∎

Responsibilities & Context:
∎ Ensure ECE & Primary MC education for all children in the existing clusters.
∎ Observe 11 schools to identify key gaps in material development quality and provide necessary suggestions.
∎ Provide necessary guide for ensuring development of various types of educational and curriculum materials, assessment tools at different levels and subjects such as LCFA materials, Caregiver guidelines, MC scale up materials, Subject based modules etc.
∎ Support to formulate, maintain, and document quality control standards and ongoing quality of education to achieve its objectives.
∎ Provide technical support to all the project staff of MC, including skill development training of tailoring & Dressmaking for women.
∎ Regular meeting with teacher and volunteers to continue quality teaching and retention of drop out.
∎ Design training content as per the PD with input from concerned people.
∎ Planned and delivered monthly training plans to technical specialists and sector leads.
∎ Facilitate necessary translation of documents for use in the field and for education stakeholders. Serve as a training focal point for training and teacher professional development.
∎ Prepare weekly and monthly reports and send them to the concerned authority.
∎ Ensure quality teacher recruitment for the smooth operation of the projects.
∎ Ensure the safety of team members from any harm, abuse, neglect, harassment, and exploitation to achieve the program’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 occurs and encourage others to do so.
∎ Assist the programme management and MEAL team to conduct research, study, data collection, and impact assessment as per (MEAL) framework and ensure quality implementation.
∎ Take the initiative to make the CFRM (Complaint and Feedback Response Mechanism) active and monitor it regularly, and circulate other Govt. hotline services (i.e., 999, 333, 109).
∎ Conduct programme risk assessment and share the mitigation strategy with programme management regularly.
∎ Manage various audits (external & internal) and queries from different agencies regarding respective field offices as per the organizational requirement.
∎ Conduct regular team meetings and share the knowledge & findings to ensure effective programme implementation.
∎ Manage project finance & budget (i.e., bills, vouchers, PR, money requisition, cash advance, etc.) following organizational tools & systems.
∎ Maintain oversight of grant disbursement to direct beneficiaries as well as other contractual aspects of the programme and provide the required support to ensure financial reports as per the requirement of programme management.
∎ Manage, supervise, and support the field staff in conducting their assigned responsibilities, as well as playing a mentoring role as required.
∎ Ensure the required capacity of respective field staff in delivering qualitative output and properly acknowledge their performance (annual performance appraisal, daily attendance, field movement register) at least biweekly.
∎ Identify learning & development needs and take required action to fill the gaps/needs in coordination with programme management and HRM&D unit.
∎ Ensure proper action to make the staff accountable for their responsibilities as well as to IR.
∎ Ensure performance management monitoring.
∎ Took the lead to produce quality programme/project progress reports as per the requirements of donors & IR
∎ Prepare monthly/ quarterly/any other reports of project as required by line management.
∎ Collect the most significant case stories from the field and prepare a learning document.
∎ Participate & involved with seasonal programs (Ramadan, Qurbani, Winterization, etc.) activities.
∎ Take initiatives to ensure the security of project staff and participants during the intervention.
∎ Willing and able to travel frequently for extended periods and to remote areas of the projects.
∎ Ensure the safety of team members from any harm, abuse, neglect, harassment, and exploitation to achieve the program's goals on safeguarding implementation and as a key source of support, guidance, and expertise on safeguarding for establishing a safe working environment.
∎ Being a member of Islamic Relief as a child-friendly organization, it is the core responsibility and obligation of each staff member to understand and obey the Islamic Relief Child Protection & PSEA Policy and respond accordingly as and when required.
∎ Perform any other duties assigned by the Supervisor.
∎ Ensure Early childhood education & Myanmar curriculum education for FDMN children in the selected clusters, including skill development – 50%
∎ Ensure ECE & Primary MC education for all children in the existing clusters.
∎ Observe 11 schools to identify key gaps in material development quality and provide necessary suggestions.
∎ Provide necessary guide for ensuring development of various types of educational and curriculum materials, assessment tools at different levels and subjects such as LCFA materials, Caregiver guidelines, MC scale up materials, Subject based modules etc.
∎ Support to formulate, maintain, and document quality control standards and ongoing quality of education to achieve its objectives.
∎ Provide technical support to all the project staff of MC, including skill development training of tailoring & Dressmaking for women.
∎ Regular meeting with teacher and volunteers to continue quality teaching and retention of drop out.
∎ Design training content as per the PD with input from concerned people.
∎ Planned and delivered monthly training plans to technical specialists and sector leads.
∎ Facilitate necessary translation of documents for use in the field and for education stakeholders. Serve as a training focal point for training and teacher professional development.
∎ Prepare weekly and monthly reports and send them to the concerned authority.
∎ Ensure quality teacher recruitment for the smooth operation of the projects.
∎ Ensure the safety of team members from any harm, abuse, neglect, harassment, and exploitation to achieve the program’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 occurs and encourage others to do so.
∎ Monitoring and Knowledge Management – 15%
∎ Assist the programme management and MEAL team to conduct research, study, data collection, and impact assessment as per (MEAL) framework and ensure quality implementation.
∎ Take the initiative to make the CFRM (Complaint and Feedback Response Mechanism) active and monitor it regularly, and circulate other Govt. hotline services (i.e., 999, 333, 109).
∎ Conduct programme risk assessment and share the mitigation strategy with programme management regularly.
∎ Manage various audits (external & internal) and queries from different agencies regarding respective field offices as per the organizational requirement.
∎ Conduct regular team meetings and share the knowledge & findings to ensure effective programme implementation.
∎ Financial Management – 05%
∎ Manage project finance & budget (i.e., bills, vouchers, PR, money requisition, cash advance, etc.) following organizational tools & systems.
∎ Maintain oversight of grant disbursement to direct beneficiaries as well as other contractual aspects of the programme and provide the required support to ensure financial reports as per the requirement of programme management.
∎ Staff Management & Capacity Building – 10%
∎ Manage, supervise, and support the field staff in conducting their assigned responsibilities, as well as playing a mentoring role as required.
∎ Ensure the required capacity of respective field staff in delivering qualitative output and properly acknowledge their performance (annual performance appraisal, daily attendance, field movement register) at least biweekly.
∎ Identify learning & development needs and take required action to fill the gaps/needs in coordination with programme management and HRM&D unit.
∎ Ensure proper action to make the staff accountable for their responsibilities as well as to IR.
∎ Ensure performance management monitoring.
∎ Reporting and Documentation – 10%
∎ Took the lead to produce quality programme/project progress reports as per the requirements of donors & IR
∎ Prepare monthly/ quarterly/any other reports of project as required by line management.
∎ Collect the most significant case stories from the field and prepare a learning document.
∎ Others -10%
∎ Participate & involved with seasonal programs (Ramadan, Qurbani, Winterization, etc.) activities.
∎ Take initiatives to ensure the security of project staff and participants during the intervention.
∎ Willing and able to travel frequently for extended periods and to remote areas of the projects.
∎ Ensure the safety of team members from any harm, abuse, neglect, harassment, and exploitation to achieve the program's goals on safeguarding implementation and as a key source of support, guidance, and expertise on safeguarding for establishing a safe working environment.
∎ Being a member of Islamic Relief as a child-friendly organization, it is the core responsibility and obligation of each staff member to understand and obey the Islamic Relief Child Protection & PSEA Policy and respond accordingly as and when required.
∎ Perform any other duties assigned by the Supervisor.

Skills & Expertise:

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Consolidated Salary
∎ Mobile Bill
∎ Tour Allowance
∎ Weekly Two Holidays
∎ Insurance coverage (IPD, OPD, Life, DB, CIB)
∎ Leave (Annual, Casual, Sick, TOIL/CTO, Maternity, Paternity and R&R)
∎ Accommodation will be provided by Islamic Relief Bangladesh (only applicable for Bhashanchar).
∎ Other benefits will be provided as per the organizational HR Policy
∎ Consolidated Salary
∎ Mobile Bill
∎ Tour Allowance
∎ Weekly Two Holidays
∎ Insurance coverage (IPD, OPD, Life, DB, CIB)
∎ Leave (Annual, Casual, Sick, TOIL/CTO, Maternity, Paternity and R&R)
∎ Accommodation will be provided by Islamic Relief Bangladesh (only applicable for Bhashanchar).
∎ Other benefits will be provided as per the organizational HR Policy

Workplace:
∎ Work at office

Employment Status: Full Time

Job Location: Noakhali (Hatiya)

Read Before Apply:

Female Candidates are highly encouraged to apply. However, Islamic Relief Bangladesh considers diversity in the workplace and is a committed equal opportunity employer. We encourage applications from all suitable candidates regardless of gender, race, family or marital status, ethnicity, disability, class, caste, or religion. Interviews are expected to occur on an ongoing basis, and the vacancy may close earlier than the above closing date. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for a written test & Interview.

Company Information:
∎ Islamic Relief Bangladesh
∎ Bangladesh Country Office: House # 10, Road # 10, Block-K, Baridhara, Dhaka-1212
∎ Islamic Relief Worldwide (IRW) - founded in 1984 and based in Birmingham, UK - is an independent humanitarian and development organization. It supports the world’s most vulnerable people in their fight against poverty & sufferings regardless of race, political affiliation, gender, or belief, and without expecting anything in return. It is a signatory to the Code of Conduct for the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement.
IRW has a presence in 45 countries across the globe. Some funds of the organization come from individual donations and others from institutional donors such as the DFID, EU, SIDA, CIDA/IDRF, Forum Syd, WFP, UNDP, and ECHO.
Islamic Relief(IR) started working in Bangladesh in 1991 in order to help the distressed survivors of the devastating cyclone by providing emergency relief and supporting communities to rebuild in the wake of that cyclone. Initially, it focused on emergency relief & disaster preparedness activities. Later on, it expanded its programs on both humanitarian and development challenges. Now it works in an integrated manner combining emergency humanitarian assistance, short-term work opportunity, shelter support, awareness & training on different DRR, climate change, development, health & hygiene and social issues, cash grant, IGA means, health & nutrition, safe water & sanitation, education, advocacy and linkage with different service providers. As a registered charity, IR is open and transparent; it continually assesses its work and operational methods to improve impact and effectiveness.
Islamic Relief values and commitment to safeguarding: IRB is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behavior at work including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity, and financial misconduct; and committed to promoting the welfare of children, young people, adults, and beneficiaries with whom IRB engages. IRB expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment through our code of conduct. We place a high priority on ensuring that only those who share and demonstrate our values are recruited to work for us. All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records checks. IRW also participates in the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme.
In line with this Scheme, we will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse, and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment.



Address::
∎ Bangladesh Country Office: House # 10, Road # 10, Block-K, Baridhara, Dhaka-1212
∎ Islamic Relief Worldwide (IRW) - founded in 1984 and based in Birmingham, UK - is an independent humanitarian and development organization. It supports the world’s most vulnerable people in their fight against poverty & sufferings regardless of race, political affiliation, gender, or belief, and without expecting anything in return. It is a signatory to the Code of Conduct for the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. IRW has a presence in 45 countries across the globe. Some funds of the organization come from individual donations and others from institutional donors such as the DFID, EU, SIDA, CIDA/IDRF, Forum Syd, WFP, UNDP, and ECHO.Islamic Relief(IR) started working in Bangladesh in 1991 in order to help the distressed survivors of the devastating cyclone by providing emergency relief and supporting communities to rebuild in the wake of that cyclone. Initially, it focused on emergency relief & disaster preparedness activities. Later on, it expanded its programs on both humanitarian and development challenges. Now it works in an integrated manner combining emergency humanitarian assistance, short-term work opportunity, shelter support, awareness & training on different DRR, climate change, development, health & hygiene and social issues, cash grant, IGA means, health & nutrition, safe water & sanitation, education, advocacy and linkage with different service providers. As a registered charity, IR is open and transparent; it continually assesses its work and operational methods to improve impact and effectiveness. Islamic Relief values and commitment to safeguarding: IRB is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behavior at work including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity, and financial misconduct; and committed to promoting the welfare of children, young people, adults, and beneficiaries with whom IRB engages. IRB expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment through our code of conduct. We place a high priority on ensuring that only those who share and demonstrate our values are recruited to work for us. All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records checks. IRW also participates in the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme.In line with this Scheme, we will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse, and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment.

Application Deadline: 17 Mar 2025

Category: NGO/Development