Project Manager
Job Description
Title: Project Manager
Company Name: International Development Enterprises (iDE)
Vacancy: 1
Job Location: Dhaka
Employment Status: Contractual
Educational Requirements:
∎ Relevant post graduate qualification preferably in business, development studies, management, agriculture and/or equivalent experience
Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 8 year(s)
Job Context:
∎ The position leads the implementation of the expected and will provide the project with overall vision, leadership, and guidance - internally with project staff and externally with donors, private sector actors, the Government of Bangladesh, and stakeholders. Moreover, the Project Manager will assume principal responsibility for overall project management and technical operations to ensure that project tasks are completed and objectives were met. This position will be directly responsible for field operations (led by a Field Coordinator and a wider field team of around x 50 staff). The PM is responsible for implementing the project interventions and field operations of the project with the support of Operations and Programs teams and various support teams such as Finance, Admin, and iQ. He/she will have to lead the field team, guide partners and assist in developing the project DIP, develop the budget and project implementation strategies, develop technical papers and tools for smooth field implementation, project progress monitoring and proposed changes that is required for quality field implementation. The PM needs to ensure quality engagement of human resources according to the project`s requirements; facilitate staff capacity building process, initiate project startup, and smooth closing initiatives. The PM must also be competent and able to guide the field team for quality project implementation, must be able to play a leadership role in project management, and review the performance of project staff. The work also includes taking part and directly engaging in crisis management, leading and managing projects (including communication) with donors and other partners. This position is contingent upon award.
∎ Reporting Line: Associate Director - Programs
Job Responsibilities:
∎ General Responsibilities
∎ Provide strategic, operational, and financial leadership to the project
∎ Function as supervisor for Field Team Leaders, Domain Managers, Project Technical Specialists
∎ Directly support partners for the implementation of the project
∎ Play a leading role in the delivery of project outcomes and expected results accordance to project strategy which provides a framework for rural economic and service market
∎ Play an active role and coordinate with relevant technical units in planning and provide programmatic guidance for the project staff, partners, and other stakeholders according to project guidelines and donor requirements
∎ Provide strategic direction and support field team, partners and private sectors in operating project interventions as per plan and adopt relevant changes considering local situations
∎ Monitor progress of field teams and provide regular updates to the senior management team and lead partner to deliver high quality and measurable outcomes
∎ Setting the tone
∎ Actively seek for environment of adaptive management and implementation
∎ Create a positive environment of piloting, trials, testing theories, learning from mistakes and critical analysis
∎ Actively and openly engage iDE program units to strengthen project strategy
∎ In collaboration with Operations Director, actively work with functional units to achieve the organizational mission and values.
∎ Planning, and Strategy Development
∎ Collaboratively plan and implement project activities through the preparation of multiyear and annual work plan in collaboration with the Domain Managers, Technical Specialists and Field Team Leaders
∎ Facilitate and frame the strategic direction of the project in collaboration with the Associate Directors
∎ Ensure the application of iDE's WASH market system approach and closely work with market actors specific to selected value chains and business groups/actors
∎ Reporting and Submissions
∎ Submit timely donor reports on monthly, quarterly and yearly basis as determined in the contract
∎ Manage the contracting cycle and the required project documentation
∎ Finance and Administration
∎ Manage budgetary control of expenditure, manage donor funds and prepare financial reports in line with donor requirements and iDE regulations in collaboration with the finance department
∎ Closely work with finance, admin and HR team to address the organizational and external (NGOAB, relevant Ministry, Donor, Audit etc.) compliance issues.
∎ Monitoring and Evaluation
∎ Support the Evidence and Analytics Expert in data quality control and timely entry of project data into relevant database
∎ Actively engage in initiating best practices, key learnings, unique cases and other relevant documentation to share with the wider team
∎ Monitor progress and quality of field team and provide regular updates to Associate Director
∎ Supervisor and Staff Development
∎ Ensure the application of iDE's code of conduct and people-first approach
∎ Collaborate with the relevant Associate Director regarding the supervision of international supervisees
∎ Supervise relevant staff in project implementation as required for the project
∎ Coach supervisees in development of skills in activity implementation, strategic thinking and critical analysis
∎ Develop and lead capacity building initiatives and monitor progress of staff improvement
∎ Collaboratively develop monthly work plans with direct staff balancing project implementation and team member capacity
∎ Participate in the annual performance appraisals (APA) process for all supervisees
∎ Coordination and Support
∎ Lead in ensuring that the public, private and NGO sector stakeholders are well-informed of the project goals
∎ Support cross-program activities including:
∎ Product innovation
∎ Technology commercialization
∎ Best practices documentation
∎ Cross-project learning activities
∎ Evidence and Analytics (E&A)
∎ Participate in relevant working groups and Dhaka-level PM meetings and workshops
∎ Maintain close contact and communication for project planning, strategy formulation and other issues with supervisor, technical specialists and institutional support teams
∎ Harmonize approach with other PMs through best practice sharing and feedback
∎ Quarterly travel to all field hubs at least once for problem solving and systems development
∎ Rapport Building
∎ Coordinate with development, private and public sector partners at the national level for possible partnership and strategy refinement
∎ Coordinate and report to donor on a regular basis as per the annual coordination strategy and cross-visits
∎ Other Responsibilities
∎ Actively follow and engage with Global initiatives in other countries and other Bangladesh programs for stronger network connections
∎ Actively learn and develop skills related to online platforms used by iDE including but not limited to: Salesforce, Google Drive, Google Docs, Google Sheets
∎ Maintain use of online platforms for sharing reports, documents and data
∎ Represent iDE at external events and meetings as agreed with supervisor
∎ Participate in all relevant meetings and workshops
∎ Undertake additional tasks subject to workload and skill sets such as photography, cross-project trainings and evaluations
Additional Requirements:
∎ Work Experience
∎ At least 8 years of experience working in international development
∎ Proven leadership in the administration of similar activities with skills in strategic planning, management, supervision and budgeting.
∎ Experience working with international donors
∎ Familiarity and experience with project management concepts such as Logical Frameworks, Impact Logic or Results Chains
∎ Considerable understanding of rural markets, trading relationships, and rural service provision. Knowledge on the roles of the private sector, government and civil society/NGOs in creating an effective service market;
∎ Experience of value chain approaches to market development and sub-sector analysis
∎ Management and Programmatic Skills
∎ Ability to responsibly manage funds, monitoring and team progress
∎ Ability to plan and implemented iterative field level activities for market systems change
∎ Understands the facilitative role of the market development approach
∎ Personal Skills
∎ Undertake additional tasks subject to workload and skill sets such as photography, cross-project trainings and evaluations
∎ Energetic and focused approach to sales coaching and mentoring
∎ Excellent interpersonal and leadership skills
∎ Ability to work with various national and international team members and flexibility to adapt to different work conditions
∎ Ability to interact and collaborate with a broad range of public and private sector and NGO partners
∎ Physical and Language Skills
∎ Ability to travel and undertake fieldwork in rural contexts
∎ Strong written and oral communication skills in English, including ability to present coherent and convincing messages to different audiences
∎ Strong computer skills in Microsoft Office Suite, e-mail and the internet
∎ Familiarity with internet based software systems such as Google Apps
∎ Other Information and Conditions
∎ The position would be the regular employment of iDE-B
∎ The remuneration package, work days and deliverables might be change based on negotiation between iDE management and the contract
∎ iDE reserves the right to terminate this agreement at any time with the consultation of the employee as per HR policy
∎ Ensure Mandates and Code of Conduct. As a PM under Operation Directorate, it is the duty and accountability of the PM to ensure the confidentiality of certain issues. The PM must maintain full confidentiality for sharing information, documents and others issues with others.
Application Deadline: January 21, 2020
Company Information:
∎ International Development Enterprises (iDE)
∎ Business : iDE is an International Non-Governmental Organization (INGO) headquartered in Denver, Colorado USA and operating in 11 countries around the world, including Bangladesh. In Bangladesh, iDE has been working since 1984, registered with the NGO Affairs Bureau (NGO AB), registration number 173 dated 27th April, 1984. iDE is currently working in 27 Districts and 123 Upazilas on a wide variety of thematic areas including Food Security, Nutrition, WASH, Agriculture, Market Systems Development, Women Economic Empowerment. iDE Bangladesh is supported by USAID, SIDA, Unicef, DFID, the European Commission and other multilateral donors working in in the country.
Category: NGO/Development
