Project Manager

Job Description

Title: Project Manager

Company Name: Organization for the Poor Community Advancement (OPCA)

Vacancy: 1

Age: At least 14 years

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

Salary: Tk. 80000 (Monthly)

Experience:

• At least 5 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO, Development Agency, Micro-Credit

• Master of Development Studies (MDS)

• Master's degree in Public Health, Development Studies, Social Science or other relevant discipline.

• At least 5 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO, Development Agency, Micro-Credit

• Age At least 14 years

• Minimum 5 years of professional experience, including at least 3 years in the WASH sector and 2 years managing WASH programmes in FDMN camps.

Project : FCDO-funded WASH Project (Fund Managed by BRAC)

Reports To : Programme Manager

Duty Station : Project Office, Ukhiya/Teknaf

Working Area : FDMN Camps and/or Host Community

Job Purpose

Provide overall leadership, technical oversight and management of the project to ensure timely, quality and compliant implementation of all WASH activities in accordance with FCDO, BRAC and X NGO requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the overall planning, implementation, monitoring, and close-out of the project in accordance with the approved project document, work plan, budget, and donor requirements.

• Develop and oversee the implementation of annual work plans, procurement plans, monitoring plans, and project schedules.

• Ensure project activities are delivered on time, within budget, and to the required quality standards.

• Manage project resources efficiently and ensure value for money in all project interventions.

• Monitor project progress against approved indicators, targets, and results, and take timely corrective actions when required.

• Identify project risks and challenges, develop mitigation measures, and ensure effective risk management throughout the project cycle.

• Manage the project budget, monitor expenditure, review forecasts, and ensure compliance with approved financial plans.

• Ensure compliance with organizational policies, donor requirements, WASH Sector standards, Sphere Standards, and applicable government regulations.

• Lead and supervise the project team, ensuring effective staff performance, capacity building, coaching, and professional development.

• Ensure the quality of water supply, sanitation, hygiene promotion, community engagement, and other project activities.

• Oversee procurement, logistics, and administrative processes to ensure timely implementation of project activities.

• Ensure accurate documentation and effective records management in accordance with organizational and donor requirements.

• Lead the preparation and timely submission of high-quality narrative reports, presentations, and other project documents.

• Ensure accurate and timely reporting to the Programme Manager, donor, and relevant stakeholders.

• Maintain effective coordination with BRAC, the Camp-in-Charge (CiC), RRRC, WASH Sector partners, government authorities, UN agencies, consortium partners, and other stakeholders.

• Represent the organization in coordination meetings, technical working groups, and other relevant forums.

• Promote community engagement, localization, and Accountability to Affected Populations (AAP) throughout the project cycle.

• Ensure effective implementation of the Community Feedback and Response Mechanism (CFRM) and timely resolution of community feedback and complaints.

• Facilitate donor visits, monitoring missions, evaluations, audits, and external assessments, and ensure timely follow-up on recommendations.

• Promote gender equality, disability inclusion, environmental sustainability, conflict-sensitive programming, and protection mainstreaming across all project activities.

• Ensure the safety, dignity, and well-being of staff, volunteers, contractors, and community members by preventing abuse, neglect, harassment, exploitation, and discrimination.

• Promote and enforce organizational Safeguarding, Prevention of Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Harassment (PSEAH), Child Protection, and Code of Conduct policies.

• Ensure all safeguarding concerns are reported promptly through the approved reporting mechanisms and managed in accordance with organizational procedures.

• Perform any other duties assigned by the Programme Manager.

Core Values

• Integrity and accountability

• Respect and teamwork

• Diversity and inclusion

• Professionalism

• Commitment to safeguarding and PSEA

Safeguarding

The Project Manager is responsible for promoting a safe working environment and ensuring compliance with safeguarding, Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA), child protection and organizational policies. Any safeguarding concern must be reported immediately following organizational procedures.

Approval

This Job Description may be reviewed and updated according to project needs.

• Salary 80,000 BDT per month and others benefit as per project budget.