Project Manager

Job Description

Title: Project Manager

Company Name: PROTTYASHI

Vacancy: 1

Age: Na

Job Location: Cox`s Bazar (Ukhia)

Salary: Tk. 90000 (Monthly)

Experience:

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

• Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in any discipline from a reputed university; a background in life scielnces, chemistry, business administration, development studies or social sciences is an advantage.

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

• At least 5 years of professional experience in national or international organizations managing livelihoods, skills development, production or similar humanitarian/development projects, preferably within the Rohingya refugee response.

• Demonstrated experience leading multi-disciplinary project teams and managing project budgets.

Technical Skills

• Working understanding of production operations, quality control and occupational safety is an advantage.

• Experience in sector coordination (LSDS, WASH) and with government authorities in Cox’s Bazar is an advantage.

• Professional writing and speaking capacity in English and Bangla, i.e. narrative reports, event reports, monitoring reports.

• Proficient with MS Office suite.

• Able to take decisions in a timely manner, prioritize and multi-task work seamlessly.

• Candidates need to be highly motivated and committed to PROTTYASHI’s vision, mission, and long-term development work to significantly improve the lives of the most vulnerable and marginalized.

• Organizational Values and Norms towards Safeguarding and PSEA

• PROTTYASHI is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behaviour at work, including sexual harassment, sexual exploitation and abuse, discrimination, abuse of power, lack of integrity and financial misconduct, and expects all staff to promote the welfare, safety and dignity of children, young people and adults at all times.

• PROTTYASHI expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment through adherence to its Code of Conduct and relevant organizational policies and procedures. We place a high priority on ensuring that only individuals who share and demonstrate this commitment are recruited to work with us.

Contract Duration: Initially 2 months with possibility of yearly extensions

Job Summary

PROTTYASHI, a social development organization, has been working for the development of disadvantaged population of the country since its establishment with an aim to ensure everyone to live with dignity and prosperity. PROTTYASHI has been actively supporting the refugee population in the humanitarian response in Cox’s Bazar as one of the first responders since August 2017.

PROTTYASHI is going to implement the “Sustainable Soap Production Initiative in Cox’s Bazar for Rohingya and Host Communities” project in partnership with Oxfam in Bangladesh. The project is aimed to engage Rohingya and host community people in Ukhiya with locally-led soap production initiative and facilitate them to improve their livelihood engaging with this initiative.

PROTTYASHI invites applications for the vacant position of Project Manager for this aforementioned project. The Project Manager will lead the whole implementation team, with overall responsibility for production, quality control, reporting, arranging visits, budget management and the technical part of the project maintaining project calendars and accountability.

Reporting

The Project Manager will report to the Program Manager of PROTTYASHI. She/He will maintain communication and cooperation with other operational units of the organization.

Key Responsibilities

Project Management

• Responsible to oversee all project activities in refugee and host communities and be the main contact point for the project, government and other stakeholders.

• Lead the soap making initiatives taken from the project ensuring efficiency and quality ensuring sectoral guidelines and organizational standards.

• Ensuring project management and financial management functioning collaboratively and in compliance with accepted standards

• Responsible for overseeing the development and execution of project deliverables, lead project planning, mentoring, budgeting, action plans and monitoring processes etc.

• Assist to the project team and other stakeholders define, communicate and drive the strategic vision and goal of the project

• Troubleshoot project problems, launch initiatives to reduce operational costs and defects, identify and implement creative solution for smooth project management

• Supervise all the other project staffs through maintaining regular communication with the project staffs and conducting regular field visit.

• Provide support and monitor the implementation of project activities according to the workplan and scheduled timeline.

• Provide technical support to the direct beneficiaries in case of arising any complication in the field.

Coordination

• Maintain liaison with the funding partners and head office of the PROTTYASHI for successfully implementation of the project activities.

• Maintain communication with different stakeholders such as Office of the RRRC, CiCs, LSDS, WASH and other relevant authorities involved with the project.

• Planning, initiating and reviewing external communication to promote project activities on various platforms.

• Maintain close coordination with PROTTYASHI operational units including MEAL, procurement, finance, HR, knowledge management and other key units.

Reporting and Documentation

• Prepare narrative reports and periodic progress reviews, with inputs from the Field Supervisors, the Monitoring Officer and the Finance & Admin Officer, and submit to PROTTYASHI management.

• Prepare document of all events and program learning, process, and impacts of project should be sent to the PROTTYASHI Management.

• Collect field level evidence of project activities through photographs and send it to the central communication team of PROTTYASHI.

• Ensure monitoring reports, participant profiles and event reports are prepared by the team, and that financial documents are ready for the annual NGOAB audit.

• Promote gender and social equity and ensure all project activities adhere to PROTTYASHI’s PSEA and safeguarding policies.

• Salary and Benefits: BDT 90000/- (Taka Ninety Thousand Only)