Project Manager

Job Description

Title: Project Manager

Company Name: Rupantar

Vacancy: 1

Age: At least 30 years

Job Location: Satkhira

Salary: Tk. 57500 (Monthly)

Experience:

• 5 to 7 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO

Master’s degree/Graduate in Social Sciences, Development Studies, Public Administration, Environmental Science, Climate Change, WASH-related disciplines, or any other relevant field from a recognized university.

• 5 to 7 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO

• Age At least 30 years

• Minimum 5 to 7 years of professional experience in development programs, preferably in WASH governance, climate resilience, or community-based development initiatives.

• Sound knowledge of WASH, climate change adaptation and resilience, locally led adaptation (LLA), governance, accountability, and rights-based approaches to development.

• Good understanding of local government systems, particularly Union Parishad functions, participatory planning, budgeting processes, and social accountability mechanisms.

• Knowledge of project management, administration, financial management, and donor compliance requirements.

• Excellent interpersonal, facilitation, networking, and communication skills in both Bangla and English, with strong report-writing abilities.

• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with civil society organizations, local government institutions, ethnic minority communities, women’s groups, and other marginalized populations.

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and leadership skills, with the ability to manage multiple tasks and deliver results within deadlines.

• Proficiency in MS Office applications, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and internet-based communication tools.

• Ability to prepare high-quality analytical, result-oriented, and evidence-based reports, case studies, and project documentation.

• Willingness and ability to undertake frequent field visits and work in remote and climate-vulnerable areas.

• Ability to ride a motorcycle with a valid driving license will be considered a distinct advantage.

Career Opportunity in SIDA CLIMB project at Kaliganj in Satkhira

Rupantar, a development organization has been working in Environment, Disaster Management & Climate Change adaptation, Democracy & Political empowerment, Peace & Tolerance, Children & Youth Rights and Popular Media & Folk Theatre.  Rupantar is now inviting applications from suitable experienced and interested candidate to work coastal areas for filling up the following job vacancies to work in a Civil Society leadership for better WASH focused project supported by WaterAid Bangladesh dealing with water, Sanitation and Hygiene based at Kaliganj in Satkhira District.

Project Title: Civil society leadership in mobilizing for better WASH (CLIMB) partnership program

Project Duration:  01 July 2026 to 30 November 2028

Employment Duration: 01 July 2026 to 30 November 2028

Job Category:  Project Staff

Responsibilities and Context:

Rupantar, as a partner organization of WaterAid Bangladesh, will implement the Civil Society Leadership in Mobilizing for Better WASH (CLIMB) Project in Kaliganj Upazila of Satkhira District. The expected outcomes of the CLIMB project are;

• Civil society amplifies the voices of rightsholders to claim and secure their rights.

• Civil society effectively holds duty bearers accountable to deliver on their WASH, climate, and health commitments.

• Decision-makers commit to gender-responsive and climate-resilient WASH policies

• Decision-makers commit to increased and improved gender responsive and climate-resilient WASH financing.

Name of Position: Project Manager

Vacancy: 1

Job Location: Kaliganj, Satkhira

General Job Summary:

The Project Manager will lead overall project management and coordination. The Project Manager will ensure the timely implementation of activities across the eight unions of Kaliganj Upazila, coordinate with Union Parishads, WatSan Committees, and civil society actors, and oversee progress toward sustainability outcomes. This role is critical to ensuring that project interventions strengthen local institutions and gradually transfer responsibilities to community platforms and local government structures.

Job Responsibilities:

• Provide overall leadership, management, coordination, and technical oversight of the CLIMB Project in accordance with approved project documents, workplans, budgets, and donor requirements. Lead project implementation using adaptive management approaches, ensuring regular review, learning, and program adjustments.

• Establish and oversee a robust MEAL system, including monitoring, evaluation, accountability, and learning processes.

• Ensure effective safeguarding, PSEA compliance, and accessible feedback and complaint mechanisms.
  • Develop and maintain project risk registers and oversee risk management and mitigation processes.

• Support strategic advocacy planning and implementation aligned with project objectives.

• Conduct CSO assessments and strengthen partner capacity development and relationship management.

• Monitor project finances and budgets to ensure effective resource utilization and compliance.

• Promote knowledge management, documentation, learning capture, and dissemination of best practices.

• Utilize digital tools and systems for data collection, analysis, reporting, and decision-making.

• Integrate gender-transformative approaches across project design, implementation, and monitoring.

• Ensure context-sensitive and conflict-aware programming throughout project implementation.

• Develop and implement clear sustainability, exit, and phase-out plans to support long-term impact.

• Ensure timely and quality implementation of project activities across the unions of Kaliganj Upazila to achieve the project outcomes, outputs, targets, and indicators.

• Lead the development and execution of detailed implementation plans, monitoring frameworks, procurement plans, and periodic progress reviews.

• Coordinate and strengthen partnerships with Union Parishads, Upazila Administration, WatSan Committees, relevant government departments, civil society organisations (CSOs), community-based organisations (CBOs), media, and other stakeholders.

• Facilitate capacity strengthening of CSOs, community leaders, and local institutions on climate-resilient WASH, locally led adaptation (LLA), advocacy, accountability, gender equality and social inclusion (GESI), and organisational development.

• Support the formation, strengthening, and effective functioning of community platforms, local leadership groups, and Union Parishad Standing Committees related to WASH, climate change, and health governance.

• Ensure quality implementation of Participatory WASH Vulnerability Assessments (PWVA), community-led adaptation planning, budget tracking initiatives, policy advocacy activities, and accountability mechanisms.

• Promote meaningful participation and leadership of women, youth, ethnic minority communities (including Santal, Oraon, and Munda communities), and other marginalized groups in project activities and decision-making processes.

• Lead evidence generation, documentation of lessons learned, preparation of policy briefs, success stories, case studies, and knowledge products for advocacy and learning purposes.

• Facilitate community-government dialogues, public hearings, open budget sessions, advocacy meetings, and stakeholder consultations to strengthen accountability and responsive governance.

• Coordinate media engagement, public awareness campaigns, and communication initiatives related to climate-resilient and gender-responsive WASH.

• Ensure effective monitoring, data quality assurance, reporting, and learning systems are in place and that project progress is regularly reviewed against agreed indicators and targets.

• Prepare and submit high-quality narrative reports, presentations, success stories, and other project deliverables to Rupantar and WaterAid Bangladesh.

• Ensure compliance with donor requirements, organizational policies, safeguarding standards, financial procedures, and risk management protocols.

• Provide supportive supervision, mentoring, and performance management to project staff and foster a collaborative and results-oriented team environment.

• Lead sustainability, institutionalization, and phase-out planning to ensure local ownership of project achievements by CSOs, community institutions, Union Parishads, and relevant government stakeholders.

• Maintain effective coordination and communication with WaterAid Bangladesh and represent Rupantar in relevant meetings, workshops, forums, and networking events.

• Perform any other duties assigned by the Project Director and Rupantar management in the interest of the project.

Salary: 57,500/- per month with a yearly increment