Job Description

Title: Project Manager

Company Name: Society for Health Extension and Development (SHED)

Vacancy: 01

Job Location: Cox's Bazar (Ukhia)

Employment Status: Full-time, Contractual

Educational Requirements:
∎ Masters degree in Nutrition

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 5 year(s)

Job Context:
∎ PRM FUNDED "COMPREHENSIVE, INTEGRATED MULTI-SECTOR RESPONSE FOR ROHINGYA REFUGEES AND HOST COMMUNITIES IN COX`S BAZAR" PROJECT
∎ Society for Health Extension and Development (SHED) a National NGO working in Cox`s Bazar district is inviting applications from suitable candidates for its programme titled multi-Sectorial PRM funded "Comprehensive, Integrated Multi-Sector Response for Rohingya Refugees and Host Communities in Cox`s Bazar" Project in Rohingya Refugee Camps and the host community in Cox`s Bazar from August 2023 to July 2026, in consortium with IRC and BBC Media Action (SuBaSh Consortium).SHED is looking from qualified candidates for the following post.
∎ Job Title: Project Manager
∎ No. of Positions 01
∎ Exact Job Location: Ukhiya, Cox`s Bazar
∎ Reportable to Deputy Director (Project Focal)
∎ Functional reports to: Deputy Director-Health and Nutrition
∎ Contract details: Up to 31 August 2024
∎ Job purpose: Project implementation oversight including planning, initiation, quality service delivery, monitoring and evaluation, reporting, procurement tracking, budget management and coordination with partners, consortium, sectors and local authorities.
∎ Liaises with:
∎ Programmatically with other Programme / Project Managers and coordinators, and externally with Concern`s Cox`s Bazar Programme Managers and implementation team under SuBaSh consortium
∎ Operationally with departments of HR, finance, logistics, MEAL; with the technical support from Concern`s departments of HR, finance, logistics, MEAL and externally with authorities at camp and district level, and relevant sectors in Cox`s Bazar Rohingya response.

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Project Implementation
∎ Coordinate project start up activities including inception meetings, recruitment, procurement plan and local authorities permissions.
∎ Ensure capacity build of project team for quality project implementation, of the nutrition and food security components and associated approaches
∎ Oversee the project programme participants selection process to ensure impartiality in identification of the vulnerable groups, within the project coverage areas.
∎ Oversee formation of Support Groups according to project design
∎ Support the development and adaption of context specific IEC materials for training and capacity building of project staff and programme participants
∎ Lead the team to operationalise a regular cascading training plan for staff, Support Groups as per project design
∎ Support project team to ensure quality sessions on maternal, infant and young child nutrition (MIYCN), home gardening
∎ Ensure timely procurement and distribution of project materials to target programme participants, for timely project implementation as per agreed project design
∎ Undertake regular field visits offering for on the job support and coaching to the project team to maintain high quality and accountability to programme participants.
∎ Budget Management
∎ Ensure that administrative and financial policies and procedures are understood and followed by all project staff and volunteers.
∎ Ensure that the project budget and expenditure plans are in place for all activities and monitored regularly with project team, logistics and finance teams.
∎ Be proactive against unusual transactions; variations from established procedures or any practices which do not demonstrate transparency and accountability.
∎ Budget holder with expenditure authorization responsibility financial policy and procedures, and donor compliance guidelines.
∎ Coordination
∎ Coordinate with Concern Worldwide, consortium partners and local partners in this project, relevant sectors and agencies in camps for mutual support and smooth implementation.
∎ Liaison with government bodies and Concern government liaison team to seek approval for project implementation
∎ Ensure active participation in camp level coordination meetings with local authorities such as site management and CiC, and/or with other organizations
∎ Represent SHED at coordination meetings
∎ Support effective coordination, collaboration and networking across the wider humanitarian community in the Rohingya Response through relevant sectors
∎ Work closely with other SHED nutrition specific project teams to ensure integration and smooth operation and mutual support.
∎ Human Resource Management
∎ Support HR to ensure timely recruitment of qualified project staff.
∎ Monitor staff performance and ensure timely performance development reviews.
∎ Ensure staff welfare, safety and security in liaison with HR.
∎ Ensure an enabling, friendly, collaborative and professional working culture within the project team
∎ Monitoring and Evaluation
∎ Work with MEAL to ensure that there is project M&E system in place with regular systematic activity review for tracking project progress against targets.
∎ Ensure that the project maintains an updated database to track key project outputs against set targets.
∎ Organize regular progress meetings with project staff to review progress of project deliverables against targets as stipulated in the logframe.
∎ Reporting
∎ Ensure that the project submits high quality project reports within agreed time line and formats to demonstrate project results, as agreed.
∎ Work with MEAL to maintain a database of activity reports and supporting documents and tools according to the detailed implementation plan and logframe
∎ Coordinate and ensure that project reports are analyzed and learning generated to inform program and advocacy actions and/or decisions.
∎ Ensure that the best practices, case studies and success stories are well captured, following compliance and accountability guidelines.
∎ Additional Roles
∎ Perform other duties assigned by Executive Director or his Designated representative
∎ Accountability
∎ Actively promote meaningful community participation and consultation at all stages of the project cycle (planning, implementation, M&E);
∎ Work with relevant colleagues to ensure that the Complaints and Response Mechanism (CRM) is functional and accessible, that feedback and complaints are welcomed and addressed;
∎ Work with relevant colleagues to ensure that information about CRM, safeguarding and expected staff behaviour is disseminated among programme participants and communities.

Additional Requirements:
∎ Age at least 25 years
∎ Both males and females are allowed to apply
∎ 05 years progressively work experience in Nutrition and/or Food Security with 03 years progressively management work experience
∎ Experience in managing project budget is required
∎ Good computer and report writing skills are required
∎ Strong written and verbal communication skills in English is required
∎ Experience nutrition sensitive intervention would be an advantage
∎ Good knowledge on Rohingya refugee context is desirable
∎ Key competencies:
∎ Pro- active with an ability to think analytically
∎ Results oriented team player with excellent planning and organisational skills
∎ Ability to solve problems with good decision making skills
∎ Acts to inspire others by clearly articulating and demonstrating good values
∎ Nurtures a productive, motivating and responsive environment to develop a team
∎ Ability to work in challenging environments.

Salary: Tk. 177497 (Monthly)

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Mobile bill, Weekly 2 holidays

Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.

Application Deadline: 10 Dec 2023

Company Information:
∎ 4 Dec 2023
∎ Society for Health Extension and Development (SHED)
∎ Address : PC-180, Kayuk Khali Para, Fishery Road, Teknaf, Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh
∎ Business : SHED - the Society for Health Extension and Development is a renown organization of Bangladesh especially in Cox`s Bazar District was established as the successor to the ICDDR,B Teknaf Station following the closer of the former in September, 1989. The organization has flourished and stepped into one of the reputed Non-Government National Organizations in Bangladesh and engaged in transforming the lives of the community people towards positive changes in selected areas of the country. Currently SHED has been implementing fifteen more projects with Department of Women Affairs DWA of GoB, UN-WFP, UNICEF, HANDICAP INTERNATIONAL, Action Against Hunger, Solidarites International, CARE Bangladesh, USAID, Aroynak Foundation, GIZ in different upazilas of Chittagong and Cox`s Bazar District.

Category: NGO/Development

: Attachments: Interested candidates must send their application with:Cover letter/motivational letter with a signature & date.Updated CV with two references with their contact details details.(Reference may be checked before or after the recruitment)Two copies of recent passport size color photo.Photocopy of all educational certificates.Photocopy of national ID card, Experience & Clearance Certificate.