Project Manager - SUFAL II Project

Job Description

Title: Project Manager - SUFAL II Project

Company Name: SKS Foundation

Vacancy: 01

Job Location: Gaibandha

Employment Status: Full-time

Educational Requirements:
∎ A Management professional having Master’s Degree in Social Science/ Management/ Disaster Management or in related discipline.

Experience Requirements:
∎ 8 to 10 year(s)

Job Responsibilities:
∎ The responsibility of this position is to lead and manage overall activities and achieve set goals of the project. In order to implement this "Forecast-based Action (FbA)" project with a special attention on project advocacy and campaign to upazila and district DMCs. The PM will be responsible for overall project planning and implementation at field level with an especial focus on advocacy and campaign to establish Early Actions (EAs) with technical guidance from RIMES through Concern Worldwide. S/he will ensure flood risk analysis, identify to triggering the early warning and threshold through series of consultation at union and upazila level by engaging local DMC members and other stakeholders including community representatives from vulnerable groups. S/he will facilitate capacity-building process to staffs on project key interventions and forecast based early actions to DMCs and government officials at upazila and district level. S/he will facilitate the process for developing FbA piloting including identify a wider practical dissemination mechanism at upazila and district level. The person will capture learnings as well document throughout the project and will share with local DMCs and other humanitarian communities at field level as well support to Concern Worldwide in national advocacy forum. Apart from these, the PM will assist to Concern Worldwide for raising any anticipated alert during project timeline especially before flood season. The person will work closely with SKS Foundation, Field Coordinator of Concern Worldwide and Risk Reduction and Response Unit (RRRU) at Dhaka level and will coordinate with Concern Worldwide and SKS ongoing Flood Resilience Project to initiate joint advocacy on Flood Resilience at district level.
∎ Project Management:
∎ Responsible for the overall implementation, monitoring and supervision of FbA project activities with an especial focus on FbA advocacy and action demonstration at upazila and district level.
∎ Provide support in community and stakeholder mobilization on designing the FbA mechanism, community need identification; ensure efficient implementation of agreed project activities in time.
∎ Ensure program participants, CBOs and stakeholders will have access to the project information on local language, and for any development intervention the informed consent of the beneficiaries is obtained.
∎ Provide support and enhance the capacity of DMC members, local stakeholders and respective project staffs, including overall monitoring of agreed activities.
∎ Provide technical inputs into the development, implementation and monitoring of the project and maintain close coordination with SKS Foundation, Concern Worldwide project focal person and other consortium members CARE, Islamic Relief, RIMES and other implementing partners who are working on FbA/FbF (Forecast-based Action/Forecast-based Financing) and Flood Resilience program regionally.
∎ As a member of the senior project management team, the Project Manager will support to the project officers to perform their roles and work on - community mobilization,
∎ Ensure the procurement plan is developed for the project goods and services and is approved by the respective approval authority.
∎ Ensure that the project carried out according CHS standards, operating procedures, technical manuals and policies. Establish project Complaints Response Mechanism (CRM) process at field level including monitoring and reporting.
∎ Responsible for financial management and monitoring for utilizing the funds.
∎ Facilitate effective coordination between Concern, GoB counterparts and others.
∎ Assist to conduct baseline survey, end line survey, final evaluation and project final reporting.
∎ Technical Management:
∎ Collect properly local level flood risk and vulnerability information to develop flood vulnerability mapping in vulnerable locations (supported by RIMES).
∎ Ensure that forecast based thresholds for early actions, are -improved and implemented in a timely manner by involving wider stakeholders at community level and DMC members from Union, Upazila and District.
∎ Organize and facilitate upazila and district level workshops/ consultations/ dialogues to assist to develop FbA mechanism and relevant guidelines.
∎ Capacity building of representatives from local government institutions including DMC members, and other stakeholders related to flood risk mitigation, rapid response and preparedness, early forecast and early action planning strategies to proactively take part in strengthening community resilience to floods using FbA mechanism.
∎ Develop and maintain strong working relationships with DMC members, representatives of Water Development Board (WDB) and relevant government institutions, I/NGOs, Civil Societies and other stakeholders at upazila and district level.
∎ Collect information and develop case studies and other knowledge and advocacy products for promoting Financing Mechanism in local, national government system.
∎ Contribute to a methodology on the development of innovative funding mechanisms to allow anticipatory humanitarian action according to (seasonal) extreme weather forecast.
∎ Ensure the news coverage on FbA and its positive impact on vulnerable community in local media.
∎ Identify the key areas for promoting FbA at local and district level and support to vulnerable communities and DMCs to demonstrate FM mechanism.
∎ Ensure regular monitoring of project implementation including collection and analysis of data for the indicators and project monitoring/control.
∎ Monitoring and Impact Assessment:
∎ Ensure regular information collection on each agreed indicators and reported through reports as per organizational and donor needs.
∎ Work with the Risk Reduction and Response Unit and Monitoring and Evaluation Unit of Concern and develop impact monitoring indicators and system to understand, document and disseminate the impact of the project and learning.
∎ Organize regular internal monitoring and impact assessment (focusing more on women and disadvantage group) visits from the targeted villages in coordination with M&E unit.
∎ Assist M&E officer in developing data management system for all project related activities and update it on regular basis where necessary.
∎ Reporting & Communication:
∎ Develop and submit accurate monthly work plans and reports to SKS's assigned senior management member with copy to Concern Project focal person.
∎ Develop quality reports on related activities that is contributing to the donor reports as required.
∎ Conduct district-level training for interpreter pools responsible for accessing and analysing forecast information and passing onto DMCs and community
∎ Ensure government participation in key events such as FbA trainings, workshop and different consultations/meetings etc., as appropriate.
∎ Liaison with relevant government departments and keep updated them on the project progress, achievements and challenges on a regular basis.
∎ Networking:
∎ Participate in relevant national, divisional, district level meetings, and present the project outcomes.
∎ Participate in the meeting of Development Coordination Committee at Upazila and District level. The person will also attend in national level conference/ training on FbA as appropriate.

Additional Requirements:
∎ Both males and females are allowed to apply
∎ At least 8-10 years progressively responsible professional work experience with NGOs in managing projects.
∎ Managed flood resilience project/ Forecast-based Action (FbA)/Forecast-based Financing is an advantage.
∎ Practical experience of managing at least 1-2 ECHO funding projects.
∎ Practical experience of managing Emergency Response and or Recovery project. Knowledge on SPHERE and CHS standards.
∎ Experience in working in consortium approach.
∎ Good report writing in both Bangla and English, communication and networking with multi-sectoral actors, excellent facilitation skills.
∎ Person having experience in working with SUFAL (in any districts) will be an advantage.

Salary:
∎ Tk. 52000 (Monthly)
∎ Salary Consolidated including festival bonus. Others benefits will be as per Organization policy and budget provision.

Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.

Application Deadline: 11 Aug 2021

Company Information:
∎ 2 Aug 2021
∎ SKS Foundation
∎ Address : College Road, Uttar Horinsinha, Gaibandha- 5700.
∎ Web : www.sks-bd.org
∎ Business : SKS Foundation is a long reputed national NGO engaged in service delivery and rights based activities for disadvantaged hardcore poor people for their quality life and livelihoods. With this exposure, the expectation from civil society, private and public organizations remain high such that SKS Foundation provides a top quality service to the increasing numbers of very poor and chars dwellers in Bangladesh since 1987. It started development work for the poor and marginalized people through different program interventions. The growth and development of SKS Foundation is the joint effort of a few local self-devoted young men and women, social workers from various academic disciplines.

Category: NGO/Development

: Interested Candidates are requested to apply online( http://www.sks-bd.org/index.php/career) to Assistant Director, HR & Admin, SKS Foundation, College Road, Uttar Horin Singha, Gaibandha-5700. Applications should reach with detailed CV including contact cell-phone number and two referees. Only short listed candidates will be called for interview. Women are especially encouraged to apply.

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