Project Manager
Job Description
Title: Project Manager
Company Name: Syngenta Foundation Bangladesh
Vacancy: Not specific
Job Location: Dhaka
Employment Status: Full-time
Educational Requirements:
∎ Advanced degree, ideally an MBA or masters in economics other high level business or financial qualification
Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 5 year(s)
Job Context:
∎ Department or Function : SFSA Agriculture Insurance Solutions
∎ Contract Type : Full-time and Regular Position of the Project
∎ Reports to : SFSA Head of Global Insurance Solutions & SFSA Bangladesh Country Director
Job Responsibilities:
∎ The position is the focal contact point for the ISF funded project and the responsibilities are;
∎ Successfully managing the ISF project, its strategy, planning, implementation, financial management, monitoring and reporting;
∎ Leading the assessment of opportunities for agricultural insurance in Bangladesh;
∎ Coordinating and managing relationships with local and international stakeholders, clients and implementing partners and donors;
∎ Co-designing & implementing innovative products to mitigate climate risks for smallholder farmers;
∎ Project End-to-End management, including impact assessment to foster improvements & sustain product implementation.
∎ Accountability:
∎ 1. Strategy:
∎ Help SFSA Agriculture Insurance Solutions (AIS) team to shape their mission, vision, and short/long term goals in Bangladesh
∎ Implement SFSA Agriculture Insurance strategy in Bangladesh
∎ 2. Organization:
∎ Create and strengthen business systems, standard operating processes and partnership management
∎ Provide general oversight of the ISF project activities, manage the day-to-day operations and ensure a smoothly functioning, and efficient implementation of the project.
∎ 3. Commercial Operations:
∎ Oversee development and implementation of further innovative agricultural micro-insurance products
∎ Build sustainable relationships with insurers, reinsurance, Agri-sector partners, regulators, donors and investors
∎ Ensure program/service quality and organization stability through implementation of standards and controls, systems and procedures and regular evaluation.
∎ 4. Financial Performance:
∎ Ensure effective systems to track scaling progress, regularly evaluate product portfolio to assess success and take corrective action where needed
∎ 5. Financial & Back Office Management:
∎ Financial management of the overall project budget
∎ Manage compliance and internal communications
∎ Reporting as per donor - requirements
∎ 6. Governance:
∎ Communicate to the internal AIS team and projects, funders, and other constituents on project performance
∎ Lead the project team in Bangladesh
∎ Motivate and build the capacity of the project team to attain goals
∎ 7. Stakeholder Engagement & Influencing:
∎ Primary focus to support the development of agricultural insurance in conjunction with local partners in Bangladesh
∎ Interface with and coordinate diverse national and international stakeholders as needed to enact meaningful country impact in agricultural insurance led by SFSA. Stakeholders and partners include:
∎ Public sector (development banks, donors, governments, NGOs);
∎ Private sector (input and output companies, investors, MFIs, banks, agribusinesses, reinsurers, insurers);
∎ Financial sponsors; and
∎ Partners with technical expertise and field teams
Additional Requirements:
∎ 1. Strategy Execution:
∎ Proven ability to shape and implement a clear business strategy
∎ Track record of delivering bottom line performance against plans
∎ Entrepreneurial mind-set and experience in setting up greenfield or start-up operations; self-starter
∎ 2. Leadership:
∎ Provide inspiration, passion and enthusiasm
∎ Prior experience in managing and motivating a diverse group of employees
∎ Lead others towards high level of performance
∎ 3. Understanding of Social Business, Government & Industry Processes:
∎ Deep commitment to social change through innovative/impact business
∎ Demonstrate understanding of agriculture industry, financial industry including insurance and the role of government and regulators
∎ 4. Communication Skills:
∎ Good communication skills, including writing and presentation ability, are essential
∎ Good listener with an ability to understand new customers' concerns and an ability to translate this into new products/product modifications or support services
∎ Required Technical, Professional and Personal Skills:
∎ 1. Relevant Experience:
∎ Minimum 5 years of senior executive management position in a commercial business or development organization
∎ Experience of working in businesses serving low income customers and/or beneficiaries in Bangladesh is strongly preferred
∎ Experience of leading start-ups through to stable growth phase is strongly preferred
∎ Experience within the financial services (including Insurance) industry is strongly preferred
∎ Experience in Agri-business will be a significant added advantage
∎ 2. Skills & Abilities:
∎ Strong sales and marketing background with negotiation ability
∎ Excellent communication skills (verbal and written)
∎ Excellent interpersonal and relationship building and management skills
∎ Good financial governance and planning skills
∎ Interest/ability to recognize client needs and drive product definition and development
∎ 3. Knowledge:
∎ Advanced degree, ideally an MBA or masters in economics other high level business or financial qualification
∎ Good understanding of social enterprises and their operating environment
∎ Must be a Bangladeshi national with strong understanding of agricultural sector and prepared to work with smallholders in Bangladesh.
Salary:
∎ An attractive salary package and other fringe benefits including provident fund, gratuity, two festival bonus, group life & hospitalization insurance will be offered according to the organization policy.
Application Deadline: 25 Oct 2020
Company Information:
∎ 13 Oct 2020
∎ Syngenta Foundation Bangladesh
∎ Business : Syngenta Foundation Bangladesh (SFB) is a non-profit organization established by the Swiss agribusiness Syngenta aiming at creating value for smallholders in developing countries. It is independent in developing its strategy and activities around improving the livelihoods of smallholders by promoting technologies that help farmers increase food production, improve access to markets, and mitigate risks. SFSA runs projects in Asia, Africa and Latin America, and contributes to the agricultural policy debate worldwide. It works with a wide range of partners operationally and in thought leadership. Globally, SFSA`s efforts to help small farmers become more professional growers by extending science-based know-how, facilitating access to quality inputs, and linking smallholders to markets in profitable ways. This adds value for rural communities, and sustainably improves food security. See www.syngentafoundation.org
Category: NGO/Development
Source: bdjobs.com
Deadline Expired on 25th Oct 2020
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