Project Manager

Job Description

Title: Project Manager

Company Name: Uttaran

Vacancy: 1

Job Location: Sunamganj

Employment Status: Full-time

Educational Requirements:
∎ Master degree in Development Studies/ Social Science.

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 5 year(s)

Job Context:
∎ Uttaran is an NGO working Bangladesh since 1985 (www.uttaran.net). Uttaran is a people cantered organization using a rights based approach to alleviate poverty, diversify livelihood opportunities and empower poor communities of Bangladesh.
∎ Uttaran jointly with UN Women and Christian Aid is going to implement a project in Sunamgonj & Sylhet districts named "Interim protection arrangements for flood affected most-at-risk women and girls". The objective of the project is to ensure safety and protection of the most flood-affected women and girls.
∎ Expected Starting Date: September 20, 2022.
∎ Duration of the Service: 04 Months.
∎ Working Station: Uttaran Office, Mouchak R/A, Mollickpur, Sunamgonj.
∎ Report to: Uttaran Management.
∎ Job Location: Sunamgonj & Sylhet district.

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Understand the mission, vision, principle, strategies, and policies of Uttaran and implement the project accordingly.
∎ Provide support to ensure Safety and protection of the most flood-affected women and girls.
∎ Capacity to work on Most vulnerable flood-affected women and girls are provided with protective shelter arrangements as life-saving support at temporary multi-purpose women's centers.
∎ Make regular communication with the district & Upazila administrations.
∎ Lead to ensure construction of women friendly temporary inclusive shelter (WFTIS) at union level according to prescribed design.
∎ Organize and conduct project inception meeting to ensuring participation of all level project stakeholders.
∎ Provide technical assistance and ensure cash distribution facilities to the beneficiaries as per project design and donor guidance.
∎ Manage, coordinate and develop the capacity of all project staff according to the policy of Uttaran and according to the objective of the project. Understand to strengthen the capacity of the people with the problem of climatic displacement to cope with adverse situation project objectives, principles and approaches in achieving the goal of the project.
∎ Provide support and guidance to the Project Officer, Project Engineer, Monitoring officer and Center facilitators to develop, review, oversee and review project strategy and activities related to the implementation of the project according to the project design, risk, and challenges encountered during implementation.
∎ Monitor, identify, and advice on challenges and risks facing the implementation of the project
∎ Ensuring the provision of quality data on a timely basis for internal project management and external reporting purposes.
∎ Lead project planning, implementation, and maintaining close collaboration with donor and Uttaran.
∎ Conduct needs assessment among team members and take initiatives to improve the capacity of staff members.
∎ Facilitate the team members to internalize different conceptual and methodological documents as well as processes.
∎ Coaching, mentoring, guiding and accompanying to the respective Project team members.
∎ Develop and contribute for different training materials, handout, modules, guidelines etc. according to requirement.
∎ Assist all staff to develop an effective and coordinated work plan and maintain smooth coordination and team spirit within the pools as well as within the team, ensure regular sharing among the team members about achievements, experiences and learning.
∎ Facilitate in creating of gender sensitive working environment within the team as well as organization.
∎ Provide technical, managerial and logistic support to team for effective implementation of the project activities.
∎ Work on capacity building of project staff to fit them in position to work smoothly.
∎ Prepare weekly, monthly, and quarterly progress reports, observation reports and expenditure reports.
∎ Attend in the Coordination meeting and maintain liaison with Donor, Govt bodies, and other organizations and provide assistance to them as and when required.
∎ Arrange field schedule and accompany visitors and explain the project activities.
∎ Ensure the safety of team members from any harm, abuse, neglect, harassment and exploitation to achieve the program's goals on safeguarding implementation. Act as a key source of support, guidance, and expertise on safeguarding for establishing a safe working environment.
∎ Practice, promote and endorse the issues of safeguarding policy among team members and ensure the implementation of safeguarding standards in every course of action.

Additional Requirements:
∎ Age at most 50 years
∎ Both males and females are allowed to apply
∎ Minimum 3 years' experience in Safety and protection of the flood-affected women and girls.
∎ Working experience within NGO/INGO in managerial positions like project coordinator/ project manager.
∎ Commitment to an understanding of Uttaran's core values and principles.
∎ Demonstrated competency to work independently with minimum supervision.
∎ Experience in project cycle management including planning, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation.
∎ Have an effective acquaintance with people management.
∎ Excellent planning and time management skills and ability to meet deadlines.
∎ Have good command of the English language.
∎ Have excellent writing, reporting, and analytical skills.
∎ Have excellent knowledge and skill in Office applications (MS Word, MS PowerPoint, MS Excel).
∎ Self-motivation, goal/result-orientation, and teamwork.

Salary:
∎ Monthly salary BDT. 50,000 including all benefits.

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ As per Uttaran's Policy and Project Design.

Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.

Application Deadline: 28 Sep 2022

Company Information:
∎ 22 Sep 2022
∎ Uttaran
∎ Address : Uttaran Dhaka Office: Flat-B1, House-32, Road-10/A, Dhanmondi, Dhaka- 1209
∎ Web : www.uttaran.net
∎ Business : Uttaran is a national development organization working in the southwest Bangladesh since 1985 to uphold rights and entitlements and to improve the socio-economic condition of the poor and disadvantaged. Uttaran facilitates in getting access to and control over resources by the poor and disadvantaged to improve agricultural productivity and economic empowerment.

Category: NGO/Development

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Source: bdjobs.com

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