Job Description
Title: Project Manager
Company Name: Uttaran
Vacancy: 1
Location: Barishal, Khulna
Experience:
∎ At least 7 years
Published: 4 Feb 2025
Education:
∎ Master's degree in Fisheries, Sociology, Disaster Management, Environmental Science, or relevant subjects from a reputed university
∎ Master's degree in Fisheries, Sociology, Disaster Management, Environmental Science, or relevant subjects from a reputed university
Requirements:
Additional Requirements:
∎ • Additional Requirements
∎ Both males and females are allowed to apply. Women candidates are highly encouraged
∎ Minimum 7 years of experience in managerial positions including 5 years' experience as a project lead.
∎ Proven experience in program planning, implementation, budgeting, financial management, staff management, and report writing.
∎ Strong management skills including the ability to provide strategic guidance, technical oversight, mentor staff, build strong teams, develop work plans, and manage budgets and project expenditures
∎ Excellent communication and report-writing skills in English
∎ Knowledge on climate change adaptation, community resilience building
∎ Proficient in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and other computer skills
∎ Experience in working with government departments.
∎ Experience in delivering training for a variety of state and non-state actor audiences (local NGOs, government authorities, etc.)
Responsibilities & Context:
∎ Field Supervision and Activity Management
∎ Oversee and manage field activities across multiple locations.
∎ Supervise field-level staff to ensure adherence to the project work plan.
∎ Provide necessary support to the project team for effective implementation of interventions.
∎ Planning and Execution
∎ Facilitate the development and execution of the project implementation plan in collaboration with the team and stakeholders.
∎ Coordinate and organize exposure visits, workshops, and capacity-building events for national and local stakeholders.
∎ Advocacy, Coordination, and Collaboration
∎ Follow up on advocacy, coordination, networking, and collaboration with union, Upazila, and national-level line departments.
∎ Maintain effective liaison with private sector representatives, Union Parishad members, extension officials, and community leaders to secure support for project implementation.
∎ Gender and Social Inclusion
∎ Promote gender-responsive and inclusive behavior in all actions and decisions.
∎ Ensure non-discrimination based on gender, age, ethnicity, disability, or other factors, and uphold sensitivity to diversity and inclusion.
∎ Capacity Building and Support
∎ Build staff capacity by facilitating training sessions and internalizing conceptual and methodological processes.
∎ Provide regular coaching, mentoring, and guidance to project members for successful implementation.
∎ Policy and Resilience Building
∎ Ensure improved risk knowledge and practices in key livelihood sectors in target communities.
∎ Contribute to the development and implementation of Upazila-level plans, policies, and land-use regulations supporting climate resilience.
∎ Logistics and Compliance
∎ Ensure timely logistical support and adherence to the organization's financial and HR policies.
∎ Prepare and review budgets in alignment with the work plan and ensure compliance with donor and organizational guidelines.
∎ Monitoring, Reporting, and Documentation
∎ Develop and share monthly, quarterly, and annual operational plans and reports as per donor requirements.
∎ Oversee the preparation of high-quality, timely reports for submission to stakeholders.
∎ Other Responsibilities
∎ Facilitate and support various committees as needed.
∎ Engage in other project-related activities as required.
∎ Competencies
∎ Proven experience in project coordination and field activity management.
∎ Strong skills in planning, organizing, and facilitating workshops and training sessions.
∎ Commitment to gender equality, inclusion, and non-discrimination.
∎ Excellent communication and networking abilities with stakeholders at all levels.
∎ Proficiency in budget preparation, monitoring, and adherence to financial guidelines.
∎ Strong leadership, coaching, and mentoring skills.
∎ Job Context
∎ Uttaran is an NGO working in Bangladesh since 1985 to uphold rights and entitlements and to improve the socio-economic condition of the poor and disadvantaged community people. Uttaran is a people-centered organization using a rights-based approach to alleviate poverty, diversify livelihood opportunities and empower poor communities of Bangladesh.
∎ Uttaran invites applications for the vacant position titled- Project Manager for the Fisherfolk Integration for Sustainable Habitat and Natural Ecosystem Transformation Project
∎ Reports to: Director / Head of program and Consortium Coordinator
∎ Key Responsibilities
Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ • Employment Status: Contractual- Fixed Term Contract for 3-4 years
∎ • Job Location: Khulna and Barishal division
∎ • Workstation: Khulna
∎ Salary: 75000 BDT to 80000 BDT and 1 festival bonus equivalent of 1 month gross salary yearly
∎ Compensation & other benefits: As per Uttaran's Policy and Project Design.
Employment Status: Contractual
Job Location: Barishal, Khulna
Company Information:
∎ Uttaran
∎ House # 32 (Flat-B1), Road # 10/A, Dhanmondi, Dhaka-1209
∎ www.uttaran.net
∎ 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.
Address::
∎ House # 32 (Flat-B1), Road # 10/A, Dhanmondi, Dhaka-1209
∎ www.uttaran.net
∎ 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.
Read Before Apply: Please apply only who are fulfilling all the requirements of this job
Application Deadline: 11 Feb 2025
Category: NGO/Development
