Project Officer - Inclusive Citizenship

Job Description

Title: Project Officer - Inclusive Citizenship

Company Name: Friendship

Vacancy: 1

Age: Na

Job Location: Gaibandha

Salary: Negotiable

Experience:

Published: 2026-03-12

Application Deadline: 2026-03-18

Education:

Requirements:

Skills Required:

Additional Requirements:

Responsibilities & Context:

Responsibilities:

• Operational Management: Oversee the implementation of all SHOKTI project field activities, including child rights awareness, health and nutrition sessions, and advocacy meetings.

• Supervision: Provide direct supervision, mentoring, and technical support to the Supervisor(s) to ensure quality control across all activities.

• Planning: Lead the development of monthly action plans in coordination with the Project Manager and field supervisors.

• MEAL Responsibilities

• Monitoring: Conduct regular field visits to track activity progress against the logframe indicators.

• Data Management: Maintain accurate registers for child protection incidents, school attendance, and beneficiary profiles.

• Accountability: Facilitate the community-based feedback and complaints mechanism, ensuring it is accessible to children.

• Evaluation Support: Assist in baseline/endline surveys and facilitate Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) with children and caregivers.

• Learning: Document success stories, "lessons learned," and case studies of children affected by the program for periodic reports.

• Advocacy Coordination: Coordinate high-level advocacy meetings with local government authorities, including Union Parishads and Disaster Risk Reduction Committees.

• Reporting: Consolidate activity reports and case stories from supervisors and submit them to the Head Office and Project Manager in a timely manner.

• Financial Oversight: Monitor field expenditures, verify bills, and ensure the accuracy of financial documentation submitted by the team.

• Logistics & Procurement: Oversee the procurement of materials and the maintenance of equipment required for project activities.

Skill and Competencies:

Educational Requirements: Bachelor's or Master's degree in Urban and Rural Planning, Social Science, Development Studies, or a related field.

Experience Requirements: At least 3–5 years of experience in project management, specifically in community-based development or child rights projects.

Job Requirements: Strong knowledge of development theater, child rights, and advocacy strategies.

• Proven ability to manage teams and facilitate complex stakeholder meetings.

• Excellent proficiency in Bangla and English.

• Strong analytical, organizational, and leadership skills.

Computer Literacy: Advanced proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

Willingness to travel: Must be willing to travel extensively to remote char locations to ensure field-level project quality

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Please note that applications via any other method will not be considered.

“FRIENDSHIP is committed to safeguarding children, young people, and adults, and employees, Donors, visiting Doctors, visiting Journalists, visitors, beneficiaries including communities where we work and volunteers/interns. We believe every stakeholder and every member of the communities we work with, has the right to be protected from all forms of harm, abuse, neglect, harassment, and exploitation - regardless of age, race, religion, and gender, status as an individual with a disability or ethnic origin. Therefore, our recruitment policy and procedure fully include background checks and disclosure of criminal records in order to ensure safeguarding. 

FRIENDSHIP is an equal opportunity employer and will do everything possible to ensure that those who are suitable to work within our values and beliefs are recruited to work for us. Any personal persuasion will result in a disqualification of candidature”.

Photograph must be enclosed with the resume.