Project Officer- MEL
Job Description
Title: Project Officer- MEL
Company Name: Ovibashi Karmi Unnayan Program (OKUP)
Vacancy: 01
Job Location: Narsingdi
Employment Status: Contractual
Educational Requirements:
∎ Master's degree in social science or relevant discipline
Job Context:
∎ OKUP is a rights based migrant organization. OKUP promotes and protects human rights, labour rights, justice and dignity of all migrant workers irrespective of gender, across borders, through putting migrants` perspectives at the centre of migration discourse at all levels through unity and empowerment of migrant workers themselves.
∎ OKUP has recently secured funding for a 36-month project (Strengthened and Informative Migration System - SIMS), funded through Helvetas Swiss Intercooperation Bangladesh. The overall objective of this project is to promote migrants particularly marginalized men and women improve their well being due to safer migration practices and better migration governance. OKUP invites applications for the vacant positions of above-mentioned project.
∎ Contact address: Shawdagor Garden, 466, Donia Post Office Road, Jatrabari, Dhaka-1236, Bangladesh, www.okup.org.bd
∎ Project/Program : OKUP - SIMS Project
∎ Probation Period : 3 months
∎ Job Type : Contractual - Initially for One Year. (Extendable based on performance and available fund)
∎ Reported to : District Manager and Program Coordinator
∎ Job Location: Narsingdi (Need to visit/stay Cumilla office minimum fortnightly)
Job Responsibilities:
∎ Major Responsibilities:
∎ The overall responsibility of this role is to lead the design and implementation of the project's Logframe.
∎ Specific roles and responsibilities are as follows:
∎ Prepare project performance monitoring plans and information systems and tools to track delivery against the project targets, outcomes, and impact based on the project's Logframe.
∎ In collaboration with Helvetas develop simple monitoring tools for day-to-day monitoring
∎ Provide support to the review and update of tools, techniques and methodologies for project activities including monitoring
∎ Establish process monitoring of each intervention to ensure implementation happen as per process envisaged and planned
∎ Ensure and provide continuous support to other colleagues especially Upazila Supervisor for regular update of database on part of relevant partner
∎ Introduce periodic reporting system (mainly monthly and quarterly) for projects on the progress according to Annual Plan of Operation
∎ Visit field to triangulate and validate monitoring and other progress reports
∎ Prepare MEL reports and ensure submission of the report to the line manager and the higher management team as per the donor stipulated timeline, and bi-annually as per organizational system and when necessary
∎ Ensure use of existing evidence to promote improvements, collaboration, learning, and adaption, and identify solutions to promote data-based decision making among program and technical staff, as well as project participants
∎ Develop and oversee research components related to the project as needed including working with consultants (including baseline and final evaluation) to gather data and capture learning.
∎ Work in close cooperation with project team to meet the monitoring and evaluation needs of both OKUP and develop partner.
∎ Support in training concerned staff and beneficiaries on data collection, project monitoring and evaluation
∎ Represent OKUP when and where necessary
∎ Ensure very high standards in financial and logistics management to meet accountability and transparency
∎ This list of duties and responsibilities is by no means exhaustive and the post holder may be required to undertake other relevant and appropriate duties as required
Additional Requirements:
∎ Essential:
∎ Minimum 4 years of experience in designing and implementing monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL) systems in the development field
∎ Demonstrated expertise and an in-depth understanding of qualitative and quantitative research design, as well as prior experience of analyzing qualitative and quantitative datasets; prior experience using SPSS, STATA, NVivo, Atlas.ti, or other equivalent packages
∎ Experience using SMART phone-based monitoring systems such as CommCare
∎ Prior experience leading, designing, managing, and/or commissioning performance and outcome evaluations and other types of research,
∎ Commitment to the principles of inclusive approaches to programming that encourages full participation of individuals regardless of gender, disability status, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or other marginalized status
∎ Pro-activeness and leadership capacity, extrovert and ability to work with diverse team
∎ Excellent oral and written skills in English and Bangla
∎ Ability to meet deadlines and work under pressure
∎ Proven experience in accountability mechanisms including feedback and complaints mechanisms or proven understanding of accountability mechanisms.
∎ Desirable:
∎ Experience monitoring migration, anti-trafficking or modern slavery projects/programs.
∎ Experience in adaptive management
∎ Having valid driving license
∎ Competencies
∎ Self-motivated, proactive and target oriented
∎ Good report writing along with analytical skills
∎ Excellent problem-solving skills
∎ Self-starter, proactive, positive and target oriented
∎ Capability of working in challenging and demanding situations.
∎ Ability to work in a team and lead a team
∎ Willingness to work in a flexible schedule and travel in Bangladesh frequently
∎ Have good interpersonal and communication skills
∎ Able to manage multiple priorities/ multitasking
∎ Good report writing along with analytical skills
∎ Excellent problem solving skills
∎ Excellent risk management and cost control skills ation: Dhaka (Head Office)
Salary:
∎ Gross 40,000/- per month
Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ As per organizational rules
Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.
Application Deadline: 29 Dec 2021
Company Information:
∎ 20 Dec 2021
∎ Ovibashi Karmi Unnayan Program (OKUP)
∎ Address : Swadagar Garden (4th Floor), 466, Nayapara, Post Office Road, Donia, Dhaka -1236
∎ Web : www.okup.org.bd
∎ Business : OKUP promotes and protects human rights, labour rights, justice and dignity of all migrant workers irrespective of genders across borders through putting migrants` perspectives in the centre of migration discourse at all levels through unity and empowerment of migrant workers themselves. OKUP?s mission are - reduce migration related risks and vulnerabilities with the focus of labour trafficking through pre-departure interventions; provide direct assistance for social reintegration of the vulnerable migrant through repatriation, family reunification, shelter, health (particularly Sexual and Reproductive Health), Legal and paralegal support and services; espouse sustainable livelihoods and economic reintegration of the returnees and the communities for sustainable development; organise migrant worker and the families for unity, empowerment and flag their voice and perspective into migration discourse; carry out Action Research and evidence based advocacy at all levels.
Category: NGO/Development
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