Project Officer

Job Description

Title: Project Officer

Company Name: Practical Action - Bangladesh.

Vacancy: 1

Age: Na

Job Location: Faridpur

Salary: Tk. 62485 (Monthly)

Experience:

• 5 to 7 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO

• Masters

• 5 to 7 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO

• Female candidates are encouraged to apply.

• Candidates who identify as Indigenous People are encouraged to apply.       

• Master degree in any discipline, preferably Social science, Development Studies, Public Administration, Business Studies, Economics or any other relevant fields.      

• Minimum of 5 years of professional experience working with urban sector development.     

• Sound knowledge on municipal working mechanism and dealing LGI and govt, representatives.      

• Past records to work with informal waste and sanitation workers towards dignifying their lives.      

• Familiar with social business around the waste management and coaching/mentoring sanitation workers towards engaging in the business.      

• Skills to demonstrate capacity building material preparation, event delivery, monitoring and recording, knowledge management and dissemination works.      

• Ability to manage multiple responsibilities and to set priorities.     

• Good English writing, analytical, communication, and report writing skills.     

• Excellent knowledge on computer usage specially in MS office, Outlook and other software.      

• Good ability to work with multicultural team.      

• Willing and able to travel independently outside station.      

• Ability to manage multiple responsibilities and to set priorities.      

• Excellent facilitation, coordination, team management, reporting and presentation skill.     

Competencies:

• Teamworking with accountability (Foundation level)      

• Nurturing, leading and management of internal relationships (Foundation level)      

• Nurturing, leading and management of external relationships (Mid level)      

• Personal effectiveness and self-led development (Mid level)     

• Timely & effective delivery of role (Foundation level)      

• Innovation and adaptability (Foundation level)     

• Strategic and data driven (Foundation level)      

• Purpose driven contribution (Foundation level) 

Based in Faridpur, the Project Officer will be responsible for organizing and facilitating key activities at both national & field level under the assigned DMDP funded Project. Mainly assist to partner for implementation. Support different units for documentation, best practices, story collection & assist to prepare knowledge product and communication at national level to advocacy the philosophy and policies of the organization.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

Programmatic Responsibilities: 

• S/he will assist in planning meetings, workshops, and events under the project, and compile meeting reports.

• S/he will extend the support and closely coordinate with the partners to ensure for achieving the target as a result of the projects.

• S/he will have the proven ability to work with target communities and partners to gather case studies, best practices/success stories, and information on project activities.

• S/he will assist to organize and facilitate different trainings, behavior change campaigns, demonstration of solid waste, faecal sludge and plastic waste collection and transfer equipment/infrastructures and services.

• Experience delivering training, presentations, and other capacity building activities to different audiences.

• Work with other colleagues for project progress tracking and update with senior management.

• Have to travel frequently for project implementation at both working areas.

Administrative Responsibilities:

• S/he will support in organisational administrative works at national level in coordination with country office people and culture department, finance department and general support service department.

• S/he will be responsible for effective financial management in accordance with organisational policies at the local level.

Strengthen Organisational Profile

• Actively enhance Practical Action’s visibility and impact through strategic partnerships, representation, communications and engagement with government, non-government, and private sector actors, as well as the media. 

• Ensure that all our endeavours accrue maximum benefit to enhance Practical Action’s local and global reputation and brand awareness.

• Manage Practical Action’s reputation, combining global and local reputational perspectives to identify and manage challenges and risks. 

Organisational Policies, Safeguarding and Code of Conduct

• Ensure that the role is delivered in compliance with organisational policies on Safeguarding, Diversity and Dignity at work and the Code of Conduct.

• Responsible for gender responsive behaviour in all actions and decisions.

• Ensure non-discriminative behaviour based on gender, age, sex, race, ethnic background, culture, disability, nationality, religion and marital status.

• Be sensitive and adaptable to gender and social inclusion.

Organisational Core Values

• Ensure that you are People Centred, striving to create an equal, fair, accessible, dignified and respectful environment for everyone we work with – from colleagues and communities, to supporters, suppliers and stakeholders.

• Ensure you are Impact Driven, existing to make a positive difference, so everything we do is driven by our energy to create lasting value for the people and communities we serve.

• Ensure you are Transparent and trustworthy, acting with integrity, honesty, and strong ethics, building mutual trust with everyone we work with to achieve the highest standards.

• Ensure you are Innovative, and champion learning, curiosity and fresh thinking, bringing local knowledge to create global impact.

• Ensure you are a Resilient changemaker working for sustainable development, meeting challenges head-on, and evolving through the lessons learnt.