Project Officer

Job Description

Title: Project Officer

Company Name: RTM International Sylhet

Vacancy: 1

Age: Na

Job Location: Chattogram (Bhasan Char)

Salary: --

Experience:

• At least 3 years

• Bachelor’s degree in Public Health, Social Sciences, Development Studies, Management, or a related discipline. A Master's degree or postgraduate qualification is an advantage.

• At least 3 years

• Experience and other Requirements: Minimum 3 years of relevant experience in project implementation, field coordination, or health/SRHR programming within the NGO/humanitarian sector.
• Proven track record supervising field teams and coordinating with UN agencies or government offices.
• Prior experience working in complex, remote, or hard-to-reach humanitarian environments (experience in Bhasan Char is highly desirable).
• Strong project management, work-planning, problem-solving, and reporting skills.
• Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), email, and digital reporting software.
• Fluency in Bangla; functional working knowledge of English.
• Strong professional integrity, cultural sensitivity, discretion, and adherence to humanitarian principles.
• Working Conditions: Stationed at Bhasan Char. Requires a willingness to live and work in a remote, operationally challenging environment under strict security and travel procedures.

Job Circular No.: 20261019-019.03

Reports To: Sr. Project Manager

Research, Training and Management (RTM) International NGO working in the Cox’s Bazar and Bhasan Char Noakhali to implement different projects supported by Government of Bangladesh, UNFPA, UNICEF and others development partners. To support the UNFPA funder project implementation, RTMI requires to fill up the vacancy for the position of Project Officer.

Job Location: Bhasan Char, Sandwip Upazilla, Chattogram.

POSITION’S JOB SUMMARY

The Project Officer coordinates, implements, supervises, and monitors project activities in Bhasan Char to ensure timely delivery of accessible, safe, respectful, and quality Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) services. The role oversees day-to-day field operations, staff management, work planning, stakeholder coordination, and reporting in compliance with RTMI, donor, and Government of Bangladesh guidelines.

Key Responsibilities:

Project Implementation & Field Operations

• Coordinate daily field activities according to approved work plans, budgets, and targets.
• Oversee operational functioning of the 20-bedded hospital, PHCC, WFS, and WGSS alongside clinical and support teams.
• Identify implementation bottlenecks or operational risks and execute approved corrective actions.
• Ensure optimal use, tracking, and availability of project resources, supplies, and equipment.

Service Quality & Technical Coordination

• Monitor SRHR service delivery to ensure alignment with clinical protocols, national guidelines, patient safety, and infection control.
• Collaborate with clinical leads to identify and fix service gaps without duplicating clinical roles.
• Promote respectful, non-discriminatory, gender-sensitive, and disability-inclusive client care.

Staff Supervision & Team Management

• Provide daily guidance, clarify roles, manage performance, and oversee duty rosters/attendance for facility-level staff.
• Hold regular team meetings to track implementation progress and resolve operational issues.
• Identify staff capacity gaps and coordinate training, coaching, or orientations with HR.
• Enforce institutional safeguarding, PSEA requirements, and professional codes of conduct.

Work Planning, MEAL, and Reporting

• Formulate field activity schedules, monitoring timelines, and action trackers.
• Conduct routine supportive supervision site visits to verify progress and data integrity.
• Validate and compile field-level activity data in coordination with the MEAL team.
• Submit accurate weekly, monthly, quarterly, and ad hoc reports to the RTMI head office and relevant authorities.

Stakeholder Coordination & Representation

• Maintain effective coordination with local administration, RRRC, health sector offices, UN agencies (UNFPA/UNHCR), and camp-level NGOs.
• Represent RTMI in assigned inter-agency coordination, technical, and sector review meetings.

Administration & Risk Management

• Prepare timely field procurement requests, logistics plans, and administrative supporting documentation.
• Protect confidential medical, beneficiary, and staff data; establish safe feedback and complaints mechanisms.
• Support camp-level emergency preparedness and response arrangements as assigned.

Expected Deliverables

• Updated activity plans, field schedules, and an active implementation tracker.
• Complete and timely weekly, monthly, quarterly, and ad-hoc project reports.
• Documented field supervision logs, meeting minutes, and tracked corrective actions.
• Validated MEAL data and stakeholder coordination updates.

Salary: As per organization policy. Compensation & other benefits: As per organization policy