Title: Sr. Officer/ Officer, Project Development Department
Company Name: JAAGO Foundation
Vacancy: 01
Job Location: Dhaka (Banani)
Employment Status: Full-time
Educational Requirements:
∎ Bachelor's/Master's degree in a relevant field (Social Sciences, Development Studies, Economics, or equivalent).
Experience Requirements:
∎ 2 to 3 year(s)
Job Responsibilities:
∎ Fundraising: 50% of time
∎ Actively contributing to set and achieve donor based income targets and managing resources to this end;
∎ Analyze donor submission and contract requirements and providing orientation to the relevant staff on compliance;
∎ Support proposal development through coordinating the establishment of proposal development working groups of key staff within the organization and ensuring key actions are delegated;
∎ Use the Log frame tool effectively for developing Concept Note and Project Proposal;
∎ Identify the project proposal development schedule at the concept note/proposal stage and coordinating with the relevant staff to ensure deadlines are met;
∎ Assist in making budgets with the support of Program heads and Finance department;
∎ Conduct donor research and analyse donor funding trend to match donor focus with JAAGO's priority programme themes in Bangladesh;
∎ Share new funding opportunities with Program Managers/teams, Senior Management and the Executive Director;
∎ Identify opportunities for fundraising with in-country institutional donors and private foundations/corporates;
∎ Maintain up to date knowledge on donor funded projects;
∎ Provide support to develop fundraising strategy for the organization;
∎ Grant Management:28% of time
∎ Facilitate the process of signing contracts with the donors;
∎ Maintain donor communication on behalf project implementation teams;
∎ Facilitate occasional visits of donors when necessary;
∎ Collect information, edit and finalize Project Progress and Final Reports with the support from project implementation teams and ensuring quality donor reporting is completed by submission deadlines;
∎ Ensure compliance with donor reporting requirements by updating the project staff;
∎ Update project staff and Finance department for donor financial requirements;
∎ Update and manage project document filing and storing (both physical and Online- Google Drive, Dropbox);
∎ Ensure and support project implementation teams with Project MEAL (Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning);
∎ Participate in occasional field visits to oversee projects' progress and gain understanding of the local development needs.
∎ Project Management: 7% of the time
∎ Provide support to the team members during the implementation phase of the projects.
∎ Networking: 10% of time
∎ Build and maintain good relationships with donors by attending different donor meetings, seminars and conferences;
∎ Follow up with donors after attending meetings;
∎ Continue liaison with donors for future funding opportunities;
∎ Scope funding opportunities that arise out of networking with donors.
∎ Others 5% of time
∎ Assign work and manage the performance of the team's interns;
∎ Complete administrative tasks of the team;
∎ Assist different departments of the organization when necessary.
Additional Requirements:
∎ Minimum 2-3 years experiences in the NGO or development sector.
∎ Excellent writing and spoken English and Bangla;
∎ Strategic thinker with proven analytical and planning skills;
∎ Good organization skills;
∎ Competent computer skills especially MS-Word, Ms-Excel and MS- PowerPoint;
∎ Strong understanding of grant management process of institutional donors;
∎ Ability to manage complex tasks, work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
∎ Prior work experience in raising and managing grants of institutional donors; donor reporting and compliance; research, monitoring and evaluation; training facilitation and training content development; maintaining databases will get preference.
Salary: Tk. 25000 - 35000 (Monthly)
Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Provident Fund, Bonus, Work from home etc.
Application Deadline: 25 Sep 2020
Company Information:
∎ 26 Aug 2020
∎ JAAGO Foundation
∎ Business : JAAGO Foundation is a civil society organization (CSO) working towards education and social mobilization for the underprivileged masses of Bangladesh. Its mission to fight poverty, JAAGO pioneered a Free-of-Cost International Standard School for underprivileged children in remote areas of Bangladesh. JAAGO’s Youth Development Program focuses on national development via the reallocation of skills and resources to foster self – reliance and growth in every young citizen.
Category: NGO/Development
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Source: bdjobs.com