Sr. Officer/Officer, Project Development Department

Job Description

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)
∎ The applicants should have experience in the following area(s): NGO/ Other Services

Job Context:
∎ The position holder will work with and support the Project Development Team with Fundraising, Grant management and organizational/donor compliance.Priority should be given to raising institutional donor funds to support the full implementation of the organization’s vision.

Job Responsibilities:
∎ 01. 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 Logframe 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 program 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/corporate;
∎ • Maintain up to date knowledge on donor funded projects;
∎ • Provide support to develop fundraising strategy for the organization;
∎ 02. 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.
∎ 03. Project Management: 7% of the time
∎ • Provide support to the team members during the implementation phase of the projects.
∎ 04. 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.
∎ 05. 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:
∎ • 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.

Salary: Tk. 30000 - 35000 (Monthly)

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Provident fund, Weekly 2 holidays
∎ Salary Review: Yearly
∎ Festival Bonus: 2

Application Deadline: February 28, 2020

Company Information:
∎ JAAGO Foundation
∎ Address : Road No- 20, House No- 28, 1st Floor, Block- K, Banani, Dhaka-1213, Bangladesh.
∎ Web : www.jaago.com.bd
∎ 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

Read Before Apply: If you are interested then please send your updated CV with recent passport size photo to [email protected] with subject line “Application for the position of “Sr. Officer/Officer, Project Development Department” Without subject line application will not accepted.

Source: bdjobs.com

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