Sr. Project Officer

Job Description

Title: Sr. Project Officer

Company Name: ICCO Cooperation

Vacancy: Not specific

Job Location: Cox's Bazar (Teknaf)

Employment Status: Contractual

Educational Requirements:
∎ Postgraduate Degree in Social Science, development studies/ any other relevant subject

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 7 year(s)

Job Context:
∎ Location: Teknaf, Cox`s Bazar
∎ Reports to: Program Manager/ Coordinator
∎ Nature of Job: Full time
∎ Level: Mid-level position
∎ Duration: 6 months with the possibility of extension
∎ ICCO Cooperation is a leading INGO working for securing sustainable livelihoods, justice and dignity for all in Bangladesh since 1972. We established an office in Cox`s Bazar following the influx of Rohingya refugees in August 2017. Our interventions are in food security, livelihoods, WASH and DRR with the beneficiaries from both the host communities and Rohingya Refugee. To implement our projects "Livelihood and enterprise promotion for the host community households in Teknaf", we are looking for skilled and ambitious professionals for the position of Sr. Project Officer (SPO) to join our team in Teknaf, Cox`s Bazar. The SPO has the overall responsibility for programmatic and administrative management of the project in order to achieve the overall program goal. S/he is an individual, committed to maintaining transparency and accountability in managing relations with the staff members, supervisors and two-way communication, based on mutual trust and respect. S/he ensures output-based monitoring and lessons learnt that lead to improvement and development of the program at all levels.
∎ Key contacts:Project Coordinator maintains a functional / productive relationship with HR, Finance and Coms team, and other projects of organization.
∎ Working Conditions:
∎ Working days from Sunday to Thursday 40 hours per week. This position may be required to work some overtime hours.
∎ Any other tasks assigned by the supervisor from time to time.
∎ Yearly renewable contract based on fund availability and performance.

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Responsibility # 1: Concepts & Strategies development:
∎ Fully understand of the program, its strategies and limitation, and are able to translate them clearly.
∎ Formulate program implementation strategies, expectation and standard
∎ Set the priorities & guidance for the project team
∎ Chalk-out programmes activities and their budgetary requirement
∎ Facilitate participatory project implementation process and orient staff members accordingly.
∎ Generate ideas/ concepts and share it for development of future project
∎ Responsibility # 2: Supervision and Management:
∎ Provide day-to-day management support, and handle the disturbances
∎ Lead the project to get job done keeping professional superior quality
∎ Formulate activity plan and budget
∎ Monitor & evaluate the progress and take corrective measures
∎ Ensure effective & efficient use of resources
∎ Ensure timely disbursement of program logistics/ funds to field staff
∎ Keep team members update and adapt with new changes
∎ Staff supervision and development, identify appropriate staff development activities and initiate/arrange implementing those.
∎ Create congenial/friendly working environment for all staff members and learning culture.
∎ Facilitate workshop, training, meeting
∎ Responsibility # 3: Liaison & Partnership:
∎ Arrange for informal and formal liaison and coordination with relevant line agencies, stakeholders and project participants.
∎ Liaise & maintain productive relationship with local authorities, donors and counterpart
∎ Keep update the staff members on new priorities and the changes
∎ Support official visiting programs, scoping & program formulation mission
∎ Facilitate meeting, dialogue, and others interaction activities
∎ Keep social communication and play figurehead roles
∎ Represent organization and project in different forums
∎ Responsibility # 4: Monitoring, Documentation and reporting:
∎ Assist in development of M&E framework and providing orientation to staff on M&E framework.
∎ Regular monitoring of project progress and performance through frequent field visits, staff meeting and feedback
∎ Coaching and providing advice to field staff in use of M&E data in their day-to-day management decisions in the field.
∎ Prepare and submit monthly report and quarterly report.
∎ Ensure that copies of important communications, documents and reports are filed and stored and circulated appropriately.
∎ Ensure proper and quality documentation of organizational achievement, lessons learnt and important events
∎ Responsibility # 5: Capacity Building:
∎ Assess training need for staff and contribute in training module designing
∎ Provide technical support to staff member through coaching, mentoring, feedback etc)
∎ Ensure that the staff are able to apply the project approaches and strategies of in their activities.
∎ Ensure enabling work environment
∎ Enhance team bondage and team spirit
∎ Delegate authority and responsibility
∎ Responsibilities may vary according to project priorities

Additional Requirements:
∎ At least 7 years professional experience of working in food security/ DRR/ humanitarian projects
∎ Experience in project coordination and management at the field level is essential
∎ Experience in cash transfers (CFW), food distribution, market systems, women empowerment (SGVB)
∎ Sound knowledge and strong skills in Performance Management and staff development.
∎ Strong skills in Networking and liaison with local counterparts
∎ Strong reporting skills and knowledge of relevant computer packages
∎ Strong written and verbal communication skills in English and Bangla
∎ Ability to capitalize on past experience, existing networks and information existing (both internal and external to ICCO) in order to become self-sufficient quickly
∎ Ability to cope up and mix up with multicultural people and multi-tasks

Salary:
∎ Competitive salary package depending on education and experience.

Application Deadline: November 26, 2019

Company Information:
∎ ICCO Cooperation

Category: NGO/Development