Technical Project Manager–Inclusive Education

Job Description

Title: Technical Project Manager–Inclusive Education

Company Name: Handicap International (humanity & Inclusion) in Bangladesh

Vacancy: 1

Age: At least 18 years

Job Location: Cox`s Bazar

Salary: Tk. 145652 - 183031 (Monthly)

Experience:

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

• Bachelor/Honors
• Masters

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

• Age At least 18 years

• At least 5 years of experience in humanitarianism and development.

• Minimum 4 years of experience in project management of a moderate-size project/consortium.

• 10 years of relevant professional experience, including in a managerial position in the INGO/NGO/development field, will be an added advantage.

• Knowledge of the international human rights frameworks.

• Knowledge of the strategies for fighting exclusion and discrimination.

• Knowledge of the technical issues concerning his/her service sector.

• Full knowledge of at least one profession in his/her sector.

• Producing institutional communication written in the country’s working language.

• Producing clear, concise, and responsible communication suited to the interlocutor (adult or child); adapting communication and messages to an intercultural environment.

• Using active listening techniques and applying them in the appropriate situations.

• Negotiating and managing problems and conflicts.

• Establishing clear frameworks, rules, and limits.

• Creating and maintaining conditions that motivate the target public; mobilizing and supporting different groups of stakeholders (families, communities, local authorities, etc.).

• Planning, implementing, and evaluating activities on his/her project (team and individual).

• Anticipating and adapting to the needs of the beneficiaries and unexpected circumstances.

• Conducting ongoing evaluations of activities and outcomes.

• Promoting participation and cooperation in the activities on his/her project.

• Working as part of a team/network, cooperating.

• Respect for the opinion and enhancement of the skills of others with a view to shared action.

• Giving and receiving constructive feedback, discussing with multidisciplinary teams, working as part of a network, and collaborating.

• Empathy: showing interest in what each person is experiencing and feeling, putting oneself in the other person’s shoes, listening to his/her needs, and being accepting rather than judgmental.

• Resilience to stress and uncertainty.

• Pragmatism, the capacity to adapt with agility.

HI is looking for a Technical Project Manager-Inclusive Education for its “Anticipated Project" with Handicap International—Humanity & Inclusion.

No. of Vacancies and Location: 1-Cox's Bazar with frequent travel to Rohingya camps and project locations

Type of Contract: Fixed-Term

Duration: Tentatively 01 October 2026 to 30 September 2027.

Line Manager: Operations Manager

The Technical Project Manager will lead the planning, implementation, technical oversight, and coordination of the UNICEF-supported inclusive education project in Cox's Bazar. S/he will ensure quality delivery that improves access, participation, and learning for children and adolescents with disabilities through partner capacity building, teacher support, home-based education, reasonable accommodation, referral pathways, and community engagement.

The role includes responsibility for project budget, administration, human resources, compliance, and results management in line with HI standards and UNICEF requirements, including safeguarding, PSEA, CFRM, and ESS.

Under the direct line management of the Operation Manager and technical support of the Regional Inclusive Education Specialist, the position will promote sustainable inclusive education practices within UNICEF's programme and the education sector and support the HI Bangladesh programme as required.

Special Attention: "We kindly request that you refrain from applying if the salary range, job location, contract duration, or any other terms and conditions outlined in the advertisement do not align with your expectations."

Mission 1: Technical Leadership & Quality Assurance

• Provide technical leadership for inclusive education activities, ensuring alignment with UNICEF priorities, Education Sector guidance, HI technical frameworks, and relevant education-in-emergencies standards.

• Ensure consistent application of a twin-track approach to disability inclusion across education activities, including the Myanmar Curriculum, Early Childhood Education, and skills development, as applicable.

• Develop or adapt practical tools, guidelines, training content, and quality standards on inclusive pedagogy, Universal Design for Learning, individualized support, home-based education, accessible learning materials, reasonable accommodation, and referral pathways.

• Oversee the technical quality of child identification, learning and functional assessments, referrals, assistive products, and tailored education support in coordination with rehabilitation and other technical specialists.

• Plan and assure the quality of teacher professional development, classroom observation, coaching, mentoring, and capacity strengthening for UNICEF education partners, Disability Inclusion Officers, master trainers, teachers, and community volunteers.

Mission 2: Coordination, Partnership Management & Influence

• Build and maintain effective working relationships with UNICEF, its education partners, the Education Sector, relevant government and camp authorities, NGOs, organizations of persons with disabilities, and community structures.

• Coordinate technical and operational support to UNICEF education partners, with clear roles, workplans, follow-up mechanisms, performance expectations, and measures that strengthen ownership and sustainability.

• Represent HI in relevant education and technical forums, working groups, joint monitoring visits, and sector dialogues, and contribute evidence and practical recommendations to strengthen inclusive education.

• Promote meaningful community engagement and accountability with children, parents, and caregivers; religious and community leaders; and other stakeholders to address stigma, strengthen participation, and improve access to safe feedback channels.

Mission 3: Project Management, Compliance & Risk Management

• Lead project planning, implementation, monitoring, budget follow-up, procurement planning, staffing, risk management, and delivery against the approved results framework and workplan.

• Ensure timely, accurate, and analytical narrative and financial reporting, responses to UNICEF data requests, and escalation and reporting of incidents, challenges, and corrective actions.

• Ensure compliance with HI policies and UNICEF requirements, including HACT, child safeguarding, PSEA, Community Feedback and Response Mechanisms, Environmental and Social Safeguards, data protection, and age-gender-disability approaches.

• Lead adaptive management in response to changes in access, security, policy, seasonal conditions, partner capacity, and implementation progress while protecting programme quality and sustainability.

Mission 4: Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability & Learning (MEAL)

• Work with the MEAL team to establish practical monitoring tools and disaggregated indicators for enrollment, attendance, participation, teacher practice, accessibility, home-based education, referrals, individualized plans, and partner capacity.

• Coordinate assessments, classroom observations, post-training follow-up, joint monitoring, partner performance reviews, and outcome-level data collection, ensuring data quality and timely use of findings.

• Ensure accessible and child-safe accountability mechanisms, including CFRM and community feedback processes, and ensure feedback is analyzed, acted upon, documented, and communicated back to communities.

• Document and disseminate learning, good practices, action research, case studies, and technical briefs, and use evidence with UNICEF, partners, and the Education Sector to improve implementation and inform future programming.

Mission 5: Team & HR Management

• Lead and mentor a multidisciplinary project team, including education, inclusion, rehabilitation, community engagement, and support functions, with clear roles, coordination arrangements, and accountability for results.

• Facilitate regular team planning, technical review, problem-solving, and learning sessions, and ensure effective collaboration across project, technical, MEAL, finance, logistics, HR, and operations teams.

• Ensure performance management, professional development, staff wellbeing, appropriate delegation, and adherence to safeguarding, PSEAH, and professional conduct requirements.

Mission 6: Strategic Development, Sustainability & Resource Mobilization

• Lead sustainability planning and support the institutionalization of inclusive education tools, capacities, referral pathways, and quality practices within UNICEF programs, education partners, the Education Sector, and community structures.

• Contribute to strategic reviews, programme positioning, learning products, and the development of concept notes and proposals for inclusive education and related funding opportunities.

• Provident fund,Tour allowance,Medical allowance,Mobile bill,Weekly 2 holidays,Insurance,Gratuity
• Festival Bonus: 2

• Medical Coverage: Staff and dependents will get general/outpatient, hospitalization, dental, and optical medical insurance facilities as per the HI policy.

• Maternity Coverage: Staff & dependents will get maternity medical coverage facilities per the HI policy.

• Group Life Insurance Coverage: Staff will get the death benefit, accidental benefit, permanent partial disability benefit, permanent total disability benefit, and critical illness benefit as per the HI policy.

• Leave: Staff will get sick leave, annual leave, casual leave, medical leave, and event leave as per HI policy.

• Allowance for Children`s Education: Staff will get an allowance for Children`s Education as per the HI policy.

• National travel cost of child caretaker: Female staff will get a reimbursement for the cost of national travel of the child caretaker as per the HI policy.

• Additional Responsibility (Interim) Allowance: Staff will get an allowance for additional responsibility (interim) as per the HI policy.

• Relocation Allowance: Staff will get an allowance for relocation allowance as per the HI policy.

• Work From Home: Staff will get work-from-home facilities as per the HI policy.