Job Description
Title: Upazila Coordinator (UC)
Company Name: National Development Programme - NDP
Vacancy: 1
Age: at most 45 years
Location: Bandarban (Thanchi)
Maximum Salary: Tk. 49613 (Monthly)
Experience:
∎ At least 7 years
Published: 13 Apr 2025
Education:
∎ Masters
∎ Masters in Social Science or any suitable subject.
∎ Masters in Social Science or any suitable subject.
Requirements:
Additional Requirements:
∎ Age at most 45 years
∎ At least 7 years working experience in senior or mid-level position and implementing food security/nutrition project;
∎ Working experience in Thanchi Upazila and Chittagong region;
∎ Proven experience of guiding a team for food security or nutrition project implementation;
∎ Proven experience on project planning, implementation, budgeting, financial management and reporting;
∎ Clear conception/understanding of child & maternal health, nutrition and food security—;
∎ Clear concept of social safety net programme of the Government;
∎ Skill in speaking and report writing in English;
∎ Experience of working with government departments;
∎ Computer skills in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint and others.
∎ At least 7 years working experience in senior or mid-level position and implementing food security/nutrition project;
∎ Working experience in Thanchi Upazila and Chittagong region;
∎ Proven experience of guiding a team for food security or nutrition project implementation;
∎ Proven experience on project planning, implementation, budgeting, financial management and reporting;
∎ Clear conception/understanding of child & maternal health, nutrition and food security—;
∎ Clear concept of social safety net programme of the Government;
∎ Skill in speaking and report writing in English;
∎ Experience of working with government departments;
∎ Computer skills in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint and others.
Responsibilities & Context:
∎ Leading the programme operation of Thanchi Upazila;
∎ Support Upazila Women Affairs Officer in implementation of MCBP in the Upazila;
∎ Support to develop project operation guideline (SOP);
∎ Ensure the respective Upazila is a learning hub for the other scale-up Uazilas;
∎ Regular budget review and ensure timely implementation and ensure financing;
∎ Represent the program in different forums at the Upazila and district level;
∎ Conduct training/seminars/workshops and other program activities Organize progress review meeting with program staff (monthly/weekly)Maintain program personnel file and other administrative work;
∎ Ensure project office security and services.
∎ Develop a monthly activity plan based on the project plan;
∎ Support to develop individual plan to the project staff of the respective working area;
∎ Support DWA (Women Affairs Officer) to prepare monthly plan for MCBP operation and management;
∎ Prepare monthly field level implementation plan with budget in accordance with detailed activity plan;
∎ Develop plan to support scale up areas UWAO and other stakeholders;
∎ Identify potential stakeholders and develop relevant scale up strategies.
∎ Support for capacity building of project staff and other stakeholders, especially Digital Center and UP in the respective Upazila;
∎ Support for capacity building ofthe Upazila level stakeholders, especially scale up areas/upazilas;
∎ To carry out supportive supervision, monitoring and motivation to the staff of the UpazilaPlan and implementation appropriate orientation, mentoring and training for staff.
∎ Maintain close coordination with DWA, UNO, UP and WFP regional office;
∎ Maintain coordination with district/upazila administration and other line departments, especially health and family welfare, the commanding Upazila and scale up areas/upazilas;
∎ Support during field visits and coordinate different delegates (WFP/GoB/others)/development partners;
∎ Support and organize field visit for the scale up area stakeholders;
∎ Coordinate to develop and maintain congenial atmosphere/team building within the program;
∎ Coordinate NDP internal Management system for better team building.
∎ Frequent field visit for programme monitoring in the Upazila;
∎ Regular follow-up to ensure well performance of the project staff;
∎ Monitoring of project performance on regular basis;
∎ Ensure that essential monitoring mechanisms are in placeDevelop monitoring plan and indicators and accordingly monitoring of the project activities.
∎ Ensure required logistics are arranged for proper implementation of the project;
∎ Ensure proper logistical management.
∎ Prepare monthly financial projections;
∎ Ensure expenditure and proper bill/voucherManage activity budgets, control expenditure and report on time to respective authorities.
∎ Prepare weekly and monthly progress against target and submit to Programme Manager (PM);
∎ Assist in preparing project monthly quarterly and annual reports;
∎ Prepare case studies/success stories on program intervention;
∎ Prepare other reports as per requirements.
∎ Other activities as per project, need of the DWA and WFP.
∎ Job Context: National Development Programme (NDP) invites applications as a cooperating partner of the World Food Programme (WFP) to support DWA and MoWCA to implement 'Mother and Child Benefit Programme (MCBP)' in the Thanchi upazila of Bandarban District and facilitate learning to support its scaling up in other areas.
∎ Responsibilities/Tasks:
∎ Management:
∎ Leading the programme operation of Thanchi Upazila;
∎ Support Upazila Women Affairs Officer in implementation of MCBP in the Upazila;
∎ Support to develop project operation guideline (SOP);
∎ Ensure the respective Upazila is a learning hub for the other scale-up Uazilas;
∎ Regular budget review and ensure timely implementation and ensure financing;
∎ Represent the program in different forums at the Upazila and district level;
∎ Conduct training/seminars/workshops and other program activities Organize progress review meeting with program staff (monthly/weekly)Maintain program personnel file and other administrative work;
∎ Ensure project office security and services.
∎ Planning:
∎ Develop a monthly activity plan based on the project plan;
∎ Support to develop individual plan to the project staff of the respective working area;
∎ Support DWA (Women Affairs Officer) to prepare monthly plan for MCBP operation and management;
∎ Prepare monthly field level implementation plan with budget in accordance with detailed activity plan;
∎ Develop plan to support scale up areas UWAO and other stakeholders;
∎ Identify potential stakeholders and develop relevant scale up strategies.
∎ Capacity Building:
∎ Support for capacity building of project staff and other stakeholders, especially Digital Center and UP in the respective Upazila;
∎ Support for capacity building ofthe Upazila level stakeholders, especially scale up areas/upazilas;
∎ To carry out supportive supervision, monitoring and motivation to the staff of the UpazilaPlan and implementation appropriate orientation, mentoring and training for staff.
∎ Programme Coordination:
∎ Maintain close coordination with DWA, UNO, UP and WFP regional office;
∎ Maintain coordination with district/upazila administration and other line departments, especially health and family welfare, the commanding Upazila and scale up areas/upazilas;
∎ Support during field visits and coordinate different delegates (WFP/GoB/others)/development partners;
∎ Support and organize field visit for the scale up area stakeholders;
∎ Coordinate to develop and maintain congenial atmosphere/team building within the program;
∎ Coordinate NDP internal Management system for better team building.
∎ Programme Monitoring and Supervision:
∎ Frequent field visit for programme monitoring in the Upazila;
∎ Regular follow-up to ensure well performance of the project staff;
∎ Monitoring of project performance on regular basis;
∎ Ensure that essential monitoring mechanisms are in placeDevelop monitoring plan and indicators and accordingly monitoring of the project activities.
∎ Logistic Support:
∎ Ensure required logistics are arranged for proper implementation of the project;
∎ Ensure proper logistical management.
∎ Financial Management:
∎ Prepare monthly financial projections;
∎ Ensure expenditure and proper bill/voucherManage activity budgets, control expenditure and report on time to respective authorities.
∎ Documentation and Reporting:
∎ Prepare weekly and monthly progress against target and submit to Programme Manager (PM);
∎ Assist in preparing project monthly quarterly and annual reports;
∎ Prepare case studies/success stories on program intervention;
∎ Prepare other reports as per requirements.
∎ Other tasks:
∎ Other activities as per project, need of the DWA and WFP.
Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ As per project budget.
∎ As per project budget.
Workplace:
∎ Work at office
Employment Status: Full Time
Job Location: Bandarban (Thanchi)
Read Before Apply: The abusers of children, adolescents, youth, women, aged people, persons with disability and people with ethnic community need not apply. Women are encouraged to apply; only the short-listed candidates will be called for an interview.
Apply Procedure:
Hard Copy:
∎ Applying instruction: Candidates are requested to send the CV with a cover letter to [email protected] on or before 20 April 2025 or requested to send the CV with a cover letter along with 2 passport size color photograph, copies of educational and experience certificates, relevant documents, national ID card, certificate of nationality from Pourasava/UP and others to the to the Assistant Director (HR & Admin), National Development Programme (NDP), Kazi Motiar Rahman Road, Masumpur, Sirajganj or P.O. Box No. 2 on or before 20 April 2024. Please clearly state the name of the position applied for on the top of the envelope. Please clearly state the name of the position applied for on the top of the envelope. More information,n please visit our website: www.ndpbd.org
Company Information:
∎ National Development Programme - NDP
∎ NDP Bhaban, Bagbari, Upazila-Kamarkhand, District: Sirajgonj
∎ NGO
Address::
∎ NDP Bhaban, Bagbari, Upazila-Kamarkhand, District: Sirajgonj
∎ NGO
Application Deadline: 20 Apr 2025
Category: NGO/Development
