Upazila Project Officer (UPO)

Job Description

Title: Upazila Project Officer (UPO)

Company Name: Shushilan

Vacancy: 1

Location: Cox's Bazar

Minimum Salary: Tk. 60000 (Monthly)

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

Published: 9 Jun 2024

Education:
∎ Bachelor/Master’s Degree (Preferable in Social Science, Agricultural science, URP, Development Studies)

Requirements:

Additional Requirements:
∎ At least total 5 years’ experience in project implementation, community mobilization, Income Generating Activities.
∎ Team building capacity
∎ Written and oral communications skills in English and Bengali
∎ Computer literacy, including the ability to use Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint
∎ Respect on gender, PSEA, Safeguarding, code of conduct and cultural diversity
∎ Committed on response in any humanitarian emergency if necessary
∎ Able to drive a motorbike with valid motorbike driving license
∎ Able to operate virtual platform like Skype/Zoom/Team etc.
∎ At least total 5 years’ experience in project implementation, community mobilization, Income Generating Activities.
∎ Team building capacity
∎ Written and oral communications skills in English and Bengali
∎ Computer literacy, including the ability to use Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint
∎ Respect on gender, PSEA, Safeguarding, code of conduct and cultural diversity
∎ Committed on response in any humanitarian emergency if necessary
∎ Able to drive a motorbike with valid motorbike driving license
∎ Able to operate virtual platform like Skype/Zoom/Team etc.

Responsibilities & Context:
∎ Upazila level coordination, liaison with different stakeholder including Upazila administration, Land office, Union Parishad, NGOs/ Strategic partners and CBOs and develop functional relationship with them.
∎ Conduct meeting, workshop or dialogue with Local govt. administration, Union parishad and other stakeholders for achieving services from them.
∎ Organize training, workshop, orientation and discussion sessions etc.
∎ Facilitate the formation of the Apex groups, their training and registration under government line departments.
∎ Identify staff’s weaknesses in project implementation and provide necessary support to them for overcoming those.
∎ Assist to A&AO to maintain finance, petty cash, cash transfer to the project participants, assets inventory and store effectively and efficiently following the policy and guidelines.
∎ Appraise the performances of the staff at the end of the year based on day to day monitoring and provide necessary feedback for further development.
∎ Maintain regular information sharing with senior management like PC, BDO, Focal Person and other colleagues.
∎ Program planning, sharing and execution.
∎ Analysis the incidents, investigate and report to PC and APC.
∎ Capacity building, provide accompaniment support to field staff.
∎ Advocacy, networking and maintain liaison with stakeholders at Upazila level.
∎ Program monitoring, documentation, database management and report writing.
∎ Ensure project/organization resources would be management in a cost-effective way.
∎ Upazila level coordination, liaison with different stakeholder including Upazila administration, Land office, Union Parishad, NGOs/ Strategic partners and CBOs and develop functional relationship with them.
∎ Conduct meeting, workshop or dialogue with Local govt. administration, Union parishad and other stakeholders for achieving services from them.
∎ Organize training, workshop, orientation and discussion sessions etc.
∎ Facilitate the formation of the Apex groups, their training and registration under government line departments.
∎ Identify staff’s weaknesses in project implementation and provide necessary support to them for overcoming those.
∎ Assist to A&AO to maintain finance, petty cash, cash transfer to the project participants, assets inventory and store effectively and efficiently following the policy and guidelines.
∎ Appraise the performances of the staff at the end of the year based on day to day monitoring and provide necessary feedback for further development.
∎ Maintain regular information sharing with senior management like PC, BDO, Focal Person and other colleagues.
∎ Program planning, sharing and execution.
∎ Analysis the incidents, investigate and report to PC and APC.
∎ Capacity building, provide accompaniment support to field staff.
∎ Advocacy, networking and maintain liaison with stakeholders at Upazila level.
∎ Program monitoring, documentation, database management and report writing.
∎ Ensure project/organization resources would be management in a cost-effective way.

Skills & Expertise:

Employment Status: Contractual

Job Location: Cox's Bazar

Read Before Apply:

Shushilan has a zero tolerance policy with regard to Sexual Exploitation and Abuse by Shushilan‘s personnel against the people they serve. Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) is the responsibility of everyone and all selected candidates will be required to comply with the Shushilan’s PSEA Policy at all times. Selected candidates will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks against their past behaviour related to sexual exploitation and abuse, and may be required to provide additional information further on in the selection process.

Apply Instruction:

Shushilan, a national NGO of Bangladesh is inviting application from the competent and qualified candidates for ''Cox’s Bazar Resilience Program''. If you are interested and meet the criteria, please send your application along with a cover letter, curriculum vitae (as per prescribed format), copy of all academic certificates and passport size photograph, copy of national ID to Head of HR Cell, Shushilan, through [email protected] on or before 15 June 2024. Requirements are flexible for skilled candidates and women are especially encouraged to apply. Only short listed candidates will be called for interview. All Rights Reserved by the Authority.Please mention position name on subject line.Please download the Shushilan prescribed format to apply. You will get the format from this link: https://shorturl.at/pORSZ

Apply Procedure:

Email your CV:
∎ Send your CV to the given email [email protected]

Company Information:
∎ Shushilan
∎ Head Office: 155, Jalil Shorani, Commercial Cum Residential Area, Rayermohol Boyra, Khulna-9000
∎ Shushilan - a non-profit organization has been working in the field of Socio-economic development, Education & ICT and Health & Nutrition Program, Disaster, Climate Change and Environmental Resource Management, Human Rights and Good Governance and Sustainable Peoples Organization in Bangladesh since 1991.

Address::
∎ Head Office: 155, Jalil Shorani, Commercial Cum Residential Area, Rayermohol Boyra, Khulna-9000
∎ Shushilan - a non-profit organization has been working in the field of Socio-economic development, Education & ICT and Health & Nutrition Program, Disaster, Climate Change and Environmental Resource Management, Human Rights and Good Governance and Sustainable Peoples Organization in Bangladesh since 1991.

Application Deadline: 15 Jun 2024

Category: NGO/Development