Job Description / Responsibility
Society for Underprivileged Families (SUF) are going to implement the ‘Child Sensitive Social Protection (CSSP) Project at Mymensingh and Netrokona, funded by Save the Children. SUF is seeking application from the suitable candidates for the above position for its Mymensingh and Netrokona project areas. SUF implementation the project with support of Save the Children to improve different dimensions of childhood poverty, there is a growing consensus that development prospects of very poor and vulnerable children can only improve once programmes focus more rigorously on protecting children from circumstances that render them deprived of essential childhood development opportunities. The project will contribute towards improving the poverty status of children in Bangladesh and to mitigating the multiple vulnerabilities children and their caretakers face as a consequence of household chronic poverty, shock or stress. The key indicators are based on the reduction of child labour and increase in number of children regularly attending school along with an improved sense of well being as reported by children.
Key Responsibilities:
Project Management, developing work plan, preparing and review project budget, follow up and monitoring project implementation process. Ensure utilization of project fund properly and timely. Staff management to ensure effective and efficient project implementation and provide necessary technical support to staff and project. Prepare and ensure all program and financial reports as per donor guideline. Develop guidelines, manuals and tools based on the projects lesson learns, best practices and methodologies. Ensure project interventions like access to child sensitive social protection programs, non-formal education centers for child labour, Community watch groups, child clubs, etc. are running well. Take initiative for piloting or testing new approach/mechanism for making national social protection programs more child sensitive. Facilitate training, workshops and seminars for local level public representatives and government officials. Organize and facilitate local level events including advocacy and ensure participation from relevant agencies and stakeholders. Facilitating visits of all internal and external project visitors. Building linkages with different service providing agencies and maintain liaison with upazila and district level agencies. Coordinating and ensuring the development of all visibility, awareness raising and advocacy material. Ensure that donor communication, administration and finance unit have all necessary information to provide their project support. Ensure accountability of project implementation at all level. Monitoring and Reporting on project implementation progress (Narrative) according to donor guideline and regulations.
Report to : Deputy Director
Duty Station: Duty station is at Mymensingh but project are as both in Mymensingh and Netorkona.
Job Nature
Full-time
Educational Requirements
Education qualification must be Master in Social Science (MSS), development studies or any relevant subject.
Experience Requirements
At least 7 year(s)
Additional Job Requirements
A minimum of 7 years working experience of project management & implementation in a National development organization as a Project Manager/ Project Coordinator child labour issue and local government, social protection scheme issues.
Experience on education program implementation including social protection project and building linkages with service provider for access to services of poor people.
Strong reporting and monitoring skills in line with requirements of institutional donors.
Working experience with government, public representatives (UP, Upz and District level) and relevant stakeholders to ensure the project implementation issues.
Experience to organize national level event, workshop, seminar etc for advocacy purpose.
High proficiency in English and Bengali, both spoken and written and good communication/report writing skills.
Computer literacy at advanced level with the MS Word 2007 Office package.
Strong skills in staff management and team building and lead the team independently in achieving the project goal.
Commitment and understanding of organizational aims, values, principles and policies.
The candidates are request to submit their application, CV including 2 copy of pp size photo to the following address by 12th May 2015. Address: 475, Nayatola, Moghbazar, Dhaka-1217 or E-Mail to : suf.recruitment@gmail.com