Assistant Project Officer

Job Description

Title: Assistant Project Officer

Company Name: Practical Action - Bangladesh.

Vacancy: 1

Location: Satkhira

Maximum Salary: Tk. 43069 (Monthly)

Experience:
∎ 3 to 5 years
∎ The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s):NGO

Published: 12 Jun 2024

Education:
∎ Bachelor of Science (BSc)

Requirements:

Additional Requirements:
∎ Minimum bachelor’s degree from any discipline or the equivalent. Master’s degree in Social Welfare, Sociology, Development Studies, and English will be an added advantage.
∎ Minimum 3 years’ experience in implementing Waste management and WASH related projects.,
∎ Experience in construction of Solid Waste or Faecal Sludge infrastructures will be an added value.
∎ Experience in report writing, capacity building, institutional support, influencing and advocacy.
∎ Experience in using project management processes and tools including risk management, benefits management, financial management and quality assurance.
∎ Candidate with sound knowledge on local government and their working mechanism, experiences on coordination with municipal representatives, and WASH and Waste Management Sectoral Stakeholders will get preference.
∎ Ability to manage multiple responsibilities and to set priorities.
∎ Good English writing, analytical and communication skills.
∎ Good ability to work with a multicultural team.
∎ Have to travel independently outside station.
∎ Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team and support unexpected tasks.
∎ Education-
∎ Minimum bachelor’s degree from any discipline or the equivalent. Master’s degree in Social Welfare, Sociology, Development Studies, and English will be an added advantage.
∎ Expertise and Experience-
∎ Minimum 3 years’ experience in implementing Waste management and WASH related projects.,
∎ Experience in construction of Solid Waste or Faecal Sludge infrastructures will be an added value.
∎ Experience in report writing, capacity building, institutional support, influencing and advocacy.
∎ Experience in using project management processes and tools including risk management, benefits management, financial management and quality assurance.
∎ Candidate with sound knowledge on local government and their working mechanism, experiences on coordination with municipal representatives, and WASH and Waste Management Sectoral Stakeholders will get preference.
∎ Ability to manage multiple responsibilities and to set priorities.
∎ Good English writing, analytical and communication skills.
∎ Good ability to work with a multicultural team.
∎ Have to travel independently outside station.
∎ Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team and support unexpected tasks.

Responsibilities & Context:
∎ S/he will support the project manager to manage project’s activities in the work areas throughout the whole project cycle (identification and formulation, preparation of agreements and contracts, follow up of implementation, monitoring, evaluation, and dissemination of results).
∎ S/he will design, organize and facilitate different trainings, behavior change campaigns, demonstration of Solid Waste and Fecal Sludge infrastructures and services.
∎ S/he will maintain coordination with other NGOs/organizations and stakeholders linking with other development projects with Municipality.
∎ S/he will maintain close linkages with slum dwellers, low-income urban communities and informal workers and their business associations involved in business for waste collection and processing.
∎ S/he will be responsible for managing field level data collection, data compilation and provide inputs to prepare case studies, other communication, knowledge products and reporting.
∎ S/he will be responsible for promote access to microfinance and other financial services for underserved communities.
∎ S/he will be responsible for experiments on co-compost, vermicompost, and waste from accredited laboratories.
∎ S/he will be responsible for guiding the formation of scrap association in the project area.
∎ S/he will be responsible for guiding the meetings of LSEs (Local Sanitation Entrepreneurs).
∎ S/he will monitor project progress and quality, and report on project as a core part of continuous learning throughout the project lifetime.
∎ S/he will build rapport and professional relation with the LGIs along with relevant district chapter of DPHE, LGED, DAE, DoE, local government, civil society, private organizations, and individuals.
∎ Have to travel frequently for project implementation.
∎ Undertake any specific work as assigned by the line manager and/or Practical Action’s authority as per need of the organisation.
∎ The “Assistant Project Officer” will be responsible for coordinating, organizing and facilitating key activities at the field level under the assigned project.
∎ S/he will support the project manager to manage project’s activities in the work areas throughout the whole project cycle (identification and formulation, preparation of agreements and contracts, follow up of implementation, monitoring, evaluation, and dissemination of results).
∎ S/he will design, organize and facilitate different trainings, behavior change campaigns, demonstration of Solid Waste and Fecal Sludge infrastructures and services.
∎ S/he will maintain coordination with other NGOs/organizations and stakeholders linking with other development projects with Municipality.
∎ S/he will maintain close linkages with slum dwellers, low-income urban communities and informal workers and their business associations involved in business for waste collection and processing.
∎ S/he will be responsible for managing field level data collection, data compilation and provide inputs to prepare case studies, other communication, knowledge products and reporting.
∎ S/he will be responsible for promote access to microfinance and other financial services for underserved communities.
∎ S/he will be responsible for experiments on co-compost, vermicompost, and waste from accredited laboratories.
∎ S/he will be responsible for guiding the formation of scrap association in the project area.
∎ S/he will be responsible for guiding the meetings of LSEs (Local Sanitation Entrepreneurs).
∎ S/he will monitor project progress and quality, and report on project as a core part of continuous learning throughout the project lifetime.
∎ S/he will build rapport and professional relation with the LGIs along with relevant district chapter of DPHE, LGED, DAE, DoE, local government, civil society, private organizations, and individuals.
∎ Have to travel frequently for project implementation.
∎ Undertake any specific work as assigned by the line manager and/or Practical Action’s authority as per need of the organisation.

Workplace:
∎ Work at office

Employment Status: Full Time

Job Location: Satkhira

Job Highlights:

Company Information:
∎ Practical Action - Bangladesh.
∎ House # 28/A, Road # 5, Dhanmondi, Dhaka-1205
∎ Practical Action is an international development organisation putting ingenious ideas to work so people in poverty can change their world.

We treat all applications for employment on their merits and do not take into consideration any factors that are not relevant to the job such as gender, race, religion, ethnic or national origin, caste, tribe, belief, age, marital status, pregnancy, caring responsibilities, sexual orientation, or disability. Practical Action is committed to safeguarding and protecting children and vulnerable adults and as such candidates will be subject to pre-employment checks including criminal checks and terrorist financing.

We’re a global change-making group. We help people find solutions to some of the world’s toughest problems. Challenges made worse by catastrophic climate change and persistent gender inequality. We work with communities to develop ingenious, lasting and locally owned solutions for agriculture, water and waste management, climate resilience and clean energy. And we share what works with others, so answers that start small can grow big.

Address::
∎ House # 28/A, Road # 5, Dhanmondi, Dhaka-1205
∎ Practical Action is an international development organisation putting ingenious ideas to work so people in poverty can change their world.We treat all applications for employment on their merits and do not take into consideration any factors that are not relevant to the job such as gender, race, religion, ethnic or national origin, caste, tribe, belief, age, marital status, pregnancy, caring responsibilities, sexual orientation, or disability. Practical Action is committed to safeguarding and protecting children and vulnerable adults and as such candidates will be subject to pre-employment checks including criminal checks and terrorist financing. We’re a global change-making group. We help people find solutions to some of the world’s toughest problems. Challenges made worse by catastrophic climate change and persistent gender inequality. We work with communities to develop ingenious, lasting and locally owned solutions for agriculture, water and waste management, climate resilience and clean energy. And we share what works with others, so answers that start small can grow big.

Read Before Apply: Please apply only who are fulfilling all the requirements of this job

Application Deadline: 23 Jun 2024

Category: NGO/Development