Chief of Party

Job Description

Title: Chief of Party

Company Name: Practical Action - Bangladesh.

Vacancy: 1

Location: Dhaka

Salary: Tk. 450000 - 850000 (Monthly)

Experience:
∎ 7 to 11 years
∎ The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s):NGO

Published: 21 Jan 2025

Education:
∎ Master of Science (MSc)

Requirements:

Additional Requirements:
∎ Female candidates are encouraged to apply.
∎ Candidates who identify as Indigenous People are encouraged to apply.
∎ Master’s degree in Development Studies, International Relations, Environmental Studies or other related fields.
∎ Over 7 years of progressive management experience in international humanitarian and development projects, with at least 5 years in field-based roles.
∎ Expertise in Forecast-based Action, Disaster Risk Financing, Early Warning (EW) systems, and Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) policy and planning.
∎ Proven leadership in managing large-scale projects in developing countries.
∎ Extensive experience in managing humanitarian and DRR initiatives involving multiple sub-awardees.
∎ Skilled in recruiting, developing, and leading staff, as well as overseeing programmatic and financial reporting.
∎ Prior experience in South Asia, with familiarity with Bangladesh’s DRR governance, social, political, economic, and cultural context.
∎ Strong track record in relationship building with host governments, donors, stakeholders, and local partners.
∎ Dedicated to safeguarding with a deep commitment to equity, diversity, inclusion, and belonging.
∎ Highly skilled in adaptive management and learning, with a proven record in projects related to resilience, emergency response, natural resource management, and disaster risk reduction, particularly in South Asia.
∎ Fluent in English, with excellent communication, inter-cultural, interpersonal, and negotiation skills.
∎ Strong financial management, budgeting, and project operations expertise.
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∎ Experience & Knowledge:

Responsibilities & Context:
∎ Provide strategic leadership, vision, direction, and technical guidance to lead the project effectively.
∎ Oversee project management and implementation, ensuring alignment with the work plan and achievement of project goals and deliverables including start-up, ongoing management, and administration.
∎ Cultivate and maintain strong relationships with USAID, Government agencies, project partners, and key stakeholders, serving as the primary liaison for all project stakeholders.
∎ Ensure safeguarding risk assessments are made, integrating risk mitigation into project planning.
∎ Establish feedback and accountability systems with support from Country Office safeguarding focal points to address safeguarding concerns promptly.
∎ Collaborate with the security focal point to ensure team safety and activity implementation with security considerations.
∎ Manage the project’s operational, financial, and administrative priorities, directing planning and budgeting in line with Practical Action’s procedures and ensuring compliance with USAID policies, national laws, and Practical Action’s safeguarding standards.·
∎ Build partnerships with international, national, and community stakeholders to maximize project impact.
∎ Design and manage the annual project cycle in alignment with USAID’s planning cycles, documenting and sharing insights, impact, innovations, and lessons learned using a collaborative and adaptive learning approach.
∎ Lead documentation and dissemination activities to highlight project achievements and influence decision-makers and policymakers.
∎ Supervise and mentor key technical staff and consultants, fostering a collaborative team environment. Work with country leadership on preparedness and response strategies for major events.
∎ Lead the program management team, ensuring clarity on roles, expectations, communication, and work plans.
∎ Strengthen team capacity individually and collectively, facilitating collaboration and setting clear objectives.
∎ Promote accountability and provide constructive feedback through regular team meetings, one-on-one meetings and performance reviews.
∎ Create a respectful work environment where excellence is valued, recruit and onboard staff, and support succession planning.
∎ Work with People and Culture Leads for supporting safeguarding, diversity, and talent development.
∎ Champion equity, diversity, inclusion, and belonging throughout operations, management, and program implementation.
∎ Provide leadership and oversight of the Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) function, ensuring high-quality reporting and deliverables.
∎ ABOUT THE PROJECT
∎ The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (BHA) works to save lives, alleviate human suffering, and reduce the impact of disasters by helping people in need become more self-reliant. BHA is responsible for planning, coordinating, developing, achieving, monitoring, and evaluating international humanitarian assistance falling into two conceptual areas: 1) humanitarian response during emergencies and 2) Early Recovery, Risk Reduction, and Resilience (ER4) activities to address longer-term recovery after emergencies. USAID has announced Round 02 - BHA Climate Smart and Disaster Ready whereby it focuses on enhancing the disaster management capacity of the Government of Bangladesh (GoB) and the highly vulnerable, disaster-prone communities, empowering them to reduce risks and improve their ability to mitigate, withstand, respond to, and recover from disasters. The position of Chief of Party has been advertised in anticipation to serve the below mentioned activity.
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∎ Purpose, Scope and Relationships
∎ The purpose of the role is to lead and implement the this USAID funded project. The role involves leading the project with vision, technical guidance, and strong management to achieve project goals and ensure alignment with the work plan. Key responsibilities include managing key staff, promoting a positive and inclusive team environment, and building partnerships with USAID/BHA team, Bangladesh government agencies, and other stakeholders.
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∎ The scope is to be responsible for the overall delivery of the project. This role emphasizes safeguarding by assessing risks, fostering a respectful and dignified work environment, upholding organizational values through integration of protective measures, and establishing accountability mechanisms. It includes managing operational, financial, people and administrative priorities, adapting processes to USAID and Practical Acton standards. The position also focuses on annual project planning, sharing insights, and providing leadership in monitoring and evaluation to ensure quality reporting.
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∎ The key working relationship is with the project team and will develop close working relationships with the Country Management Team, Thematic Lead - Climate and Resilience, Programme Managers, People and Culture, Finance, Administration, Operations, Global Thematic Team and any other relevant Regional Teams. The role will engage with the Government, USAID/BHA, partners, and relevant stakeholders.
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∎ Job Responsibilities-

Employment Status: Full Time

Job Location: Dhaka

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. As part of SEEDs commitment to safeguarding we are a member of the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. This will mean that we ask your references to comment on any disciplinary investigations undertaken as a result of safeguarding concerns that resulted in disciplinary action. SEED will also ask you for additional references if the references you provide do not cover the past five years of employment.

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. As part of SEEDs commitment to safeguarding we are a member of the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. This will mean that we ask your references to comment on any disciplinary investigations undertaken as a result of safeguarding concerns that resulted in disciplinary action. SEED will also ask you for additional references if the references you provide do not cover the past five years of employment. 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.

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Application Deadline: 4 Feb 2025

Category: NGO/Development