Program Manager

Job Description

Title: Program Manager

Company Name: YPSA - Young Power in Social Action

Vacancy: 01

Job Location: Cox's Bazar

Employment Status: Full-time

Educational Requirements:
∎ Master’s Degree in Social sciences, Development Studies, or any subject from a recognized University

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 8 year(s)

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Lead, coordinate and manage the project and provide day to day strategic and technical guidance to the project team members to implement the project activities
∎ Develop project plan, budget projection, project implementation guideline and project report in English
∎ Facilitate staffs capacity development initiative through meeting, training, and workshop and on job training
∎ Develop skill development training guideline/curriculum.
∎ Ensure market-oriented TVET (Technical and Vocational Education and Training) skills for youth
∎ Link the trained youth to employment opportunities (job/entrepreneurship).
∎ Enhance capacity of local actors (civil society, government, private sector) to augment social and economic resilience for communities at scale.
∎ Work with community leaders (including youth and non-youth leaders) to implement initiatives that promote social cohesion
∎ Support the development and implementation of the organizational advocacy strategy in line with the goals and objectives of the project and the wider aims of the organization.
∎ Provide need-based support in problem solving, key decision making, quality control, technical input and advice as well as planning, executing, monitoring of the project activities.
∎ Maintain effective communication, coordination and collaboration with GoB/NGOs officials, relevant government departments and local representative.
∎ Participate in different meeting, training workshop organized by different stakeholders.
∎ Maintain the effective coordination and communication with donor and YPSA management
∎ Develop the monitoring tools and monitor overall project implementation and propose adaptations needed to achieve objectives and improve integration of approaches.
∎ Supervise, monitor and evaluate the project work and performance of staff and take concrete steps to improve job performance of staff
∎ Ensure proper and smooth financial management in the project in compliance with organization, donor’s policy and standards.
∎ Maintain gender-sensitive approach in all stages of programme implementation.
∎ Integrate protection safeguarding measures throughout programme design.

Additional Requirements:
∎ At least 8 years’ experience in managerial position at the development field along with similar project management experience.
∎ Sound knowledge of project cycle management and implementation of project activities
∎ Experiences on skill development training specially livelihood enhancement
∎ Excellent planning, analytical, managing and decision-making skills
∎ Excellent monitoring, documentation and reporting skills
∎ Good working relationships with colleagues, partners, external actors and allies
∎ Excellent communication skills including a high level of written and spoken in English
∎ Conversant in common IT applications (MS word, MS power point, internet browsing & e-mail communications)
∎ Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines

Salary:
∎ Monthly Salary: 94,000 BDT and other admissible benefits as per rules.

Application Deadline: 6 Mar 2021

Company Information:
∎ 1 Mar 2021
∎ YPSA - Young Power in Social Action
∎ Address : House # F 10 (P), Road # 13, Block # B Chandgaon R/A, Chittagong - 4212
∎ Web : www.ypsa.org
∎ Business : YPSA (Young Power in Social Action) www.ypsa.org is an organization for sustainable development working in greater Chattogram division since 1985 with a vision to build a society without poverty where everyone’s basic needs and rights are ensured. YPSA is implementing with the support from Democracy International (DI) a project title “Promoting Peace and Justice (PPJ)” in Kutubdia, Cox’s Bazar Sadar, Chakoria, Pekua, Moheshkhali, Ramu, Ukhiya and Teknaf Upazilla and its 71 Union under the Cox’s Bazar district and Sandwip, Patiya, Satkania, Rangunia, Fatikchari Upazilla and its 88 Union under the Chattogram district

Category: NGO/Development

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