Programme Manager - Climate Change and Resilience

Job Description

Title: Programme Manager - Climate Change and Resilience

Company Name: Plan International Bangladesh

Vacancy: --

Location: Dhaka

Experience:
∎ At least 10 years

Published: 22 Apr 2024

Education:
∎ Relevant academic degree in Environmental science, Environmental studies, development studies, climate change, resilience, Disaster Management or a relevant field;
∎ Relevant academic degree in Environmental science, Environmental studies, development studies, climate change, resilience, Disaster Management or a relevant field;

Requirements:

Additional Requirements:
∎ At least 10 years of Proven track record of Programme management specifically on climate change and resilience programming. At least 5 years in INGO and should have strong familiarity of working in multi-cultural value based working environment
∎ Must have at least 5 years of experience in managing budget of minimum 3 million USD
∎ Must have experience of representing at different national and regional platforms and forums
∎ Must have excellent and proven donor narrative and financial reporting skills;
∎ Solid understanding of climate impact in vulnerable location & community affecting youth and especially girls in Bangladesh;
∎ Strong working knowledge and use relevant software, tools and other platforms for effective management;
∎ Strong understanding of development and civil society actors, academician, network relevant to Programme concept active in the Bangladesh;
∎ Demonstrated skills in conducting capacity building initiatives for local partners in strategic, influencing and advocacy programming;
∎ Excellent knowledge of spoken and written English essential;
∎ Excellent and demonstrated skills as a team player, team builder and collaborative and constructive co-worker
∎ Solid understanding of the social, political, and economic issues affecting child rights, demonstrated experience of, and commitment to, both mainstreaming gender within programmes, as well as directly promoting gender transformation and girls’ rights throughout programme implementation and organizational practices.
∎ Strong willingness of extensive travel, including but not limited to difficult geographic location using multiple mode of transport
∎ Large degree of self-management, including proven ability to plan workload and demonstrate accountability for outputs
∎ At least 10 years of Proven track record of Programme management specifically on climate change and resilience programming. At least 5 years in INGO and should have strong familiarity of working in multi-cultural value based working environment
∎ Must have at least 5 years of experience in managing budget of minimum 3 million USD
∎ Must have experience of representing at different national and regional platforms and forums
∎ Must have excellent and proven donor narrative and financial reporting skills;
∎ Solid understanding of climate impact in vulnerable location & community affecting youth and especially girls in Bangladesh;
∎ Strong working knowledge and use relevant software, tools and other platforms for effective management;
∎ Strong understanding of development and civil society actors, academician, network relevant to Programme concept active in the Bangladesh;
∎ Demonstrated skills in conducting capacity building initiatives for local partners in strategic, influencing and advocacy programming;
∎ Excellent knowledge of spoken and written English essential;
∎ Excellent and demonstrated skills as a team player, team builder and collaborative and constructive co-worker
∎ Solid understanding of the social, political, and economic issues affecting child rights, demonstrated experience of, and commitment to, both mainstreaming gender within programmes, as well as directly promoting gender transformation and girls’ rights throughout programme implementation and organizational practices.
∎ Strong willingness of extensive travel, including but not limited to difficult geographic location using multiple mode of transport
∎ Large degree of self-management, including proven ability to plan workload and demonstrate accountability for outputs

Responsibilities & Context:
∎ The role and Scope: The Programme Manager will be a key player in Plan International Bangladesh (PIB) to lead PIB’s climate change and resilience work in Bangladesh. This position will develop, implement, strategies for PIB related to climate change and resilience and will ensure PIB becomes an active player in advocating for girls’ rights in resilience. This position will be responsible to implement the Girls Led Climate Action programme in Bangladesh and mobilize resource for the programme’s long-term sustainability. This role will also provide technical input and support to PIB’s other programmes to ensure the integration of climate change and resilience in all programmes. This position is key contact of action of the Girls led climate action Programme to demonstrate youth-centric, specially young women, climate action through local risk profiling, develop innovative solutions, implement sustainable adaptation actions and create space for influencing climate policies in favour of the most vulnerable communities in urban & rural Bangladesh. This post holder responsible to coordinate with project partners and stakeholders to ensure Programme development and its calling up, highly quality programme and project outputs and outcome delivered in a timely manner. The incumbent will have excellent policy advocacy skills, maintain close coordination/functional relationship with Plan’s regional colleagues, concerned authority, institutions/departments, stakeholders and like-minded organizations for better quality implementation. S/he will be responsible for conducting & monitoring training/campaign, advocacy interventions to ensure programme quality, documentation and dissemination of Programme’s learning and good practices. This position will be a part of PIB’s extended leadership group.

Employment Status: Contractual

Job Location: Dhaka

Apply Procedure:

Hard Copy:
∎ For a detailed job description and to apply online, please visit below link.
∎ https://hotjobs.bdjobs.com/jobs/plan/plan1443.htm

Company Information:
∎ Plan International Bangladesh
∎ House # CWN (B) 14, Road 35, Gulshan-2, Dhaka-1212
∎ Founded 80 years ago, Plan International is one of the oldest and largest children`s development organisations in the world. We work in 52 countries across Africa, Asia and the Americas to promote child rights and lift millions of children out of poverty. In 2015, Plan International worked with 100 million children in 85,282 communities. Plan International is independent, with no religious, political or governmental affiliations but having a vision of a world in which all children realize their full potential in societies that respect people`s rights and dignity.
Plan International has been operating in Bangladesh since 1994. Plan International seeks to ensure the rights of children to education, health, safe water and sanitation, protection, youth social and economic empowerment and climate change, environmental degradation and natural or man-made disaster hazards throughout the country.

Address::
∎ House # CWN (B) 14, Road 35, Gulshan-2, Dhaka-1212
∎ Founded 80 years ago, Plan International is one of the oldest and largest children`s development organisations in the world. We work in 52 countries across Africa, Asia and the Americas to promote child rights and lift millions of children out of poverty. In 2015, Plan International worked with 100 million children in 85,282 communities. Plan International is independent, with no religious, political or governmental affiliations but having a vision of a world in which all children realize their full potential in societies that respect people`s rights and dignity.Plan International has been operating in Bangladesh since 1994. Plan International seeks to ensure the rights of children to education, health, safe water and sanitation, protection, youth social and economic empowerment and climate change, environmental degradation and natural or man-made disaster hazards throughout the country.

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

Application Deadline: 1 May 2024

Category: NGO/Development

Source: bdjobs.com

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