Programme Support Officer

Job Description

Title: Programme Support Officer

Company Name: Solidaridad Network Asia

Vacancy: --

Location: Anywhere in Bangladesh

Published: 21 Jan 2025

Education:
∎ The candidate must have at least a Bachelor of Business Administration degree or any relevant subject. Candidate having a Master of Business Administration/ equivalent degree is preferable.

Requirements:

Additional Requirements:
∎ At least 2-3 years’ working experience with the INGOs/NGOs/ relevant organizations.
∎ Strong interpersonal skills and ability to communicate both verbally and in writing, coupled with the professional credibility required to influence and motivate others.
∎ Have knowledge about accounting software like Tally.
∎ Well-oriented with MS Office Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
∎ Excellent leadership skill and organizational skills.
∎ Ability to work in a team and contribute to enhance team spirit.
∎ Ability to communicate and negotiate with government and private stakeholders.
∎ Proven ability to work in an intercultural environment.
∎ Effective and efficient communication skills.
∎ Proficient in English language.
∎ Experience and Skills
∎ Candidate’s Competencies & Attributes

Responsibilities & Context:
∎ Regular update, periodical review and maintain books of accounts.
∎ Assist in the development of project budgets and financial plans and track the project expenditures to ensure they stay within budget.
∎ Review and process invoices, receipts, and expense claims towards maintaining accurate records of all project-related expenses.
∎ Review bill vouchers to ensure compliance before submitting for the payment.
∎ Make timely payments to vendors and consultants and salaries to the staff.
∎ Monitor banking activities of the project.
∎ Contribute to financial planning and forecasting for the project's financial needs.
∎ Prepare periodical internal and external financial reports (monthly, quarterly, half yearly, and year end procedures).
∎ Maintain spreadsheets showing spend against budget, monitor, analyze, and present periodical control reports to support decision-making.
∎ Assist in the statutory audit and audit of financial reports to donors and share a periodical report on audit observations and queries and action taken on them
∎ Coordinate procurement processes, including obtaining quotes, prepare comparative statements, purchase orders, and tracking deliveries.
∎ Arrange accommodations and travel logistics for project staff, consultants, and stakeholders, when required.
∎ Provide support to organize project meetings, workshops, and other events as required.
∎ Liaison with logistics suppliers such as venue booking, catering, rent a car, materials preparation, etc.
∎ Coordinating and maintaining the database of all the vendors & suppliers.
∎ Ensure compliance with financial and administrative policies and procedures in all aspects of the project.
∎ Visit the field at Khulna and Satkhira, when required.
∎ Provide administrative and financial training and support to project staff, if necessary.
∎ Perform all other duties as assigned by supervisors and the management from time to time.
∎ Project: Green Dairy Partnership in Bangladesh – creating a sustainable and productive dairy value chain model in SW Bangladesh
∎ Overall Job Description:
∎ The Programme Support Officer is mainly responsible for ensuring financial, administrative, procurement, and logistic support for the effective implementation of the project. This is an exciting and challenging opportunity to join Solidaridad Network Asia, Bangladesh which contributes from national to international context through market-oriented approach, innovation, evidence, and learning.
∎ The Programme Support Officer will work under the supervision of Programme Manager-Green Dairy Business and in collaboration with the departments including Finance and Administration of Solidaridad and will undertake the tasks and duties to assist the project team.
∎ The position will be based in Khulna with frequent field visits to the project implementing areas.
∎ Key Duties and Responsibilities
∎ Employment Type
∎ Project-based fixed term

Compensation & Other Benefits:

Workplace:
∎ Work at office

Employment Status: Contractual

Job Location: Anywhere in Bangladesh

Read Before Apply: To apply, please send a CV (3 pages max.) and a cover letter (1 page) explaining your desire, relevant skills, and experiences to recruitment.hrsna@gmail.com. The position applied for should be clearly mentioned in the subject line of the email. Only short-listed candidates will be called for an interview. Solidaridad strives to be an equal opportunities employer, committed to equality of opportunity and to non-discrimination for all job applicants and employees, and we seek to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce regardless of gender, race, religious beliefs, nationality, ethnic/national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, and disability.

Company Information:
∎ Solidaridad Network Asia
∎ Apartment # A1, Merry dale (1st Floor), House # 32, Road # 10A, Dhanmondi, Dhaka-1209
∎ Solidaridad Network Asia is a global network organization working on sustainable, resources-efficient and inclusive supply chains. Working across 56 countries through 10 Regional Excellence Centres, Solidaridad Network Asia is facilitating the development of socially responsible, ecologically sound, and profitable supply chains. It invests in farms and land-use approaches to serve the twin goals of increasing production and conserving ecosystems. Solidaridad Network Asia brings together supply chain actors and engage them in innovative solutions to improve production, ensuring the transition to a sustainable and inclusive economy that maximizes the benefit for all.
In Bangladesh with support from the embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherland, Solidaridad is implementing the Sustainaable Agriculture, Food Security and Linkages (SaFaL) project in partnership with Uttaran and Jagarani Chakra Foundation JCF), and supply chain actors to develop a viable business model to increase the farm productivity of the smallholders. Solidaridad along with the partners are investing in smallholders? sustainable farm productivity through a shift from self-subsistence to a more business oriented approach for better functioning supply chains connecting farmers to input and output markets. SaFaL is supporting 56,825 smallholder producers on improved farm management through developing their farm business plan and market linkages.


Address::
∎ Apartment # A1, Merry dale (1st Floor), House # 32, Road # 10A, Dhanmondi, Dhaka-1209
∎ Solidaridad Network Asia is a global network organization working on sustainable, resources-efficient and inclusive supply chains. Working across 56 countries through 10 Regional Excellence Centres, Solidaridad Network Asia is facilitating the development of socially responsible, ecologically sound, and profitable supply chains. It invests in farms and land-use approaches to serve the twin goals of increasing production and conserving ecosystems. Solidaridad Network Asia brings together supply chain actors and engage them in innovative solutions to improve production, ensuring the transition to a sustainable and inclusive economy that maximizes the benefit for all. In Bangladesh with support from the embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherland, Solidaridad is implementing the Sustainaable Agriculture, Food Security and Linkages (SaFaL) project in partnership with Uttaran and Jagarani Chakra Foundation JCF), and supply chain actors to develop a viable business model to increase the farm productivity of the smallholders. Solidaridad along with the partners are investing in smallholders? sustainable farm productivity through a shift from self-subsistence to a more business oriented approach for better functioning supply chains connecting farmers to input and output markets. SaFaL is supporting 56,825 smallholder producers on improved farm management through developing their farm business plan and market linkages.

Application Deadline: 31 Jan 2025

Category: NGO/Development