Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK) Job Circular
Job Summary:
Position : Project Manager
Number of position (s) : 01
Post Type : Full time
Based in : Ukhia, Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh
Reporting to : Director – Programme, Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK)
Salary : BDT 82,500 per month (Consolidated)
About Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK):
Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK) was established in 1986 as a national legal aid and human rights organization. Initially its work was limited to providing free legal services to the disempowered particularly women, working children and workers in Dhaka city. But over the last thirty-three years, ASK has evolved a more comprehensive approach to the promotion, protection and prevention in the area of legal and human rights. ASK’s strategies to promote human rights awareness and community activism; offer legal aid through mediation and litigation while survivors are given psycho-social counselling; investigations into human rights violations and their documentation are supplemented by research which together lead to media campaigns to defend human rights, and public interest litigation for law and policy reform. ASK has implemented different projects in Cox’s Bazar and is currently working for promoting women’s participation in peace building and social cohesion among Rohingya and host community.
Program Manager (ASK) is responsible for
Planning:
Prepare quarterly, half yearly and yearly work plan for activities, human resources, logistics support, etc.
Prepare quarterly, half yearly and yearly budget for the project;
Prepare supervision plan for the field level work.
Implementation
Provide programmatic and technical inputs to the project staff
Implement the project activities as per project proposal and plan
Revise the work plan according to the need from the practical field
Oversee awareness, mobilisation and other activities of the project
Follow the HR and Financial Policy to implement all the programmes
Managing the project activities and actions
Manage the budget under every activity.
Maintain a strong liaison with District Commissioners office, RRRC and CIC office of Rohingya camps.
Coordination
Maintain coordination with local partner regarding the project implementation
Maintain liaison with GO, NGO, other concerned groups/forums/networks, relevant community people, institutions and direct stakeholders
Maintain close working relationship with ASK
Attend workshop, seminar, meeting assigned by ASK
Reporting
Prepare quarterly, six monthly and yearly progress report
Prepare NGO Bureau, DC Office report, report for management and EC
Prepare relevant meeting minutes, workshop report and circulate it to the relevant participants
Dissemination of projects information to management and local partner
Document and filing all sorts of project related information
Administrative
Responsible for staff management, annual appraisal and leave
Maintain petty cash and vouchers
Purchase and supply relevant project materials
Supervision and Monitoring
Provide supervision support to the field level project staff and day to day activities of the project
Perform regular field visit
Support M&E officer in preparing all progress reports
Review monitoring findings and support ASK and JNUS for necessary adjustment as required
Reportable to Project focal point.
Education/Qualifications:
Masters in Development Studies, Women and Gender Studies or any other discipline of Social Science with good academic records.
Employment Record/Experience
At least 8 years experience in project management in the following area(s): partnership management, project operations, supervision, documentation, working in Rohingya issue etc. Excellent project management skill.
Ability to work independently and meet deadlines. Ability to work effectively across teams with intercultural and interdisciplinary sensitivity. Proficiency in English, written communication and presentation skills.
Reference: 2 (Two) References
Interested candidates are requested to send their CV along with a cover letter addressing Executive Director of Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK), 2/16, Block – B, Lalmatia, Dhaka, through email to: recruitment@askbd.org
Apply Procedures: Email Only
“Female candidates are encouraged to apply”. Only short-listed candidates will be called for an interview.
Application Deadline: 24 May 2021