House-374, Road-28, New DOHS, Mohakhali, Dhaka 1206.
Business:
The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS - www.wcs.org) began operations in Bangladesh in 2004 focusing on marine conservation with an emphasis on marine megafauna. WCS Bangladesh collaborated with the Government of Bangladesh (GoB) to establish the country’s first two marine protected areas and three Wildlife Sanctuaries for freshwater dolphins in the Sundarbans. WCS supports the GoB in developing science-based, community informed protected area management plans, improving the effectiveness of law enforcement through patrols using a spatial monitoring and reporting tool (SMART) and strengthening the capacity for compliance with the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). WCS’s extensive engagement with relevant stakeholders, our offices in the capital city Dhaka and Khulna, 25 experienced local staff, and an extensive network of citizen scientists, trained interns, community members, and partner NGOs place us in an ideal position to help Bangladesh conserve threatened species and their habitat.
Number of Position
:
01
Employment Type
:
Full Time
Age
:
at least 30 years
Job Location
:
Dhaka
Salary
:
Negotiable
Educational Requirement
:
Master of Science (MSc) in Mass Communication & Journalism, Master of Social Science (MSS)
Other Requirement
:
Age at least 30 years
Experience
:
3 to 7 years
Responsibilities
:
Lead the development and implementation of targeted communication, training, and behaviour change strategies in close coordination with program managers and coordinators.
Lead the development and production of locally appropriate and cost-effective training modules, educational outreach, and supporting tools.
Evaluate the impact of these strategies, programs, and tools and adapt to increase their effectiveness or range.
Prepare reports on Educational Outreach Program activities and their impacts for inclusion in donor reports, media, or journal articles.
Stay updated with the latest trends and best practices in education, communication, outreach, and technology, and apply them to enhance the organization’s educational outreach strategies and tools.
Manage the timely completion of tasks assigned to the Educational Outreach Program by preparing realistic work plans, delegating responsibilities, coordinating activities, facilitating review processes and production.
Regularly communicate with established/assigned partners to support the management in sustaining and growing external partnerships with government and non-government partners, donors, and institutions.Lead the development of content in collaboration with other program managers, HR and NGOAB manager and manage WCS Bangladesh’s website, social media pages and external communication channels.
Support other programs in preparing strategic documents, reports, presentations, or other communication materials ensuring that WCS and donor branding guidelines are applied across all materials produced by WCS Bangladesh.
Manage activities on selected international events that align with WCS Bangladesh priorities and liaise with partners as required, prepare media materials as necessary, ensure WCS Bangladesh representation at relevant events, and arrange lecture series at universities.
Manage the WCS Bangladesh visual, media, and publications archive, respond to internal and external requests for imagery or published documents, and support the management in responses to media/press inquiries and the preparation of press releases and media materials in line with WCS Bangladesh media policies.
Support the professional development of staff from the Educational Outreach Program by identifying training opportunities for WCS Bangladesh staff, encouraging internal capacity building, maintaining records of external events (e.g., workshops, trainings, courses) that WCS Bangladesh staff have completed for inclusion in donor reporting and consideration in annual assessments.
Lead the Educational Outreach aspect and support other fundraising efforts, including the preparation of project proposals and budgets.Ensure a healthy and motivational working environment for the Educational Outreach Program staff.
Minimum Requirements:
A master’s degree in the field of applied social sciences/biological sciences with strong credentials in environmental education.
Minimum of five years of experience working in the non-profit sector (NGO, International organizations) on the development of effective outreach, communication, and training strategies and tools to share research findings.
Good communication skills in English and Bengali (writing, speaking, and translating) are essential, and work experience in visual communication or graphic design is preferred.
Strong knowledge on the assessment of knowledge, attitudes, and behaviour of relevant stakeholders.
Ability to work independently, show initiative, exhibit mature judgment and discretion, and organize and manage team-based projects.
Demonstrated ability to communicate with a variety of partners and stakeholders, and to mediate and resolve complex issues that involve multiple actors and/or interest areas.
Demonstrated project management abilities and excellent organizational skills.
Experience with, or ability to learn, skills for the supervision and training of staff and student assistants.
Demonstrated leadership and ability to direct staff.
Ability to conceptualize current and future program needs and to develop and implement plans to meet them.
Strong commitment to WCS values of integrity, respect, diversity, equity, and inclusion, innovation, collaboration, accountability, and transparency.
Apply Instruction
Interested candidates should send an e-mail with the subject line Manager, Educational Outreach Program' and attach their CV and a cover letter describing their interest in and qualifications for this position to the Country Director, WCS Bangladesh (e-mail: wcsbangladesh@wcs.org). Please submit your application by 20 July 2025
Email your CV
Send your CV to the given email wcsbangladesh@wcs.org
