Breaking the Silence is a non-profit, voluntary organization registered with the Department of Social Services (Registration No. 05037, Date: 17 September 2000) and NGOAB (Registration No. 1642, Date: 20 May 2001). The organization works to establish child rights, prevent child abuse and child sexual abuse, prevent child marriage, accelerate child-friendly good governance, improve the quality of education at the primary and pre-primary level, prevent violence against women, empowering children and women. It also contributes to achieving the relevant Sustainable Development Goals. The organization has been implementing various programs to prevent child abuse and child marriage, empowering children and women, creating opportunities for children to participate in the decision-making process of local government and strengthening the social accountability process. Moreover, in response to any natural and social disaster, the development partner in collaboration with the government as a partner in the program. BTS ensures the involvement of children and women from the disabled and disadvantaged communities in all programs. The organization has been facilitated national-level advocacy initiatives to scale up the good practices and models all over the country and contribute to review or formulate new laws and policies regarding child and women rights.
Number of Position
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1
Employment Type
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Full Time
Age
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at most 45 years
Job Location
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Dhaka (Mirpur)
Salary
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Tk. 82500 (Monthly)
Educational Requirement
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Master of Social Science (MSS) in Social Science
Other Requirement
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Age at most 45 years
Experience Requirements:
Working Experience: Must have at least 7 years of experience in equivalent position of the relevant Filed.
Applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): Working experience in Program in a National / International NGO.
Women, PWD and Ethnic Minority applicants are encouraged to apply.
Additional Requirements
Able to work under pressure and willing to frequent travel to Field area in the Project Area.
Knowledge in community development, ability to work under timeline, facilitating participatory training, conducting the workshop, brainstorming sessions, focus group discussions, simulation, seminars, meetings, strong interpersonal skills, team-building capacity, problem-solving skills.
Good writing and speaking skills in English and Bangla.
Must have computer skills in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
Experience to drive Motorcycle and have valid motorcycle driving license.
Experience
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At least 7 years
Responsibilities
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Job Context:Breaking the Silence is a non-profit, voluntary organization registered with the Department of Social Services (Registration No. 05037, Date: 17 October 2000) and NGOAB (Registration No. 1642, Date: 20 May 2001). The organization works to establish child rights, prevent child abuse and child sexual abuse, prevent child marriage, accelerate child-friendly good governance, improve the quality of education at the primary and pre-primary level, prevent violence against women, empowering children and women. The organization is implementing a project named Sports for Protection, Resilience and Transformation (SPiRiT) at Mirpur in Dhaka.in Satkhira district of Bangladesh . The project will be implemented by the support of ‘ Tdh Foundantion . BTS is going to recruit the ‘Project Manager’ for the mentioned project and the position’s desk office will be at 5 Upazila in Satkhira districts. Position Name: Project ManagerOrganization Name: Breaking the Silence (BTS)Project Name: Sports for Protection, Resilience and Transformation (SPiRiT)Job Description / Responsibilities:Responsibilities:
The Project Manager Program will be responsible for overall project management, ensuring project implementations, project management, timely reporting, budget control, and project and donor compliance with donor rules and regulations.
Project Planning and Implementation:
The Manager Program for a climate protection through sports initiative targeting Adolescents and Youth will be responsible for leading and coordinating projects that integrate sports with environmental awareness and actions. Their duties will include strategic leadership, managing project activities, facilitating youth engagement, monitoring results, and ensuring effective reporting on project outcomes. He also collaborate with various stakeholders in the recreation, culture, and sports sectors to promote climate action efforts.
The Manager Program position is the overall responsible to prepare detailed planning and budgeting of project activities and implement as per plan and ensure the quality of the project activities by providing technical and supervisory support. Particularly the responsibilities are- a) Organize and facilitate capacity building training for the project staffs, b) Organize and facilitate capacity building events and module development, dialogue, awareness campaign, sharing meeting with the government authorities and relevant stakeholders, c) Support Upazila and District level functioning the project activities. d) Identify local good practices and scale-up within the project actions , e) Assist program staffs in planning, implementing and review of project activities, ensuring adherence to technical standards, learning, and good practices.
Staff capacity building and create enabling working environment:
a) Assist in capacity assessment of project staff,
b) organize training and orientation session for the project staff on project implementation strategy, gender diversity and inclusion, community mobilization and result harvesting, sustainability approach and other issues identified by need assessment,
c) Contribute in develop good team building and gender sensitive working environment.
Coordination & Communication:
a) Communication and coordination with project team and management.
b) Coordination, liaison & networking with government representatives, private sectors, local elected bodies, law enforcement agencies, Allign with Sports, national and international NGOs and other service providers.
c) Regular visit at project areas.
Develop Training and Session guideline and materials:
a) Play leadership role in developing training module and session guidelines in a working team,
b) Develop materials for training and session,
c) Develop IEC materials according to project plan
Finance and Administrative:
a) Maintain compliance, rules and regulations (financial and administrative) of the development partner organization and BTS,
b) Support to Finance and Admin section in financial and logistics management,
c) Support to Finance and Admin section in financial visit/audit.
Monitoring & Evaluation:
a) Ensure MEAL system in place at project level in line with guideline and structure developed jointly with TdH,
b) Support the project monitoring focal to develop tools including an M & E plan and ensure proper use of those for M&E.
c) Ensure all components of the project is monitored and the results are evaluated in line with the indicators,
d) Regular tracking the project progress and learning documentation.
Facilitate the local level advocacy process:
a) Linkage with multi-stakeholders for referral mechanism,
b) Regular visit the Upazila, and District administration office and ensure communication with them,
c) Facilitate joint action with other actors for strengthening the targeted Adolescent and Youth in the working community.
Reporting & Documentation:
a) Prepare monthly, quarterly, half annual, annual and project completion report of the project,
b) Ensure quality of the process and learning documentation.
Safeguarding Focal Point:
The Manager Program will have to play the role as ‘Child Safeguarding Focal Point’ for the ‘Strengthening Child Protection Systems in Satkhira District.
Others:
Be able and willing to respond to natural disasters or emergency situations, when needed and any other task assigned by Supervisor and /or Senior Management of BTS.
Tenure of Services Contract:
3 (Three) months probation period.
After successful completion of the probation period, based on the performance of the staff and recommendation from the supervisor, the post may be continued till the project’s lifetime.
Apply Instruction
Only short-listed candidates will be called for interview. Qualified and interested candidates are requested to apply with updated CV. The person accused of child and women abuse, violation of safeguarding policy, terminated for any kind of fraud, active political activist or supporter and the peoples who are involved in militancy/terrorism in any way are requested not to apply. Breaking the Silence reserved the authority to accept/reject any application and to add / relax the terms of the recruitment notice and cancel the appointment of a candidate at any time after his/her appointment if he/she has given false information or concealed the truth in any case.
