Bangladesh: Programme Support Officer, Bangladesh

Contract Grade: Volunteer

Contract Length: 1 year with possibility of extension

Date Needed By: 30^th November 2016

New Post or Replacement: Replacement

Accompanied / Unaccompanied: Unaccompanied

Exact Job Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh

Reports To: Programme Director

Responsible For: None

Liaises With: Country Director, Director- System, Country Accountant, Head of Programmes and Departments

Job Purpose:

Support programme design, preparation of programme proposals and donor reports, setting up and maintaining knowledge management systems within Concern Bangladesh and provide the necessary documentation support to the Senior Management Team (SMT).

Programme Design:

· Visit, review and understand the programmes, identify strengths and weakness and make recommendations for further development

· Work with the Programme Director and Heads of Programmes to design new programmes based on the learning from Concern’s programme and other organisations experience

· Assist in writing proposals and submission to donors

· Support Programme Director and Heads of Programmes in maintaining a donor database

· Support programme managers in preparing quality reports for donors and Concern HQ and internal monitoring

· Assist the Senior Management Team to develop country specific papers and reports for profile building and advocacy

· Support the Communication Coordinator in updating (and creation) of communication materials for local and international Public relations

· Support the Communication Coordinator and programme Management Team and partners in the development of reports, case studies and other relevant documentation

· Provide support to the Communication Coordinator to manage the storing of documentation, both electronic and hard copy documentation

· Ensure compliance with Concern’s Programme Participant Protection Policy.

Any other tasks as assigned by the Programme Director or the Country Director

PERSON SPECIFICATION

ESSENTIAL

Education, Qualifications & Experience Required:

· Master’s Degree in development/humanitarian studies or similar field

· At least 2-3 years practical experience working in development field with NGO preferably in overseas field

· Experience of programme design and proposal writing

· Proven experience of high quality report writing

Special Skills, Aptitude or Personality Requirements:

· Fluent in English, both verbal and written

· Ability to act as part of a multi-cultural and multi-disciplinary team

· Ability to organize and prioritize workload, using initiative when appropriate

· Ability to cope with stress, work under pressure often to strict deadlines

· Flexibility, adaptability, sense of humour, and patience

· Facilitation and interpersonal skills

· Analytical and problem solving skills

· Ability to assess problems and recommend solutions

· Methodical and thorough

· Cross cultural awareness and sensitivity to cultural differences

· Good knowledge and competence of computer applications i.e. Microsoft Office Professional

DESIRABLE Experience of working overseas especially in Asia.

All applications should be submitted through our website at https://jobs.concern.net by the closing date. CV’s should be no more than 4 pages in length.

All candidates who are short-listed for a first round interview will be notified via email after the application deadline

Concern Worldwide is an Irish-based non-governmental, international, humanitarian organisation dedicated to the reduction of suffering and working towards the ultimate elimination of extreme poverty in the world’s poorest countries.

Concern has a Staff Code of Conduct and a Programme Participant Protection Policy which have been developed to ensure the maximum protection of programme participants from exploitation and to clarify the responsibilities of Concern staff, consultants, visitors to the programme and partner organization, and the standards of behaviour expected of them. In this context staff have a responsibility to the organization to strive for, and maintain, the highest standards in the day-to-day conduct in their workplace in accordance with Concern’s core values and mission. Any candidate offered a job with Concern Worldwide will be expected to sign the Programme Participant Protection Policy and the Concern Staff Code of Conduct as an appendix to their contract of employment. By signing the Programme Participant Protection Policy and the Concern Staff Code of Conduct candidates acknowledge that they have understood the contents of both the Concern Staff Code of Conduct and the Programme Participant Protection Policy and agree to conduct themselves in accordance with the provisions of these two documents.

Concern receives a substantial amount of funding from external donors each year. Increasingly donors are introducing requirements whereby future funding is conditional on Concern ensuring that the names of any new employee or volunteer do not appear on terrorism lists generated by the European Union (List of person, groups and entities to which Regulation (EC No. 2580/2001 applies), the US Government (Office of Foreign Assets Control list of specially designated Nationals and Blocked Persons) and the United Nations (Consolidated List). Any offer of employment (either paid or voluntary) with Concern Worldwide will not be made pending a clearance check being conducted on the applicant. For additional information please consult our web site or contact the Human Resource Division in our Head Office.

Concern Worldwide is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.