Institute of Development Education for Advancement of Landless (IDEAL)
Institute of Development Education for Advancement of Landless (IDEAL)
Institute of Development Education for Advancement of Landless (IDEAL)
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Summary
- Vacancy: —
- Age: at most 45 years
- Location: Satkhira
- Minimum Salary: Negotiable
- Experience: At least 7 years
- Published: 26 Dec 2024
Requirements
Education
- Masters’s degree in Development Studies, Social Science or a related field
Experience
- At least 7 years
- The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s):
NGO
Additional Requirements
- Age at most 45 years
- Experience: Minimum of 07 years of working experience like Project/Program Manager, Project Coordinator etc.
- Rights base experience will be given priority.
- Age: Maximum 45 Years (Age limit will flexible in experienced candidate).
- Skills and Competency Required
- English: Fluent in spoken and written Bangla and English.
- Computer skills: Very good skills in MS Office applications-word/excel/power point presentation, database and familiar with Internet zoom, skype. Typing speed must be consider as better option.
- Excellent project management and organizational development skills.
- Having Motorcycle with valid license and Computer/Laptop & Smart Phone is must.
- Strong understanding of disability rights, inclusion, and accessibility frameworks.
- Women and Persons with disabilities will get special consideration based on their qualification and experience.
Responsibilities & Context
Job Overview:
The Project Coordinator will need to ensure that all aspects of the project are running smoothly and will need to follow up on the day-to-day business of the project, while also ensuring project activities are on track. The Project coordinator is responsible for developing a comprehensive project plan that outlines the project’s objectives, scope, timeline, budget, resources, and deliverables, this involves conducting initial feasibility assessments, defining project goals, and creating a roadmap for project execution.
The Project coordinator will need to ensure that project deliverables meet quality standards and satisfy stakeholder requirements, establish quality assurance processes, monitor project progress and performance, conduct quality reviews, and take corrective actions as needed to maintain quality throughout the project
Organization brief: IDEAL (Institute of Development Education for Advancement of Landless) is a local NGO established in 1987 in the Parulia village of Debhata Upazila under Satkhira District of Bangladesh. In 1987, few young educated people formed IDEAL with a view to promote social activities. From the beginning, IDEAL started to organize local poor people into different homogenous groups with the objective to secure their rights and to help them assume responsibilities which would lead to their empowerment and promote self-employment. IDEAL started water and sanitation programs considering safe water crisis in the locality and lack of sanitation practices. Then it started social forestry program as part of its environmental conservation and poverty eradication program. Savings and micro-credit programs also started for employment generation and economic empowerment. Adult literacy and non-formal primary education programs started as part of basic education for the adult people and dropout children from the poor families especially girls. IDEAL took registration from department social welfare in 1991, NGO- AB in 1996 Department of Youth development in 2003 and Microcredit regulatory authority in 2008. IDEAL have a constitution and the organization is directed by the constitution.
In 2003 IDEAL started reducing vulnerability to climate change programs as southwestern part of the country is frequently affected by climate change effects. As Bangladesh is the most vulnerable country of climate change effects and southwestern part of the country is the main area of natural calamities so, IDEAL is continuing its “Reduce in lendability to climate change program” with great importance
In 2009, the Child Empowerment Project was launched under the Disability Development Program with the funding of Lilien Fonds (LF) Netherlands
In 2014, the Bio-Gas and Biofertilizer and Improve Cook Stove Project was launched under the Renewable Energy Program with the support of EDCOL.
Project brief: Community-Based Inclusive Development is an aim or goal or an end result to be achieved of making communities and society at large inclusive of all marginalized groups and their concerns, including persons with disabilities. The rationale is that no one should be excluded from development for any reason, be it gender, disability, ethnicity, refugee status, sexuality or any other issue. CBR is the tool or strategy to achieve the goal of Community-Based Inclusive Development (CBID) for persons with disability, just as other interest groups in the community (gender etc.), use their own strategies to make development inclusive of their constituents. CBID is disability focused approached and believes in the leadership of persons with disabilities who have tacit knowledge of barriers and discrimination they face in the community.
Inclusive development means that partnerships and alliances are necessary between different stakeholders, especially between DPOs, families of persons with disabilities and governments. The development of the CBR Guidelines is an example of effective partnerships between multiple stakeholders’ I-e UN agencies, DPOs, governments, donor agencies and civil society including national and international non-governmental organizations.
Responsibilities and Duties (this is summary of the role and not limited to perform):
Responsible for the development of the project annual work plan with realistic and achievable long-term goals and short-term objectives and oversees weekly and monthly work plans in line with the implementation plan.
Follow up and report on objectives that are achieved and on deviations from the work plan and budget.
Provide a key co-ordination and implementation role, ensuring project management standards are followed and deadlines met.
Monitor budget/expenditure based on the implementation plans; and analyzes Budget-versus-Actual reports to assess any discrepancies and ensure timely expenditure. Produce timely reports for internal use on the status of on-going programming; and contributes to donor reporting.
Ensure that all activities are implemented with a focus on gender equality and disability inclusion.
Liaise regularly with communities/municipalities and ensures community participation especially children with disabilities and caregivers in all steps of project cycle.
Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL):
Effectively support teams in aspects, which include assessments, baseline, and evaluation studies, putting in place a functional Activity Tracking Table.
Ensure that the projects’ quality benchmarks are followed up and implemented in project interventions.
Collecting and managing complaints and feedback in close coordination with MEAL team
Ensure regular monitoring of projects results, documentation of projects case studies, lessons learnt, significant changes and best practices and coordinating learning and reflection meetings/sessions.
Ensure an effective programs/ projects monitoring, and evaluation systems is in place.
Supervise team on their day-to-day activities.
Assess training needs within the project team and develop an overall capacity building plan
Reporting: Review periodic project reports to ensure project activities and expenditures are on track and in line with reporting guideline and milestone.
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Safeguarding:
Ensure safe programming in the planning, implementation, monitoring, identification of children and youth with disabilities throughout the project period.
Adhere to the Do no Harm principles across the entire steps of the project within the Program Management Cycle.
Coordination and Linkage: Ensure strong coordination with Centre for Disability in Development (CDD) , Go and NGO, Local Government Institution, Jatiyo Protibondhi Unnayan Foundation (JPUF) , Community Clinics . It also includes coordination with different internal departments of the organization. Initiative for formal partnership with service providers by signing MoU
Conduct advocacy meeting at community level service provider
Key outcomes expected from this role:
- Projects are implemented as per project proposal and budget with quality and in a timely manner.
- Strong demonstration of disability inclusion and rights-based approach in program implementation.
- Commitment to promote the rights of children and youth with disabilities
- Strong experience in project management; maintain and uphold effective and professional relationships with partners, donors, and other stakeholders.
- Make informed decision and regularly update relevant colleagues on important issues.
- Promote and follow learning, adaptive and team approaches with the partners, within the organization and at individual levels.
- Knowledge of disability and related issues and global developments & cross cutting issues
- Experience in planning, implementation, monitoring and financial management in the development sector.
- Excellent experience of rapport building, networking, liaison and relationship building for advocacy.
Position Title: Project Coordinator
Program: The meaningful Participation and Inclusion of Children and Youth with Disabilities in all domain of CBR.
Location: Assasuni, Satkhira
Reporting To: Director.
Skills & Expertise
NGO/ Other Services
Compensation & Other Benefits
- Job Location: The position is based in Assasuni sub district of Satkhira District and with regular travel to upazila and union level for implementation of project activities smoothly.
- Salary: Negotiable or as per Program Budget.
- Compensation & Other Benefits: As per organization policy and project allocation.
Workplace
Work at office
Employment Status
Full Time
Job Location
Satkhira