Vacancy: Program Director
Democracy International, Bangladesh
Democracy International, Inc. (DI) seeks an experienced Program Director to manage multi-year programs to advance tolerance and social harmony, counter violent extremism, and prevent political and election violence in Bangladesh.
Key Responsibilities:
The Program Director’s major responsibilities include:
- Design and manage program activities and grants to advance tolerance and social harmony, counter violent extremism, and prevent political and election violence;
- Provide management and technical expertise for relevant program teams;
- Develop and maintain strong working relationships with political parties, civil society, government officials, and other stakeholders;
- Coordinate political and security situation updates from the DI Dhaka and regional teams and convey that information to DI senior management;
- Provide extensive technical direction and expertise to stakeholders in countering violent extremism, mitigating conflict, and/or peacebuilding;
- Represent DI externally at meetings, workshops, and other events;
- Perform other duties as assigned by the COP.
Required Qualifications:
Candidates should possess the following qualifications:
- Advanced university degree (Master’s or higher) in development, public policy, political science, or related field;
- Minimum of ten years of successful experience in managing programs related to conflict, peace-building, and political violence;
- Minimum of five years in grants management including designing and managing monitoring and evaluation plans;
- Advanced knowledge of all Microsoft Office programs (Word, Access, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and FrontPage);
- Excellent communication and negotiation skills;
- Fluency in oral and written English and Bangla.
Application Instructions:
Interested and qualified persons are requested to submit:
- an application letter addressing relevant skills and qualifications highlighted above
- an updated resume
- a list of three references
Send materials to: infobangladesh@democracyinternational.com
Deadline: November 05, 2017.
Women are encouraged to apply.
Only candidates who have been selected for an interview will be contacted.
No phone calls please.
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