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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