Vacancy Announcement

Manager - Planning, Monitoring & Evaluation (PM&E) IMAGE Plus, Bangladesh
TdH NL Job Level-C, Project Officer

Job Description

Terre des Hommes Netherlands prevents child exploitation, rescues children from exploitative situations and ensures that these children can continue their development in a safe environment. Terre des Hommes Netherlands in Asia focuses within the Child Exploitation Theme on Sexual Exploitation of Children, the Worst Forms of Child Labour, Child Trafficking and Migration, Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights and on Child Protection in Humanitarian Crisis. As part of its multi-year strategic plan (2016-2020) Terre des Hommes Netherlands plans to increase its support to comprehensive Programs addressing Child Exploitation in Asia.

In Asia, Terre des Hommes Netherlands works in Cambodia, Laos, Indonesia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Thailand, Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka and Nepal. We support children who are victims of exploitation with education, psychosocial support, legal assistance, care, job opportunities and medical care. We launch public and media campaigns to create awareness on the problem and carry out local research into the extent and nature of abuse and exploitation.

Terre des Hommes Netherlands is registered as an INGO with the Government of Bangladesh. Bangladesh Country Office of Terre des Hommes announces its vacancy for the position of Manager (Planning, Monitoring & Evaluation) - IMAGE Plus, a project of Terre des Hommes Netherlands, funded by the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, is focused on the rights and empowerment of Early Married Girls in the context of SRHR & Gender in Bangladesh. The project is being implemented in partnership with three development organizations and one media and communication organization. IMAGE Plus targets to empower 9000 early married girls in the northern Bangladesh by providing access to knowledge and skills on SRHR, Maternal Child Health, Gender based violence, education and livelihood. The targets and actors are early married girls, adolescents, husbands of the early married girls, in laws, civil society organizations, media and Government.

Objectives:

The main objective of this position is for the monitoring and evaluation of the project IMAGE Plus complying with the project goal, objective, policies and guidelines of the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Government of Bangladesh and Terre des Hommes Netherlands.

General characteristics:

This position is responsible for overall monitoring of IMAGE Plus project. This includes oversight and responsibility for developing monitoring system, tools and guidelines. S/he is responsible for assisting projects for activity/output/outcome monitoring, share and discuss learnings with programs to ensure effective and continuous improvement, support in organizational learning process

Location: This is a position for Bangladeshi nationals based in Dhaka and will require frequent field visits to the project areas in the northern districts of Bangladesh.

Position in the organization: The Manager, PM&E will report to the Project Director, IMAGE Plus.

Job responsibilities:
Result Areas:

Result 1: Coordinate organizational policy
Organizational policy is coordinated in such a way that objective has been achieved.

  • Regular monitor the project activities at field and the national level based on the IMAGE Plus project based on the log frame.
  • Ensure indirect supervision of respective field level staffs.
  • Supervise regular periodic verification of activities with checklists of various projects and prepare progress reports.
  • Monitor outputs and outcomes of various projects: Planning, design, implementation, analysis, reporting of studies
  • Guide in updating database and in data analysis
  • Ensure continuous analysis of monitoring information in coordination with other units; and identify potential problem and inputs to improve the overall programming and operations.

Result 2: Maintaining contacts
Relevant internal and external contacts have been maintained.

  • Represent the organisation in different workshop and seminars.
  • Regular coordination with implementing partners and PMU
  • Analyse the project learnings for further research and incorporation into the regular project cycle.
  • Give inputs in developing project documents, such as, communications and training materials, reports and presentations etc.

Result 3: Improve workflows
Work processes have been improved in such a way that the quality of service remains secure and employees are sustainably able to achieve the goals.

  • Design and provide necessary technical support in designing monitoring tools, data analysis and report writing.
  • Develop project monitoring work plan and provide support in implementation.
  • Compile all partners’ monthly and quarterly reports.
  • Guide and coordinate monitoring report preparation for the internal and external audience.
  • Ensure collection of reports from the field, compile them and prepare reports for the Netherlands Embassy, Government of Bangladesh and Terre des Hommes Netherlands.
  • Maintain regular coordination with assigned programs and monitoring staff.
  • For capacity development of monitoring staff conduct the need assessment, planning, training, follow up.
  • Contribute in updating logical frameworks.
  • Jointly conduct reflection and learning sessions regularly with the various Programs.

Required Background (Education, Knowledge and Experience):

Education: Master’s degree in social science/development studies/public health or related discipline.

Knowledge & Experience:

  • Minimum five years of experiences working with NGOs in monitoring and evaluation of projects in development field.
  • Hands on experience of project cycle management
  • Excellent leadership and negotiation quality, experience of coordinating multi-partners projects.
  • Excellent presentation & report writing skills.

Preference will be given to the experience in following areas:

  • Child Marriage, Child rights and Women Rights
  • SRHR including Maternal and Child Health (MCH) and Reproductive Health
  • Gender and Development; and Gender Based Violence
  • Education and livelihood development for the women and the adolescents
  • Conducting Training need assessment, developing modules on the related issues and providing training to the field staff

Language Skills: Excellent proficiency both in speaking and writing English is most desirable.

Competence Profile:

A. Showing initiative: Showing the initiative to take action and get the job done before asked from the personnel.

Level 2: Handles extra duties on own initiative outside own job description, identifies problem areas in task execution and makes improvement proposals.

B. Planning & Organizing: The effective alignment of activities, time and resources to achieve objectives.

Level 1: Plans and organizes own work in a logical way.

C. Performance 0rientation: Focused on setting goals and active achievement of results.

Level 1: Works in a goal-oriented manner and within a framework aimed at achieving results.

D. Cooperation: Can contribute to a collective result, even when there is no personal benefit at stake.

Level 2: Works together at own initiative to make a contribution to the achievement of shared objectives.

Salary & Benefits

Salary Range: TdH Netherlands salary scale and negotiable based on experience

Other Benefits: As per TdH Netherlands Salary and Benefits Policy

Applications are invited from competent and confident incumbents who are interested to take challenges of above job responsibilities. Only short-listed candidates will be invited for interview. The position is open for either gender and candidates meeting the above requirement should apply online. Please send your motivation letter and curriculum vitae clearly demonstrating how you meet the qualifications for this position and send to bangladesh@tdh.nl stating current and expected salary.

Application Deadline: March 31st, 2018 by 5:00 PM Bangladesh time.