| Job Title |
: |
Assistant Project Manager |
| Duty Station |
: |
Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh |
| Reports To |
: |
Senior Project Manager |
| Duration |
: |
Fixed term till 31/08/2023 with potential extension |
| Start Date |
: |
16 October 2022 |
Context
BBC Media Action is the BBC’s international development charity. BBC Media Action in Bangladesh uses media and communications to improve family health, enable people to hold their leaders to account and to help people improve their economic security and preparedness for disaster. We support humanitarian agencies and actors to improve the way communications is used in disasters and humanitarian crisis all over the country including Rohingya Response in Cox’s Bazar. We are currently focusing on strengthening capacity of humanitarian actors in Rohingya response aiming to improve their community engagement skills through training and mentoring programmes and producing multi-media contents to support and improve community engagement and accountability across the response. Our work is built on insights from our research and engagement with communities and is focused on three key themes: governance and rights, health and resilience
Overall purpose:
The Assistant Project Manager will be responsible to work together with the project team to deliver multiple projects, deliver expected outcomes and meet stakeholder expectations within the brief and constraints of time, cost, scope and quality; and use appropriate approaches and techniques for the projects.
The ideal candidate will be a strong, adaptable manager with the ability to drive work forward while maintaining active collaboration and engagement with project partners. It is anticipated that the post holder will have considerable experience in managing multi-stakeholder projects including knowledge of different donor compliances; be familiar with the humanitarian architecture in Bangladesh; and have quick and accurate writing and numeracy skills.
Main duties & responsibilities:
- Support different teams within BBC Media Action and partners to ensure that all outputs meet the highest quality standards; comply with donor and other relevant policies and procedures.
- Monitor the BBC Media Action’s project activities and outputs across different donors and develop and maintain appropriate monitoring frameworks; proving early warning of any deliverables that are not on track or on time.
- Prepare internal and donor-facing reports and other documents needed to meet the deliverable and reporting commitments of the projects.
- Support day-to-day financial management of project activities to ensure that the projects are meeting financial commitments and compliances.
- Support fund raising activities on behalf of the BBC Media Action by identifying future projects, supporting proposal development including proposal writing.
- Support the BBC Media Action’s operational relationships with NGO, UN, government and other partners.
- Prepare and disseminate regular updates on the BBC Media Action activities and achievements, aimed at the wider humanitarian community operating in the Rohingya response.
- Take proactive responsibility for staying informed about developments and good practice in disaster preparedness and response (particularly in the field of communications) in Cox’s Bazar, in Bangladesh and globally.
- Undertake any other tasks or responsibilities as requested by the line manager.
This post is based full-time in Cox’s Bazar and normal office hours will apply but the nature of the role means that a flexible approach to working time will be necessary.
Skills, knowledge and experience requirements:
Criteria |
Essential / Desirable |
| Proven ability and confidence in partnership and stakeholder management |
E |
| Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to form and maintain effective working relationships at all levels. |
E |
| Strong knowledge and understanding of different donor compliances |
E |
| Experience in managing donor relations and business development |
D |
| Excellent report writing skills for donor reports and other documents |
E |
| Demonstrable ability to plan, monitor and report project outputs and outcomes |
E |
| Excellent organisational and time management skills, with the proven ability to collaborate, prioritise, work independently and maintain attention to detail. |
E |
| Excellent written and spoken English and Bangla language skills. |
E |
| Strong knowledge of the global and national humanitarian system and standards |
D |
| Well-developed IT skills, including Microsoft Office. |
E |
| Strong understanding of rights and gender norms within a humanitarian and displacement context. |
E |
| Commitment to equal opportunities and health & safety. |
E |
The role may involve working with groups of vulnerable children and adults. For the successful candidate, mandatory training will be provided on BBC Media Action’s safeguarding policy and staff code of conduct. A police background check may form part of the recruitment process. BBC Media Action operates a zero-tolerance policy concerning all forms of abuse and exploitation of vulnerable people.
How to Apply:
If you are interested,
- You must complete the latest job application form of BBC Media Action available in the link on www.bdjobs.com.
- Mark your filled in application form with your name and position
- Mention the name of the position properly in the email subject line.
- Email your filled in application form to [email protected].
- Do NOT send any cover letter/CV/certificates/photograph
- If you are applying for more than one position, you must submit application separately in line the job description.
The deadline for submitting applications is 8 October 2022
The BBC is an equal opportunity employer and committed to being inclusive and accessible to disabled people |
