FRIENDS IN VILLAGE DEVELOPMENT BANGLADESH (FIVDB)
ROLE PROFILE

District Coordinator (2)
Organization: FIVDB
  
TEAM/PROGRAMME: USAID HICRA
 LOCATION: Rangamati & Khagrachari
GRADE: IV
 POST TYPE: As of September 30, 2026, Regular

INTRODUCTION:

Cox’s Bazar, Bandarban, Rangamati and Khagrachari districts are among the lowest ranked in Bangladesh for education, skills training, food security, poverty and agricultural productivity. The situation has worsened since 2017, with the Rohingya refugee influx, which has put enormous pressure on the local economies, resulting in loss of livelihoods, depressed local wages, and distorted local markets. Moreover, these districts are prone to chronic and rapid onset disasters.

In response, the USAID Host and Impacted Communities Resilience Activity (HICRA) led by Friends In Village Development Bangladesh (FIVDB) is taking an integrated approach to improve the overall well-being and resilience of people residing in the communities hosting or impacted by the Rohingya refugee crisis.  This includes implementing livelihoods; water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH); natural resource management (NRM); and disaster risk reduction (DRR) interventions with an estimated 114,000 households across the four prioritized districts.

ROLE:

The District Coordinator will coordinate and collaborate with multiple internal and external stakeholders and provide the supervision and leadership necessary for high-quality and timely implementation of USAID HICRA activities within the district. Under the supervision of the DCOP, the District Coordinator will coordinate with Cox’s Bazar based technical leads and district-based staff to ensure all activities in the detailed implementation plan (DIP) are carried out in a timely manner and that milestones are met. The candidate will work with technical counterparts to develop, track and report against, District and upazila -specific detailed action plans (DAPs).  S/he will be responsible for managing all district based staff on a day-to-day basis and ensuring integration within the programmatic areas. The District Coordinator will serve as the district representative and coordinate with other USAID Activities, donor projects and the GoB to ensure collaboration and coordination.

The District Coordinator will create an enabling environment for collaboration, learning and adaptation, contribute to staff capacity building and support localization. This position will also provide the inclusive and well-orchestrated leadership necessary to meet the complex needs of USAID HICRA’s district-based efforts,  in cost efficient ways.  This includes collaborating with various stakeholders including the Government of Bangladesh, traditional institutions, other USAID activities, communities and HICRA consortium partners. S/he will apply strategic and analytical skills to accomplish goals and meet objectives, and demonstrate initiative and willingness to work together in partnership with the consortium and all key stakeholders. The District Coordinator will ensure activities are completed as per plan, meet USAID requirements, and maintain good relations with all.

SCOPE OF ROLE:

Reports to:  DCOP

Dimensions:  Rangamati or Khagrachari District with at  least 40% field visits

Staff directly or indirectly reporting to this post: Coordinator, Livelihoods & Market Development;  Coordinator WASH; Coordinator NRM;  Specialist, GYSI and Protection;  Manager, Finance and Administration;  Officer, Procurement and Logistics. 

Key contacts: Other Technical Leaders, MEL staff,  Implementing Partners.

Main Areas of Responsibilities.

  • Represent USAID HICRA at the district level
  • Collaborate with GOB, Hill District Council, DC’s Office, Circle Chief, and other key stakeholders to optimise results
  • Collaborate with other USAID and other development projects to leverage resources, create synergies to support program achievements, avoid duplication and learn from each other
  • Actively seek opportunities to share goals and objectives, garner support, share progress, learn from others and receive feedback from key stakeholders
  • Lead the development and continual updating of the District’s detailed action plan (DAP) for the based on the Detailed Implementation Plan (DIP)
  • Monitor, track and manage district, upazila and union-wise DIPs and DAPs to ensure timely completion of milestones, outputs and outcomes
  • Provide leadership and supervision to the multi-sectorial HICRA team working within the assigned District and activity seek to increase integration, collaboration and sharing and learning
  • Lead the planning of HR, operational support, budgeting, etc. and coordination with all implementing and technical partners within the consortium to implement the DAP
  • Ensure that the finance, admin, logistics, etc. staff have required support, guidance, tools and skills necessary to implement activities following policies and procedures required for compliance
  • Facilitate monthly program progress review meetings with the Technical Coordinators for each Result Area, e.g., ultra poor graduation, livelihood and market development, WASH, disaster risk reduction (DRR), and natural resource management (NRM); and, provide leadership to address identified needs/concerns
  • Coordinate with the upazila and technical coordinators to conduct a workload analysis for logical assignation of frontline staff  assignation (catchment) areas for maximum efficiency
  • Supervise district staff and build their capacity to effectively plan, track, monitor progress, solve problems and report results
  • Participate in Upazila and Area coordination and other team meetings to facilitate learning and sharing, problem solving, coordination and collaboration
  • Conduct regular field visits to monitor activities, support staff, address operational issues, and ensure quality standards
  • Supervise timesheets, travel, leave, and performance appraisals according to institutional policies
  • Provide regular updates to the DCOP, including challenges and proposed solutions
  • Share minutes from coordination meetings with action items and progress updates with the DCOP
  • Report on key findings from field visits and address issues related to non-compliance as per institutional policy
  • Manage District Budget to maximise efficiency and impact
  • Troubleshoot and adaptively training approaches while ensuring the project meets milestones on time
  • Elevate concerns, challenges and issues

Required Qualifications

  • Minimum of 8 years working with in development activities (USAID preferred)
  • Demonstrated experience managing integrated field activities
  • Bachelor’s Degree (with Masters preferred)
  • Strong computer skills in Microsoft Office
  • Previous experience working in the CHT
  • Previous work experience with a donor project in the assigned district, USAID highly desired
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
  • Fluency in Bangla required
  • Fluency in English required
  • Fluency in CHT indigenous language - value added

Skills:

  • Strong analytical, strategic, operational, coordination, relationship and communication skills.
  • Skills in programme implementation planning, tracking and reporting.
  • Excellent skills in coordinating, representation, partnership management and staff management.
  • Good report writing, and computer proficiency in MS Office.
  • Passionate about taking on challenges, applying innovative approaches and learning
  • Highly versatile, ability to work well under pressure and to manage a variety of issues at the same time
  • Excellent interpersonal and cross-cultural skills.

Competencies:

  • Leading and inspiring others,
  • Delivering results,
  • Developing self and others,
  • Problem solving and decision making,
  • Innovating and adapting
  • Inclusive
  • Empowering

SKILLS AND BEHAVIOURS (our Values in Practice) Respect: We strive to acknowledge the contributions of stakeholders and staff and foster an environment that values dignity.Diversity: We value, respect, and appreciate the unique talents of every individual and work to remove bias for our decisions and actions in our efforts.Quality: We value the experience and skills of individuals and support and encourage excellence.Participation: We empower constituents through active participation, and amplify diverse voices, fostering inclusive decision-making and community-driven development.

Integrity: Committed to improving lives with integrity, we uphold honesty, fairness, and truthfulness in all our actions and decisions.

Do no Harm: We ethically enhance communities' lives across all programmes, ensuring equitable, empowering, and non-exploitative interventions that respect and uplift the vulnerable without reinforcing societal inequalities.
Additional job responsibilities
The duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the role holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills and experience.
Child Safeguarding:
We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.
Gender
The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with FIVDB gender policy.

Application Deadline : December 21, 2024