Job Description
 

Name of Position: M&E, Research and Knowledge Management Officer    

Reporting to: M&E, Research and Knowledge Management Expert 

Functional Relationship: Project Director, Deputy Project Director, and other technical and field staff of the Project.

Staff Category: Project-Based (up to February 2028)

Place of posting: Dhaka

Organization Profile:

The Hunger Project (THP) is a global non-profit organization whose mission is to end hunger and poverty by pioneering sustainable, grassroots, women-centered strategies and advocating for their widespread adoption in countries throughout the world. We operate in 22 countries and have mobilized hundreds of thousands of volunteer leaders worldwide. Our programs throughout Africa, South Asia and Latin America are based on an innovative, holistic approach, which empowers women and men living in rural villages to become the agents of their own development and make sustainable progress in overcoming hunger and poverty.

The Hunger Project Bangladesh:

The Hunger Project-Bangladesh (THP-BD) is a highly-regarded, the largest volunteer-based development organization in the country, with over 250,000 volunteers, implementing strategies of gender-focused community-led development across the country since 1991 to create hunger and poverty free self-reliant Bangladesh. The Hunger Project empowers millions of women and men, youth leaders, local elected representatives, CSO to end their own hunger.

Its core program is the SDG Union Strategy which works in partnership with local governments to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030. A highly committed staff supports community-led action from ten regional offices nationwide. (Please visit: www.thpbd.org).

Project Summary:

THP-BD is implementing a five-year long project through a consortium entitled “Multi-Stakeholder Initiative for Peace and Stability” (MIPS) focusing on preventing and mitigating ethnic, religious, and political violence funded by FCDO. MIPS builds on the success of the current PAVE programme described here: ttps://en.thpbd.org/preventing-violence/This is being implemented  by creating multi-party platform consisting of political, civil society and religious leaders to promote peace and harmony in 80 Upazilas under 31 districts of Bangladesh. It engages various stakeholders, including the women and youth to enhance their knowledge skills to prevent and mitigate conflicts in their communities.  The Project is started in 1st March 2023

Position Summary:

The M&E, Research and KM Officer will assist the M&E, Research and KM Expert in developing and implementing M&E tools and overall plans for the project, and to contribute to ensuring quality research and learning in support of a monthly and annual adaptive management process. The personnel will work with the guidance of the M&E, Research and KM Expert and will contribute to the tasks related to data analysis. S/he will collect data through need assessment, surveys, FGD, case studies and evaluation of the project to ensure its quality. S/he will also engage with the M&E, Research and KM Expert for writing various reports and documenting progress. S/he will also be required to collect necessary information about the stakeholders’ recommendations for the Project and the contextual changes on the ground to support the Project Director in making the Project to be adaptive with appropriate interventions and implementation strategies.

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Contribute to preparing M&E, Research and Knowledge Management plan, and work together with the M&E, Research and Knowledge Management Expert to contribute effectively to achieving Project goal.  
  • Assisting M&E, Research and Knowledge Management Expert in designing and conducting various surveys, research and assessments. 
  • Maintain a database of group members, profiles and MIS.
  • Collect data from the field about the progress, deviations, and results of the Project interventions.
  • Document case stories, lessons learned, and best practices and support the Knowledge Management Process of the Project.  
  • Work with the M&E, Research and Knowledge Management Expert to conduct training and other capacity-building events as necessary for the Programme staff and other stakeholders on M&E, Research and KM.
  • Assist M&E, Research, and Knowledge Management Expert to prepare instant reports applying appropriate methods just after the occurrence of any political, communal, and ethnic violence.  
  • Collect necessary information about the stakeholders’ recommendations for the Project and the contextual changes on the ground to support the Project Director in making the Project to be adaptive with appropriate interventions and implementation strategies.
  • Manage super functional working relationships with the stakeholders and improve the effectiveness for achieving goal and outcomes.   
  • Contribute to prepare presentation, Project brief and other necessary materials including various communication materials incorporating violence-related fact and figures.
  • Any other tasks as assigned by the line manager for achieving goal.

Requirement for the position:

Educational Qualification:

Master's degree in Statistics or any other discipline related to Social Science.
Excellent command of English and Bangla (both verbal and written) is necessary. 

Other Qualifications and Experiences:

  • Minimum 5 years’ work experience in the development sector of Bangladesh through National/ international NGOs with a particular focus on M&E and Research on governance issues.
  • Solid working experience in Knowledge Management (KM). 
  • Sound knowledge in political, communal, and ethnic violence in Bangladesh.
  • Solid working experience with the Multi-stakeholder Platforms for governance and reforms.
  • A socially active person having good networking skills.
  • Challenge taker and meet the deadlines.
  • Expert level competency with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.

Work condition:

Office based Job- 50% and Field job/travel- 50%

Compensation:

Only gross salary commensurate with experience and Bangladesh market standard. No other financial/non-financial benefits.

How to Apply:

Interested candidates are requested to send application through the prescribed job application FORM ((To download the form please copy the url: https://thpbd.org/english-2/career-opportunity) to infobd@thp.org by 25 August, 2024.

Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. Please mention your expected salary.

Only properly complete applications will be considered for short-listing. Short-listed applications will subsequently be called for written and interviews.

Any personal persuasion/phone call will result in disqualification of candidature.

The Hunger Project strongly follows ZERO TOLERANCE policy towards Sexual Harassment, Exploitation and Abuse (SHEA), Child Protection Policy and other relevant safeguarding policies and expects all employees to abide by the Safeguarding Policies and Code of Conduct of The Hunger Project.

The Hunger Project aims to attract and select a diverse workforce, ensuring equal opportunity for everyone, irrespective of race, gender, sexual orientation, class, ethnicity, disability, location and religion.