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Manager for Textile Technology Business Center (TTBC)
June 2022

The ready-made garment (RMG) sector valued at USD 32 billion is the core of the Bangladesh economy. 81% of the country’s exports are attributed to the sector and it is a significant source of employment for 4.4 million people, of whom 65 - 85% are women. However, the sector has a significant environmental footprint and factories are operating on unsustainable practices. The challenge to spur future growth lies in several areas, including water supply, polluting discharges, power generation and access to finance. There is additional stress on water supply due to climate variability and change and the increasing frequency of extreme events such as floods, storms and droughts). This data calls for immediate action.

To address these issues, IFC, with support from the Danish and Netherlands Government, leading apparel brands, have launched the PaCT II: Partnership for Cleaner Textile. The overall program goal of PaCT II is to deepen Cleaner Production (CP) interventions and enhance competitiveness of the sector across the entire value chain of the textile sector of Bangladesh including textile mills, wet dyeing and finishing units and garment factories. This will be done through adoption of resource efficient technologies and practices by participating factories which will lead to cost savings and operational efficiencies through reduced water, energy, chemical use and GHG emissions.

About Textile Technology Business Center (TTBC)

TTBC, a knowledge hub established by IFC-PaCT program, in partnership with BGMEA supports textile factories in adopting best practices and technologies that improve business and environmental sustainability. The Center is located at the BGMEA office and it’s service offerings include:

  • Access to specialized information on resource efficiency technologies, technology suppliers, specialized publications, and operational tools
  • Dedicated platform for exchange of knowledge and experiences through Knowledge Series and User Groups
  • Supporting factories by facilitating investments in resource efficiency technologies
  • Business-to-business (B2B) linkages with a strong network of local and international technology suppliers

A Manager to facilitate the running of the TTBC, support in implementing the core activities of the center and strengthen it as a go-to platform for textile technology related information and services is warranted. The ultimate goal is to have the TTBC fully functional and operational knowledge and B2B platform for the textile sector.

Assignment Objective
The objective of this position is to facilitate the running of the TTBC, support in implementing the core activities of the center and strengthen it as a go-to platform for textile technology related information and services. The ultimate goal is to have the TTBC fully functional and operational as an independent knowledge hub and B2B platform for the textile sector.

Responsibilities shall include but not be limited to:

  • Manage TTBC and carry out day to day administrative work.
  • Devise a business development strategy for TTBC with action plans and execute it.
  • Develop and execute fund raising strategy – liaise with donors, third parties to solicit funding opportunities and develop funding proposals.
  • Identify a portfolio of services for revenue generation.
  • Develop and enhance the membership base of the TTBC.
  • Prepare and manage TTBC budget and report on financial performance to BGMEA.
  • Develop and Implement the branding and communication strategy for TTBC.
  • Establish B2B linkages with technology vendors, factories, service providers and financial institutions.
  • Identify innovations related to technology, management and financing that TTBC can promote.
  • Assess possible cooperation with partners to work on the innovative approaches/ technologies.
  • Following up new business opportunities and nurture those opportunities into concrete actions.
  • Network with knowledge institutes, universities, service providers, suppliers, fairs and other related stakeholders and establishment of partnerships.
  • Systematically consolidate and analyze lessons learned from TTBC operations.
  • Organize workshops for local clients (factory middle management and independent engineers and service providers) on topics like engineering of water treatment, process engineering; dyeing, washing and printing technologies, process optimization; water, chemical and energy management.
  • Organize factory awareness building seminars with and for BGMEA, BEPZA, buyers, banks, and other clients.
  • Other duties tasks/activities as may be necessary to effectively manage TTBC, as assigned by the TTBC Coordinator.
  • Work closely with the BGMEA Innovation Centre to identify synergies and devise joint action plan as appropriate and in consultation with BGMEA.

Minimum Qualifications:

  • 10-15 years of relevant professional experience, particularly in business development.
  • Prior experience of working in a development organization will be an added advantage.
  • Working experience in garment and textile sector is desirable.
  • A strong contact network in the textile sector is required, particularly with input suppliers of textiles, service. providers and knowledge networks, trade associations, and preferable also with individual factories.
  • Ability to work with limited supervision and to think strategically and independently.
  • Prior experience in managing diverse teams.

All the CVs and Applications need to submit on or before 5:00 pm on 14 July 2022 to Sarder Niamul Islam at Sislam1@ifc.org

The applicant should mention the name of the position in their applications otherwise it will be disqualified.