Job Profile
PROJECT MANAGER

River Recycle
ABOUT US

About Us

RiverRecycle was established in Helsinki, Finland, in 2019 by Anssi Mikola.
Today, we are active in nine countries and benefit of the support of a team of more than fifteen professionals around the world and of a vast network of partnerships and collaborations. We are installing waste management systems on the shores of the most polluted rivers, collecting and recycling plastic waste and floating debris.

These operations enable local municipalities to effectively manage plastic waste, create safe and fair work for the hosting communities, and help to stimulate the economy by involving companies who will buy the end products of the river cleaning and recycling system, making the whole process self-sufficient. 

With three projects already ongoing and several more in our pipeline, we aim to install 500 river cleaning solutions over the next five years to prevent 60% of river-born plastic waste from entering the oceans.

Our Mission

Our mission is to remove plastic waste from the world’s waterways while enabling the most affected communities to prosper in a circular economy.

Our Organisation

Over 80% of marine plastics originate from land. Rivers are a major pathway transporting waste from both inland and coastal areas into the seas. While this is a global problem, the communities where waste-collection systems are inefficient or non-existent are the most likely to contribute to plastic pollution. Asia, with its fast-growing population is home to 15 of the 20 most contaminated rivers in the world, while 86% of river-borne plastic waste flows into the oceans from this continent. We are currently active in India, Indonesia, Bangladesh, the Philippines and Vietnam. In the next five years, targeting the most polluting rivers, we aim to install 500 RiverRecycle’s cleaning and recycling points. By implementing our solution, working in a circular economy, the quantity of plastic entering the ocean from rivers will be reduced by more than half with relief and social improvement for hosting communities.

About the Project

To transform the lives of informal waste workers by creating a new market for a stream of plastic waste that currently has no commercial value (SDG 11.6 & 12.5) and to generate decent job and employment from the promotion of thin plastic/waste value chain, Practical Action Bangladesh Country officer in consortium with RiverRecycle and other partners have been implementing a five years long development project. At the end of the project, we expect to have developed a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) business model that attracts investment to further expand and replicate at national level. This model for a responsible and profitable market in single-use plastic recycling will provide dignified jobs and improve the environment through reduced plastic waste pollution. With this project there will be oversight and regulation through embedding the system within municipal structures, linking with existing waste management processes and with other waste actors. The teaming of commercial and development outcomes will bring new insights and achieve business and social outcomes which can be a model for rolling out the system across the country and beyond.

About the Role

Our team is engaged in river cleaning & chemical recycling deployments in Faridpur.  We are looking for a multi skilled manager to improve our deployment processes, coordinate the progress of the team (including operations, and research/monitoring), coordinate with project partners, and complete these projects on time.

Key Responsibilities

• Leading a fixed set of deployment projects
• Coordinating a cross-functional team locally
• Managing external partners
• Improving project management structures locally
• Project management groundwork: planning development, document control, site management etc.

Experience, Knowledge & Skills

• At least Bachelor’s degree with added training in project management
• Academic level thinking and communication skills
• At least 3 years of relevant work experience in project management, preferably in a relevant field for the position (for example, in engineering, construction, oil industry, environmental affairs, will be clear benefit
• Proven track record in creating/managing, planning and budget control
• Relevant experience in working with external partners and managing contracts
• Fluent in English, knowledge of an Asian language is a clear plus
• Experience working on different projects at the same time and used to picking up projects ‘as is’ rather than only from scratch

Additional Qualification

• You get energy from seeing tasks and projects through to completion
• You like improving processes and are detail-oriented, and structured
• You are an example for others, who likes to work with a team and coach them to do their best work
• You realize that a certain amount of groundwork (document control, chasing people for planning updates, administrative task, etc.) is part of the job and project success
• You have excellent communication skills, both orally and written
• You are able to perform well in a fast-paced and highly challenging environment
• Solid understanding of ERP systems and Office365 Environment

In addition, the compensation and benefit details are mentioned below:

Salary

Monthly consolidated BDT 150,000 and two festival bonuses. Experienced and skill candidates would be offered with appropriate packages.

Application Deadline: 9th October, 2022