Social Support System Lead-AHA

(Based in the Country Office in Dhaka)

Plan International envisages a world in which all children and young people realize their full potential, a vision now shared by the 193 Heads of State and Government who adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in September 2015.

In Bangladesh, we have set our vision for 2030 as, ‘We will partner to empower girls and young women, to be heard, to live without fear of violence and to achieve their rights’. We have started the new country strategy in July 2020 aiming to achieve this exciting and ambitious vision. This would require the organization to have an effective, efficient and committed workforce willing to challenge the prevailing status quo, engaging men, women, boys, youth people, especially girls and bringing the best out of all to create synergy for movement at all levels – from community to national, and beyond.

Plan International Bangladesh together with Mott MacDonald’s -Consortium Lead, SERAC-Bangladesh, ICDDR,B going to implement an USAID funded project “Adolescent Health Activity-AHA”. The objective of the project to reduce early marriage and early child bearing among very early adolescents (VYA) living in four division namely Dhaka, Rajshahi, Rangpur and Chattagram. 

The role and Scope:

The project will also work to reduce child marriage by creating awareness among VYAs, engaging Volunteer community facilitator, community stakeholders, relevant government departments etc. The five-year project will be implemented from February 2024 to December 2029 in collaboration with Mott MacDonald, SERAC-Bangladesh, and ICDDR,B. The LEAD is responsible for to lead the implementation of this project and provide both technical and managerial support to the project team in the field. The incumbent needs to effectively manage and guide the project in collaboration with Divisional offices, consortium partners, two to three ministries and other stakeholders at National, Divisional and district levels. The LEAD will lead, organize and ensure quality as agreed with donor to ensure synchronized project implementation. S/he will oversee all project management, administration, procurement, financial and human resource management according to Plan International and donor rules and regulations.

S/he will responsible for collecting information, reviewing documents, field visits, preparing drafts, consultation with other project teams etc. for gathering information to use in influencing at higher level within relevant identified stakeholders. Conduct regular field visits to monitor project(s) progress, provide quality feedback, prepare and share field visit reports. Develop financial reports as required for organization in coordination with the Project team, M&E, Finance, HR and admin teams to share with the donor.

What we’re looking for

• Masters’ degree with 10 years’ experience of managing grants project, preferably on rights and protection of children, girls and young people with special focus on child and early marriage.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and implement gender transformative programs especially using gender mainstreaming tools across project cycles. Thorough understanding on gender and social norms, unequal gender power relation and tackling root causes of inequality to ensure girls rights and girls empowerment.
• Experience in managing large project budgets, proven influencing capacity with positive outcome.
• Experience in developing project planning, implementation guidelines; complex decision making and leading a multi-disciplinary team.
• Proven experience of working in partnership with national & local NGOs and government bodies both at national and local level.
• Experience in representation and negotiation with governments and donors
• Strong representation, relationship building, negotiation & influencing skills at high level stakeholders including state & non-state actors
• Ability to devise strategies, take actions and propose solutions to influence decision-making at the local and national level to create positive change for people and their environment specific to child marriage
• Ability to prioritize and manage complex and varied workload, often to tight deadlines in a dynamic, fragile and multi-cultural setting
• Strong diplomatic, interpersonal and trouble shooting skills including risk management and compliance understanding particularly USAID.
• Results driven but also flexible in adapting response to situations as they evolve.

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How to apply:

To find out more details & apply instruction visit: Social Support System Lead-AHA. Last date to apply online is 22 June 2024. Plan International Bangladesh is committed to ending gender inequality, and achieving a gender balanced workforce. Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the very heart of everything that we stand for.

Only short-listed candidates shall be contacted. Any prior communication or persuasion may lead to disqualification of the candidacy.

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Monthly consolidated salary range for this role is 203,712 BDT – 230,000 BDT (may vary based on experience) along with other benefits i.e. Life Insurance, Hospitalization Insurance coverage along with Out Patient Treatment Benefit.
We promote competitive salary, female friendly workplace, outstanding co-workers (who are respectful, professional, unbiased and easy to work with); equal opportunity that mean equal access to promotion, leadership role or incentive programme.

Plan follows an equal opportunity policy and actively encourages diversity welcoming applications from all especially women and people living with disability.

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