Number of Post: 01

Location of Posting: Chattogram

Contract Duration: Initially till 31st December 2025 with the potentiality of extension.

Job Summary

PROTTYASHI, a social development organization has been working for the development of disadvantaged population of the country since its establishment with an aim to ensure everyone to live with dignity and prosperity. PROTTYASHI reaches the community with basic needs and supports to save lives and facilitate all the people of the community to live with equal value and priority. PROTTYASHI works for the disadvantaged portion of the population in community addressing their pressing needs following the strategies contextually viable and environmentally sustainable.

Remittance is one of the key driving forces of Bangladesh economy largely contributing to the socioeconomic development of Bangladesh since the independence of the country. Bangladesh received an amount of 23.91 billion USD as remittance in Fiscal Year 2023-2024 (Bangladesh Economic Review 2024). According to the World Bank, without remittances, 48 percent of Bangladeshi households with at least one migrant would be poor, increasing Bangladesh's poverty rate by 5 percent. However, the utilisation of remittances remains a challenge. Two-thirds of the remittance-receiving households do not have any savings and more than half do not have investments due to lack of access to information about the proper utilisation of remittances. This makes them more vulnerable to economic shocks that can potentially push them back into poverty. On the other hand, financial institutions are mostly unaware of this potential clientele and there is a general lack of coordination among various service providers and duty-bearers.

To strengthen remittance management in Bangladesh improving digital financial literacy of the returnee migrants and the family members of the migrants in Bangladesh, PROTTYASHI is going to implement “Fostering Digital Financial Inclusion and Entrepreneurship Development for Migrants and Their Families” project in Chattogram and Feni District in partnership with UNCDF. PROTTYASHI invites applications for the vacant position titled- Project Manager for the Project and encourages the persons enthusiastic to contribute to the strengthened remittance management in Bangladesh. 

Reporting

Project Manager will report to Program Manager of PROTTYASHI. S/He has to maintain functional relationship with his/her peers, project teams and organization’s other priority teams. S/He must be able to communicate with other teams and units both program and operational of the organization.

Key Responsibilities

Project Management

• Responsible to oversee all project activities to be implemented in Chattogram and Feni Districts and be the main contact point for the project, government and other stakeholders.
• Ensuring programme management and financial management functioning collaboratively and in compliance with accepted standards.
• Ensure timely implementation of the project activities as defined by the workplan.
• Responsible for overseeing the development and execution of project deliverables, lead project planning, mentoring, budgeting, action plans and monitoring processes etc.
• Assist the project team and other stakeholders define, communicate and drive the strategic vision and goal of the programme.
• Supervise all the other project staffs through maintaining regular communication with the project staffs and conducting regular field visit.
• Provide support and monitor the implementation of project activities according to the workplan and scheduled timeline.
• Ensure quality implementation of the digital financial inclusion and entrepreneurship development initiatives maintaining standards and efficiency.
• Organize meeting/workshop with different government stakeholders, financial institutions, private sectors and other relevant stakeholders.
• Facilitate market linkage support to the enterprises developed under the project ensuring communication and coordination with external market actors.
• Provide technical support to the direct beneficiaries in case of arising any complication in the field.

Coordination

• Maintain liaison with the technical partner and head office of the PROTTYASHI for successful implementation of the project activities.
• Maintain coordination with government safety net programme and service departments, private institutions and NGOs to ensure the people have access to the services and facilities for improving their remittance utilization.
• Planning, initiating and reviewing external communication to promote project activities on various platforms.

Reporting and Documentation

• Prepare periodic progress report with the cooperation of other project staffs and submit to PROTTYASHI Senior Management.
• Assist Accounts and Admin Officer to prepare monthly financial report with necessary supports and guidance.
• Document all events, program learning, process, and impacts of project and share with PROTTYASHI senior management.
• Nurturing relationship with the press to mobilize it as and designing content for proactive media campaign as well as for publishing in local and national media.

Required Educational Qualification and Experience

• Master's degree in any discipline from any reputed university preferably in sociology, anthropology and social sciences.
• At least 05 years of professional experience in national or international organizations in implementing similar projects.
• Should have 3 years of experience on managing, coordinating and implementing projects or programs on safe migration, remittance management and entrepreneurship development.

Technical Skills

• Skill of photography
• Must have professional writing and speaking capacity in English and Bangla, i.e. monitoring report, field visit report, event report, case study/story, press release, content writing, etc.
• Proficient with MS office suite
• Able to take decision in a timely manner, priorities and multi-task work seamlessly

Salary and benefits: Monthly Gross Salary will be 59,525 BDT with contributory provident fund 2,975BDT, monthly bonus 5,208BDT and regular traveling and communication bill.

Application instructions

Only those who meet the above requirements are requested to apply following these instructions.

Last date of application is 11/02/2025 at 5.00 PM.

Apply Instruction

Or

Interested applicants with relevant background have to apply with a Cover Letter, Curriculum Vitae (CV) along with a recent photograph to career.prottyashi@gmail.com 

Note:

• Prottyashi aims to attract and select a diverse workforce ensuring equal opportunity to everyone, irrespective of race, age, gender, HIV status, class, ethnicity, disability, location and religion.
• Women are particularly encouraged to apply.
• Any personal persuasion/phone-call will result in disqualification of candidature. We guarantee an interview to disabled candidates who meet the essential criteria.
• Prottyashi has a non-negotiable policy of ZERO TOLERANCE towards discrimination, harassment and abuse. All employees are expected to abide by the Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse & Child Protection Policy of Prottyashi.
• Internal and external applicants shall be treated equally in the entire selection process.
• To ensure transparent processes during recruitment, internal candidates should discuss potential applications with their Line Managers to ensure endorsement of their applications by respective Line Managers.
• There is no cost involved with applying for positions with Prottyashi. Any solicitation of job application costs should be regarded as fraudulent.