Prottyashi



Position:Project Officer (Remittance Management)

Vacancy: 01 Contract Duration: Initially for up to 31 December 2022 with possibility of further 1 year depending on the performance and funding availability Job Summary Prottyashi, A social development organization has been working for the development of disadvantaged population of the country since its establishment and currently been implementing a project to ensure safe, orderly and regular migration for the returnee migrants, migrant workers, potential migrants and their family members with the funding and technical support of Helvetas Bangladesh. Prottyashi invites applications for the vacant position titled- Project Officer (Remittance Management) for “Strengthened and Informative Migration Systems (SIMS)” Project Reporting Project Manager will report to Project Manager. 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. Job Responsibilities Organize and conduct FinLit training for the left behind family member of the migrant workers and Guide families of the migrant workers to better manage the remittances and encourage them to invest in productive systems. Update FinLit and entrepreneurship/IGA database and undertake M&E function as required Conduct session in FinLit & enterprise thematic area in collaboration with Upazila coordinator and trainer. Organize Local Service Providers (LSPs) for capacity building training on Entrepreneurship development. Ensure facilitation of Entrepreneurship training for the beneficiaries by the Local Service Providers. Follow up and monitor Entrepreneurship training to be provided by LSPs to ensure quality. Maintain coordination and organize linkage building meeting with MFIs, Banks, financial service providers to avail financial services for the project targeted beneficiaries and sensitize service provider for providing feasible services Select and organize aspirant migrant workers and returnee migrant for the skill development training. Profiling the public and private skill training providers, make a MOU with them to send beneficiaries for skill training Sensitize project beneficiaries to materialize the learnings from the financial and business development trainings. Provide market linkages for the business enterprises along with follow up support to make their business sustainable. Following up the IGA established by project beneficiaries through regular field visit, sort out potential challenges and suggest the entrepreneurs to take preventive measures. Guide returnee migrants and families of the migrant workers to better manage the remittances and encourage them to invest in productive systems. Maintain communication and coordination with business entities in the project locations to find out potential business opportunities for the project beneficiaries. Encourage project beneficiaries to develop community level business enterprises with the remittances they receive. Develop business and marketing plans for the entrepreneurs in coordination with project manager to ensure positive outcomes. Manage and supervise upazila coordinators to follow up the initiatives of the targeted households. Prepare reports, case studies and other documents to sort out the achievement of the project. Provide support to the project manager, project officer monitoring and respective departments of Prottyashi to develop project reports. Work with project manager and other filed staffs to ensure the collection of relevant and appropriate data needed in monitoring strengths, weaknesses and gaps in project implementation and for reporting on donor commitments. Share learning and provide constructive comments to colleagues in order to ensure programme quality. Assist the project team in following the project Work Plan and keep it updated in accordance with project activities and timeframes as relevant. Collect data on a regular basis to measure achievement against the performance indicators. Required Educational Qualification and Experience Bachelor/Master's degree in business studies from any reputed university. At least 03 years of professional experience in national or international organizations in the relevant job responsibilities Technical Skills Must have professional writing and speaking capacity in English and Bangla, i.e. field visit report, event report, case study/story, content writing, etc. Proficient with MS office suite Able to take decision in a timely manner, priorities and multi-task work seamlessly Must be able to drive Motorcycle and have a valid driving license. Job Location: Chattogram Salary and benefits Monthly Net Salary will be 40,000 BDT with other admissible benefit such as provident fund and Festival Bonus

Apply Procedures Only those who meet the above requirements are requested to apply following these instructions 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 Or The Human Resources Manager, Prottyashi Head Office: Syed Bari, 903/A Omar Ali Matobbar Road (Near Bahaddar Bari) Chandgaon, Chittagong-4212 Website: www.prottyashi.org Company Information PROTTYASHI A Voluntary Social Development Organization Syed Bari, 903/A Omar Ali Matobbar Road (Near Bahaddar Bari) Chandgaon, Chittagong-4212 Phone: +88-031-658222, +88-031-2550506 Application Deadline: 21/01/2022.