A loving home for every child

VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

SOS Children's Village International in Bangladesh (www.sos-bangladesh.org) is a non-governmental social development organisation that provides care for the children who have lost parental care or who are at risk of losing parental care and deprived of a caring family environment. SOS Children's Villages works in more than 137 countries and territories around the world. In Bangladesh, we have been working since 1972 and presently have programmes in Dhaka, Rajshahi, Khulna, Chattogram, Bogura, Kurigram, Sylhet, Cox’s Bazar and Bagerhat.

Our Programmes contribute to delivering SDGs with a special focus on our target group to improve the national social protection system, fighting inequalities, promoting access to quality education, strengthening youth employability and ending violence against children.

SOS Bangladesh is seeking competent candidates for the following position to effectively manage the existing field-level programme and the upcoming new programme.

Position: Programme Manager- Field

Nature of Job: Regular but yearly renewable based on performance.

Location of job: Any SOS working location in Bangladesh

Area of Key Responsibilities

  • Responsible for overseeing the projects in the location.
  • Ensures that the individual needs and rights of the children are addressed, respected and protected
  • Co-ordinates the planning and budgeting, monitoring and evaluation processes for the SOS Children’s Village as well as assigned projects.
  • Leads and strategically supports all co-workers according to SOS Children's Village policies and values, as well as acknowledged and contextualised guidelines of leadership, management and HRD.
  • Promotes strong links (communication, teamwork and the sharing of knowledge) between SOS families, youth care co-workers and other village co-workers.
  • Ensures a secure environment for children and SOS mothers.
  • Ensures the required support and monitoring services for SOS mothers and coordinates the professional development of SOS mothers.
  • Ensures a high-quality youth care within youth facilities/youth care programmes.
  • Ensures appropriate accessibility of village facilities to the neighbouring communities.
  • Ensure safe programming and address any potential risks in a timely manner.
  • Contribute to the development and implementation of an advocacy plan, entrepreneurship development at the project level.
  • Contribute to the development and implementation of the business plan, entrepreneurship development.
  • Development and implementation of different TVET modules and facilitate the training as per the module.
  • Support the technical feasibility of Public Private Partnership (PPP) options in the location and mobilising investments, both from public and private entities.
  • Prepare investment documentation, including investment briefs, memos, presentations, financial models, and scenario analysis.
  • Design and conduct supply side studies on livelihood and value chain analysis, market analysis etc.
  • Support the implementation of SOS’s monitoring for the results framework.
  • Identify, document, and explore replication of good practices.
  • Ensure performance of relevant interventions, corresponding to plans and targets.
  • Support colleagues to integrate financial and business aspects into their work, such as informative research, city planning and investment, pro-poor support strategies, etc.
  • Responsible for increasing partners and friends of the organization and maintain good relationships with them.
  • Adhere to organisation standards and regulations such as the Code of Conduct, Child & Youth Safeguarding, Sexual Misconduct Regulation (PSHEA) or any other policies/ regulations as introduced from time to time.

Essential Values, Behaviours and Skills:

  • Knowledge about the partnership management
  • Good knowledge of the RBM/MEAL system
  • Good skills to write the report with proper documentation and collect the case store.
  • Self-Driven with a zeal to-do approach
  • Passionate about the development of children and youths
  • Excellent team player with a positive attitude.
  • Meticulous, attention to detail and ability to meet deadlines.
  • Good knowledge of principles of Gender Equity, Diversity and safeguarding standards.
  • Strong moral & ethical character and good physical & and mental health with strong integrity.

Educational Qualification, Experience & Other Requirements: 

  • Post Graduate degree in any discipline with not less than 2nd division/class in any public examination.
  • Minimum 10 years of progressive experience, with at least 6 years of experience at the project management level in the development sector/NGO/INGO, or government agencies.
  • Track record of delivering excellent results in leadership roles and commanding respect.
  • Experience in monitoring and evaluation; ability to produce and disseminate high-quality programme narratives.
  • Have knowledge of child rights & and protection issues and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC).
  • Age limit: Minimum 40 years 

Salary & Benefits: As per Organisation Policy (Negotiable for highly competent candidates).

SOS Children’s Villages provide equal employment opportunities to all employees & qualified applicants without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, ancestry, national origin, age, disability, marital status, or class. SOS Children´s Villages complies with all applicable laws governing non-discrimination in employment. We strictly follow the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child and zero-tolerance neither on sexual exploitation, harassment and abuse nor fraud and corruption, amongst other safeguarding aspects. All co-workers must understand, respect and follow the rights of children to live without fear of abuse. The organization cherishes a non-smoking working environment.

SOS Bangladesh reserves the right to accept or reject your application at any stage and
only short-listed candidates will be called for the Interview.

Interested Candidates are requested to apply online through e-mail at jobs@sos-bangladesh.org  (mentioning the Position Name applied for in the subject of the e-mail) with a Cover Letter along with our prescribed “Employment Application Form” (please download from www.sos-bangladesh.org/download) in PDF format & rename in your full name & e-mail to “Director-HR, SOS Children's Village International in Bangladesh” on or before 31 August 2025