Swisscontact is applications from skilled development professionals to provide their expertise into an exciting new journey with PRABRIDDHI as a Business Analyst (Consultant) for Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA). People are at the core of what we do; we take pride in creating an atmosphere of continuous learning coupled with a strong focus on a collaborative work environment.
About PRABRIDDHI
PRABRIDDHI is a Local Economic Development (LED) project, funded by the Government of Bangladesh and Switzerland, and co-implemented by the Local Government Division (LGD) and Swisscontact. The pilot phase of PRABRIDDHI came to a successful end by August 2020. Phase 1 of the project started in January 2021 for a period of four years and focuses on further development of the LED approach in participating municipalities, capacity building of stakeholders and facilitators of LED and an anchoring of the approach on national level. Throughout the phase, the project will be implemented in seven municipalities. Shibganj, Jashore, Bogura, Dinajpur, Kushtia, Cox’s Bazar and Bhairab.
Position: Business Analyst (Consultant)
Contract starts: April 2024 (tentative)
Contract duration: Initial contract for one year; based on performance, the contract can be extended.
Place of work: BIDA office, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Tasks
The tasks for which the Business Analyst will be responsible are listed as follows:
- Conduct high-level analysis on the regulatory service delivery, (MCI indicators) of the growing municipalities.
- Collaborate with BIDA to elicit, document, and analyze business requirements. Conduct interviews, workshops, and surveys to gain a deep understanding of project needs.
- Use analytics and BI tools such as Excel, Tableau, Mixpanel to analyse, track KPIs, and identify trends/patterns in economic sectors to inform decision-making and optimize strategies.
- Apply data analytics and BI tools to analyse and understand data generated from the MCI identify trends and patterns, conduct predictive analysis and track progress to support informed decision-making regarding business reforms.
- Act as liaison person to PRARIDDHI’s Institutionalisation and Advocacy team.
- Understand a problem from a business perspective, extract and analyse relevant data, and create an automated solution that would solve it.
- Capture knowledge from the index using the data and work closely with the communications associate to develop knowledge products and showcase them on the virtual platforms (Website and social media)
- Evaluate the effectiveness of the data generated by survey, capture learning and recommend necessary changes to finetune the methodology.
- Regular checking with respective stakeholders to ensure adoption of the technical inputs to track the progress and provide necessary guidance.
- Analyse and study investment and business-related policies to be in the forefront of ensuring proper technical or supervision support.
- Maintain proper documentation, progress reports, and status updates, to keep BIDA and PRABRIDDHI informed.
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Requirements
The incumbent must conform to the following qualifications:
Educational Reuirements
Bachelor/Master’s degree in Statistics, Economics, Development economics, Business administration or any degree with exceptional ability in data analysis.
Experience Requirements
3-5 years of experience in data/business analysis within the development sector or local government bodies.
Additional Job Requirements
- Common understanding of business index, legislative process, and government structure of Bangladesh including City Corporation or Municipalities.
- Knowledge of current development policy trends and frameworks, especially Ease of Doing Business, local government strategies the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), etc.
- Excellent computer literacy in MS Office (specifically Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook), presentation, negotiation with government stakeholders.
- Analytical writing capabilities, and sufficient skills in Microsoft PowerPoint.
Submission details:
Required Document: The proposal should include the following elements:
- Hard copy of portfolio and sample of previous works
- Hard copy of the financial proposal
In addition to the above-mentioned requirements, it is mandatory for the applicant to submit necessary documents demonstrating their legal, taxation and financial status. The documents should be part of the proposal and include the following:
- Tax Identification Number (TIN).
- VAT registration number.
- Proof of a segregated account (providing the name and address of such an account).
- Other valid papers (Provided by Government institutions).
- The vendor must bear all Advance Income Tax (AIT) and VAT. The total amount of VAT should be mentioned in the financial proposal.
Submission procedure
Interested candidates should submit the sealed envelope containing hard copies of portfolio and sample work, and monthly rate separately addressing the following person by 28th March 2024:
Samaun Bhuiyan
Coordinator – Business Administration
PRABRIDDHI: Local Economic Development (LED)
Swisscontact
SWISS FOUNDATION FOR TECHNICAL COOPERRATION
House 28, Road 43, Gulshan-2, Dhaka 1212, Bangladesh
For more information, please e‐mail to
bd.prabriddhi@swi sscontact.org
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