Senior Project Manager At Handicap International – Humanity & Inclusion

Responsibilities & Context

• Handicap International-Humanity & Inclusion (HI) has been working in Bangladesh since 1997, focusing on creating sustainable changes to ensure the rights and inclusion of people with disabilities in society.
• Number of staff: Around 342 national staff and 4 international staff.
• HI is currently looking for a Senior Project Manager for its anticipated project.
• Job Location: Ukhiya
• Type of Contract: Fixed-Term
• Duration of the Contract: April 2024 – September 2025
• Line Manager: Area Manager
• *This position is contingent upon a contract award.
• Reporting to the Area Manager and Operations, the senior project manager contributes to the implementation of the mandate and the 10-year strategy of Humanity & Inclusion in the country where he or she is based. He or she is responsible for implementing his or her project. He or she ensures optimal quality and the impact of the project implemented utilizing a delegation system with appropriate oversight mechanisms. With all the other HI managers, the senior project manager shares responsibility for the sound management and effective functioning of the global organization.
• Mission 1: Management
• Manager as a role model: embody HI’s values daily and be a role model.
• Manager as a coach for meaning: understand the strategy, make it explicit, translate it into operational objectives for his or her team, and lead the necessary changes. Give meaning to each management action. Encourage inter- and intra-departmental exchanges of practice. Encourage innovation and risk-taking.
• Operational manager: organizes the operational management of his or her team and structures the workaround identified processes, steers performance, and facilitates the resolution of problems.
• First HR & Coach: contribute to the development of his or her staff, creating the conditions for their commitment, professionalism, and attachment to HI. Ensure compliance with the code of conduct and institutional policies, the mindset, and expected individual and collective behavior.

  Mission 2: Strategy and steering

• Contribute to the development of the programme’s operational strategy
• Contribute to programme or country operational strategy (StratOp).
• Draft new project proposals for the continuity or expansion of the project.
• Contribute to the drafting of new proposals for new opportunities, if necessary.
• Mission 3: Operational implementation
• Responsibility 1: Ensure the implementation of the project is in line with the logical framework and allocated budget
• Steer the project’s intervention strategy and put forward adjustments if the objectives change or if it is likely that they will not be met.
• Ensure that activities and the associated resources are planned, and implement the action plan.
• Ensure that activities are implemented in line with the project proposal and the allocated budget.
• Ensure project reporting, both internally (within the programme) and externally (reporting to funding bodies, authorities, and/or partners).
• Undertake expenditure and manage the project activity-specific budget lines according to the delegation he/she received based on the programme signature delegation table
• Prepare and manage partnerships with the project implementation partners.
• Guarantee the proper archiving of information.
• Responsibility 2: Ensure that project implementation complies with the existing frameworks
• Ensure the proper implementation and follow-up of institutional policies (specifically PME, PSEAH, and age-gender-Disability policies) and the other HI internal standards.
• Ensure compliance with the terms of the project proposal and the rules applied by the project funding body or bodies.
• Ensure compliance with global technical standards and norms by communicating and involving the technical specialists and advisors with expertise in the project themes.
• Responsibility 3: Ensure project monitoring, evaluation, accountability, and learning
• Ensure project monitoring, specifically activity progress indicators, and the expected outcomes.
• Develop and implement the project evaluation plan.
• Ensure that the project is accountable to the local stakeholders.
• Ensure project learning, taking into account lessons learned from similar previous projects, following the recommendations made throughout the project (from evaluations, support missions, audits, etc.), and capitalizing on the acquired knowledge.
• Responsibility 4: Ensure project data management
• Ensure that the appropriate data collection and management tools are in place on the project, in line with global standards.
• Ensure that data related to the project is collected and compiled in the project database.
• Carry out regular checks and make any necessary corrections to the activity database.
• Responsibility 5: Coordinate the teams involved in the project
• Facilitate coordination meetings between his or her direct team and the support services located in the area when necessary.
• Ensure that his or her team and the support teams (shared and technical services, in particular) work well together to facilitate the implementation of the project in the country.
• Facilitate the project steering committee.
• Responsibility 6: Contribute to external project communication
• Contribute to HI’s external influence by taking part in networks when required.
• Communicate about the project to partners, authorities, and stakeholders when relevant.

  Mission 4: Emergency Preparedness and Response

• Lead the emergency preparedness actions in his/her department and, in the event of an emergency, reorganize the priorities of his/her team according to the humanitarian priority, to ensure a quick and efficient response by HI.

Requirements

Education

• Master’s Degree in Management, Development Studies, Public Health, Social Science, Education, Livelihood, Rehabilitation Science (Occupational Therapy/Physiotherapy/Prosthetics and Orthotics/Speech and Language Therapy), or any other similar or relevant field.

Experience

• At least 5 years

Additional Requirements

• Age at least 18 years
• Job Experience: At least 5 years of experience in humanitarian and development. Minimum 4 years of experience in project management for a moderate-sized project or consortium.
• Knowledge of the international human rights frameworks
• Knowledge of the strategies for fighting exclusion and discrimination
• Knowledge of the technical issues concerning his/her service sector
• Full knowledge of at least one profession in his/her sector
• Producing institutional communication written in the country’s working language
• Producing clear, concise, and responsible communication suited to the interlocutor (adult or child); adapting communication and messages to an intercultural environment
• Using active listening techniques and applying them in the appropriate situations
• Negotiating and managing problems and conflicts
• Establishing clear frameworks, rules, and limits
• Creating and maintaining conditions that motivate the target public; mobilizing and supporting different groups of stakeholders (families, communities, local authorities, etc.)
• Planning, implementing, and evaluating activities on his/her project (team and individual)
• Anticipating and adapting to the needs of the beneficiaries and unexpected circumstances
• Conducting ongoing evaluations of activities and outcomes
• Promoting participation and cooperation in the activities of his/her project
• Working as part of a team/network, cooperating
• Respect for the opinion and enhancement of the skills of others with a view to shared action
• Giving and receiving constructive feedback; discussing with multi-disciplinary teams, working as part of a network, and collaborating
• Empathy; showing interest in what each person is experiencing and feeling, putting oneself in the other person’s shoes, listening to his/her needs, being accepting rather than judgemental
• Resilience to stress and uncertainty
• Pragmatism, capacity to adapt with agility
• Applicable framework documents: to be defined

  Compensation & Other Benefits

• Salary: Tk. 145652 – 190395 (Monthly)
• Mobile bill, Tour allowance, Medical allowance, Provident fund, Weekly 2 holidays, Insurance, Gratuity
• Festival Bonus: 2
• Special Attention: “You are cordially requested not to apply if the salary range, job location, contract duration, and other terms and conditions mentioned in the advertisement do not match your expectations.”
• A hardship allowance will be added to working in Cox’s Bazar District only.
• Salary will be determined based on experience, qualifications, and budget availability.
• Medical Coverage: Staff and dependents will get general/outpatient, hospitalization, dental, and optical medical insurance facilities as per the HI policy.
• Maternity Coverage: Staff & dependents will get maternity medical coverage facilities as per the HI policy.
• Group Life Insurance Coverage: Staff will get the death benefit, accidental benefit, permanent partial disability, permanent total disability benefit, and critical illness benefit as per the HI policy.
• Leave: Staff will get sick leave, annual leave, casual leave, medical leave, and event leave as per HI policy.
• Special Attention: “You are cordially requested not to apply if the salary range, job location, contract duration, and other terms and conditions mentioned in the advertisement do not match your expectations.”