Career Opportunity at JAAGO Foundation, 2019 in Dhaka

JAAGO Foundation is a civil society organization (CSO) working towards education and social mobilization for the underprivileged masses of Bangladesh. Its mission to fight poverty, JAAGO pioneered a Free-of-Cost International Standard School for underprivileged children in remote areas of Bangladesh. JAAGO’s Youth Development Program focuses on national development via the reallocation of skills and resources to foster self – reliance and growth in every young citizen.

Position: Officer , Project Development Department

Brief description of Position: The position holder will work with and support the Project Development Department with Fundraising, Grant management and organizational/donor compliance.

Vacancy: 01

Employment Status: Full-time, Contractual (6 Months)

Job responsibilities:

Fundraising:  25% of time

• Develop concept notes and proposals;
• Conduct background research on donors and prepare briefs on funding opportunities;
• Explore and share new funding opportunities with Program Managers/teams, Senior Management and the Executive Director;
• Coordinate with other teams to collect necessary information and supporting documents for successful proposal submission;
• Update Project Development Team worksheet on Google Drive to keep track of all submitted project proposals and potential funding opportunities;

Grant Management: 55% of time

• Study and provide feedback to the grant manager about the donor shared grant contracts;
• Write donor email drafts on behalf of grant manager;
• Arrange and participate in project inception, progress and post-project meetings;
• Ensure compliance with donor reporting requirements by updating the project staff;
• Take meeting minutes and share with the relevant staff;
• Call meetings with the project staff to collect information, write and edit Project Progress and Final Reports;
• Manage project document filing and storing (both physical and Online- Google Drive, Dropbox);
• Update and disseminate necessary project information within the team;
• Update Project Reporting Calendar and notify the project staff prior to the deadlines;
• Participate in occasional field visits to oversee progress of the projects;
• Support project implementation teams with Project Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) and develop monitoring and evaluation tools as per the project proposal;
• Participate in meetings with Finance Department and Project managers to monitor the expenditure of donor funds;
• Prepare a project Operation Plan and monitor the progress of activities against the plan;
• Assist the project implementation team in content development of workshops and trainings;
• Keep track of fund disbursement and fill out necessary forms to request for funds.

Project Management: 5% of time

• Support project implementation teams in specific project based works when needed.

Networking: 2% of time

• Search funding opportunities that arise out of networking with donors and online.

Job related others: 3% of time

• Assist in completing administrative tasks of the team;
• Develop weekly meeting agenda in reference to Monthly work plan to share with the Executive Director;

Others: 10% of time

• Prepare and finalize JAAGO’s flagship event-National Youth Assembly’s report
• Assist different departments of the organization when necessary;
• Attend and participate in organization’s different events;Skills:
• Excellent writing and spoken  English and Bangla;
• Strategic thinker with proven analytical and planning skills;
• Good organization skills;
• Competent computer skills especially MS-Word, Ms-Excel and MS- PowerPoint;
• Strong  understanding of grant management process of institutional donors;
• Ability to manage complex tasks, work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.Salary: BDT 20,000 – 25,000