Senior Programme Officer-Project Development

Responsibilities & Context

General Position Summary: The Senior Program Officer-Project Development and Reporting will play a vital role in supporting Islamic Relief Bangladeshâs (IRB) Humanitarian and Resilience Programs. Working in leading proposal development process- concept note and project proposal writing on humanitarian projects, emergency response project and other humanitarian and resilience projects for internal and institutional donors, ensuring high-quality donor reporting, and advising teams on donor rules and compliance. The role requires, self-driven and motivated individual capable of managing complex programming with limited support, working collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders to achieve common objectives.

Fundraising & Grant Management- 30%

Analyze and identify potential funding opportunities from diverse sources - internal & external donors which includes institutional donors like ECHO, SIDA, CIDA, Start network and other potential donors

Develop effective fundraising strategies for successful engagement with donors, government and corporate sector.

Lead the development of concept notes and project proposals, particularly for humanitarian response, recovery, rehabilitation, WASH, seasonal, DRR and resilience intervention.

Prepare project budgets and project concepts/proposal to relevant personnel/department within specified timeframes.

Project Planning in Alignment with Humanitarian and Resilience Context- 20%

Support the MEAL Team in conducting baseline surveys, mid-term and endline for various projects.

Collect primary and secondary information using various data collection method (i.e., FGDs, CCM, KIIs etc.)

Develop comprehensive project plans and other project documents.

Ensure Bill of Quantities (BoQ) and technical designs are prepared by the technical coordinator prior to project design and budget preparation.

Effective project implementation -10%

Support effective implementation of projects related to humanitarian response, recovery, rehabilitation, WASH, and seasonal interventions.

Assist programme leads/supervisors in monitoring project progress.

Track project budget and expenditure to ensure alignment with plans.

Conduct frequent field visits for data and information collection related to report writing.

Align project activities with organizational strategic objectives and goals.

Assist in developing project implementation plan (PIP) considering proposal and local contexts.

Ensure Effective Reporting According to the Project Need -10%

Conduct regular field visits to monitor program activities and performance.

Monitoring and Evaluation of project interventions in line with approved project documents.

Design comprehensive project monitoring and evaluation plan and system for projects.

Contribute in developing various project plans (i.e., Gantt Chart, Quarterly Plan, Monthly Plan etc.)

Develop participatory monitoring tools and apply those at the field level.

Develop different visibility and IEC materials.

Engag with major organizational advocacy issues, providing support for the key strategic campaigns.

Assist to ensure that effective linkages with Government and Strategic Networks are established and maintained to ensure influence at the regional level.

Participate for effective coordination between project teams, partner if any, network, clusters along with alliances and departments towards achieving the objective of projects/programme.

Management Information Systems under the Humanitarian Programme -5 %

Ensure proper documentation of program and project-related papers, reports, and events.