All over the world girls are at risk because of their young age and their gender. They are at risk of being denied the opportunity to access a secondary education, to gain the skills and training they need to work and to exercise control over their sexual and reproductive health. They are at risk of being married before the age of 18. They are at risk of violence and harassment from men and boys in every space they occupy, including their home, their school, their refugee camp and their city.

Plan International Bangladesh implemented Missing Child Alert Phase 1 during 2012 to 2015 that was very successful in designing and piloting an innovative and digital solution for the repatriation of missing children within India, Nepal and Bangladesh.

Based on the development made in phase 1, Plant International Bangladesh initiated MCA Phase 2 that is called the ProTEcT program. The aim of this project is the elimination of labour, sex and OSEC related trafficking activities in Nepal, Bangladesh and India through a multi-layered, comprehensive, community based model of support.In this project, Plan International Bangladesh will be focusing on innovation and advocacy – work through new IT based solutions (RIMS) and advocacy to partner with government regionally to ensure the protective measures and legislations in place and active.

Are you passionate about girls rights and ending gender inequality?

Do you have the capability to lead, develop and implement m&e activities for a project that works for the betterment of health service delivery to ensure that children and youth grow up in a safe and healthy environment?

Are you willing to work in collaboration with the partner organizations and enhance their skill and capacity as well as disseminate research and evaluation findings at different levels for bringing positive changes in social system and policies?

If your answers are yes, then this is the job for you

The role :

As a Project Manager-MCA, you will be responsible for planning and executing the project through Repatriation Information Management System (RIMS) and providing guidance to technical teams for upgradation of RIMS.  You will also be accountable for implementation of national level policy advocacy as per specific result area of MCA project in achieving the project objectives, and will engage government and non-governmental stakeholders at the national level in MCA project implementation. Besides, you will oversee the implementation process, and monitoring progress towards projects goals and defines measures to ensure highest quality of project interventions and partnership management in Bangladesh. The Project Manager-MCA will be leading regional level initiatives such as networking with key stakeholders and liaison with other countries; providing overall technical and capacity building support of MCA project to be implemented in Bangladesh. You will also ensures that MCA Project in Bangladesh meets Plan’s corporate and donor compliances.

What we’re looking for :

We are looking for a ‘to go’ and a passionate team member who is competent in delivery of design and development projects that includes introducing a sustainable changes in system. A Postgraduate degree holder with five years’ experience in the similar role, preferably in development field.

About Plan International :

Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organization that advances children’s rights and equality for girls. Plan International envisages a world in which all children and young people realise their full potential, a vision now shared by the 193 Heads of State and Government who adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in September 2015.

We believe in the power and potential of every child. This is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination. Its girls who are most affected.  Plan International’s new Global Strategy aims to transform the lives of 100 million girls by implementing an integrated programme and influence approach.

Please click on Role Profile Missing Child Alert (Phase 2) – Project Manager for more details regarding the job.

Location: Bangladesh Country Office, Dhaka

Duration of contract: Upto 31st December 2023

Closing date:  15 June 2019

Please note that only applications and CVs written in English will be accepted.

A range of pre-employment checks will be undertaken in conformity with Plan International’s Safeguarding Children and Young People policy.

As an international child centred community development organisation, Plan International is fully committed to promoting the realisation of children’s rights including their right to protection from violence and abuse. That means we have particular responsibilities to children that we come into contact with.

Plan International believes that in a world where children face so many threats of harm, it is our duty to ensure that we, as an organisation, do everything we can to keep children safe. We must not contribute in any way to harming or placing children at risk.

Plan International operates an equal opportunities policy and actively encourages diversity, welcoming applications from all areas of the international community.