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CARE Bangladesh is going to implement "The Protocols and Trigger‑based Institutional Systems for Timely Humanitarian & Anticipatory Action (PROTISTHAA)" project funded by DG ECHO, from April 2026 to March 2028, targets high‑risk regions across Bangladesh—specifically the northern flood‑prone districts of Gaibandha, Kurigram, Bogura, Sirajganj, Jamalpur, and Sherpur; the northeastern haor districts of Sunamganj and Sylhet; the coastal cyclone‑exposed belt of Bagerhat, Barguna, Bhola, Patuakhali, Pirojpur, Khulna, and Satkhira; and the *33 Rohingya camps in Cox’s Bazar. Led by CARE Bangladesh with ACF, ACTED, RIMES, and local partners ESDO, Uttaran, and NSS, the consortium project strengthens a nationwide multi‑hazard anticipatory action system by advancing impact‑based forecasting, improving early warning dissemination, and institutionalizing trigger‑based decision protocols. The project also enhances local planning, supports predictable financing through Disaster Management Funds, and builds community preparedness through training and simulations. By operationalizing the forecast–trigger–finance–action chain, the project seeks to reduce loss of life, protect livelihoods, and improve resilience among disaster‑prone populations across Bangladesh. This project highly needs a Consortium MEAL Manager for effective monitoring, documentation, learning and accountibility.

The Program Manager is responsible for providing strategic leadership, coordination, and high‑quality delivery of the PROTISTHAA initiative across all implementing entities. S/he will oversee day‑to‑day management, operational planning, and partnership coordination to ensure effective implementation across flood‑prone and flash‑flood‑prone areas, with strategic and operational linkages to cyclone‑prone districts, as well as in the Rohingya camps in Cox’s Bazar. Working closely with all consortium members, the Program Manager will maintain strong collaboration to ensure harmonised approaches, alignment with the consortium workplan, and adherence to agreed technical methodologies. S/he will guide technical teams, coordinate with government stakeholders at national and sub‑national levels, ensure compliance with donor and organisational requirements, and oversee all reporting obligations. The Program Manager will also lead partner management processes, support quality assurance mechanisms, strengthen MEAL integration, and ensure accountability and timely delivery of all project outputs in line with CARE standards and national regulatory frameworks.

This position will be based at the CARE Bangladesh Dhaka Office (CBDO) and is contingent upon final funding approval.   

• Provide strategic leadership and full‑cycle management of the PROTISTHAA initiative, ensuring delivery against approved workplans, timelines, budgets, and contractual commitments.
• Directly supervise and mentor core project staff (e.g., Technical Coordinators, MEAL personnel, Admin/Logistics), setting clear objectives, conducting performance reviews, and supporting professional development.
• Maintain an integrated master workplan with critical path and dependencies; track progress against logframe indicators, milestones, risk thresholds, and management dashboards.
• Coordinate day‑-to-‑day operations between the country office and field teams to ensure seamless planning, resourcing, and implementation across all locations.
• Lead adaptive management: identify bottlenecks early, apply mitigation measures, re‑prioritise tasks as needed, and document management decisions for audit/learning purposes.

30%

Responsibility# 2: Implementing Partner Management & Field Oversight

20%

• Serve as the primary operational focal point for the designated implementing partner, ensuring joint planning, activity sequencing, and coherent delivery at field level.
• Conduct regular field missions to track progress, verify quality, provide coaching, and resolve implementation challenges in real time.
• Ensure adherence to technical standards, contractual terms, financial controls, safeguarding requirements, and reporting obligations across all field activities.
• Lead targeted capacity‑strengthening for partner teams on programme management, documentation, MEAL integration, compliance, and risk management.
• Convene joint reviews (including after‑a-ction reviews and seasonal planning sessions) to drive accountability, learning, and continuous improvement.

Responsibility # 3: Consortium Coordination & External Liaison

20%

• Maintain routine coordination with all consortium entities to enable aligned decisions, harmonised methodologies, and coherent implementation across geographic areas.
• Represent the project in technical working groups, coordination forums, and government‑ led platforms at national and sub‑national levels, ensuring strong linkage to public systems.
• Promote harmonised standards, SOPs, and tools across the consortium so that partner interventions align with the shared strategy, quality benchmarks, and inclusion/AAP principles.
• Consolidate and submit timely inputs for consortium‑-level reports, evaluations, learning events, advocacy/communication deliverables, and stakeholder briefings.

Responsibility # 4: Quality Assurance, MEAL & Knowledge Management

15%

• Oversee end‑ to‑ end MEAL integration, ensuring robust indicator tracking, data quality assurance, and timely analytical outputs for decision‑ making.
• Work with the Senior MEAL Officer to coordinate data collection, verification, and analysis against logframe targets and management information needs.
• Ensure systematic documentation of outputs and results (e.g., case studies, simulation reports, post‑event analyses) to build evidence for anticipatory action and preparedness.
• Coordinate production of knowledge products (briefs, learning notes, toolkits) and support their use in policy engagement, practice improvements, and training.

Responsibility # 5: Reporting, Compliance & Financial Oversight

10%

• Lead preparation and submission of high‑quality internal and external reports (monthly, quarterly, periodic), consolidating inputs from field teams and the implementing partner.
• Ensure full compliance with contractual requirements, national regulations, and organisational policies (including safeguarding, data protection, procurement, and environmental norms).
• Monitor budget execution against the costed DIP and procurement plan; review partner financials, validate variances, and recommend course‑corrections.
• Work closely with Finance and Grants functions to align expenditures with approved budget lines, procurement thresholds, and documentation standards; support audits and spot checks.

Responsibility # 6: Other Responsibilities as Assigned

5%

Responsibilities on Safety and Security, Gender and Inclusion and Safeguarding of children and vulnerable adults:

As part of this role, the job holder must adhere to and support CARE Bangladesh’s Safety and Security policy and systems as part of their day-to-day duties and comply with safety & security protocols and directives, including reporting. Staff must maintain situational and self–awareness and be aware of the safety – security-related consequences of their actions upon themselves, their team, and the organization.

CARE is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behavior at work including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity, and financial misconduct, and expects staff to promote the welfare of children, young people, and adults always.  CARE expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment through our Code of Conduct.  We place a high priority on ensuring that only those who share and demonstrate this commitment are recruited to work with us.

Gender equality and inclusion are fundamental at CARE, promoting equal rights and challenging discriminatory norms to achieve social justice. We foster an inclusive workplace respecting diverse gender identities, abilities, backgrounds, and experiences through dialogue, training, and diversity initiatives. All CARE staff must uphold ethical standards, following codes of conduct to prevent abuse, including sexual harassment, exploitation, and neglect. Regular monitoring ensures accountability to uphold these principles and support our mission of social justice and poverty alleviation.

III. Reporting to:

Program Coordinator

IV. Working Condition:  

This position is based in Dhaka.

• Master’s in Geography/Statistics/Disaster Management/Development Studies or field relevant to climate science and environment, but the educational qualification of Bachelor's degree or relevant can be considered for highly experienced candidates.
• Ability and willingness to work in stressful situations and travel away from home and stay in the field.
• Proven record of successfully coordinating complex relations, including matrix relations of several posts that do not directly report to the candidate.
• Strong experience in partner management, field operations, and donor-funded project implementation.
• Demonstrated ability in planning, coordination, monitoring, and reporting.
• 7 to 8 years’ experience in the relevant field focused program in Humanitarian and Resilience activities, preferably in preparedness and adaptation projects
• Project implementation in managerial role in various donor’s programs.
• Strong analytical and conceptual skills.
•  Experience in working in anticipatory action related project and GIS is an asset.

VI. Core Competencies:  

• Initiating actions.
• Communicating with impact.
• Planning and organizing.
• Negotiation.
• Operational decision making.
• Stress tolerance.
• Respect and Integrity
• Innovation and Initiative