Awaj Foundation is a non-profit, voluntary organization. Awaj Foundation was established in 2003 out of the urgent need to protect workers’ rights in the Ready-Made Garment (RMG) sector of Bangladesh. Awaj Foundation is driven by the vision of decent work, dignified lives, and gender equity in the industrial sectors of Bangladesh. Awaj Foundation follows that each individual is entitled to work in a professional environment free of harm, harassment, sexual abuse, bullying, humiliation, exploitation or any other unlawful discriminatory practice. The organization works to establish and improve wages, strengthen workers’ rights, increase woman’s leadership, services for workers, legal aid, health services, migrant workers’ rights, research, and advocacy. Through 22 offices and community centers, we provide support to over 740,000 workers in 12 major industrial clusters in Dhaka and Chittagong Divisions.

Position Name: Project Coordinator

Job Responsibilities

• Supervising and coordinating with respective project staff.
• To Monitor & Prepare reports for donors and management.
• Prepare internal & external reports for higher management or relevant concerns
• Developing project strategic and operational planning, and communicating with team members.
• Liaising with donors and other stakeholders.
• Organize all activities of the project in consultation with the Executive Director.
• Coordinating to implement all planned activities of the project timely.
• Implementing other activities as situation and project management may demand.
• Reports to Executive Director.
• Carry out any other task given by the authority.

Workplace

Head Office at Mohakhali, Dhaka with periodical field visits in branch offices

Educational Requirements

Honor’s/ Master’s Degree in Social Science or other relevant disciplines.

Experience Requirements:

• At least 3 years of experience in an equivalent position in the relevant field is desirable.
• Women are encouraged to apply.

Employment Status:

• Fulltime, Contract Salary
• Negotiable Additional Requirements
• Knowledge in community development, strong interpersonal skills, team-building capacity, and problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency in written and spoken English and Bengali languages.
• Experience in working with MS Office, Excel, and similar programs.
• Strong negotiation skills and the ability to persuade others to adopt a specific course of action to achieve desired results

Read Before Apply

If you think you are aligned with our values and feel you would fit into the role, please send in a two-pager CV with names, recent colored passport-size photos, and contact details of three non-related referees, and a one-page cover letter addressed to the Executive Director, Awaj Foundation and send it to awaj@dhaka.net and hr.awajfoundation@gmail.com Application

Deadline: 19th August 2023.

Please mention the Applied Position Name in the subject line of your email.

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted. All applications will be treated according to merit and with strict confidentiality.