Program Officer, Girls’ Education and Gender Equality Portfolio

Position description

The Program Officer, Girls’ Education and Gender Equality Portfolio (GEP) will be responsible for providing technical support in carrying out all activities of Room to Read’s Girls’ Education and Gender Equality Portfolio. This includes support to Program Manager in Program Management, Contextualization, facilitating trainings for Social Mobilizers on program content and delivery, providing technical guidance to ensure Social Mobilizers conduct activities in line with global program design. This position will require travel to all the working areas of Room to Read as well as regular interaction with education officials, partners, school administrators, teachers and students. This position requires expertise in life skill trainings, mentoring, networking, advocacy, and supervising. The Program Officer, Girls’ Education and Gender Equality Portfolio (GEP) will report to the Program Manager, Girls’ Education and Gender Equality Portfolio and will be based in Country Office.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities:

Support GEP Program Manager in Program Management, Contextualization, Training and Coordination (70%)

• Prepare session plan and conduct session with PM GEP to prepare Country Field & Partner Office GEP staff in the use of contextualized program content and professional learning materials;
• Provide technical oversight of GEP staff and Social Mobilizers (SMs); including providing on-going capacity building, on-site coaching, and technical support as required to address issues of program implementation quality in content areas;
• Provide general technical support to Country Field & Partner Office GEP staff in program content areas where contextualized worldwide content and professional development are not yet available;
• Monitor and collect feedback/best practices on the use of contextualized program content and professional learning materials, including conducting regular field visits;
• Provide feedback & input to PM GEP for sharing with the Global PDTA team on the use and effectiveness of contextualized program content and professional learning materials to improve design and content;
• Revise contextualized program content and professional learning materials as needed based on learnings from field implementation, in collaboration with the Global Office GEP Manager;
• Responsible for development of the digital content and providing training and orientation to the target group and relevant staff;
• Collect draft digital contents from the vendor and arrange for staff review session, compile feedback and comments for improvement and finalization of the digital content;
• Carry out other activities as may be required to fulfill the objectives of the organization;
• Frequent travel to the field for overseeing the technical and quality aspects of GEP program.

Planning, Reporting, and Documentation (20%)

• Provide program technical expertise to the Country Research, Monitoring & Evaluation (RM&E) team to support design, implementation and refinement of monitoring and evaluation systems and procedures used to track progress against planned program outcomes;
• Prepare the program & donor reports as necessary;
• Prepare field visit report and provide suggestion for program improvement;
• Check GSD data for GEP program and support the field GEP staff to update/correct GSD data if required;
• Document best practices, case studies and lesson learned and share with the GEP team, as needed.

External Coordination and Networking (10%)

• Develop and maintain relationships with community and school members, local educational authorities, government officials, and other NGOs as needed to mobilize support for the program;
• Represent Room to Read internally and externally by attending and speaking at relevant forums, advocate for the importance of Girls’ Education and Gender Equality Portfolio (GEP) work.

Qualifications:

Required

• Master’s degree required in a related field of study in Education, Social Work, Gender & Women Study or other related field;
• A minimum of 5 years of related professional work experience with NGOs, INGOs or other Development sector;
• A strong understanding of content development for Bangladesh’s secondary schools, ensuring alignment with educational frameworks;
• Proven track record in developing and implementing program improvements that achieve results;
• Knowledge, understanding, and experience in conducting trainings for adults and adolescents;
• Experience adapting program and/or training content to fit different contexts;
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English;
• Strong computer skills and proficiency with Microsoft Office programs;
• Strong planning, supervising, and program development skills;
• Prior success working and building relationships with diverse groups of people;
• Understanding of monitoring, evaluation, and process documentation;
• Ability and desire to travel frequently to Room to Read program sites.

Preferred

• Significant experience working in Bangladesh with government schools, teachers, youth workers, and school-going adolescents;
• Experience with mentoring, coaching, and/or providing capacity building support;
• Prior experience in a fast-paced, growth-oriented global or regional organization;
• Ability to juggle multiple priorities simultaneously and take initiative;
• Effectiveness in working in a non-governmental organization that is focused on maintaining high quality work and low overhead.

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