Plan International envisages a world in which all children and young people realize 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.

In Bangladesh, we have set our vision for 2030 as, ‘We will partner to empower girls and young women, to be heard, to live without fear of violence and to achieve their rights’. We have started the new country strategy in July 2020 aiming to achieve this exciting and ambitious vision. This would require the organization to have an effective, efficient and committed workforce willing to challenge the prevailing status quo, engaging men, women, boys, youth people, especially girls and bringing the best out of all to create synergy for movement at all levels – from community to national, and beyond.

The Role:

The programme specialist – Youth Economic Empowerment (YEE) is in a key position in the programme team to implement projects of the YEE programme for Plan International Bangladesh. This role will be responsible for positioning PIB internally and externally and advocating for YEE and issues related to entrepreneurship and employment, especially for young women and gender-diverse communities in both development and emergency contexts. This position will provide support to set programme vision, develop a detail implementation plan and implement in alignment with country’s strategy that advances gender equality and transformation in terms of youth economic empowerment in both development and humanitarian crisis. This position is responsible for ensuring children, adolescents, and youth (CAY) have equitable access to, participation in, and benefits from and act as decision-makers for both humanitarian and development programing aligning with the country’s strategy.

This role is responsible for designing, implementing, and scaling inclusive projects of the YEE programme and provides technical input to integrated projects to achieve programme outcomes set out in the revised Country Strategy that empower adolescents, and youth, especially girls and young women for systemic change to gender norms and power relationships. The post holder is responsible for ensuring that gender and inclusive approaches are embedded in the YEE programme and YEE by the quality benchmark in the full project cycle management process and generate and use learning. The role holder will be expected to ensure evidence-based intervention in YEE areas, specifically on gender transformative employment and entrepreneurship in Bangladesh.

What we’re looking for:

• Relevant academic degree in social science, development studies, or a relevant field;
• At least 8 years of Proven track record in project management specifically in youth economic empowerement programming. Out of these 8 years least 3 years’ experience of working in INGO and should have a strong familiarity of working in a multi-cultural value value-based working environment
• Strong technical knowledge of YEE issues and programmes based in the Bangladesh context
• Demonstrated knowledge of program and project planning, result-based monitoring, community consultation, youth engagement
• Must have at least 3 years of experience in managing budget
• Must have excellent and proven donor narrative and financial reporting skills;
• Strong working knowledge and use of relevant software, tools, and other platforms for effective management;
• Demonstrated experience and skills in conducting capacity-building initiatives for local partners on YEE;
• Excellent reading, writing, speaking, and presentation skill in both Bangla and English is essential;
• Excellent and demonstrated skills as a team player, team builder and collaborative and constructive co-worker
• Solid understanding of the social, political, and economic issues affecting child early marriage, demonstrated experience of, and commitment to, both mainstreaming gender within programmes, as well as directly promoting gender transformation and girls’ rights throughout programme implementation and organizational practices.
• Strong willingness of extensive travel
• Large degree of self-management, including proven ability to plan workload and demonstrate accountability for outputs
• Must understand gender transformative programming and value-based leadership

Click here for the detailed job description: Programme Specialist – YEE.

Location: Bangladesh Country Office

Duration: One year from the date of joining with possibility of extension

Application Closing Date: 11 March 2025

Plan International Bangladesh is committed to ending gender inequality, and achieving a gender balanced workforce. Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the very heart of everything that we stand for. Only short-listed candidates shall be contacted. Any prior communication or persuasion may lead to disqualification of the candidacy.

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