Background of the project:

Bangladesh’s coastal zone’s geographical location and low elevation make it vulnerable to disasters and climate change poses a new challenge to the lives and livelihoods in the coastal region. The vulnerability of these coastal people can be defined in three ways: climate-sensitive livelihoods, vulnerable settlements in low-lying areas, and scarcity of safe drinking water. Many coastal residents depend on seasonal subsistence agriculture and agriculture wage labor, which are highly climate-sensitive. Moreover, many coastal inhabitants live in houses built of mud and plants severely affected by cyclones, storm surges, and high tides. The lack of climate-resilient housing poses a serious poverty trap as significant portions of the incomes of coastal communities go towards house repairs. Under this circumstance, to develop a climate-adaptive coastal community in Bangladesh by adopting climate-resilient housing and livelihood technologies, the Green Climate Fund (GCF) under the United Nations Framework Convention of Climate Change (UNFCCC) approved “Resilient Homestead and Livelihood Support to the Vulnerable Coastal People of Bangladesh (RHL),” a five-year project (from September 2023 to August 2028). The project has chosen seven exposed coastal districts, namely Khulna, Bagerhat, Satkhira, Barguna, Patuakhali, Bhola, and Cox’s Bazar, which are particularly vulnerable to sea level rise, salinity intrusion, coastal flooding, cyclones, and storm surges due to their geographical position (for details about project, please visit https://www.greenclimate.fund/project/fp206). The primary goal of the RHL project is to enhance the climate resilience of the vulnerable coastal communities of Bangladesh.

HEED Bangladesh is the Partner Organization of PKSF will implement the RHL project in Kalapara Upazila of Patuakhali as an Implementing Entity (IE) of the RHL Project. For implementing the Project, HEED Bangladesh is seeking qualified candidates for the “Project Coordinator” post for its Project Management Unit (PMU).

Key Responsibilities:·

• Provide overall leadership and management for the RHL project implementation.
• Prepare project work plan, ensuring efficiency and overseeing the performance of the HEED-PMU team and actively coordinate with other team members to implement the project activities and strengthen the Climate Change Adaptation Group (CCAG) sustainably.
• Ensure the quality of activity implementation and establish good communication with the project beneficiaries as well as CCAG.
• Monitor progress against the project’s logical framework.
• Identifying challenges and addressing possible measures.·
• Ensure efficient coordination with PKSF & HEED Management, like-minded organizations, and other stakeholders.
• Liaise with relevant government agencies and local communities to facilitate project implementation.
• Prepare and submit regular progress reports, financial reports, and other required documents.
• Organize knowledge-sharing events, exposure visits, meetings, workshops, seminars, etc., and represent project and project activities efficiently.
• Manage project budget and ensure sound financial management practices.
• Identify and implement strategies to ensure project sustainability beyond the project period.
• Perform any other duties assigned by PKSF & HEED Management.