Part Time Job - Pathfinder International -Finance & HR Development Manager

Job Description / Responsibility

• Supervisor Name: TBD
• New or Replacement: New
• Full or Part-Time: Full-time
• Candidate Identified: No
• Supervisor Title: Director, CB/HSS, NHSDP
• Replacement for: No
• Position End Date: December 2017
• Date Posted: 13 January, 2015
• Position Purpose: The Finance and HR Development Manager will be responsible for working with the USAID/DFID NHSDP Surjer Hashi NGOs in Bangladesh to strengthen their institutional capacity related to human resource and financial management, and to ensure that they are in line with standard HRM practices and all the NGOs under NHSDP network must follow an acceptable HR management (open and fair) practices and policies under Bangladeshi law. The incumbent will work with NHSDP NGOs to strengthen NGOs HR policies and practices including transparent financial management in the organization. The Finance & HR Development Manager will collaborate with other NHSDP staff as appropriate to support the strengthening of NGO financial and HR management systems. This will include work with the NGOs to identify major causes of staff turnover and to address this turnover through the development of tailored staff retention plans. The incumbent will also support and be involved in organizational capacity assessments with all NGOs on annual basis to attain 90% pre-determined institutional capacity benchmarks of all the NGOs as performance milestones of USAID at the end of the project.
• The incumbent must have an MBA or a Masters in the related field. She/he must have experience with NGOs financial management, its structure and HR management and retention. The incumbent must have at least five years of similar experience and familiarity of Bangladeshi NGOs � preferably in the healthcare field � and their HRM and financial and management systems. The ideal candidate will have knowledge of USAID rules and regulations; be self-driven and able to deliver results with minimum supervision; have a willingness to travel and excellent inter-personal skills to work with a diverse group of people in Bangladesh.
• Responsibilities:
• Support the NHSDP Institutional Strengthening (IS) team to conduct annual NGO institutional capacity assessments using participatory tool
• Collaborate with NGOs and other NHSDP staff to develop a project-wide HR policy, internal financial control policy, and due diligence policy of NGOs at national, regional and local level
• Support the revision/development of HR manuals, linked to project HR policies and aligned with overall NGO HR policies
• Support the NHSDP NGOs to conduct HR surveys, such as employee satisfaction surveys, employee benefit survey, salary surveys, and employee exit interviews
• Support NGOs to develop retention strategies, using a mix of financial and non-financial incentives, to combat technical staff turnover at the NGO and clinic level
• Support in NGO graduation and benchmarking process
• Support networking among NGOs via a central management council
• Impart training of NGO members on HRM and financial accountability and transparency
• Lead or collaborate in the development of training curricula, training plans, and related tools related to strengthening NGO capacity in HRM and financial management
• Support the identification of external training resources, including trainers, as necessary in order to support timely and successful implementation of NGO training plans
• Provide ongoing support and mentorship to NHSDP NGOs, in collaboration with other NHSDP staff, as needed to strengthen their human resource and financial management systems
• Carry out special duties as assigned by the Supervisor.

Job Nature

Full-time

Educational Requirements

MBA or Master�s degree in a related field

Experience Requirements

• At least 5 year(s)

Additional Job Requirements

• Must be knowledgeable about NGOs operations and operating environment
• Should have the hands-on working experiences in planning, designing, organizing and conducting training
• Minimum of five years� experience on HRM and financial management with NGOs of Bangladesh
• Willingness to travel extensively all over Bangladesh
• English language proficiency
• Excellent written and interpersonal communication skills
• Strong working skills with ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Demonstrates adaptability and flexibility in all aspects of working
• Able to work with minimum supervision and under pressure
• Excellent computer proficiency in Microsoft Outlook, Word, Powerpoint, and Excel
• Should be a strong team player
• Preferred Qualifications:
• Experience with/knowledge of USAID rules and regulations
• Experience developing organizational HR policies and related manuals
• Strong analytical skills.
• Detail oriented and ability to work and interpret figures and other financial information
• Demonstrated ability to address issues and effect change effectively

Job Location

Dhaka 

Apply Instruction

Please Note: NHSDP Project is for four years. The funding of this position is contingent upon availability of funds and subject to the approval of NHSDP funding agency. The employment contract will be on yearly basis subject to the availability of funds and satisfactory performance.
Pathfinder International is proud to be an Affirmative Action / Equal Opportunity Employer.
Application Instructions: Interested candidates are requested to send their application with CV to nhsdp.hr@gmail.com before 5:00pm, January 24, 2015. The subject of your email MUST read as �Finance & HR Development Manager�. Please note that your application will not be considered if the subject of your email is not exactly the same as above. Applications submitted after the deadline will not be considered.


Application Deadline : Jan 24, 2015

Company Information

Pathfinder International
Business : Pathfinder International is a global leader in sexual and reproductive health. We place reproductive health care at the center of all that we do�believing that it is not only a fundamental human right, but is critical for expanding life opportunities for women, families, communities, and nations, and paving the way for transformations in environmental stewardship, decreases in population pressures, and innovations in poverty reduction. Pathfinder provides women, men, and adolescents with a range of quality health services�from contraception and maternal care to HIV prevention and AIDS care and treatment. Pathfinder strives to strengthen access to family planning, ensure availability of safe abortion services and post-abortion care, advocate for sound reproductive health policies, and, through all of our work, improve the rights and lives of the people we serve.