Bangladesh: Program Development Officer (PDO), OBIRODH Road to Tolerance, Dhaka, Bangladesh

**Program Development Officer

Obirodh: Road to Tolerance Program, Dhaka, Bangladesh**

Company Profile: MSI, a Tetra Tech Company, is a Washington, DC metro area international development firm with a 35-year history of delivering development results across the world. Our core expertise is in the fields of monitoring and evaluation (M&E), institutional development, public sector management, governance and anti-corruption. MSI has implemented projects in 90 countries around the world such as Jordan, Kenya, Indonesia, Syria, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Ukraine, Colombia and Mexico. As one of the leading companies in our field, MSI has partnered with organizations across all sectors of international development to support clients ranging from large bilateral and multilateral donors such as USAID, the World Bank and the UNDP to national and local governments, NGOs, think tanks, foundations and universities. For more information on MSI, please visit our website at www.msiworldwide.com.

Project Summary: USAID's Obirodh: Road to Tolerance Program will provide support to activities aimed at fostering an inclusive and tolerant Bangladesh. Its main office is in Dhaka.

**Please note: Only Bangladeshi citizens are eligible for this opportunity.

Position Summary: The full-time Program Development Officer (PDO) will be responsible for rapidly generating small grant ideas for possible project funding. Working closely with potential partners/grantees, s/he will prepare concept notes in English, design activities and grants, and coordinate with operations staff and program leadership. S/he will provide M&E support on an ongoing basis for small grant activities. S/he will develop and maintain relationships with respondents to project call for proposals, key partners, local officials, community leaders, and other target groups such as youth, civil society and women. The PDO will also be responsible for regular political and security analysis of their assigned region and conveying that information to the senior management team.

Responsibilities:

• Identify communities and community groups within the area of responsibility where program objectives can be met, and draft activity ideas as Concept Notes in English.
• Work with target groups/organizations to conceptualize and develop pilot activities and implement pilot grants.
• Prepare grant packages in English for review by the senior program manager.
• Coordinate preparation of grant packages with grants specialists and other staff.
• Conduct site visits with grantees to monitor implementation in order to identify unintended outcomes, underperformance or emerging opportunities. Provide briefs in English to senior management team and prepare notes in grants database.
• Perform regular context monitoring and provide briefs to senior management team.
• Maintain quality control of grants database.
• Support learning manager to lead reflection events and after-action review (ARRs) at grant closeout with grantees and staff.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the senior program officer, deputy chief of party and/or chief of party.

Qualifications:

• Master's degree in social science field.
• At least three (3) years of program development experience working in community mobilization, advocacy, youth development or related area.
• Ability to rapidly and creatively conceptualize ideas for program interventions.
• Advanced English writing skills.*
• Fluency in spoken Bengali and English.
• Ability to take initiative and work autonomously as well as be a team member in a fast-paced environment.
• High energy.

*Please note: As part of the interview process, candidates will be required to do a 30-minute writing sample.

Only candidates who have been selected for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls, please.

MSI is an EEO/AA/ADA Veterans Employer.

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