Economic Development Adviser (National Office)

No. of  Vacancies
    01
Job Description / Responsibility
  • Strategy development & implementation.
  • Technical Knowledge management on Economic Development/ Value Chain strategies etc.
  • Over all capacity & competency development of stuff and community partners
  • Internal and external liaison and coordination with stakeholders.
  • High level of collaboration with UN Agencies and other Economic Development players.
Job Nature
    Full-time
Educational Requirements
    Essential: Post graduate qualifications and / or Professional background in Economic Development, or other relevant development field.
Experience Requirements
  • At least 5 year(s)
  • The applicants should have experience in the following area(s):
    Project Coordinator/ Officer, Program Officer/Manager
  • The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s):
    NGOs
Additional Job Requirements
  • Age At least 28 year(s)
  • Knowledge of Economic development and poverty dynamics, issues, and contributing factors
  • Knowledge of programming resources and tools in for Economic development programming
  • Understanding of fundamental R&D processes leading to project model development
  • Understanding of strategy implementation and organizational change processes
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Proficiency in computer & online tools including Microsoft Office, Lotus Notes (or similar software), email, internet
  • Demonstrated inter-personal and negotiation skills
  • Demonstrated problem-solving and analytical skills, relevant for tasks related to research and strategy development
  • Experience working on Economic development planning
  • Experience in an advisory or leadership position
  • Experience in supporting practitioner learning and competency development in a technical or issue-based field
  • Experience with strategy development & implementation processes
  • Experience with applied research relevant to Economic development issues
  • Demonstrated experience in program or project design, implementation, monitoring, evaluation and reporting.
  • Experience in working in Asia Pacific countries.
  • Regular travel to field locations is expected. Some traveling expected particularly to Asia Pacific member countries of the peer action-learning group for liaisons etc.
Job Location
    Dhaka
Salary Range
    Negotiable
Other Benefits
  • As per Organizational rules

Job Location :   Dhaka

Application Deadline :    Aug 30, 2014Please send your CV to this email address:hr.bgd@wvi.org