Project Coordinator – Space to Lead Project
Vacancy: 01 Position
Project: Space to Lead
Project Area: Barguna Sadar & Patharghata, Barguna
Employment Status: Contractual
Contract Duration: 27 Months
Working Hours: 09:00 AM – 05:00 PM (Sunday to Thursday)
Reports To: Director – Program
Salary & Benefits
Monthly Salary: BDT 81,250/-
Compensation & Other Benefits:
- Mobile phone bill support
- Annual increment as per policy.
About the Project
Space to Lead is a youth empowerment initiative implemented by SERAC-Bangladesh with technical support from Plan International Bangladesh and funded by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida). The project aims to strengthen meaningful youth participation, especially the leadership and agency of girls and young women, by creating safe spaces, enhancing capacities, promoting gender equality, and supporting youth-led initiatives for social change.
The project focuses on empowering young people to engage in decision-making processes, strengthen community participation, challenge harmful social norms, and contribute to inclusive and gender-responsive development.
Position Overview
The Project Coordinator will be responsible for overall project coordination, implementation, monitoring, stakeholder engagement, and reporting. The position will provide strategic and technical support to ensure effective delivery of project activities, youth engagement initiatives, capacity-building interventions, and community-level actions.
The ideal candidate should have strong experience in project management, youth leadership development, gender equality, safeguarding, community engagement, and working with diverse stakeholders, including government authorities, youth groups, and development partners.
Educational Qualifications.
- Master’s/Bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences, Development Studies, Gender Studies, Human Rights, Sociology, International Relations, or any relevant discipline.
- Additional certifications or training in project management, youth leadership, gender equality, safeguarding, advocacy, capacity development, or community engagement will be preferred.
Experience Requirements
- Minimum 3 years of relevant professional experience in project management, youth engagement, advocacy, organizational capacity development, or community-based development programs with NGOs, INGOs, or youth-led organizations.
Required Skills & Competencies
- Strong understanding of youth leadership, meaningful youth participation, gender equality, safeguarding, and inclusive development.
- Ability to design and facilitate engaging training sessions, workshops, and community dialogues.
- Strong project planning, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation skills.
- Excellent communication, presentation, facilitation, and interpersonal skills.
- Strong documentation, report writing, and data management skills in both Bangla and English.
- Ability to build effective partnerships with youth networks, government institutions, NGOs, and community stakeholders.
- Knowledge of financial management, budget tracking, and project reporting processes.
- Proficiency in MS Office applications and online communication platforms.
- Willingness to travel frequently within project areas.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and coordinate overall project implementation in accordance with approved work plans, timelines, budgets, donor requirements, and organizational policies.
- Develop monthly, quarterly, and annual implementation plans and ensure timely and quality delivery of project activities.
- Coordinate youth leadership, capacity development, community engagement, advocacy, and youth-led initiatives, with particular emphasis on the meaningful participation of girls, young women, and marginalized youth.
- Support the formation, strengthening, and mentoring of youth groups and youth-led platforms and facilitate training, workshops, mentoring, community dialogues, and other capacity-building interventions.
- Provide technical support in developing training materials, communication tools, learning resources, and other project-related materials.
- Ensure gender equality, safeguarding, child protection, inclusion, and safe participation principles are integrated throughout project planning and implementation, and identify and mitigate relevant risks.
- Monitor project progress through regular field visits, stakeholder engagement, data review, and performance tracking, and recommend necessary improvements.
- Prepare and ensure timely submission of quality monthly, quarterly, annual, and donor-required reports, including success stories, case studies, activity documentation, and other project records.
- Facilitate project learning, reflection, documentation, and knowledge-sharing processes to capture lessons learned and good practices.
- Maintain effective coordination and partnerships with Plan International Bangladesh, relevant government authorities, local administration, youth organizations, community groups, NGOs, and other stakeholders.
- Represent SERAC-Bangladesh in project meetings, coordination forums, workshops, and stakeholder events as assigned.
- Support project financial management, including budgeting, expenditure monitoring, forecasting, resource utilization, and compliance with donor and organizational financial requirements.
- Coordinate project-related procurement, logistics, and administrative processes in accordance with organizational policies and donor requirements.
- Provide supervision, coordination, guidance, and mentoring to project staff to ensure effective teamwork and achievement of project objectives.
- Perform any other project-related responsibilities assigned by the supervisor or management in line with the scope of the position.
Desired Personal Attributes
The ideal candidate should demonstrate:
- Strong commitment to youth empowerment, gender equality, and social justice.
- Ability to think critically, analyze challenges, and develop practical solutions.
- Strong leadership, teamwork, and problem-solving abilities.
- Ability to work independently with minimum supervision.
- Adaptability, creativity, and willingness to learn.
- Respectful communication skills and the ability to work with diverse communities.
- Commitment to ethical standards, safeguarding principles, and inclusive practices.
How to Apply
Interested candidates who meet the above requirements are encouraged to apply with an updated CV and a cover letter explaining their suitability for the position.
Application Deadline: 3rd October, 2026
Application Submission: Mail to hr@serac-bd.org
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for further selection processes.