Project: Renewed Women’s Voice and Leadership (RWVL) Bangladesh

Reports to: Director/Executive Director

Pragroshor is a feminist, anti-racist, anti-discriminatory nonprofit organization. Pragroshor provides a variety of support to individuals, institutions and communities to be more gender sensitive in their philosophies and practices. It provides training, resources and support to existing women’s and human rights organizations. It also campaigns and lobbies on key gender issues affecting the country and the region.

Project Brief

The Renewed Women’s Voice and Leadership (RWVL) project aims to improve women`s and girls` access to human rights in all their diversity and to advance gender equality in Bangladesh. The project is led by Manusher Jonno Foundation (MJF) and funded by Global Affairs Canada (GAC). This project focuses on empowering diverse voices and strengthening collective actions to advance women’s human rights by addressing gender-based violence (GBV), sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), inclusive economic empowerment (iEE), and ensuring the safety and security of project participants.

As an implementing partner of MJF, Pragroshor will implement the activities of the project titled “Agrapothik: Feminist pathfinders” at the grassroots level within the Dhaka City Corporation area under Dhaka District. This project will focus on issues categorized across various pillars. Pillar 1: Will support organizational capacity and sustainability in areas such as (i) governance improvement; (ii) financial system development; and (iii) policy articulation. Pillar 2: Will contribute to gender equality programming and advocacy at the grassroots level through (i) supporting agency creation, (ii) promoting women’s leadership, (iii) providing knowledge and skill building, to challenge social norms and practices that oppose women’s rights. (iv) implementing social campaigns and mass awareness events, and (v) facilitating inclusive economic empowerment and entrepreneurship interventions. Pillar 3: Will focus on movement strengthening through (i) local network and alliance creation for collective advocacy, (ii) collective movement building.

Job Profile

The Program Manager (PM) position will be instrumental in planning, executing, and monitoring projects from start to finish, ensuring alignment with the organization`s mission and donor requirements at Dhaka. She will be responsible for overall project management to achieve the project`s intended outcomes, will ensure an effective implementation strategy for the agency`s creation, support for women and girls, fostering grassroots leadership, and facilitating social, political, cultural, and economic empowerment, will oversee human resources and financial compliance, including learning and sustainable impact. The PM will ensure effective implementation aligned with feminist principles and organizational priorities through planning, coordination, monitoring.