Knowledge Management Officer - Job Profile

Helen Keller International Seeks a for USAID’s Bandarban Agriculture and Nutrition Initiative (BANI)

Dhaka, Bangladesh Full Time

About the Role

Helen Keller International (HKI) is seeking a Knowledge Management Officer (KMO) to join its team in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The KMO will play a critical role in supporting the Bandarban Agriculture and Nutrition Initiative (BANI), a USAID-funded project that aims to improve food security and nutrition in the Bandarban district of Bangladesh.

Responsibilities

The KMO will be responsible for a variety of tasks, including:

• Supporting annual and monthly work planning, and annual, quarterly, and monthly reporting for donor, government, and institutional purposes.
• Coordinating with the Chief of Party and Directors of CLA & Coms, MEL, Programs, and Program Operations.
• Maintaining close communication with BANI’s Bandarban-based Program Officer, intervention leads, and technical staff to support the development of success stories, programmatic reports, presentations, and Facebook posts that highlight activities and results achievement.
• Providing administrative support in meetings, workshops, and field visits (including organizing, preparing meeting minutes, workshop reporting, and follow-up).
• Assisting in the creation of PowerPoint presentations, drafting reports, translating documents, drafting communications materials, and providing interpretation as needed.
• Helping to organize external events (like fairs, high-level visits, etc.), documenting the events, and preparing reports.
• Ensuring file management, including hard and soft copies, are archived (online and/or intranet-based); index, file.
• Providing support for the distribution of documentation/information to ensure various program documents are made available for internal communications and/or external audiences as appropriate.
• Performing any tasks as assigned by supervisor.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Development Studies, Social Science, Communications, Journalism, or any other related field.
• Minimum of three years of work-related experience providing administrative and/or communications support for publications, reporting, and/or knowledge management.
• Capacity to provide interpretation (Bangla-English required).
• Experience coordinating and organizing meetings and/or special events.
• Experience using social media and understanding its use in professional settings.
• Experience formatting documents for publication or reporting purposes and preparing presentations for professional audiences.
• Willingness to travel to remote areas for work purposes.
• Proficient knowledge of operating office suite software including Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
• Ability to inscribe key information from technical reports and put them in plain English and Bangla.
• Experience working with USAID or other donor-funded programs preferred.
• Understanding of international development programming, especially in relation to food security activities, including knowledge of livelihoods, health, and nutrition, is preferable.
• Must be a team player with mutual trust and understanding in a mixed team; capable of working under pressure, juggling with popping priorities, and meeting deadlines.
• Excellent English and Bangla written and verbal communication skills.
• Collaborative and positive intercultural, and overall social skills.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to work effectively with a wide range of constituencies in a diverse environment.

To Apply

Qualified candidates should submit a form along with a cover letter and resume by 4th December 2023.

About Helen Keller International

Helen Keller International (HKI) is a global non-profit organization that strives to save the lives of millions of people by preventing blindness, improving nutrition, and delivering essential health care. HKI has been working in Bangladesh since 1978 and has a long history of implementing successful programs to improve the lives of the most vulnerable communities.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our organization. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.