THEA Bangladesh Project Manager

Description
Project/Consultancy Title
: THEA Bangladesh Project Manager

Project Location(s)
: Remote

Finance Department Code
: 13416, 91682

Background:
Mercy Corps is a global team of humanitarians working together on the front lines of today's biggest crises to create a future of possibility, where everyone can prosper. In more than 40+ countries around the world, over 5,400+ team members work side by side with people living through poverty, disaster, violent conflict, and the acute impacts of climate change. We're committed to creating global change through local impact — 84% of our team members are from the countries where they work.

We bring a comprehensive approach to every challenge, addressing problems from multiple angles. And we go beyond emergency aid, partnering with local governments, forward-thinking corporations, social entrepreneurs, and people living in fragile communities to develop bold solutions that make lasting change possible.

Purpose / Project Description:
The THEA Bangladesh Project Manager will be embedded in the Transforming Humanitarian Energy Access (THEA) program, which will deliver transformative action on clean energy access in humanitarian settings, working with the UK government's Transforming Energy Access (TEA) platform to mainstream energy access in humanitarian settings and provide expert advice on the energy needs of refugees and internally displaced people (IDPs) for UK and international energy access partners. The programme aims to build and share evidence of existing best practices for replication and scaling, support new refugee-inclusive policies and partnerships, outline key barriers to scaling energy access in refugee settings, test innovations, and help raise additional funding/finance for delivery of sustainable energy solutions in humanitarian contexts. The action-oriented research will be used to advocate with key donors, UN humanitarian and development agencies to remove barriers for quicker deployment of sustainable humanitarian energy solutions. Targeted research is planned to enable more inclusive financing, policies and partnerships, working directly with refugees and displaced communities to meet community energy needs through localized business and delivery models. THEA is delivered by Mercy Corps, in partnership with Refugee Led Organizations, Ashden and the Coordination Unit of the Global Platform for Action (GPA CU) on Sustainable Energy in Displacement Settings (hosted at UNITAR).

Consultant Objectives:
Reporting to the THEA Program Manager and working closely with the Global Platform for Action (GPA) Coordination Unit team, the THEA Bangladesh Project Manager will lead and oversee the implementation of the THEA Bangladesh project component. The Project Manager will work closely with the sub-awardee local implementing partner to steer and facilitate the project implementation, including the contracting of a technology provider, demand stimulation activities and regular project monitoring. The Project Manager will engage with key stakeholders across the humanitarian and energy spaces to support coordination and alignment with the THEA Bangladesh scope of work. The Project Manager will be responsible for reporting to the donor on THEA Bangladesh and lead the development and dissemination of knowledge products to share lessons learned.

Consultant Activities:
The Consultant will:

• Act as liaison for the local implementing partner and conduct regular check-ins to oversee project implementation
• Lead in-country activities, e.g. a launch event, project monitoring activities, and project close-out activities
• Liaise with in-country project stakeholders and other partners to ensure alignment with other projects
• Support THEA PM with contracting processes and other programme management work related to THEA Bangladesh
• Lead on project reporting for the THEA Bangladesh component and the development and dissemination of knowledge products to share lessons learned
• Support advocacy and partnership development efforts and represent THEA Bangladesh at conferences and events, where applicable.

Timeframe / Schedule:
8 September 2025 – 30 September 2026

The Consultant will report to:
Megan Taeuber – THEA Programme Manager

The Consultant will work closely with:
Global Platform for Action (GPA) Coordination Unit (hosted at UNITAR), the local implementing partner, the technology provider, the TEQ Energy Team, Program teams, Regional Teams, other HQ support teams, other THEA partners.

Required Experience & Skills:

• Proven experience required in project management for UN agencies and INGOs.

• 3+ years required providing technical support in the field of clean cooking that includes:

• Project management.

• Grant writing, research, and proposal development.
• Writing and publishing articles and blogs.

• Monitoring, evaluation and learning.

• Prior work experience in the context of the refugee response in Bangladesh is required.

• Bachelor's degree required. A Master's degree or equivalent in a field related to humanitarian response, international development, sustainable development, energy access, and/or energy or environmental engineering is preferred.
• Fluency in English is required; fluency in another language preferred.

Team Engagement and Effectiveness

Achieving our mission starts with how we build our team and collaborate. By bringing together individuals with a variety of experiences, backgrounds, and perspectives, we strengthen our ability to solve complex challenges and drive innovation. We foster a culture of trust and respect, where every team member is valued for their contributions, empowered to reach their full potential, and motivated to do their best work.

We recognize that building a strong and effective team is an ongoing process, and we remain committed to learning, improving, and growing together.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Mercy Corps is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, or any other characteristics protected under applicable law.

Safeguarding & Ethics

Mercy Corps team members are expected to support all efforts toward accountability, specifically to our stakeholders and to international standards guiding international relief and development work, while actively engaging communities as equal partners in the design, monitoring and evaluation of our field projects. Team members are expected to conduct themselves in a professional manner and respect local laws, customs and MC's policies, procedures, and values at all times and in all in-country venues.