Project Manager

CARE Bangladesh
is looking for
Project Manager - Market Readiness & Innovation Scaling

Job Description / Responsibility

Project name:
Community Led Innovation for Climate Risk Mitigation in Bangladesh (CLIMB) Project

Location:
Based at Sarankhola, Bagerhat

Duration:
Initially up to December 31, 2026 with a high possibility of extension based on fund availability & performance.

Reporting to:
Program Coordinator, Humanitarian & Resilient Futures Program Unit

What it's like to work at CARE?

CARE is a mission-driven international humanitarian aid and development organization that offers an opportunity to work with people across the world. Not a day will go by that you won't learn something profound, meet an expert, or write a sentence that can change a life. We are committed to an environment where everyone can succeed.

CARE Bangladesh has shifted towards a long-term program approach, developing impact visions that foster sustainable change for the extreme poor and marginalized. Its Humanitarian & Resilient Futures Program is dedicated to providing life-saving assistance to people affected by disasters and conflicts, with a strong focus on women and girls who are disproportionately impacted. The program portfolio spans preparedness and early action, emergency response, recovery, resilience building, climate change adaptation, and inclusive development.

Under the DANIDA-funded CLIMB project, CARE Bangladesh has installed two community-scale reverse osmosis (RO) plants in Sarankhola, Bagerhat, to address saline intrusion and safe water scarcity. While technically sound, the facilities are underutilized due to limited business capacity and market penetration. The Water Management Committee (WMC) model has gained attention from DPHE and shows strong potential to evolve from a grant-supported pilot into a community-led, commercially viable social enterprise. Achieving this requires governance reform, capacity development, private-sector partnerships, and expanded market strategies.

The Project Manager will lead the scaling and market-linking of community-managed Reverse Osmosis (RO) water enterprises in Bagerhat under the "Market Ready RO Water Management Model" initiative under the CLIMB Project. This position requires strong expertise in project management, private-sector engagement, business development, and stakeholder advocacy. The role will drive commercial sustainability, community empowerment, and investment readiness of Water Management Committees (WMCs), ensuring alignment with CARE's climate resilience and inclusive market systems approach.

Educational Requirements

• Masters
• Master's degree in business administration, Economics, Development studies, Environmental management, or related field.

Experience Requirements

• 5 to 6 year(s)

Additional Requirements

• Minimum 5 to 6 years' progressive experience in project management, private-sector engagement, and/or business development in WASH, renewable energy, or market systems development.
• Demonstrated experience in market-based solutions, investment readiness, or social enterprise development.
• Strong skills in stakeholder engagement and advocacy, particularly with government, NGOs, and private sector.
• Proven ability to manage multi-partner projects and facilitate participatory governance models.
• Excellent analytical, communication, and report-writing skills in English and Bangla.
• Experience working with refugee/host communities or climate-vulnerable populations.
• Familiarity with financial tools (business plans, investment pitches, cost recovery analysis).
• Understanding of digital solutions for enterprise management (water ATMs, mobile payments, dashboards).
• Commitment to gender equity, diversity, and inclusion principles.
• Matrix management of other international NGOs, which requires participatory decision-making and negotiation.
• Strategic thinking and entrepreneurial mindset.
• Strong leadership and facilitation skills.
• Partnership building and negotiation.
• Accountability and results orientation.
• Inclusivity and ability to work across diverse communities.
• Candidates need to be highly motivated and committed to CARE Bangladesh's vision, mission, and long-term development work to significantly improve the lives of the most vulnerable and marginalized Candidates must be capable of displaying great learning agility, support and encourage knowledge sharing across projects, for the ultimate benefit of all of CARE's mission wide initiatives.

Job Location

Bagerhat

Salary

• Tk Monthly)