Responsibilities & Context

• In alignment with the youth-centric focus of the project, we encourage applicants with progressive and modernized thinking, and innovative and transformational approaches to required project deliverables.
• Department: USAID Bijoyee Activity
• Location: Based at CARE Bangladesh Dhaka Office
• Duration: Duration of the contract will be up to June 21,2026

Job Summary:

• CARE is one of the world’s leading international humanitarian and development organizations, committed to helping people in poor communities improve their lives and alleviate poverty. Founded in 1945, CARE is working with over 121 countries to fight global poverty and marginalization. CARE has been active in Bangladesh since 1949 and is one of the largest programs in CARE confederation. Women and girls are at the core of all CARE programs because they represent half of the marginalized group, and it is not possible to overcome poverty until all people have equal rights and opportunities. CARE Bangladesh works to implement programs with long-term impacts that result in sustainable changes for the extreme poor and marginalized communities.
• CARE Bangladesh, a non-profit international development organization is implementing USAID Bijoyee Activity, a five-year’s project with a consortium of youth-led and youth serving organizations funded by the USAID. It aims to empower youth not in education, employment, or training (NEET) particularly young women and socially marginalized young people, by equipping them with market-oriented soft and life skills, resources and social capital for green and gainful employment and greater social and environmental impact. Strengthening youth ecosystem, organizational development support to national and grassroots youth organizations, incubation and start-up support to young entrepreneurs, youth inclusive policies and planning are some examples of key interventions of Bijoyee to be implemented in urban/ per-urban areas in five hubs encompassing eighteen districts. The Department of Youth Development (DYD) and relevant govt. and private sector organizations are the strategic partners of this project.
• CARE Bangladesh is inviting young Bangladeshi professionals to apply for the position of Organizational Development Specialist at USAID Bijoyee Activity. The Organizational Development Specialist will be based at the Project Management Unit (PMU) in Dhaka and will report to the Bijoyee Deputy Chief of Party. His/her primary responsibility will be assessing the organizational capacity of youth-led and youth serving partner organizations and designing organizational development and capacity building plans to address identified gaps. S/he will be responsible for monitoring partner organization progress towards improving and revitalizing their organizational vision, mission and strategy, inclusive and youth friendly work environment, and enhancing organizational effectiveness in terms of legal, financial and technical compliances, resource mobilization and sustainability in line with USAID’s localization principles.
• The incumbent, in collaboration with other designated CARE technical specialists, will provide mentoring support to partner organizations throughout the capacity building process. The position will also support the process of leadership development, succession planning, and performance management systems. S/he will identify skill gaps and develop strategies to enhance organizational capabilities and growth opportunities.

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