Symm Consulting Ltd. is looking for Project Officers.
The incumbent’s job responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Managing multi-disciplinary national and international consultant teams from project inception till completion phase.
- Controlling and improving the quality of reports/deliverable/milestones prepared by the consultant team before submitting to the client.
- Tracking and monitoring progress throughout the project Initiation, Planning, Execution, Control, and Closure phases.
- Negotiating contracts with clients, consultants, subcontractors, and relevant vendors.
- Ensuring stakeholders’ agreements/amendments are done timely and effectively.
- Assisting the project team leader in administrative works.
- Preparing appropriate and effective communication strategies for clients, agencies, and project stakeholders.
- Forecasting and managing project financials, monthly reporting to the top management, and invoicing to clients.
- Maintaining confidentiality of the project documents while ensuring accessibility and availability of key documents.
- Organizing meetings, conferences, seminars, and workshops both locally and internationally.
Essential Skills and qualifications:
- Minimum Bachelor Degree in any discipline.
- 1-2 years of working experience is preferable. Outstanding fresh graduates are also welcome.
- Experience in managing projects in the past would be considered advantageous.
- Good communication skills. Fluency in English is a must.
- Prepared to travel both nationally and internationally on short notice.
- Capable to work with international and cross-cultural teams.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office with advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel is expected. Expertise in Microsoft Project will be advantageous.
Job Location:
Dhaka, Bangladesh (Home Office until the Covide-19 pandemic dies down).
Salary:
Negotiable based on experience and skills.
Instructions:
Interested applicants are requested to email their CVs with an application/cover letter to career@symmconsulting.com mentioning “Project Management Officer” in the subject field. Please apply only if you match most of the criteria.
Kindly note that the application letter should focus on the three key points given below, and each of the answers has to be within 500 Words (both CV and application has to be in PDF format)–
- Why is the candidate interested in this job?
- Why we should hire the candidate?
- What is the long-term career plan of the candidate and how working in this organization will leverage the candidate’s long-term plan?
**The applications will be considered on a rolling basis.
**All future correspondence should be made through the designated email address provided above.
