ABOUT WorldFish
WorldFish seeks to create an inclusive world of healthy, well-nourished people and a sustainable blue planet, now and in the future. We provide research and innovation in aquatic food systems to support sustainable development and food system transformation toward healthy and resilient diets.
Our 2030 WorldFish Research and Innovation Strategy: Aquatic Foods for Healthy People and Planet outlines our commitment to guiding the transition to more resilient aquatic food systems in three priority impact areas: Social and Economic Inclusion, Nutrition and Public Health, and Climate Resilience and Environmental Sustainability.
About Synergos
Synergos is a New York based global agency that builds trust and collaboration to solve complex problems. Its program in Bangladesh began in 2018 with an objective to find a scalable and sustainable solution to child drowning. Over a period of three years Synergos convened a broad network of allies for child drowning prevention, beyond injury prevention to collectively design a business case for integrated childcare, development, and protection services to elevate policy priority, action, and investment on the broader issue of childcare and protection. As a result, in February 2022 the government of Bangladesh pledged US$ 32 Million--with 80% of funding committed under the aegis of the Ministry of Women and Children’s Affairs (MoWCA)-- for a Development Project on Integrated Community-based Centre for Childcare, Protection and Swimsafe Facilities Project (ICBC) over three years ending in December 2024 with a vision to national scaling. At this implementation phase, Synergos provides strategic and technical assistance support to the Project Management Team led by Bangladesh Shishu Academy (BSA). Synergos will also provide ancillary support to ICBC Project on leadership capacity development for delivery of integrated childcare services.
Position Background
The Senior Project Manager-Bridging Leadership (BL) is a senior position who will serve as a full-time Synergos Bangladesh team member. The appointment is initially for a six month phase, and is highly likely to be renewed. Primarily, the SPM will be responsible for executing Synergos’ Bridging Leadership Project workplan designed to build collaborative leadership skills so that the ICBC project’s key actors operate with a systems perspective on the issue and opportunities, with deepened shared commitment for ECCD, and with greater cohesion as a network of leaders for ECCD action. The role entails building a relationship of trust with the ICBC Project Management Team, implementing NGOs and other partners associated with the BL project. Design and organize together with the Program Manager bridging leadership training workshops and field visits national and district level govt officials and stakeholders promoting cross sector coordination, collaboration and setting up an effective referral mechanism for government ICBC Project. It is essential that the position develops a deep understanding of the adaptive integrated design of the ICBC project and its requirement for a different kind of leadership approach and mindset. With this insight the Senior Project Manager will hold the following responsibilities:
Key Responsibilities