POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT  Private Sector Engagement Manager, Ashshash Project Winrock International is recruiting applicants for the position of Private Sector Engagement Manager for the ‘Ashshash – for men and women who have escaped trafficking, Phase II’ is a four-year program supported by the Embassy of Switzerland in Bangladesh and implemented by Winrock International. The objective of the project is supporting 6,000 (65% female) survivors of trafficking to reintegrate into their communities and achieve personal well-being and self-sufficiency. The project will accomplish this goal by May 31, 2027.  GENERAL:   Winrock International is a nonprofit organization that works with people in the United States and around the world to empower the disadvantaged, increase economic opportunity, and sustain natural resources. By linking local individuals and communities with new ideas and technology, Winrock is increasing long-term productivity, equity, and responsible resource management to benefit the poor and disadvantaged of the world.  SALARY:    The annual salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. Excellent benefits offered.    APPLICATIONS:  The deadline for submission of applications is December 16, 2025.  However, applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and Winrock reserves the right to make an offer prior to the closing date for applications.  Applicants are thus encouraged to submit their applications at the earliest opportunity and submit a current resume and cover letter (upload below) referencing “Bangladesh Ashshash Project Phase II – Private Sector Engagement Manager”.  Women are particularly encouraged to apply.  Winrock would like to thank all applicants for their interest but only candidates who meet all requisite criteria and are shortlisted will be contacted.    EOE STATEMENT: We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity and sexual orientation), national origin, caste, tribe, age, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.  POSITION SUMMARYPOSITION TITLE: Private Sector Engagement Manager  LOCATION:  Dhaka, Bangladesh STATUS: Full Time  REPORTS TO: Project Director  POSITION SUMMARY: The Private Sector Engagement Manager (PSEM) will oversee private sector engagement in the Ashshash program. The responsibilities include developing a strategy to engage the private sector, establishing market linkages for trafficking survivors pursuing self-employment, and securing corporate social responsibility (CSR) funds for rehabilitation and reintegration efforts. The PSEM will advocate for improved access to financing for survivors through partnerships with banks and build relationships with national and international businesses. Working closely with other program components, the PSEM will implement private-sector engagement activities while ensuring compliance with organizational policies and procedures. The Private Sector Engagement Manager (PSEM) will be engaged on a six-month initially, results-oriented assignment to accelerate economic reintegration outcomes for survivors of human trafficking under the Ashshash project. The contract might be extended upon availability of funds and performance. The ‘Ashshash – for men and women who have escaped trafficking, Phase II’ is a four-year program supported by the Embassy of Switzerland in Bangladesh and implemented by Winrock International.Specific responsibilities include but are not limited to:  <ul><li>Formulate or review private sector strategies and develop outcome-based plans that provide a clear direction for the mobilization of resources and diverse technical assistance from private sector organizations and associations. </li></ul><ul><li>Conduct systematic mapping of potential private sector actors at both national and local levels including businesses, corporate entities and industry associations to identify collaboration opportunities that can support the economic reintegration of survivors through leveraging private sector resources, services and market opportunities to benefit survivors and achieve project goals. </li></ul><ul><li>Build partnership with private companies, industry associations, banks, non-banking financial institutions (NBFI), micro-finance institutions (MFI) and CSR platforms to secure grants, cash, business inputs (in-kind goods, material, equipment support, etc.) Wage-based job placements, on-the-job training, and other employment-related services for the beneficiaries. </li></ul><ul><li>Provide programmatic coordination and technical support for the implementation of all private sector engagement activities ensuring quality, timeliness, and integration with approved work plan and activity components. </li></ul><ul><li>Identify and engage potential investors and co-investors at national and local levels including SMEs, CSR platforms, Banks, MFIs and business groups to support survivor-led MSMEs through assessing business viability, facilitating co-investment arrangements and negotiating practical risk-sharing models. </li></ul><ul><li>Assess existing and potential economic empowerment models in the local context and design strategies to implement the same and evaluate the outcome.  </li></ul><ul><li>Provide tailored support to both individual and group-based survivor enterprises by assessing business viability and linking them with relevant private sector actors for market access, technical support and growth opportunities. </li></ul><ul><li>Organize events, seminars, and workshops at national and local levels to sensitize private sector personnel, share knowledge and lessons learned, and mobilize resources for the economic well-being of beneficiaries. </li></ul><ul><li>Assist the capacity development of the staff of sub-partners to ensure effective implementation of economic empowerment process of the program.   </li></ul><ul><li>Represent the Ashshash program in discussions and forums of the private sector companies and associations.  </li></ul><ul><li>Monitor and document the outcomes of the private sector engagement interventions for M&amp;E, donor reports highlighting good practices, lessons learned, and ways forward. </li></ul><ul><li>Support the Country program to carry out the project output with collaboration with other components. </li></ul> Requirements: <ul><li>Master's degree in any relevant Social Science or Business Administration discipline. </li></ul><ul><li>At least 5 (five) years of professional experience. </li></ul><ul><li>At least 3 (three) years of progressive experience of dealing with private sector organizations acquired in reputed local NGOs, INGOs, Banks, Private Sectors, and relevant organizations.  </li></ul><ul><li>Working experience in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programs or projects will be an added advantage. </li></ul><ul><li>Outstanding knowledge of Bangladesh’s corporate world and its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). </li></ul><ul><li>Good understanding of the functions of government and International Non-Governmental Organizations. </li></ul><ul><li>Experience in supporting the implementation of gender and social dimension intervention and gender mainstreaming in projects is a plus. </li></ul><ul><li>Ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities under pressure. </li></ul> Other: Bangladeshi citizenship or residency with work authorization  Winrock is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all people. Winrock recruits, employs, trains, promotes, and compensates regardless of race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, family care status, or any other basis protected by law.       At Winrock we have a clear mission: Empower the disadvantaged, increase economic opportunity, and sustain natural resources through unwavering dedication to accountability, equity, innovation, integrity, and transformation.  Winrock knows that its success comes from the hard work and steadfast dedication of its diverse workforce.

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Manager, Private Sector Engagement - ASHSHASH

POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT &nbsp;Private Sector Engagement Manager,&nbsp;Ashshash&nbsp;Project&nbsp;Winrock International is recruiting applicants for the position of&nbsp;Private Sector Engagement Manager&nbsp;for&nbsp;the ‘Ashshash&nbsp;– for men and women who have escaped trafficking, Phase II’ is a four-year&nbsp;program&nbsp;supported by the Embassy of Switzerland in Bangladesh and implemented by Winrock International. The&nbsp;objective&nbsp;of the project is&nbsp;supporting 6,000 (65% female) survivors of trafficking to reintegrate into their communities and achieve personal well-being and self-sufficiency. The project will&nbsp;accomplish&nbsp;this goal by&nbsp;May 31, 2027. &nbsp;GENERAL:  &nbsp;Winrock International is a nonprofit organization that works with people in the United States and around the world to empower the disadvantaged, increase economic opportunity, and sustain natural resources. By linking local individuals and communities with&nbsp;new ideas&nbsp;and technology, Winrock is increasing long-term productivity, equity, and responsible resource management to&nbsp;benefit&nbsp;the poor and disadvantaged of the world. &nbsp;SALARY:   &nbsp;The annual salary will be&nbsp;commensurate&nbsp;with qualifications and experience. Excellent benefits&nbsp;offered.  &nbsp;&nbsp;APPLICATIONS: &nbsp;The deadline for submission of applications is&nbsp;December&nbsp;16,&nbsp;2025.&nbsp; However, applications will be reviewed on a rolling&nbsp;basis&nbsp;and Winrock reserves the right to make an offer prior to the closing date for applications.&nbsp; Applicants are thus encouraged to&nbsp;submit&nbsp;their applications&nbsp;at the earliest opportunity&nbsp;and&nbsp;submit&nbsp;a current resume and cover letter&nbsp;(upload below)&nbsp;referencing&nbsp;“Bangladesh&nbsp;Ashshash&nbsp;Project Phase II&nbsp;–&nbsp;Private Sector Engagement Manager”.&nbsp;&nbsp;Women are particularly encouraged to apply.&nbsp; Winrock would like to thank all applicants for their&nbsp;interest&nbsp;but only candidates who meet all requisite criteria and are&nbsp;shortlisted&nbsp;will be contacted.  &nbsp; EOE STATEMENT: We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender&nbsp;identity&nbsp;and sexual orientation), national origin, caste, tribe, age, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. &nbsp;POSITION SUMMARYPOSITION&nbsp;TITLE: Private Sector Engagement Manager&nbsp;&nbsp;LOCATION:&nbsp; Dhaka, Bangladesh&nbsp;STATUS: Full Time&nbsp;&nbsp;REPORTS&nbsp;TO: Project Director&nbsp;&nbsp;POSITION SUMMARY:&nbsp;The Private Sector Engagement Manager (PSEM) will oversee private sector engagement in the&nbsp;Ashshash&nbsp;program. The responsibilities include developing a strategy to engage the private sector,&nbsp;establishing&nbsp;market linkages for trafficking survivors pursuing self-employment, and securing corporate social responsibility (CSR) funds for rehabilitation and reintegration efforts. The PSEM will advocate for improved access to financing for survivors through partnerships with banks and&nbsp;build&nbsp;relationships with national and international businesses. Working closely with other program components, the PSEM will implement&nbsp;private-sector&nbsp;engagement activities while ensuring compliance with organizational policies and procedures.&nbsp;The Private Sector Engagement Manager (PSEM) will be engaged&nbsp;on a six-month initially, results-oriented assignment to accelerate economic reintegration outcomes for survivors of human trafficking under the&nbsp;Ashshash&nbsp;project. The contract might be extended upon availability of&nbsp;funds&nbsp;and&nbsp;performance.&nbsp;The ‘Ashshash&nbsp;– for men and women who have escaped trafficking, Phase II’ is a four-year&nbsp;program&nbsp;supported by&nbsp;the Embassy of Switzerland&nbsp;in Bangladesh and implemented by&nbsp;Winrock International.Specific responsibilities include but are not limited to: &nbsp;<ul><li>Formulate&nbsp;or&nbsp;review private sector&nbsp;strategies and develop outcome-based plans that provide a clear direction for&nbsp;the&nbsp;mobilization of resources and diverse technical&nbsp;assistance&nbsp;from private sector organizations and associations.&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Conduct systematic mapping of potential private sector actors at both national and local levels including businesses, corporate&nbsp;entities&nbsp;and industry associations to&nbsp;identify&nbsp;collaboration opportunities that can support the economic reintegration of survivors&nbsp;through&nbsp;leveraging&nbsp;private sector resources,&nbsp;services&nbsp;and market opportunities to&nbsp;benefit&nbsp;survivors and&nbsp;achieve&nbsp;project goals.&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Build partnership with&nbsp;private&nbsp;companies, industry associations, banks, non-banking financial institutions (NBFI), micro-finance institutions (MFI)&nbsp;and CSR platforms to secure grants, cash, business inputs (in-kind goods, material, equipment support, etc.) Wage-based&nbsp;job placements, on-the-job&nbsp;training, and&nbsp;other&nbsp;employment-related&nbsp;services for the beneficiaries.&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Provide programmatic coordination and technical support for&nbsp;the&nbsp;implementation of all private sector engagement&nbsp;activities&nbsp;ensuring quality, timeliness, and integration with approved&nbsp;work plan&nbsp;and activity&nbsp;components.&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Identify&nbsp;and engage potential investors and co-investors&nbsp;at national and local levels including SMEs, CSR platforms, Banks,&nbsp;MFIs&nbsp;and business groups to support survivor-led MSMEs through assessing business viability,&nbsp;facilitating&nbsp;co-investment arrangements and negotiating practical risk-sharing models.&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Assess existing and potential economic empowerment&nbsp;models&nbsp;in the local context and design strategies to implement the same and evaluate&nbsp;the&nbsp;outcome.&nbsp;&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Provide tailored support to both individual and group-based survivor enterprises by assessing business viability and linking them with relevant private sector actors for market access, technical&nbsp;support&nbsp;and growth opportunities.&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Organize events,&nbsp;seminars, and&nbsp;workshops&nbsp;at national and local levels to sensitize private sector personnel, share knowledge and lessons learned, and mobilize resources for the economic&nbsp;well-being&nbsp;of&nbsp;beneficiaries.&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Assist&nbsp;the&nbsp;capacity&nbsp;development of the staff of sub-partners to ensure effective implementation of economic empowerment process of the&nbsp;program.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Represent the&nbsp;Ashshash&nbsp;program&nbsp;in discussions and forums of the private sector companies and&nbsp;associations.&nbsp;&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Monitor and document the outcomes of the private sector engagement interventions for M&amp;E, donor reports&nbsp;highlighting good practices, lessons learned,&nbsp;and ways forward.&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Support&nbsp;the&nbsp;Country program to&nbsp;carry&nbsp;out the project output with collaboration with&nbsp;other components.&nbsp;</li></ul>&nbsp;Requirements:&nbsp;<ul><li>Master's degree in any relevant Social Science or Business Administration&nbsp;discipline.&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>At least 5 (five) years of professional&nbsp;experience.&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>At least 3 (three) years of progressive experience of dealing with private sector organizations&nbsp;acquired&nbsp;in reputed local NGOs, INGOs, Banks, Private Sectors, and relevant&nbsp;organizations.&nbsp;&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Working experience in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programs or projects will be an added advantage.&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Outstanding knowledge of&nbsp;Bangladesh’s&nbsp;corporate world and&nbsp;its&nbsp;Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Good understanding&nbsp;of&nbsp;the functions of government and International Non-Governmental Organizations.&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Experience in supporting&nbsp;the&nbsp;implementation of gender and social dimension intervention and gender mainstreaming in&nbsp;projects&nbsp;is a plus.&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities under pressure.&nbsp;</li></ul>&nbsp;Other:&nbsp;Bangladeshi citizenship or residency with work authorization&nbsp;&nbsp;Winrock is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to providing&nbsp;equal employment opportunities&nbsp;for all people. Winrock recruits, employs, trains, promotes, and compensates regardless of race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, family care status, or any other basis protected by law.   &nbsp;  &nbsp;At Winrock we have a clear mission: Empower the disadvantaged, increase economic&nbsp;opportunity,&nbsp;and sustain natural resources through unwavering dedication to accountability, equity, innovation,&nbsp;integrity,&nbsp;and transformation.&nbsp;&nbsp;Winrock knows that its success comes from the hard work and steadfast dedication of its diverse workforce.&nbsp;

Manager, Private Sector Engagement - ASHSHASH

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