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Interior Design Internship at an Eco Resort in Bangladesh

Posted by on April 3rd, 2012

Title: Interior Design Intern

Number of Open Positions: 1

Location: Jessore, Bangladesh

Duration: 8 weeks

Salary: 15,000 Tk/ month (room, board, and transportation within Bangladesh are provided; students are responsible for their own transportation to and from Bangladesh)

Job Description:
Panigram Resort will be a socially and environmentally responsible spa resort located in southern Bangladesh. We are developing a luxury boutique resort with a spa and wellness center that protects the natural and cultural heritage of Bangladesh, provides authentic and distinctive travel experiences to discerning travelers, promotes sustainable development, and improves the quality of life in the host community. The interior design intern will work with the architects and product designer to help design and build the interiors of the resort bungalows to reflect the local vernacular culture. Students may work with local artisans to design screens, textiles, and tiles and may source village items (like baskets, fish traps, pottery, etc.) to be used in the interiors.

Panigram Resort is still under construction, so the interns will be staying in apartments in Jessore City, which is about an hour’s drive from the project site. The accommodation is very basic (no air conditioning, basic furnishings and bathrooms, etc.), but it is a fun environment as all of the interns stay together.

Interns are given some basic Bangla lessons when they arrive so that they can communicate with the villagers. The Bangladeshi people are very warm and hospitable and our past interns have formed some strong bonds with the community.

For logistic reasons, we require all of the interns to arrive on June 1 and complete the full 8 week internship ending on July 30; please only apply if you are able to attend on these dates.

Qualifications:
•    Interior design or art major at an accredited design school
•    Has completed at least their sophomore year
•    Independent worker
•    Comfortable working in foreign cultures

To Apply:
Please send your resume, portfolio, and a cover letter explaining why you are interested in the internship to hr@panigram.com with the subject “Interior Design Internship” by April 30, 2012. (Applications without cover letters will not be accepted.)

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Film Internship at an Eco Resort in Bangladesh

Posted by on April 3rd, 2012

Title: Film Intern

Number of Open Positions: 1

Location: Jessore, Bangladesh

Duration: 8 weeks

Salary: 15,000 Tk/ month (room, board, and transportation within Bangladesh are provided; students are responsible for their own transportation to and from Bangladesh)

Job Description:
Panigram Resort will be a socially and environmentally responsible spa resort located in southern Bangladesh. We are developing a luxury boutique resort with a spa and wellness center that protects the natural and cultural heritage of Bangladesh, provides authentic and distinctive travel experiences to discerning travelers, promotes sustainable development, and improves the quality of life in the host community. The film intern will be responsible for filming the construction of Panigram and creating small, weekly “webisodes” (up to 10 min) that will be posted on YouTube and our website. Footage may also eventually be used to create a documentary about the building of Panigram Resort.  Interns also act as ambassadors for Panigram Resort in our host community and are expected to participate in other activities with the villagers such as Friday English lessons with children and movie night.

Panigram Resort is still under construction, so the interns will be staying in apartments in Jessore City, which is about an hour’s drive from the project site. The accommodation is very basic (no air conditioning, basic furnishings and bathrooms, etc.), but it is a fun environment as all of the interns stay together.

Interns are given some basic Bangla lessons when they arrive so that they can communicate with the villagers. The Bangladeshi people are very warm and hospitable and our past interns have formed some strong bonds with the community.

For logistic reasons, we require all of the interns to arrive on June 1 and complete the full 8 week internship ending on July 30; please only apply if you are able to attend on these dates.

Qualifications:
•    Film major
•    Experience with filming and digital film editing
•    Has completed at least their sophomore year
•    Independent worker
•    Comfortable working in foreign cultures

To Apply:
Please send your resume and a cover letter explaining why you are interested in the internship to hr@panigram.com with the subject “Film Internship” by March 20, 2012. (Applications without cover letters will not be accepted.)

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Entrepreneurship Internship at an Eco Resort in Bangladesh

Posted by on April 3rd, 2012

Title: Entrepreneurship Intern

Number of Open Positions: 1

Location: Jessore, Bangladesh

Duration: 8 weeks

Salary: 15,000 Tk/ month (room, board, and transportation within Bangladesh are provided; students are responsible for their own transportation to and from Bangladesh)

Job Description:
Panigram Resort will be a socially and environmentally responsible spa resort located in southern Bangladesh. We are developing a luxury boutique resort with a spa and wellness center that protects the natural and cultural heritage of Bangladesh, provides authentic and distinctive travel experiences to discerning travelers, promotes sustainable development, and improves the quality of life in the host community.

As part of our socially responsible initiatives we are helping some of the local entrepreneurs develop small businesses that will cater to the incoming resort industry (i.e. coconut stand by the side of the river, handicraft village, etc.) The local government has given Panigram Resort some land next to a small lake that is currently inhabited by disadvantaged women to use to develop a handicraft village. The entrepreneurship intern will work with Panigram, the government, craftsmen, local entrepreneurs, and the women to design business plans and products for the handicraft village, help them apply for microfinance loans, and, where applicable, will work with the architecture intern to design appropriate buildings for their businesses.  Interns also act as ambassadors for Panigram Resort in our host community and are expected to participate in other activities with the villagers such as Friday English lessons with children and movie night.

Panigram Resort is still under construction, so the interns will be staying in apartments in Jessore City, which is about an hour’s drive from the project site. The accommodation is very basic (no air conditioning, basic furnishings and bathrooms, etc.), but it is a fun environment as all of the interns stay together.

Interns are given some basic Bangla lessons when they arrive so that they can communicate with the villagers. The Bangladeshi people are very warm and hospitable and our past interns have formed some strong bonds with the community.

For logistic reasons, we require all of the interns to arrive on June 1 and complete the full 8 week internship ending on July 30; please only apply if you are able to attend on these dates.

Qualifications:
•    Has completed at least their sophomore year
•    Independent worker
•    Comfortable working in foreign cultures

To Apply:
Please send your resume and a cover letter explaining why you are interested in the internship to hr@panigram.com with the subject “Entrepreneurship Internship” by April 20, 2012. (Applications without cover letters will not be accepted.)

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Human Resources Manager

Posted by on July 6th, 2011

Number of Open Positions: 1

Location: Jessore

Job Description:
Panigram is currently seeking to fill the dynamic and strategic position of Human Resources Manager. As part of the opening team and a member of the Panigram Executive Committee, the Human Resources Manager will participate in the total management of the resort. Essential functions include and are not limited to:

  • Craft and execute the Panigram’s Human Resources opening, medium and long-term strategy.
  • Direct and coordinate human resources activities to hire, train, and develop the employees of the resort.
  • Maintain and administer employment, wage and salary, benefit, and incentive programs.
  • Establish, maintain and ensure adherence to all personnel-related policies and procedures.
  • Prepare and maintain operating budget. Participate in the budget process as it relates to staffing, productivity, benefit costs, and employee/labor relations costs.
  • Develop, maintain and coordinate departmental specific programs that provide management/supervisory development skills including Train the Trainer, life & safety, anti-harassment…
  • Maintain hotel’s human resources information system so as to provide accurate employee records.
  • Monitor hotel’s compliance with all applicable laws.

Qualifications:
Although it is not required for the candidates to have previous experience in the hospitality industry, they must have three to five years of responsibility and management in the following areas:

  • Recruitment and hiring
  • Wage and salary administration
  • Benefits
  • Training
  • Employee/labor relations
  • Organizational development, and
  • Payroll

Line operations management and labor related experience preferred. The candidate must also have excellent communication skills (both verbal and written) and be fluent in the primary languages (Bengali and English) used in the workplace. Intermediate computational ability, knowledge of computer accounting programs, math skills as well as budgetary and financial analysis capabilities are a must.

This “hands on” position will be located in Jessore. Salary will be commensurate with experience.

Application Information:
Should you be interested in applying for this position, please fill out the online application form here. Please be sure to include your resume and a cover letter telling us how your previous work experiences make you confident in your ability to approach strategic staffing, ensure talent will receive comprehensive training, and create a safe and productive work environment while managing expenses within approved budget constraints. Make sure to emphasize how, as a proven process facilitator and change agent, you intend to contribute to the success of Panigram. The cover letter is as important as your resume, so please take care in writing it and make sure all documents you submit have been proofread. Applications without a cover letter will not be accepted.

To apply, please click here.

Questions can be directed to: hr@panigram.com.

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Winter Interns Work on Alternative Energy Project

Posted by on January 23rd, 2011

A couple of months ago a student from Cornell emailed me. She said that she had applied for the summer internship last year at Panigram, but unfortunately was not selected. She said that she really wanted to work for my company and was wondering if she could come do a winter internship with me. I thought that three weeks was too short for an internship, but I was impressed with her initiative, and I always enjoy working with students, so I agreed. Her friend Cat (another Cornell engineering student) decided to join her. Read the rest of this entry »

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Buying Land in Bangladesh

Posted by on April 17th, 2010

Dozens of villagers crowded into the candlelit land registration office to put their fingerprints on the document that would mean a significant amount of income for them and a gorgeous piece of land in southern Bangladesh for me.

An employee at the land registration office working by candle light.

An employee at the land registration office working by candle light.

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Generating Power and Excitement at Panigram

Posted by on February 13th, 2010

I’ve spent the better part of the last few weeks meeting with parties involved in renewable energy system implementation here in Bangladesh. As mentioned before, the front-runners in terms of power sources are solar and biogas power. A good deal of interest is brewing in the power systems of Panigram resort among various energy providers in Dhaka, and work is underway in getting the feasibility of several means assessed.

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