Job Description

Title: Advocacy and Communication Specialist (Advocacy and Communication Specialist (Re-advertisement)

Company Name: Handicap International (humanity & Inclusion) in Bangladesh

Vacancy: 01

Age: at least 18 years

Location: Dhaka

Salary: Tk. 145652 - 162976 (Monthly)

Experience:
∎ At least 5 years

Published: 17 Sep 2024

Education:
∎ Master's Degree in International Law (IHL, IHRL, Human Rights, Refugee Law, International Relations, Political Science, or any relevant discipline with significant experience).
∎ "You are cordially requested not to apply if you don’t have the academic qualifications mentioned in the job advertisement."
∎ Master's Degree in International Law (IHL, IHRL, Human Rights, Refugee Law, International Relations, Political Science, or any relevant discipline with significant experience).
∎ "You are cordially requested not to apply if you don’t have the academic qualifications mentioned in the job advertisement."

Requirements:

Additional Requirements:
∎ Age at least 18 years
∎ At least 5 years of professional experience in the humanitarian/development context, including 3 years in emergency settings (field experience).
∎ At least 4 years of experience in the advocacy, communication, and policy areas.
∎ Experience in context analyses and policy development concerning principled humanitarian action
∎ Experience in advocacy and communication work.
∎ Experience in networking and active participation in conferences and forums, including at high levels.
∎ Special Attention: "You are cordially requested not to apply if you do not have the required Skills, professional Experiences, Competencies, and Personal Qualities mentioned in the advertisement that do not match with you and your profile."
∎ At least 5 years of professional experience in the humanitarian/development context, including 3 years in emergency settings (field experience).
∎ At least 4 years of experience in the advocacy, communication, and policy areas.
∎ Experience in context analyses and policy development concerning principled humanitarian action
∎ Experience in advocacy and communication work.
∎ Experience in networking and active participation in conferences and forums, including at high levels.
∎ Special Attention: "You are cordially requested not to apply if you do not have the required Skills, professional Experiences, Competencies, and Personal Qualities mentioned in the advertisement that do not match with you and your profile."

Responsibilities & Context:
∎ Job Location: Dhaka
∎ Type of Contract: Open-ended
∎ Joining: As early as possible.
∎ Line Manager: Regional Program Director
∎ The Advocacy and Communication Specialist (Re-advertisement) on a specific crisis works under the responsibility of the Regional Program Director, covering the concerned turmoil and in close collaboration with the HI Institute on Humanitarian Action and the Federal Advocacy and Institutional Relations team (AIR). She/he contributes to the design, implementation, and follow-up of HI policy and advocacy strategies related to a specific crisis on national, regional, and international levels. The position will be based in Dhaka and responsible for the Handicap International Federation-Humanity & Inclusion (HI) Programme in the South Asia Region (Bangladesh, India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka).
∎ Mission 1: Operational implementation
∎ Responsibility 1.1: Analyze the humanitarian environment and define HI positions
∎ Monitor and analyze the humanitarian context, architecture, and actors at play to identify the main positioning and ethical issues to ensure a principled humanitarian action
∎ Define and produce policy papers laying down HI positions following HI ethical guidelines and principles of intervention, liaising with relevant stakeholders at the programme level (PD/AM) and HQ levels (HI Institute and AIR)
∎ Undertake research and provide recommendations based on ethical guidelines
∎ Contribute to the risk analysis for the adaptation of the advocacy strategiesResponsibility 1.2: Develop and update advocacy strategies and action plans
∎ Work with the AIR team on developing and updating the joint advocacy strategy related to [CRISIS] and ensure it is consistent across national, regional, and international levels
∎ Lead the design and implementation of coordinated advocacy action plans at regional and national levels, and ensure they are properly implemented and in compliance with HI advocacy quality standards and procedures
∎ Identify key issues emerging from HI operations that would require advocacy for policy changes
∎ Carry out and constantly update a stakeholder mapping and power analysis to identify key advocacy targets and allies
∎ Mission 2: OPERATIONAL IMPLEMENTATION
∎ Responsibility 2.1: Ensure that advocacy is based on reliable and up-to-date evidence and data
∎ Regularly liaise with key operational staff and external stakeholders to gather timely information and data to feed into federal and country-based advocacy strategies
∎ Ensure that the programme produces reliable and consistent data for advocacy purposes and that it is shared with the AIR team
∎ Lead or contribute to the preparation of advocacy tools (reports, briefing papers, talking points, media and social media tools, and the collection of testimonies) in collaboration with the AIR team and HI federal Communication team
∎ Responsibility 2.2: Organize the effective influence and outreach of HI vis-à-vis key decision-makers and networks
∎ Engage in relevant forums, networks, and coalitions, or with key partners at national and regional levels, to feed the analyses and promote HI positions; identify opportunities for and collaborate with the AIR team on collective advocacy initiatives
∎ Maintain contacts with key decision-makers at national and regional levels through regular meetings and exchanges
∎ Take part in events conferences and ad hoc meetings with decision-makers at the global level in coordination with the AIR team
∎ When appropriate, liaise with the media on advocacy-related issues with the support of the federal communication and AIR teams
∎ Responsibility 2.3: Ensure internal communication and ownership
∎ Disseminate advocacy- and policy-related information within the HI network through appropriate channels, including by feeding HI internal communication tools and platforms
∎ Contribute to internal advocacy-related working structures and other relevant internal meetings to provide updated information and discuss advocacy developments; liaise as necessary with AIR, Federal Communication, HI Institute, or National Associations
∎ Inform and provide support to key operational staff and local and national partners on HI advocacy activities
∎ Assess needs and provide training accordingly on principled humanitarian action and HI ethical guidelines to staff as well as local and national partners when appropriate
∎ Responsibility 2.4: Contribute to fundraising efforts
∎ Identify funding opportunities for advocacy and positioning activities and staff, including incorporating advocacy activities into field projects and new project proposals
∎ Mission 3: STANDARDS and Experience
∎ Contribute to raising the quality and internal ownership of HI advocacy work
∎ Comply with and promote HI quality standards and internal procedures relating to advocacy
∎ Report to the line manager and the AIR Humanitarian Advocacy Manager any issues of compliance
∎ Contribute to the design and delivery of presentations and training tools on advocacy
∎ Provide advocacy-related inputs into internal processes as requested
∎ HI seeks an Advocacy and Communication Specialist (Re-advertisement) for its South Asia Regional Programme (Bangladesh, India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka).
∎ Job Location: Dhaka
∎ Type of Contract: Open-ended
∎ Joining: As early as possible.
∎ Line Manager: Regional Program Director
∎ The Advocacy and Communication Specialist (Re-advertisement) on a specific crisis works under the responsibility of the Regional Program Director, covering the concerned turmoil and in close collaboration with the HI Institute on Humanitarian Action and the Federal Advocacy and Institutional Relations team (AIR). She/he contributes to the design, implementation, and follow-up of HI policy and advocacy strategies related to a specific crisis on national, regional, and international levels. The position will be based in Dhaka and responsible for the Handicap International Federation-Humanity & Inclusion (HI) Programme in the South Asia Region (Bangladesh, India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka).
∎ Mission 1: STRATEGY AND STEERING
∎ Mission 1: Operational implementation
∎ Responsibility 1.1: Analyze the humanitarian environment and define HI positions
∎ Monitor and analyze the humanitarian context, architecture, and actors at play to identify the main positioning and ethical issues to ensure a principled humanitarian action
∎ Define and produce policy papers laying down HI positions following HI ethical guidelines and principles of intervention, liaising with relevant stakeholders at the programme level (PD/AM) and HQ levels (HI Institute and AIR)
∎ Undertake research and provide recommendations based on ethical guidelines
∎ Contribute to the risk analysis for the adaptation of the advocacy strategies
∎ Responsibility 1.2: Develop and update advocacy strategies and action plans
∎ Work with the AIR team on developing and updating the joint advocacy strategy related to [CRISIS] and ensure it is consistent across national, regional, and international levels
∎ Lead the design and implementation of coordinated advocacy action plans at regional and national levels, and ensure they are properly implemented and in compliance with HI advocacy quality standards and procedures
∎ Identify key issues emerging from HI operations that would require advocacy for policy changes
∎ Carry out and constantly update a stakeholder mapping and power analysis to identify key advocacy targets and allies
∎ Mission 2: OPERATIONAL IMPLEMENTATION
∎ Responsibility 2.1: Ensure that advocacy is based on reliable and up-to-date evidence and data
∎ Regularly liaise with key operational staff and external stakeholders to gather timely information and data to feed into federal and country-based advocacy strategies
∎ Ensure that the programme produces reliable and consistent data for advocacy purposes and that it is shared with the AIR team
∎ Lead or contribute to the preparation of advocacy tools (reports, briefing papers, talking points, media and social media tools, and the collection of testimonies) in collaboration with the AIR team and HI federal Communication team
∎ Responsibility 2.2: Organize the effective influence and outreach of HI vis-à-vis key decision-makers and networks
∎ Engage in relevant forums, networks, and coalitions, or with key partners at national and regional levels, to feed the analyses and promote HI positions; identify opportunities for and collaborate with the AIR team on collective advocacy initiatives
∎ Maintain contacts with key decision-makers at national and regional levels through regular meetings and exchanges
∎ Take part in events conferences and ad hoc meetings with decision-makers at the global level in coordination with the AIR team
∎ When appropriate, liaise with the media on advocacy-related issues with the support of the federal communication and AIR teams
∎ Responsibility 2.3: Ensure internal communication and ownership
∎ Disseminate advocacy- and policy-related information within the HI network through appropriate channels, including by feeding HI internal communication tools and platforms
∎ Contribute to internal advocacy-related working structures and other relevant internal meetings to provide updated information and discuss advocacy developments; liaise as necessary with AIR, Federal Communication, HI Institute, or National Associations
∎ Inform and provide support to key operational staff and local and national partners on HI advocacy activities
∎ Assess needs and provide training accordingly on principled humanitarian action and HI ethical guidelines to staff as well as local and national partners when appropriate
∎ Responsibility 2.4: Contribute to fundraising efforts
∎ Identify funding opportunities for advocacy and positioning activities and staff, including incorporating advocacy activities into field projects and new project proposals
∎ Mission 3: STANDARDS and Experience
∎ Contribute to raising the quality and internal ownership of HI advocacy work
∎ Comply with and promote HI quality standards and internal procedures relating to advocacy
∎ Report to the line manager and the AIR Humanitarian Advocacy Manager any issues of compliance
∎ Contribute to the design and delivery of presentations and training tools on advocacy
∎ Provide advocacy-related inputs into internal processes as requested

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Mobile bill, Tour allowance, Medical allowance, Provident fund, Weekly 2 holidays, Insurance, Gratuity
∎ Festival Bonus: 2
∎ "Salary will be determined based on experience, qualifications, and budget availability.
∎ Medical Coverage: Staff and dependents will get general/outpatient, hospitalization, dental, and optical medical insurance facilities as per the HI policy.
∎ Maternity Coverage: Staff & dependents will get maternity medical coverage facilities per the HI policy.
∎ Group Life Insurance Coverage: Staff will get the death benefit, accidental benefit, permanent partial disability, permanent total disability benefit, and critical illness benefit as per the HI policy.
∎ Leave: Staff will get sick leave, annual leave, casual leave, medical leave, and event leave as per HI policy.
∎ Allowance for Children's Education: Staff will get an allowance for Children's Education as per the HI policy.
∎ National travel cost of child caretaker: Female staff will get a reimbursement for the cost of national travel of the child caretaker as per the HI policy.
∎ Additional Responsibility (Interim) Allowance: Staff will get an allowance for additional responsibility (Interim) as per the HI policy.
∎ Relocation Allowance: Staff will get an allowance for relocation allowance as per the HI policy.
∎ Work From Home: Staff will get work-from-home facilities as per the HI policy.
∎ "Salary will be determined based on experience, qualifications, and budget availability.
∎ Medical Coverage: Staff and dependents will get general/outpatient, hospitalization, dental, and optical medical insurance facilities as per the HI policy.
∎ Maternity Coverage: Staff & dependents will get maternity medical coverage facilities per the HI policy.
∎ Group Life Insurance Coverage: Staff will get the death benefit, accidental benefit, permanent partial disability, permanent total disability benefit, and critical illness benefit as per the HI policy.
∎ Leave: Staff will get sick leave, annual leave, casual leave, medical leave, and event leave as per HI policy.
∎ Allowance for Children's Education: Staff will get an allowance for Children's Education as per the HI policy.
∎ National travel cost of child caretaker: Female staff will get a reimbursement for the cost of national travel of the child caretaker as per the HI policy.
∎ Additional Responsibility (Interim) Allowance: Staff will get an allowance for additional responsibility (Interim) as per the HI policy.
∎ Relocation Allowance: Staff will get an allowance for relocation allowance as per the HI policy.
∎ Work From Home: Staff will get work-from-home facilities as per the HI policy.

Workplace:
∎ Work at office

Employment Status: Full Time

Job Location: Dhaka

Read Before Apply:

Special Attention: "You are cordially requested not to apply if the salary range, job location, contract duration, and other terms and conditions mentioned in the advertisement do not match your expectations."

Interested candidates meeting the above requirements should apply with the latest CV and two references (current or last supervisor only), including the Head of HR of the current employer, through Bdjobs.com by Monday, 30 September 2024. Only Bangladeshi national candidates are eligible to apply. Only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

Handicap International-Humanity & Inclusion is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified, potential, matched female candidates and people with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply, and they will be preferred in cases of similar qualifications to other candidates.

HI promotes and upholds the principles of equal opportunities and policies (PSEAH, Child Protection, etc.). HI has a zero-tolerance approach to any harm to, or exploitation of, a vulnerable adult or a child by any of our staff, representatives, or partners. Recruitment for all jobs in HI includes, in particular, criminal record checks and the collection of relevant references. Safeguarding our beneficiaries is our top priority in everything we do.

HI is committed to a safe workplace for everyone to grow professionally regardless of age, gender, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, or race. HI extends this commitment to equality and Do No Harm to all staff, volunteers, partners, and beneficiaries. The humanitarian principles focus on equity and inclusion, with a solid commitment to these values. A competitive candidate will uphold and implement these values in their personal and professional lives. Any persuasion by the person by phone, email, or other means in this regard will automatically disqualify the candidate.

The selected employee should clearly understand that all final offers of employment are contingent upon a successful reference check. The pre-employment screening will be performed for all selected applicants.

Company Information:
∎ Handicap International (humanity & Inclusion) in Bangladesh
∎ House 3/A, Road 36, Gulshan-2, Dhaka-1212, Bangladesh
∎ Business: Handicap International (HI) is an international aid organization specializing in the field of disability. Non-governmental, non-religious, non-political, and non-profit making works alongside persons with disabilities and other vulnerable groups, whatever the context, assisting and supporting them in their efforts to become self-reliant. Since its creation, the organization has set up programmes in approximately 60 countries and intervened in many emergencies. It operates as a federation made up of eight associations (Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the USA) that provide human and financial resources, manage projects, and raise awareness of Handicap International`s actions and campaigns.

Handicap International-Humanity & Inclusion (HI) has been working in Bangladesh since 1997, focusing on creating sustainable changes to ensure the rights and inclusion of people with disabilities in society. HI is an independent and impartial aid organization working in Bangladesh in poverty, exclusion, conflict, and disaster situations. With projects in different districts of the country, HI works not only with people with disabilities and other vulnerable populations but also with their families, their communities, and local humanitarian actors to respond to their essential needs, improve their living conditions, promote respect for their dignity and fundamental rights, and provide sustainability in its action. As one of the key organizations in the disability sector, HI has a wide range of projects that assist in promoting the inclusion of persons with disabilities and their issues in emergency and development contexts, building the capacities of local stakeholders, and reducing the impact of natural and human-made disasters. Particularly in Cox`s Bazar district, HI is providing services in rehabilitation, MH/PSS, SRH, protection, and inclusive education with an inclusion mainstreaming approach to refugees and host populations affected by the forcibly displaced undocumented Myanmar nationals. HI`s multi-sectoral mobile units (MU) and static method are currently working in 15 camps located in both Teknaf and Ukhiya Upazilas and surrounding host areas, providing comprehensive services in physical rehabilitation, primary health care, protection, and MHPSS. HI is currently implementing a development and humanitarian response project in Kurigram and Cox`s Bazar district through 3 project offices (Kurigram, Ukhiya, and Teknaf) and 2 coordination offices (Dhaka and Cox Bazar). Operational Thematic: Livelihood, Health and Rehabilitation, Protection, Inclusion, Education, and Atlas Logistics.

Presently, HI Bangladesh is implementing projects on integrating disability in community-based disaster risk reduction and response; economic empowerment of extremely poor persons with disabilities; mainstreaming disability in livelihood interventions; support to refugees and surrounding communities, capacity building of professional associations; and support to disabled people`s organizations, among others.

Address::
∎ House 3/A, Road 36, Gulshan-2, Dhaka-1212, Bangladesh
∎ Business: Handicap International (HI) is an international aid organization specializing in the field of disability. Non-governmental, non-religious, non-political, and non-profit making works alongside persons with disabilities and other vulnerable groups, whatever the context, assisting and supporting them in their efforts to become self-reliant. Since its creation, the organization has set up programmes in approximately 60 countries and intervened in many emergencies. It operates as a federation made up of eight associations (Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the USA) that provide human and financial resources, manage projects, and raise awareness of Handicap International`s actions and campaigns.Handicap International-Humanity & Inclusion (HI) has been working in Bangladesh since 1997, focusing on creating sustainable changes to ensure the rights and inclusion of people with disabilities in society. HI is an independent and impartial aid organization working in Bangladesh in poverty, exclusion, conflict, and disaster situations. With projects in different districts of the country, HI works not only with people with disabilities and other vulnerable populations but also with their families, their communities, and local humanitarian actors to respond to their essential needs, improve their living conditions, promote respect for their dignity and fundamental rights, and provide sustainability in its action. As one of the key organizations in the disability sector, HI has a wide range of projects that assist in promoting the inclusion of persons with disabilities and their issues in emergency and development contexts, building the capacities of local stakeholders, and reducing the impact of natural and human-made disasters. Particularly in Cox`s Bazar district, HI is providing services in rehabilitation, MH/PSS, SRH, protection, and inclusive education with an inclusion mainstreaming approach to refugees and host populations affected by the forcibly displaced undocumented Myanmar nationals. HI`s multi-sectoral mobile units (MU) and static method are currently working in 15 camps located in both Teknaf and Ukhiya Upazilas and surrounding host areas, providing comprehensive services in physical rehabilitation, primary health care, protection, and MHPSS. HI is currently implementing a development and humanitarian response project in Kurigram and Cox`s Bazar district through 3 project offices (Kurigram, Ukhiya, and Teknaf) and 2 coordination offices (Dhaka and Cox Bazar). Operational Thematic: Livelihood, Health and Rehabilitation, Protection, Inclusion, Education, and Atlas Logistics.Presently, HI Bangladesh is implementing projects on integrating disability in community-based disaster risk reduction and response; economic empowerment of extremely poor persons with disabilities; mainstreaming disability in livelihood interventions; support to refugees and surrounding communities, capacity building of professional associations; and support to disabled people`s organizations, among others.

Application Deadline: 30 Sep 2024

Category: NGO/Development