Advocacy and Networking Manager

Job Description

Title: Advocacy and Networking Manager

Company Name: Centre for Women and Children Studies (CWCS)

Vacancy: 1

Age: Na

Job Location: Dhaka

Salary: Tk. 40000 (Monthly)

Experience:

• 5 to 6 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO

• Master of Social Science (MSS)

• Master’s degree in Social Sciences, Gender Studies, Development Studies, or any other relevant discipline.

• 5 to 6 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO

• Minimum 5–6 years of direct, hands-on experience managing projects focused on women’s rights, gender equality, and women’s empowerment.

• Experience working with local, national, or community-based organizations (CBOs).

• Proven expertise in project planning, implementation, monitoring, reporting, and stakeholder coordination.

• Strong leadership, communication, and team management skills.

• Sound understanding of feminist governance, gender equality, and rights-based approaches.

• Proficiency in Bangla and English typing with advanced skills in MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

• Only female candidates are eligible to apply.

Project Title: Renewed Women’s Voice and Leadership (RWVL) Bangladesh

Project Duration: Contractual (5 years)

Job Description:

• Develop detailed project implementation plans, timelines, and budgets aligned with the Outcome-Based Result Framework and Advocacy Plan.

• Lead day-to-day implementation of all approved activities under the three pillars, ensuring timely delivery of outputs and outcomes using a feminist and rights-based approach.

• Ensure effective execution of workshops, trainings, consultations, campaigns, studies, and policy dialogues.

• Ensure full compliance with donor regulations and organizational policies.

• Maintain regular communication with the donor and complete necessary correspondence.

• Prepare and submit quarterly and annual narrative and financial reports in English.

• Document project learning and maintain proper records for institutional knowledge and future use.

• Coordinate regularly with MJF for technical inputs, validation of tools, training modules, research design, and advocacy materials.

• Incorporate technical feedback into implementation and ensure quality standards are maintained.

• Ensure strong engagement with Women’s Alliance, Women Forums, and member organizations for smooth implementation of collective advocacy initiatives.

• Build and maintain collaboration with government agencies, service providers, civil society actors, and media.

• Represent CWCS in relevant forums, consultations, and coordination meetings at local and national levels.

• Supervise and mentor program staff and field teams to ensure quality implementation.

• Facilitate internal knowledge-sharing sessions and coordinate capacity-building initiatives for Alliance members and stakeholders.

• Oversee monitoring of project progress against KPIs and ensure quality data collection, analysis, and reporting.

• Conduct regular field visits and stakeholder consultations for process monitoring.

• Support baseline, midline, endline studies, and vulnerability research in coordination with MJF.

• Identify risks and implement mitigation strategies through adaptive planning.

• Operationalize and implement the Advocacy Plan through policy dialogues, roundtables, media engagement, and national campaigns.

• Promote feminist leadership, gender-responsive migration governance, and rights-based advocacy at community and institutional levels.

• Ensure effective and efficient utilization of project resources in line with approved budgets.

• Support financial documentation, compliance, and audit requirements.

• Contribute to proposal development and identification of potential funding opportunities.

• Perform any other duties assigned by the supervisor or organization relevant to project objectives.

• Gross Monthly Salary: BDT 40,000/-

• Annual salary increment of 5%

• Two festival bonuses

• Weekly one-day holiday (Friday).

• Other benefits as per organizational policy.