Advocacy Coordinator
Job Description
Title: Advocacy Coordinator
Company Name: Concern Worldwide
Vacancy: 01
Job Location: Dhaka
Employment Status: Contractual
Educational Requirements:
∎ Master's Degree in Development Studies, Social Science or in relevant subject(s).
Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 8 year(s)
Job Responsibilities:
∎ Develop advocacy strategy linked to consortium's advocacy priorities that identify and tackles critical factors impacting the disadvantaged population and people with disabilities
∎ To lead, develop and deliver the advocacy plan involving all consortium partners
∎ Ensure that advocacy objectives of the consortium have been achieved maintaining highest quality and standards. Engage with Programme Implementation Unit (PIU) on major advocacy issues, ensuring support for key strategic campaigns
∎ Ensure consistent approaches to advocacy across the consortium by leading the advocacy focal group and represent for further strengthening the effectiveness of existing networks within Bangladesh amongst key advocacy partners, sectoral actors, networks, forums and issue specific national level conventions & platforms
∎ Take the lead and independently facilitate/organize national advocacy events on the rights, entitlements and gaps of disadvantaged population and people with disabilities ensuring participation of relevant ministries, policy makers and other state actors
∎ Ensure that information on best practice, innovative approaches and changes in advocacy approaches successfully impact the disadvantaged population and people with disabilities, documented and shared with relevant stakeholders
Additional Requirements:
∎ At least eight (08) years progressively responsible professional work experience in a development organisation/non-government organization (preferably that carries out Health focused programmes)
∎ Among which two (02) years should be in leadership and Strategic role
∎ At least 5 years' experience in advocacy with a proven ability to apply advocacy techniques for pro-poor development at local and national levels.
∎ Experience of working together with the highest level of policy makers in Bangladesh i.e. The Parliament, APPGs, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Local Government, Large City Corporations etc.
∎ Knowledge and skills in applied approaches of advocacy at strategic levels.
∎ Experience of training and development of staff capacity.
Salary:
∎ Gross Annual Salary range (inclusive of Festival Bonus, Gratuity and Provident Fund): BDT 1,217,424.00 -BDT 1,798,467.00
Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Medical Coverage (Inpatient and Outpatient), Group Life Insurance Coverage and Mobile Ceiling as per organisational policy
Application Deadline: July 10, 2019
Company Information:
∎ Concern Worldwide
∎ Business : Concern Worldwide is a non-governmental, international, humanitarian organization dedicated to the reduction of suffering and working towards the ultimate elimination of extreme poverty in the world`s poorest countries. With its head quarter in Ireland, Concern has been working in Bangladesh since 1972.
Category: NGO/Development
Read Before Apply: Notice: Due to the urgent requirement to fill in the position, we are also reviewing applications on a rolling basis within the mentioned period. If you consider yourself suitable, please apply at your earliest. Selected candidates will need to join within a short notice.
