Advocacy Officer

Job Description

Title: Advocacy Officer

Company Name: Friendship

Vacancy: 1

Age: Na

Job Location: Gaibandha

Salary: Negotiable

Experience:

Published: 2025-07-21

Application Deadline: 2025-07-27

Education:

• Bachelor of Social Science (BSS) in Social Science
• Master of Social Science (MSS) in Social Science

• Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in Social Sciences/ Relevant fields
• Based on work experience the education qualification may be reconsidered.

Skill and Competencies:

Additional Job Requirements:

• 2/3 years Job experience on persons with disabilities issues e.g. CBR process, Sign language, etc.
• Should have a proven record of leadership, team-building, cultural sensitivity and diplomacy.
• Working knowledge of English with the ability to write reports effectively.
• Working experience with computers.
• Previous experience in working in the char and islands areas and knowledge of local languages will be a definite advantage. 

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for ensuring advocacy activities and successful implementation of the Government demonstration project under the “Friendship Disability Inclusion Development Programme” 
• Responsible for identifying advocacy issues and developing advocacy action plans with different relevant stakeholders as per the project target.
• Responsible for follow-up advocacy progress and review plan as needed.
• Responsible to liaison with government bodies, NGOs, institutions and other stakeholders, arrange different level advocacy meetings at district, Upazila and community level.  
• Responsible for organizing different levels of advocacy meetings, workshops, seminars.
• Responsible for facilitating advocacy awareness sessions with shelf-help groups (Persons with disabilities/caregivers), community leaders, youth groups etc.  
• Responsible to develop advocacy Information, Education and Communication (IEC) material.
• Responsible to prepare monthly/quarterly/annual work plan and monthly accomplishment reports.
• Responsible for any assign work as per advice by concerned authority.
• Access to emergency services, including a swift and affordable effective referral system. 

Patients care issues:

• Need to show empathy to the patient.
• Need to explain all the procedure and treatment to the patient.
• Need to spend more time with patients and give motivational speech.