Advocacy Officer

Job Description

Title: Advocacy Officer

Company Name: Village Education Resource Center (VERC)

Vacancy: 1

Age: At least 40 years

Job Location: Natore (Singra)

Salary: Tk. 40000 - 42500 (Monthly)

Experience:

• At least 3 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO

• Bachelor/Honors

Bachelor's degree in social science/environmental science discipline.

• At least 3 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO

• Age At least 40 years

• At least 3 years of relevant experience. NGO work exposure and knowledge on WASH and climate change are desirable.

Additional Requirements:

• Proficient in the MS Office package.

• Excellent communication skills in both English and Bangla.

• Self-motivated, adaptable, a team player, and passionate about social development work.

• The candidate must possess the ability and willingness to travel frequently.

• The selected candidate will be required to respect and uphold the organization's Child Protection Policy, Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) Policy, Gender Policy, Code of Conduct, and other organizational policies. Women, ethnic minorities, and persons with disabilities are equally eligible to apply.

• The VERC authority reserves the right to accept or reject any application without assigning any reason. Only shortlisted candidates will be invited for the examination.

• Note: In case of candidates with more experience, age limit and educational qualifications would be relaxed

Village Education Resource Center (VERC) is a national-level voluntary organization. The organization is registered under the Bureau of NGO Affairs and the Ministry of Social Welfare (Registration Nos. 133 and Dha-02282/89, respectively) and the Microcredit Regulatory Authority (MRA) (Registration No. 01275-00523-00017). VERC is seeking to recruit experienced and hardworking manpower for the following position under the project. “Civil society leadership in mobilizing for better WASH (CLIMB)” Supported by WaterAid Bangladesh. Applications are invited from eligible Bangladeshi citizens on an urgent basis.

Key Responsibilities:

The Advocacy Officer will lead capacity strengthening and advocacy initiatives, supporting civil society organizations, community representatives, local government, and local leaders to effectively engage with duty bearers on climate-resilient and gender-responsive WASH issues, while contributing to evidence-based advocacy, policy dialogue, and participation in local planning and accountability processes such as Ward Shavas, open budget sessions, and stakeholder consultations.

• Lead the planning and implementation of capacity-building initiatives for CSOs, CBOs, community leaders, and local government institutions on climate-resilient and gender-responsive WASH, Locally Led Adaptation (LLA), GESI, advocacy, and organizational development.

• Organize and facilitate training, workshops, TOTs, learning events, and stakeholder consultations under the project.

• Support CSOs in conducting Participatory WASH Vulnerability Assessments (PWVA) and community-led adaptation planning processes.

• Facilitate policy dialogue, advocacy meetings, Ward Shavas, open budget sessions, and community-government interface meetings.

• Coordinate the preparation of policy briefs, advocacy materials, case studies, success stories, reports, and communication products.

• Support evidence generation, documentation, and dissemination of project learning and best practices.

• Strengthen engagement of women, youth, ethnic minority communities, and marginalized groups in local governance and decision-making processes.

• Build and maintain effective relationships with government agencies, Union Parishads, media representatives, development partners, and civil society networks.

• Support awareness campaigns and media engagement on climate-resilient WASH, health, and adaptation issues.

• Prepare activity reports, training reports, and other documentation as required by the project.

Monthly consolidated salary: BDT 40,000-42,500. Other admissible benefits will be provided as per organizational policy and project provisions. The salary is inclusive of all applicable taxes; relevant taxes will be deducted at the source as per Government of Bangladesh rules.