Assistant Director-Advocacy
Job Description
Title: Assistant Director-Advocacy
Company Name: Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust (BLAST)
Vacancy: 1
Job Location: Dhaka
Employment Status: Full-time
Educational Requirements:
∎ Master of Social Science (MSS), Bachelor of Law (LLB)
∎ Skills Required: policy advocacy
Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 7 year(s)
∎ The applicants should have experience in the following area(s):
Advocacy
Job Responsibilities:
∎ Design and plan for advocacy campaigns.
∎ Assist in identifying advocacy issues arising from consultations and sharing recommendations for action with the Advocacy and Research teams.
∎ Prepare concept notes, background documents and presentations for different advocacy events.
∎ Assist to organizing seminars, workshops and lectures, including correspondence with speakers, press and participants.
∎ Collect and maintain documentation on key policy and legal changes relevant to the organisation’s advocacy activities and plans.
∎ Draft quarterly, half yearly and yearly report.
∎ Review all BLAST’s documents, develop advocacy materials and the lessons learned from BLAST’s activities and different projects and assist to develop the advocacy strategies and operational guidelines.
∎ Unpack the technical issues and suggestions of way forward around the selected advocacy topics, and bring these to the BLAST Management at which time plans will be developed to best implement of agreed initiatives.
∎ Provide support to implement advocacy related actions as agreed by the BLAST management.
∎ Maintain coalition as a secretariat, internal and external communications, including with government ministries and agencies, judges, lawyers, academics, the media, national and international organizations relating to advocacy.
∎ Actively participate and represent the organization in various networks and movements.
∎ Review RTI applications and follow up with the relevant authorities and prepare reports on that issue.
∎ Coordinate with other networks and organisations regarding joint press releases or advocacy campaigns.
∎ Update contacts for advocacy on our core areas of work.
∎ Review to ensure accurate and updated maintenance of files including electronic files on all advocacy initiatives.
∎ Ensure proper recording and placement of books, journals, newspapers, reports and other publications, photographs, and slides in a proper place.
∎ Record and maintain minutes of advocacy meetings, and relevant materials.
Additional Requirements:
∎ Experience in policy advocacy.
∎ Good networking with different forums, electronic and print Medias.
∎ Excellent facilitation skill.
∎ Good writing skills both in English and Bengali.
∎ Good computer skill in MS Office.
∎ Women are encourage to apply.
Salary: Tk. 60000 (Monthly)
Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Weekly 2 holidays
∎ Lunch Facilities: Partially Subsidize
∎ Festival Bonus: 2
Application Deadline: March 4, 2020
Company Information:
∎ Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust (BLAST)
∎ Address : YMCA Development Center, 1/1 Pioneer Road, Kakrail, Dhaka-1000.
∎ Web : www.blast.org.bd
∎ Business : BLAST is one of the leading legal services organizations in Bangladesh, and the only one that provides access to legal aid across the spectrum, from the frontlines of the formal justice system to the apex court. It prioritises support to women, men and children living in poverty or facing disadvantage or discrimination. It also provides legal aid, advice and representation across a range of areas, including civil, criminal, family, labour and land law, as well as on constitutional rights and remedies, providing access to judicial remedies alongside alternative dispute resolution wherever appropriate. Alongside individual legal aid, BLAST undertakes strategic litigation, or public interest litigation, as a key part of its advocacy for law and policy reforms to ensure effective legal protection of rights.
Category: NGO/Development
Read Before Apply: BLAST is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages qualified candidates from all religious, gender and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of our organization. However, qualified female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply to achieving significant gender equality at all levels of the organization.
Source: bdjobs.com
Deadline Expired on 4th Mar 2020
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