Capacity Building Manager of MAITREE Project

Job Description

Title: Capacity Building Manager of MAITREE Project

Company Name: Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK)

Vacancy: 01

Job Location: Cox's Bazar (Ukhia)

Employment Status: Full-time, Contractual

Educational Requirements:
∎ Master's degree in Gender Studies, Social Sciences or related field;

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 5 year(s)

Job Context:
∎ Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK) was established in 1986 as a national legal aid and human rights organization. Initially its work was limited to providing free legal services to the disempowered particularly women, working children and workers in Dhaka city. But over the last thirty-three years, ASK has evolved a more comprehensive approach to the promotion, protection and prevention in the area of legal and human rights. ASK’s strategies to promote human rights awareness and community activism; offer legal aid through mediation and litigation while survivors are given psycho-social counseling; investigations into human rights violations and their documentation are supplemented by research which together lead to media campaigns to defend human rights, and public interest litigation for law and policy reform. ASK has implemented different projects in Cox’s Bazar and is currently working for promoting women’s participation in peace building and social cohesion among Rohingya and host community.
∎ Duration of the contract : 01 year with possibility of extension
∎ Based in : Ukhia, Cox`s Bazar, Bangladesh
∎ Reporting to : Executive Director

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Purpose of role:
∎ The purpose of this role is to manage and oversee program implementation, design and delivery for all capacity building-related activities targeted at capacity development of women headed non-governmental organization and women’s groups and network in Camp 3 for Rohingya refugees and in the adjacent host community if Rajapalong upazila for the project Maitree: Promoting Women’s Participation In Peace Building and Social Cohesion”. S/he will provide and lead technical assistance in activity planning and implementation for capacity development components. The Capacity Building Manager is responsible for coordinating capacity building initiatives, developing ToRs for consultants, hiring consultants, managing the delivery of outputs, module development, organizing various meetings, trainings and seminars and preparing quality reports.
∎ Key responsibilities:
∎ Plan, coordinate and facilitate the capacity need assessment and mapping process of local partner(s) communities, women’s groups and networks, identify the key areas of improvements and make recommendations for implementation of capacity building components;
∎ With advice and guidance from experts at top management level/EC/ED deliver capacity building components of the project including, design and development of studies, modules, IEC materials and delivery of training in relation gender based violence in conflict situation, peace building, social cohesion and anti-trafficking;
∎ Develop modules for different capacity building activities;
∎ Provide technical assistance and support to LP in all capacity building activities;
∎ Conduct periodic performance monitoring including annual reassessments of LPs to ensure quality is maintained and milestones are met;
∎ Develop ToRs for hiring consultants in line with ASK policies and manage the delivery of outputs in coordination with top management at ED and EC level and team members;
∎ Arrange and coordinate all trainings with consultant and facilitators;
∎ Provide customized mentoring follow ups at organizational and individual levels;
∎ Coordinate and monitor the delivery of capacity building activities by consultants;
∎ Assess the trainings; and participate in necessary collaborative efforts with other capacity building providers and national training networks;
∎ Prepare the programme reports in assistance of PC;
∎ Arrange different types of meetings and seminar with different stakeholders and development partner.

Additional Requirements:
∎ At least 05 years of experience in capacity building and training of NGOs;
∎ At least 05 years of experience in capacity building and training in the field of gender, gender based violence including as this related to social cohesion and peace building;
∎ Demonstrated experience in developing modules and competency based training packages;
∎ Experience in conducting research and survey;
∎ Ability to develop ToRs, manage and supervise consultants;
∎ Excellent planning and organisational skills;
∎ Ability to work with minimal supervision;
∎ Ability to work effectively across teams with inter cultural and inter disciplinary sensitivity;
∎ Proficiency in English, written communication and presentation skills.

Salary:
∎ Consolidated monthly salary taka 60,000 - 70,000 (Consolidated)

Application Deadline: 20 Nov 2020

Company Information:
∎ 10 Nov 2020
∎ Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK)
∎ Address : 2/16 Block-B, Lalmatia, Dhaka-1207
∎ Web : www.askbd.org
∎ Business : Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK), a national legal aid and human rights organization, was established in 1986. Over the last thirty years ASK has evolved a comprehensive approach to the promotion and protection of legal and human rights. Its strategies promote human rights awareness and community activism; offer legal aid through mediation and litigation, while clients are given psycho-social counseling; investigations into human rights violations and their documentation are supplemented by research which together lead to media campaigns to defend human rights, and public interest litigation for law and policy reform. Being committed to attaining gender equality at every sphere of life, ASK’s activities have special focus on women but providing legal aid to victims/survivors of arbitrary arrest, preventive detention and taking stand against unlawful evictions, extra judicial killings, torture and death in custody, condition of the prisoners and interests of the religious and ethnic minorities very much are its concerns. ASK?s advocacy is carried out both at the national level and international level. ASK’s publication are an important means of disseminating information and knowledge.

For more information about ASK and what we do visit our website at www.askbd.org

Category: NGO/Development