Community Paralegal

Job Description

Title: Community Paralegal

Company Name: Nagorik Uddyog

Vacancy: 20

Job Location: Dhaka, Barishal (Barishal Sadar, Gouranadi)

Employment Status: Contractual

Educational Requirements:
∎ HSC
∎ Skills Required: At least 2 years NGO experience

Experience Requirements:
∎ 2 to 3 year(s)
∎ The applicants should have experience in the following area(s): Experience on community work is preferer
∎ The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Provide support to project team and community actors to implement planned activities to achieve the intended project results.
∎ Identify and select Restorative Justice Facilitators ( RJF) and Community Volunteers (CV) from the community
∎ Organise and facilitate orientation and training courses to develop capacity of RJF, CV and local level actors
∎ Introduce Restorative Justice (RJ) mechanisms at the community level through RJ facilitators with support of CV
∎ Regular communicate, guide & mentoring to RJF to select appropriate cases and observe RJ meeting to provide feedback to RJF
∎ Implement and deliver the project activities coordinating with RJF and CV at ward/union level as per workplan
∎ Organise monthly & bi-monthly coordination meeting between RJF and CV as well as quarterly mixed group meeting between RJF & CV
∎ Organise monthly, bi-monthly coordination meeting with different stakeholders at ward/ union and upazila level
∎ Maintain liaison with local actors and institutions to create scope for diversion, referral, dispute resolution through RJ mechanism and inclusion in social safety net programme
∎ Organise and facilitate courtyard meeting at union/ ward level
∎ Coordinate to organise legal aid clinic for providing legal information and legal assistance among the justice seekers and others
∎ Organise and support to different day observance
∎ Prepare monthly work plan along with progress report and present in coordination meeting
∎ Provide support to District Project Officer (DPO) and Monitoring and Evaluation Officer (MEO) as required
∎ Perform additional tasks as and when assigned by the project.
∎ Perform any other responsibilities assign by the Project Coordinator and NU management.

Additional Requirements:
∎ Age 25 to 35 years
∎ Both males and females are allowed to apply
∎ Familiarity with community work will be an advantage
∎ Appropriate interpersonal skill
∎ Good mobilizer
∎ Self-starter, proactive, team player
∎ Ability to network with community, partners and stakeholders.
∎ Computer skill in MS-Office Application and internet (e.g browsing, email, facebook, whatsapp, etc.)
∎ Ability to work under pressure, ready to take challenges and motivate community people
∎ Report writing and typing skills in Bangla (Bijoy)
∎ The post requires regular field visit as it is a upazila union based or city ward-based position.
∎ 3 union at Barisal Sadar Upazila: Raipasha Korapur Union, Kashipur Union and Chadpur Union.
∎ 5 union at Gaurnadi Upazila: Chadshi Union, Mahilara Union, Nolchira Union, Batajor Union and Shorikol Union.
∎ Dhaka North City Corporation: Ward No: 5,6 & 7, Dhaka South City Corporation, Ward No: 14 & 28
∎ Application should mention the name of the location interested to work
∎ The paralegals must be residence in the working union or city ward.

Salary: Tk. 17000 - 19000 (Monthly)

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Festival Bonus: 2
∎ Festival allowance equal to one-month salary in a year and other benefits as per Organizational policy.

Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.

Application Deadline: 10 Jul 2021

Company Information:
∎ 3 Jul 2021
∎ Nagorik Uddyog
∎ Address : House # 8/14, Block- B, Lalmatia, Dhaka-1207
∎ Web : www.nuhr.org
∎ Business : A human rights organization that promotes human rights access to justice and good governance.

Category: NGO/Development

: Please send a hard or a soft copy (Email: [email protected]) of your CV with a cover letter mentioning the name of the post.

Source: bdjobs.com

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