District Facilitator

Job Description

Title: District Facilitator

Company Name: UNDP

Vacancy: 03

Job Location: Dhaka

Employment Status: Contractual

Educational Requirements:
∎ Minimum Bachelor degree in Social Science/ Law/ Management.

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 5 year(s)

Job Context:
∎ Vacancy Type: Service Contract (SC)
∎ Posting Type: External

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Work as a district focal person of AVCB Phse-II project and ensure effective implementation of different actions to be designed under Programme Coordination, Capacity Development, Advocacy-Communication, Legal Reform and Monitoring and Evaluation component through coordination with Project Management Team, local administration (DCs, DDLGs and UNOs) and UP Chairmen, partner NGOs and other relevant stakeholders.
∎ Maintain close liaison/coordination with local administration specially DCs, DDLGs, UNOs, UP Chairmen, local NGOs, partner NGOs, media and different committees lying at district, upazilla and union level and facilitate effective participation of local administration in project implementation and monitoring.
∎ Assist local administration (DC, DDLG and UNO) in preparing and implementing training plan including training budget following the guideline of Project Management Unit (PMU) and ensure proper documentations (both programme and finance and operation)
∎ Coordinate the District Trainers Pool as an integral part of it and ensure their participation in conducting different capacity development training for UP representatives, UP secretaries and Village Courts Assistant (VCA) at the district and upazilla level;
∎ Organize/conduct/ participate different trainings, meetings, workshops, seminars, conferences, etc. to be held at district, upazilla and unions level to meet the objectives of the project; Coordinate with the local administration and PNGO in organizing trainings/ meetings/ workshops/ opinion sharing meeting with relevant stakeholders at Union, Upazilla and District level;
∎ Build and facilitate working relationship with the District Judiciary (e.g. District Judge, CJM), Legal Aid Committees, Case Management Committees and Police Stations (e.g. Police Super, Officer in Charge), District Bar Association, Media and other relevant networks/ NGOs to update project progress and assist relevant individual/ agencies facilitating case referral;
∎ Assist local administration in organizing District and Upazilla level NGO's coordination meetings under this project and share the status of outreach activities in the meeting as well as collect the meeting minutes for required follow up;
∎ Coordinate with local NGOs and partner NGOs and ensure outreach activities on village courts by them;
∎ Assist PMU in preparing mapping on NGOs working on social development, access to justice and legal aid issues in project areas;
∎ Distribute and ensure uses of IEC and other materials as per the guideline provided by the PMU;
∎ Support related individuals/ agencies to form District and Upazilla level Village Courts Management Committees following the guideline and make them functional monitoring Village Courts performance;
∎ Support related individuals/ agencies regarding implementation of Decentralised Monitoring, Inspection and Evaluation (DMIE) system following the guideline;
∎ Monitor and report the capacity development, monitoring and outreach activities on VCs performed by local NGOs;
∎ Conduct frequent field visit at the union under the assigned district(s) and monitor the progress of Ejlas set up and Village Courts performance (i.e. proceedings regarding the application/ petition, satisfaction of service recipients, case referral, quality of VC judgments, enforcement rate of VC's decisions, documentation of VC proceedings, role of women (quality and quantity) in VC decisions, etc.)
∎ Maintain the database/ documentation of the progress status of the activation of the village courts and relevant information in the assigned district(s);
∎ Improve quality of partner NGO's deliverables (both programme and finance) through monitoring and proper guidance;
∎ Assist PMU in organising different events at local level;
∎ Collect the monthly, quarterly and annual progress report from the PNGOs and review achievement as per plan and target;
∎ Prepare and submit monthly, quarterly and annual reports following the prescribed formats;
∎ Conduct field-based study on thematic issues as per the guidelines of PMU;
∎ Document the lessons learnt under the guidance by M&E and Research component;
∎ Any other duties as assigned by the PMU.

Additional Requirements:
∎ Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in providing programme support to field level with involving national and international organizations/ national governments or legislatures is must;
∎ Practical experience working on thematic issues such as local government, women empowerment, advocacy and awareness raising, capacity development, human rights and other relevant areas is mandatory;
∎ Experience on project management and implementation, coordination with the local administration, local government representatives, district judiciary, police - partnership and communication skills with various stakeholders is essential;
∎ Having technical skills on project monitoring and reporting and analysis and documenting of the project output in field context is desirable;
∎ Experience in working with UNDP or any UN agencies in programme implementation would be an advantage;
∎ Experience in working with similar responsibilities and village courts would be an advantage;
∎ Technical skills on MS office (e.g. both Bangla and English typing) and networking is essential;
∎ Good communication skills and effectively maintain liaison with the relevant stakeholder is required;
∎ Capable and agreed to drive motorcycle and must have valid driving license for motor cycle/ light vehicle.
∎ Excellent in reading, writing, listening and speaking in Bangla and good for the same in English.

Application Deadline: August 31, 2019

Company Information:
∎ UNDP

Category: NGO/Development

Read Before Apply: Only short-listed candidates will be contacted. Female candidates are particularly encouraged to apply.