Job Description

Title: District Project Officer (DPO)

Company Name: DALIT

Vacancy: 01

Job Location: Khulna (Dumuria)

Employment Status: Full-time

Educational Requirements:
∎ Minimum Bachelor's Degree in any discipline

Experience Requirements:
∎ 3 to 5 year(s)

Job Context:
∎ Project Title: Justice and Prison Reform for Promoting Human Rights and Preventing Corruption in Bangladesh.
∎ Services required: Community-based dispute resolution for Dalits and other vulnerable groups in Khulna.

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Overall Responsibilities:
∎ Establish coordination, communication & partnership with local and district actors- institutions to create scope to resolve disputes through Restorative Justice (RJ) and refer and divert disputes/ cases to relevant actors and institutions for legal assistance and services as per project target
∎ Provide support to vulnerable people to access government services, resources and social safety-net programme as per project target
∎ Supervise, support and monitor the project activities at community and upazila level
∎ Act as mentor for project staff and Restorative Justice Facilitators (RJF) and Community Volunteers (CV)
∎ Assist in coordination between programme implementation and budget expenditure
∎ Ensure to deliver timely different reports and maintain documentation
∎ Specific tasks include:
∎ Lead to prepare workplan, guidelines and other documents for effective implementation of the project activities to achieve the intended results
∎ Monitor and supervise project activities and take necessary corrective measure in collaboration with project staff
∎ Coordinate, communicate and maintain close relationship among community level actors, govt institutions, relevant stakeholders and NGOs
∎ Coordinate and facilitate monthly coordination, progress review meeting and others periodic meeting with project staff and respective PNGOs of the project
∎ Assists to organise and facilitate different training, workshop, seminar, meeting with relevant institutions
∎ Monitor and follow up RJ meeting (pre, ongoing & post) and provide constructive feedback to RJFs for strengthening their capacity
∎ Coordinate and communicate to organize monthly meeting with DLAC in collaboration with Paralegal Advisory Service and other respective PNGOs
∎ Participate and share information in different meetings including CCC, workshops and other events where necessary
∎ Support to jointly organize legal aid clinic with DLAC and mobilize resource persons for providing legal information and legal assistance among the justice seekers and others
∎ Support to organize and different day observance at Union, Upazila and District level in collaboration with other PNGOs
∎ Provide guidance and others support to organize courtyard meetings
∎ Support to undertake research and advocacy in collaboration with the donor as and when required
∎ Ensure direct support e.g. case filing, treatment cost coverage, shelter support, transportation etc. as per need
∎ Visit the project working area as per monthly plan and emergency need
∎ Assist to arrange joint field visits with the donor, government stakeholders and development partners as required
∎ Ensuring safeguarding issues at community level and take appropriate measures
∎ Prepare contingency plan according to the situation and assumption to mitigate the risk
∎ Perform any other additional tasks as and when required

Additional Requirements:
∎ 3-5 years' experience to work on human rights and governance, legal aid service, gender, conflict transformation etc.
∎ Experience to work with community actors, local and district institutions will be added advantage
∎ Prior experience in conducting and facilitating training and workshop
∎ Knowledge and experience on supervision, monitoring and reporting
∎ Sound knowledge in Microsoft Office specially MS Word, MS Excel and MS Power Point
∎ Good communication skills
∎ Written and spoken skills in English is required
∎ Strong ability to work in a team and lead the team
∎ Self-starter and supportive to others' efforts and work
∎ Previous experience with dalit/marginalized communities will be a plus.

Salary:
∎ Tk. 38,889 (monthly) * 10% tax will be deducted as per service rules, after this deduction, income tax will be deducted (if applicable)

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Gratuity
∎ Festival Bonus: 1
∎ As per project policy

Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.

Application Deadline: 11 Jul 2021

Company Information:
∎ 5 Jul 2021
∎ DALIT
∎ Address : 37/1 Kedarnath Road, Moheshwarpasha, KUET, Daulatpur, Khulna-9203, Bangladesh
∎ Web : www.dalitbd.org
∎ Business : Dalit is a non governmental organization working since 1998 for empowering and mainstreaming dalit and other marginalized communities in the southwest part of Bangladesh. Through its programs and projects, Dalit provides a range of rights-based services to them through a holistic approach. In particular for children/adolescents, it organizes non formal pre-school and tuition education centres, awareness programs on rights/health and hygiene, vocational trainings.

Category: NGO/Development

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Source: bdjobs.com

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