Job Description
Title: Field Officer
Company Name: Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association (BELA)
Vacancy: 01
Age: at most 40 years
Location: Chattogram
Experience:
∎ At least 3 years
∎ The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s):NGO
Published: 24 Apr 2025
Education:
∎ Master’s in Social Science/Law (prefer in Law)
Requirements:
Additional Requirements:
∎ Age at most 40 years
∎ Minimum 3 years of experience in field-based roles, preferably in NGOs or community-based projects;
∎ Prior experience in community mobilization, legal awareness, environmental or developmental projects will be considered an asset;·
∎ Strong interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to build rapport with diverse groups;·
∎ Proficiency in both Bangla and English (spoken and written);
∎ Competency in MS Office applications and internet;
∎ Must be self-motivated, proactive, and capable of working independently and collaboratively.·
∎ Willingness to travel frequently within the region.
Responsibilities & Context:
∎ Assist the Field Facilitator in the effective implementation of project activities at the grassroots level;
∎ Prepare and execute weekly action plans aligned with project timelines;
∎ Conduct regular field visits; collect relevant documents, data, and prepare comprehensive field reports
∎ Mobilize community groups and stakeholders to ensure participatory engagement;
∎ Organize and facilitate meetings, workshops, awareness campaigns, and other outreach programs;
∎ Support the preparation of periodic progress and evaluation reports;
∎ Liaise with government and non-government organizations, media, local leaders, and community representatives;
∎ Ensure documentation and reporting comply with donor and organizational requirements
∎ Monitor project impact and suggest improvements to field strategies.
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∎ Assist the Field Facilitator in the effective implementation of project activities at the grassroots level;
∎ Prepare and execute weekly action plans aligned with project timelines;
∎ Conduct regular field visits; collect relevant documents, data, and prepare comprehensive field reports
∎ Mobilize community groups and stakeholders to ensure participatory engagement;
∎ Organize and facilitate meetings, workshops, awareness campaigns, and other outreach programs;
∎ Support the preparation of periodic progress and evaluation reports;
∎ Liaise with government and non-government organizations, media, local leaders, and community representatives;
∎ Ensure documentation and reporting comply with donor and organizational requirements
∎ Monitor project impact and suggest improvements to field strategies.
Skills & Expertise:
Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Provident fund
Employment Status: Full Time
Job Location: Chattogram
Job Highlights:
∎ · Minimum 3 years of experience in field-based roles, preferably in NGOs or community-based projects;
∎ · Proficiency in both Bangla and English (spoken and written);
∎ · Willingness to travel frequently within the region.
Company Information:
∎ Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association (BELA)
∎ House15/A (4th floor), Road-3, Dhanmondi R/A, Dhaka 1205
∎ Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers’ Association (BELA), a non-governmental organisation of lawyers, started its journey in 1993 as an advocacy group in the field of environment. Since then it has become an important change-maker in legal reform especially in the field of environmental justice and jurisprudence. Over the years, BELA has played a pioneering role in popularising the concept of ‘environmental justice’ in the country, developing strategies to accord legal protection to people affected by environmental degradation. The organisation has adopted various means to create awareness about environmental laws and to activate responsible agencies in performing their legal duties. It was after a BELA-initiated case in 1997 that the Supreme Court of Bangladesh recognized the concept of Public Interest Litigation (PIL) that enabled millions of voice-less people to access the formal justice system through representative civil society organisations (CSOs) and individual public-interested litigants.
BELA’s work in the field of environmental justice has been acclaimed nationally and internationally. In June 2003, BELA was awarded the Global 500 Roll of Honours of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). It has received the Environment Award in 2007 from the Department of Environment of the Government of Bangladesh and M. Saleem Ullah Memorial Gold Medal in 2009 as a significant recognition of its service to the people in providing effective leadership for the preservation of the environment. The Chief Executive of BELA was awarded the prestigious Goldman Environmental Prize in 2009 for her outstanding contribution in protecting and conserving the environment of the country. Her name has appeared in the list of environmental heroes (2009) of the prestigious US Magazine TIME. She has also received the most prestigious award in this region, the Ramon Magsaysay Award in 2012.
Address::
∎ House15/A (4th floor), Road-3, Dhanmondi R/A, Dhaka 1205
∎ Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers’ Association (BELA), a non-governmental organisation of lawyers, started its journey in 1993 as an advocacy group in the field of environment. Since then it has become an important change-maker in legal reform especially in the field of environmental justice and jurisprudence. Over the years, BELA has played a pioneering role in popularising the concept of ‘environmental justice’ in the country, developing strategies to accord legal protection to people affected by environmental degradation. The organisation has adopted various means to create awareness about environmental laws and to activate responsible agencies in performing their legal duties. It was after a BELA-initiated case in 1997 that the Supreme Court of Bangladesh recognized the concept of Public Interest Litigation (PIL) that enabled millions of voice-less people to access the formal justice system through representative civil society organisations (CSOs) and individual public-interested litigants. BELA’s work in the field of environmental justice has been acclaimed nationally and internationally. In June 2003, BELA was awarded the Global 500 Roll of Honours of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). It has received the Environment Award in 2007 from the Department of Environment of the Government of Bangladesh and M. Saleem Ullah Memorial Gold Medal in 2009 as a significant recognition of its service to the people in providing effective leadership for the preservation of the environment. The Chief Executive of BELA was awarded the prestigious Goldman Environmental Prize in 2009 for her outstanding contribution in protecting and conserving the environment of the country. Her name has appeared in the list of environmental heroes (2009) of the prestigious US Magazine TIME. She has also received the most prestigious award in this region, the Ramon Magsaysay Award in 2012.
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Application Deadline: 15 May 2025
Category: NGO/Development
