Job Description

Title: Legal and Compliance Lawyer, Legal and Compliance Department

Company Name: BRAC

Vacancy: Not specific

Job Location: Anywhere in Bangladesh

Employment Status: Full-time

Educational Requirements:
∎ LL.B from any recognized UGC approved university.

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 1 year(s)

Job Context:
∎ JOB PURPOSE: Implement overall field activities of the department and provide legal support to programmes / departments through filing, nursing and achieving results of cases.
∎ SAFEGUARDING RESPONSIBILITIES:
∎ Ensure the safety of team members from any harm, abuse, neglect, harassment and exploitation to achieve the programme`s goals on safeguarding implementation. Act as a key source of support, guidance and expertise on safeguarding for establishing a safe working environment.
∎ Practice, promote and endorse the issues of safeguarding policy among team members and ensure the implementation of safeguarding standards in every course of action.
∎ Follow the safeguarding reporting procedure in case any reportable incident takes place, encourage others to do so.

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Provide legal assistance to BRAC programmes and departments.
∎ Keep track of legal issues and cases.
∎ Arrange District Case Management Committee (DCMC) and report accordingly.
∎ Maintain legal data base (CaseHub).
∎ Maintain complete files of all legal issues and cases.
∎ Maintain liaison and follow up the activities of Panel Lawyer.
∎ Maintain liaison and coordination with BRAC staff, Court officials etc.
∎ Maintain necessary registers and files for Legal and Compliance (LC) office and accounts management.
∎ Arrange, attend and conduct various types of meeting and training.
∎ Provide reports, as directed or requested, to keep the management informed regarding field issues.
∎ Any other task assigned by the authority.

Additional Requirements:
∎ Have knowledge on relevant law, policy, rules, procedures and judicial system of Bangladesh.
∎ Sound knowledge on MS Office, Good Communication skills.
∎ One (01) year practical court experience in civil and criminal matters will be given preference.

Salary: Negotiable

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Festival Bonus, Contributory Provident Fund, Gratuity, Health & Life Insurance and others

Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.

Application Deadline: 31 Jan 2022

Company Information:
∎ 25 Jan 2022
∎ BRAC
∎ Business : BRAC’s vision is a world free from all forms of exploitation and discrimination where everyone has the opportunity to realise their potential. The organisation was founded in Bangladesh in 1972 and acts as a catalyst, creating opportunities for people to transform their lives. BRAC believes in integrity, inclusiveness, effectiveness, and innovation in all areas of work. BRAC uses an integrated model to change systems of inequity, through social development programmes, humanitarian response, social enterprises, socially responsible investments and a university. It operates in conflict-prone and post-disaster settings in 11 countries across Asia and Africa.

BRAC is a global leader in developing cost-effective, evidence-based programmes, and has been ranked the #1 NGO in the world for the last five years consecutively by NGO Advisor.

Category: Law/Legal

Source: bdjobs.com

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