Lobby and Advocacy Officer
Job Description
Title: Lobby and Advocacy Officer
Company Name: Simavi
Vacancy: 100
Job Location: Anywhere in Bangladesh
Employment Status: Full-time, Contractual
Educational Requirements:
∎ Masters degree in any discipline
∎ Skills Required: Excellent communication skill, Result Driven, Teamplayer, Writting, Writting skill in English
Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 5 year(s)
∎ The applicants should have experience in the following area(s):
Advocacy, Gender based violence, SRHR
∎ The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s):
NGO
∎ Freshers are also encouraged to apply.
Job Context:
∎ Simavi is looking for a Lobby and Advocacy Officer to work from its office in Dhaka, Bangladesh on the Our Lives, Our Health, Our Futures Programme: empowering adolescent girls and young women in the Chittagong Hill Tracts, Bangladesh, to live with dignity and without violence. This programme is funded by the European Union and started in January 2019.
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∎ The impact of the programme is to enable and support young women and adolescent girls from indigenous groups in the Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh to transition into adult womanhood with dignity, and bodily and sexual autonomy, without violence, coercion and/or discrimination. The programme applies a holistic approach where we support young women and girls to identify, articulate and voice their needs (through services, advocacy. etc.) while the work with Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), mothers, men/boys, community leaders and service providers is to ensure that these stakeholders respond to and engage with the needs, rights and priorities of young women and girls.
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∎ We are looking for an energetic, experienced professional on lobby and advocacy and with knowledge on women-centred programming, sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) and Gender Based Violence (GBV).
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∎ You will work from the Simavi office in Dhaka and will be part of the Our Lives, Our Health, Our Futures Programme Team in Bangladesh. You will report to the Programme Manager in Dhaka and work closely with the programme team in the Netherlands, mainly the project lead and the communications and lobby and advocacy advisor. The programme team in Dhaka is composed of the programme manager, financial officer and monitoring, evaluation and learning officer.
Job Responsibilities:
∎ Responsible for coordination the development and implementation of lobby and advocacy strategy of Our Lives, Our Health, Our Futures programme, which is developed and implemented by the local partners.
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∎ Development and implementation of workshops and delivery of technical assistance to 10 civil society organisations in the CHT that are implementing the Our Lives, Our Health, Our Futures programme in the CHT.
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∎ Coaching and follow-up with the local partners on lobby and advocacy activities being performed.
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∎ Guidance local partners on the development of position papers and advocacy activities from the evidence of the programme, learnings and stories/priorities of the women and girls involved in the programme.
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∎ Coordination of communication and visibility activities under Our Lives, Our Health, Our Futures programme in Bangladesh.
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∎ Liaise with key stakeholders in the SRHR sector to leverage support to the Our Lives, Our Health, Our Futures programme
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∎ Support the preparation of multi-stakeholder events
Additional Requirements:
∎ You have demonstrated experience and affinity with working with civil society organisations in developing countries (incl. capacity strengthening);
∎ You have demonstrated experience in the development lobby and advocacy strategies, in participating and organising advocacy events and activities, in engaging with multiple stakeholders (public officials, etc.)
∎ You have in-depth knowledge on different aspects of SRHR, women's empowerment and/or Gender Based Violence;
Salary: Tk. 70000 - 90000 (Monthly)
Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.
Application Deadline: 10 Mar 2022
Company Information:
∎ 1 Mar 2022
∎ Simavi
∎ Address : Ritu Office (2nd floor); House: 102; Block: F, Road: 3; Block: F Banani Chairmanbari
∎ Web : www.simavi.org
∎ Business : Simavi – A healthy life or all
A healthy life. It enables you to develop yourself socially and economically, take matters into your own hands and pursue your dreams. With good health, you can look after yourself and your family and lift yourself out of poverty. That is why Simavi works towards a healthy life for all. We work to ensure that disadvantaged people, especially women and girls, in low- and middle-income countries practice healthy behaviours based on their own free and informed decisions.
We believe there are two crucial factors that determine good health and well-being: Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) and access to Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH). Our integrated approach of these two expertise areas is reflected in our programmes to achieve the greatest impact possible for the most disadvantaged groups in Africa and Asia. Our communications, lobby and advocacy efforts aim to engage the general public and involve them in what we do.
Since 1925, we have been working with local partners, the private sector, knowledge institutes, donors, alliance partners and governments to realise our highest ambition. We are amongst others the lead NGO in the WASH SDG Consortium and the Golden Line programme. And we are member of the Get Up Speak Out Alliance and the More than Brides Alliance.
Category: NGO/Development
: Please upload your motivation letter and resume (in English, max. 4 pages) before March 2nd of March 2022.
Source: bdjobs.com
Deadline Expired on 10th Mar 2022
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