Policy Advocacy Coordinator

Job Description

Title: Policy Advocacy Coordinator

Company Name: The British Council

Vacancy: 01

Job Location: Anywhere in Bangladesh

Employment Status: Full-time

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 10 year(s)

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Work closely with P4D senior management team and coordinate P4D's policy analysis and influencing strategy
∎ Lead the design and implementation of regional and national civil society forums and advocacy events
∎ Organise advocacy events at the district and national level in cooperation and coordination with the CSOs/forums and existing other networks.
∎ Build relationship and maintain regular contact with the concerned government departments, CSOs and CSO networks at the national and divisional level.
∎ Attend relevant network meeting at the national level.
∎ Organise capacity building events for the CSO forums.
∎ Perform any other duties as assigned by the Civil Society Lead.

Additional Requirements:
∎ Over 10 years' experience of working with Civil Society Organisations in Bangladesh
∎ Experience of advocacy, campaigning and lobbying work.
∎ Practical experience of working with CSO networks and coalition
∎ Experience of working in bilateral donor funded projects (preferably EU) related to civil society
∎ Experience of project design would be an added advantage
∎ Strong analytical ability and creative writing skills
∎ Fluency in Bangla and English
∎ Excellent inter-personal, training, and communications skills;
∎ Excellent networking skills: Sensitivity to and responsiveness to all partners,
∎ Have working IT skills (Ms word, Power point, excel)

Application Deadline: June 29, 2019

Company Information:
∎ The British Council
∎ Business : The British Council is the UK`s international organisation for cultural relations and educational opportunities. We create friendly knowledge and understanding between the people of the UK and other countries. We do this by making a positive contribution to the UK and the countries we work with - changing lives by creating opportunities, building connections and engendering trust.

Category: NGO/Development

Read Before Apply: Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted for the next step of recruitment process. We will only shortlist applications submitted detailed curriculum vitae (CV) along with a cover letter. No hard copies of the application will be accepted.