Program Associate - USAID's Promoting Peace and Justice (PPJ) Activity
Job Description
Title: Program Associate - USAID's Promoting Peace and Justice (PPJ) Activity
Company Name: Democracy International
Vacancy: Not specific
Job Location: Dhaka
Employment Status: Contractual
Educational Requirements:
∎ Master degree in any discipline. Law/ Development Studies is an advantage.
Job Context:
∎ Reports To: The Deputy Chief of Party.
∎ Duration: Initially 1 (one) year with a possibility of extension.
Job Responsibilities:
∎ The Program Associate holder is responsible for:
∎ Support the implementation of the USAID funded Promoting Peace and Justice (PPJ) activity, implemented by Democracy International. More specifically, the Program Associate will work with PPJ to improve the delivery of legal aid in the formal justicr sector, improve case management capacity of the judiciary, and increase citizen awareness of legal rights and responsibilities.
∎ The Program Associate will perform the following tasks:
∎ Assist the Program Team in the planning, design, implementation, monitoring, data collection and reporting of day-to-day activities, including trainings, workshops, meetings, and other activities.
∎ Attend, participate in, and/or report on formal and informal meetings with counterparts, including, but not limited to the Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, the National Legal Aid Services Organization, District Legal Aid Committees, the Supreme Court, and the Bangladesh Women Judges Association.
∎ Prepare case studies, reports and documents of best practices to facilitate knowledge and learning sharing.
∎ Support tracking of project deliverables and activities.
∎ Maintain effective relationships with counterparts in the field to ensure teams are adequately supported.
∎ Collect the details of participants and prepare lists after the events as per DI template with Program Team and in support of the finance and M&E teams.
∎ Other similar responsibilities DI might reasonably request.
Additional Requirements:
∎ Applicants should be highly organized and able to prioritize multiple tasks.
∎ Very comfortable with Microsoft Office Suite (MS Word, Excel, Bangla composing skills, internet navigation, etc.).
∎ Flexible. Ability to adjust responsibilities and duties as the project grows.
∎ Ability to multi-task with strong commitment to meeting deadlines.
∎ Proven integrity and thorough attention to details are inherent to this position.
∎ Strong organizational skills, rigorous attention to detail, and problem solving abilities needed to perform effectively in a demanding position.
∎ Demonstrated interest in judicial reform, access to justice, and legal aid services for the poor.
∎ Demonstrated ability to work as part of a team to achieve complex results under strict deadlines.
∎ Demonstrated commitment to ethics, transparency, and accountability in program implementation.
∎ Excellent spoken and written English and Bangla.
∎ Women candidates are especially encouraged to apply.
∎ Professional experience
∎ The position is an entry level position. Recent graduates with internship experience are encouraged to apply.
∎ Other knowledge, additional competences:
∎ Ability to work under pressure.
∎ Interest to learn with and from different groups.
∎ Knowledge of organizational and procedural laws regulating the Bangladeshi judiciary and government legal aid services would be considered as advantage.
Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.
Application Deadline: 14 Jul 2022
Company Information:
∎ 28 Jun 2022
∎ Democracy International
∎ Business : Democracy International, Inc. (DI), a USA based international organization
Category: NGO/Development
