Project Officer - Advocacy and Communication

Job Description

Title: Project Officer - Advocacy and Communication

Company Name: Women with Disabilities Development Foundation (WDDF)

Vacancy: 1

Job Location: Dhaka

Employment Status: Full-time, Contractual

Educational Requirements:
∎ Master's degree in any discipline from recognized university/institute, public health is preferable.

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 3 year(s)

Job Context:
∎ Women with Disabilities Development Foundation (WDDF), a national level Women with Disabilities right based and Women with Disabilities led disabled people`s organization established on 11thNovember 2007 with an initiative of a group of prospective Women leaders with disabilities. Vision of this organization is to create an inclusive, rights-based and anti-discriminatory state for all including Women with Disabilities through their proper empowerment. Since establishment, this organization has been involved in planning and policy advocacy activities with Government, Human and women Rights based mainstream organizations to include Women with Disabilities through preserving and protecting their rights. Through Advocacy WDDF has successfully been incorporated Women with Disabilities issues in National legislations, policies, orders, plans, programs and international reports, declarations, documents and SDGs implementation process. WDDF started to work for building leadership among grassroots Women with Disabilities for their empowerment from 2013. Website: www.wddfbdonline.org
∎ Project title: Equitable and Inclusive Health and Rehabilitation Services for Persons with Disabilities (EIHR).
∎ WDDF is a national level Women with Disabilities right based and Women with Disabilities led disabled people`s organization is looking for efficient, energetic and dynamic individual to fill the role of Project Officer - Advocacy and Communication in the organization.
∎ Job Location: Dhaka (WDDF Head Office) But have to go field frequently.
∎ Duration of Contract: 3 Years (Up to September, 2025).
∎ Employment Status: Full time, Contractual (Eligible candidate women and or with disability will get priority).

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Program Implementation.
∎ Coordinate Program start up activities including inception meetings, recruitment, procurement plan and local authority's permissions.
∎ Ensure capacity building of Program team for quality Program implementation on Advocacy with Government and non-government and local government related issues.
∎ Monitor the Program beneficiaries' selection process to ensure impartiality in identification of Women with Disabilities within the Program coverage areas.
∎ Monitor formation of self-help Groups of all types of persons with Disabilities and ensure inclusion of indigenous, transgender with Disabilities.
∎ Support the development and adaption of context specific IEC materials for training and capacity building of Program staff and beneficiaries.
∎ Collecting health and rehabilitation related news, information, Govt. /Court orders, policy statements, policy guidelines.
∎ Support Program team to ensure quality programs on health and rehabilitation of persons with Disabilities with local participants, Government, administration, media and implementing agencies.
∎ Prepare program related documents including concept notes and program budget.
∎ Monitor program staffs, programs and provide program guidance and maintain frequent communications with program partners.
∎ Analyze the troubleshoot program challenges.
∎ Prepare issue based and time required letters/statements to GOs, NGOs and media and circulate.
∎ Plan and execute program activities in timely and accurate manner.
∎ Conduct program reviews and prepare monthly, quarterly, event based and yearly program reports in English and Bengali both for management.
∎ Prepare meeting agenda, organize meeting and distribute minutes.
∎ Communication with donor organization as per instruction.
∎ Practice, promote and endorse the issues of safeguarding policy among team members and ensure the implementation of safeguarding standards in every course of action.

Additional Requirements:
∎ Age at most 35 years
∎ Both males and females are allowed to apply
∎ At least 3 years working experience in Advocacy and Communication, Human and women/disability rights-based NGOs.
∎ Grant program management and event coordination.
∎ Strong organizational skills and ability to coordinate various responsibilities and prioritize conflicting demands and deadlines.
∎ Computer proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, Internet and PowerPoint.
∎ High proficiency in English and Bengali, both spoken and written and goo communication skills.
∎ Good analytical, research and problem-solving skills.
∎ Ability to communicate with Children and Older persons with and without Disabilities with sincerity, patience, sensitivity and politeness.
∎ Ability to communicate in public environment effectively.
∎ High proficiency in English and Bengali, both spoken and written and good communication skills.
∎ Should be able to travel different districts to monitor and conduct programs.
∎ Ability to work under pressure.
∎ Person with disability are encouraged to apply

Salary: Tk. 35000 (Monthly)

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Yearly 2 Bonus equivalent 1 month salary.

Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.

Application Deadline: 15 Nov 2022

Company Information:
∎ 19 Oct 2022
∎ Women with Disabilities Development Foundation (WDDF)

Category: NGO/Development

: Applications will be reviewed but only the short listed candidates will be notified.