Job Description
Title: Project Officer - Inclusive Citizenship
Company Name: Friendship
Vacancy: 1
Location: Anywhere in Bangladesh
Minimum Salary: Negotiable
Experience:
∎ At least 3 years
Published: 18 Mar 2025
Education:
∎ Bachelor's degree in Social Sciences, Development Studies, Public Administration, or a related field.
Requirements:
Additional Requirements:
∎ Minimum of 3 years of experience in project management, community development, or a related area.
∎ Strong understanding of police-community relations and youth engagement.
∎ Excellent communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills.
∎ Must be non-biased and maintain high quality ethical standards.
∎ Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
∎ Proficiency in Microsoft Office.
∎ Fluency in Bengali and English.
Responsibilities & Context:
∎ Manage procurement and distribution.
∎ Ensure effective communication and coordination among project stakeholders.
∎ Handle repair and maintenance of office equipment and facilities.
∎ Provide logistic support for project activities, including travel and per diem arrangements.
∎ Develop strong liaison with national and international partner organizations.
∎ Revitalize child marriage prevention committees at various levels in the government.
∎ Organize and facilitate meetings with the union, upazila, and district child marriage prevention committees.
∎ Increase access, capacity, and intervention of law enforcement agencies.
∎ Conduct exposure campaigns with beat police and local government officials for child marriage prevention.
∎ Organize advocacy workshops with district and sub-district police.
∎ Facilitate the formation and functions of School Watch Committees.
∎ Conduct advocacy workshops/seminars with judges and legal professionals.
∎ Strengthen community linkage and feedback mechanisms.
∎ Establish billboards and other awareness materials.
∎ Involve, sensitize, and enable local actors, including community leaders and marriage officiants.
∎ Conduct training sessions for community leaders and marriage officiants.
∎ Organize advocacy workshops/seminars with local government officials at union, sub-district, and district levels.
∎ Conduct workshops with local media (print and electronic) and organize exposure visits for child marriage prevention.
∎ Provide assistance comprehensive baseline studies and action research.
∎ Strong documentation on project activities, outcomes, and best practices.
∎ Job Responsibilities:
∎ 1. Project Management:
∎ 2.Liaison and Coordination:
∎ 3.Advocacy and Campaigns:
∎ 4.Community Engagement:
∎ 5.Research and Documentation:
Employment Status: Contractual
Job Location: Anywhere in Bangladesh
Read Before Apply: Please note that application via any other method will not be considered.
"FRIENDSHIP is committed to safeguarding children, young people, and adults, and employees, Donors, visiting Doctors, visiting Journalists, visitors, beneficiaries including communities where we work and volunteers/interns. We believe every stakeholder and every member of the communities we work with, has the right to be protected from all forms of harm, abuse, neglect, harassment, and exploitation - regardless of age, race, religion, and gender, status as an individual with a disability or ethnic origin. Therefore, our recruitment policy and procedure fully include background checks and disclosure of criminal records in order to ensure safeguarding. FRIENDSHIP is an equal opportunity employer and will do everything possible to ensure that those who are suitable to work within our values and beliefs are recruited to work for us. Any personal persuasion will result in a disqualification of candidature".
Photograph must be enclosed with the resume.
Company Information:
∎ Friendship
∎ K-14/2A, Baridhara North Road (Kalachadpur), Dhaka - 1212, Bangladesh
∎ https://friendship.ngo/
Address::
∎ K-14/2A, Baridhara North Road (Kalachadpur), Dhaka - 1212, Bangladesh
∎ https://friendship.ngo/
Application Deadline: 24 Mar 2025
Category: NGO/Development
