Job Description
Title: Senior Monitoring & Capacity Development Officer
Company Name: Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust (BLAST)
Vacancy: 1
Age: at least 25 years
Location: Dhaka
Salary: Tk. 65000 - 70000 (Monthly)
Experience:
∎ At least 5 years
∎ The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s):NGO
Published: 20 May 2024
Education:
∎ Bachelor of Law (LLB)
Requirements:
Additional Requirements:
∎ Age at least 25 years
∎ At least 5 years of experience in the relevant field in national/international NGOs is preferable.
∎ The applicants should have experience in the following area(s): Criminal Court Procedure, Civil and Criminal Laws, Prisoners’ Rights, Pro Bono Legal Service, Case Management Forums, etc.
∎ Self-starter, motivated, ability to work alone and/or in a team, respecting deadlines, ability to deal with stressful situations. Working spirit is essential.
∎ Ability to facilitate in conducting and organizing different trainings, especially on orientation and Gender Training, Basic Laws, Procedure and Case Management Training, and Reporting & Documentation.
∎ Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work in teams with diverse colleagues.
∎ Excellent communication skills in Bangla and English.
∎ Proficiency in MS Office
∎ At least 5 years of experience in the relevant field in national/international NGOs is preferable.
∎ The applicants should have experience in the following area(s): Criminal Court Procedure, Civil and Criminal Laws, Prisoners’ Rights, Pro Bono Legal Service, Case Management Forums, etc.
∎ Self-starter, motivated, ability to work alone and/or in a team, respecting deadlines, ability to deal with stressful situations. Working spirit is essential.
∎ Ability to facilitate in conducting and organizing different trainings, especially on orientation and Gender Training, Basic Laws, Procedure and Case Management Training, and Reporting & Documentation.
∎ Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work in teams with diverse colleagues.
∎ Excellent communication skills in Bangla and English.
∎ Proficiency in MS Office
Responsibilities & Context:
∎ Assist in capacity building and provide regular mentoring and guidance to level staff including paralegals on their day-to-day activities.
∎ Organize the Orientation and Training promptly.
∎ Conduct the relevant training session as a facilitator and communicate with other resource persons to conduct their sessions.
∎ Prepare training report as per requirement of the project.
∎ Provide regular guidance to the field-level staff including Paralegals in the areas of Monitoring and Evaluation.
∎ Undertake regular visits to the field office to support in implementation of M&E and propose changes deemed necessary.
∎ Support to prepare consolidated different reports measuring progress against expected results, to inform project planning and development.
∎ Organize, analyze, and manage the data gathered and take actions for quality assurance.
∎ Assist in organizing the meeting of Case Management Forums at the field level and ensure the participation of the members in the regular meeting.
∎ Follow up and track for holding the regular meeting of Case Management Forums and assist in introducing the case management system in the Forums.
∎ Assist and guide the Paralegals in identifying a bunch of cases pending in different courts for a long time.
∎ Assist in preparing the case list on the grounds of disposal or as per priority of case merit.
∎ Finalize the meeting minutes of the Case Management Forum and send them to the Central Information Unit (CIU) structured under the project.
∎ Analyze cases progress reports of presented cases in the Case Management forum and take needful steps according to the guidance of relevant stakeholders and Project focal.
∎ Follow up and track the proper documentation both online (BLAST Case Management System) and Offline (Different Registers and Forms) relating to service provided under the project.
∎ Support in ensuring proper documentation and preservation at the field level; such as support in Courts, Police Station and Prisons as well as litigation support to the prisoners.
∎ Collect reports and information from the field offices and consolidate weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual basis, in coordination with the GIZ Quality Assurance Team.
∎ Support in ensuring proper coordination with the BLAST Communication Team, especially for monthly sharing of significant services provided under the project.
∎ Support data analysis, research, and study activities under this project and prepare a case study.
∎ Provide proper support to the Project Focal Person in the smooth running of the project.
∎ Assist in ensuring legal support for justice seekers through Paralegals, especially on exceptional and critical issues, under the relevant policies of BLAST.
∎ Perform any other relevant tasks as and when required by the BLAST Management and in line with BLAST’s mission and vision.
∎ BLAST seeks a qualified, experienced, enthusiastic, self-motivated, and sound knowledge person as a Senior Monitoring & Capacity Development Officer for the Head Office in Dhaka. The Senior Monitoring & Capacity Development Officer will be responsible for the project implementation, assisting the capacity building and guidance to the field level to ensure the quality of activities, organizing, analyzing, and managing the data, supporting to preparing different reports measuring progress against the expected result, inform project planning and development, regular visits to the field office to support the implementation, according to the BLAST policies.
∎ Capacity Development:
∎ Assist in capacity building and provide regular mentoring and guidance to level staff including paralegals on their day-to-day activities.
∎ Organize the Orientation and Training promptly.
∎ Conduct the relevant training session as a facilitator and communicate with other resource persons to conduct their sessions.
∎ Prepare training report as per requirement of the project.
∎ Monitoring and Evaluation:
∎ Provide regular guidance to the field-level staff including Paralegals in the areas of Monitoring and Evaluation.
∎ Undertake regular visits to the field office to support in implementation of M&E and propose changes deemed necessary.
∎ Support to prepare consolidated different reports measuring progress against expected results, to inform project planning and development.
∎ Organize, analyze, and manage the data gathered and take actions for quality assurance.
∎ Case Management and Reporting:
∎ Assist in organizing the meeting of Case Management Forums at the field level and ensure the participation of the members in the regular meeting.
∎ Follow up and track for holding the regular meeting of Case Management Forums and assist in introducing the case management system in the Forums.
∎ Assist and guide the Paralegals in identifying a bunch of cases pending in different courts for a long time.
∎ Assist in preparing the case list on the grounds of disposal or as per priority of case merit.
∎ Finalize the meeting minutes of the Case Management Forum and send them to the Central Information Unit (CIU) structured under the project.
∎ Analyze cases progress reports of presented cases in the Case Management forum and take needful steps according to the guidance of relevant stakeholders and Project focal.
∎ Follow up and track the proper documentation both online (BLAST Case Management System) and Offline (Different Registers and Forms) relating to service provided under the project.
∎ Support in ensuring proper documentation and preservation at the field level; such as support in Courts, Police Station and Prisons as well as litigation support to the prisoners.
∎ Collect reports and information from the field offices and consolidate weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual basis, in coordination with the GIZ Quality Assurance Team.
∎ Support in ensuring proper coordination with the BLAST Communication Team, especially for monthly sharing of significant services provided under the project.
∎ Support data analysis, research, and study activities under this project and prepare a case study.
∎ Support in Ensuring Legal Services:
∎ Provide proper support to the Project Focal Person in the smooth running of the project.
∎ Assist in ensuring legal support for justice seekers through Paralegals, especially on exceptional and critical issues, under the relevant policies of BLAST.
∎ Other Tasks:
∎ Perform any other relevant tasks as and when required by the BLAST Management and in line with BLAST’s mission and vision.
Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Weekly 2 holidays
∎ Festival Bonus: 2
∎ Other benefits and compensation as per organization/project policy.
Workplace:
∎ Work at office
Employment Status: Full Time
Gender:
∎ Only Female
Job Location: Dhaka
Company Information:
∎ Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust (BLAST)
∎ YMCA Development Center, 1/1 Pioneer Road, Kakrail, Dhaka-1000.
∎ BLAST is one of the leading legal services organizations in Bangladesh, and the only one that provides access to legal aid across the spectrum, from the frontlines of the formal justice system to the apex court. It prioritises support to women, men and children living in poverty or facing disadvantage or discrimination. It also provides legal aid, advice and representation across a range of areas, including civil, criminal, family, labour and land law, as well as on constitutional rights and remedies, providing access to judicial remedies alongside alternative dispute resolution wherever appropriate. Alongside individual legal aid, BLAST undertakes strategic litigation, or public interest litigation, as a key part of its advocacy for law and policy reforms to ensure effective legal protection of rights.
Address::
∎ YMCA Development Center, 1/1 Pioneer Road, Kakrail, Dhaka-1000.
∎ BLAST is one of the leading legal services organizations in Bangladesh, and the only one that provides access to legal aid across the spectrum, from the frontlines of the formal justice system to the apex court. It prioritises support to women, men and children living in poverty or facing disadvantage or discrimination. It also provides legal aid, advice and representation across a range of areas, including civil, criminal, family, labour and land law, as well as on constitutional rights and remedies, providing access to judicial remedies alongside alternative dispute resolution wherever appropriate. Alongside individual legal aid, BLAST undertakes strategic litigation, or public interest litigation, as a key part of its advocacy for law and policy reforms to ensure effective legal protection of rights.
Read Before Apply: Please apply only who are fulfilling all the requirements of this job
Application Deadline: 3 Jun 2024
Category: NGO/Development
