Job Description

Title: SRHR Coordinator

Company Name: Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust (BLAST)

Vacancy: 1

Age: at most 50 years

Location: Cox's Bazar (Ukhia)

Maximum Salary: Tk. 100000 (Monthly)

Experience:
∎ At least 4 years

Published: 30 Sep 2024

Education:
∎ Bachelor of Law (LLB)

Requirements:

Additional Requirements:
∎ Age at most 50 years
∎ At least 3 years of experience in the relevant field.
∎ ONLY WOMEN are encouraged to apply.
∎ Enrolled Bar Council as an Advocate preferred.
∎ Applicants, the residents of Chattogram, and Cox's Bazar will be given preference.
∎ Applicants who have earlier working experiences/currently working at legal aid will be given preferences.
∎ Earlier working experience/currently working at Rohingya Crisis will be given preference.
∎ Experience in dealing with clients/beneficiaries.
∎ Experience in managing case documents properly.
∎ Good skills in speaking/reading/writing in Bangla and English.
∎ Good computer knowledge of MS Office.
∎ Flexibility to handle varied and demanding tasks and ability to balance priorities.
∎ Ability to work independently, as well as a member of a team, and to be flexible to accommodate the needs of stakeholders.
∎ Ability to lead the assignment and the team with remote supervision.
∎ At least 3 years of experience in the relevant field.
∎ ONLY WOMEN are encouraged to apply.
∎ Enrolled Bar Council as an Advocate preferred.
∎ Applicants, the residents of Chattogram, and Cox's Bazar will be given preference.
∎ Applicants who have earlier working experiences/currently working at legal aid will be given preferences.
∎ Earlier working experience/currently working at Rohingya Crisis will be given preference.
∎ Experience in dealing with clients/beneficiaries.
∎ Experience in managing case documents properly.
∎ Good skills in speaking/reading/writing in Bangla and English.
∎ Good computer knowledge of MS Office.
∎ Flexibility to handle varied and demanding tasks and ability to balance priorities.
∎ Ability to work independently, as well as a member of a team, and to be flexible to accommodate the needs of stakeholders.
∎ Ability to lead the assignment and the team with remote supervision.

Responsibilities & Context:
∎ Coordinate with Partner Organizations and Health Sector Actors:Establish and maintain effective working relationships with partner organizations and health sector actors involved in the project.Collaborate with stakeholders to identify gaps and coordination-related requirements in the implementation of the project initiatives.Regularly communicate and exchange information with partners to ensure a coordinated approach.
∎ Establish and maintain effective working relationships with partner organizations and health sector actors involved in the project.
∎ Collaborate with stakeholders to identify gaps and coordination-related requirements in the implementation of the project initiatives.
∎ Regularly communicate and exchange information with partners to ensure a coordinated approach.
∎ Data Collection and Case Studies: Attending campsite management meetings and collect data on the cases received by partners.Compile and analyze data to identify trends, challenges, and success stories related to SRHR services.Prepare comprehensive case studies highlighting the impact of SRHR programs and interventions.
∎ Attending campsite management meetings and collect data on the cases received by partners.
∎ Compile and analyze data to identify trends, challenges, and success stories related to SRHR services.
∎ Prepare comprehensive case studies highlighting the impact of SRHR programs and interventions.
∎ Coordination Meetings:Organize and facilitate coordination meetings involving relevant stakeholders, including partner organizations and healthcare providers.Present and discuss program updates, challenges, and achievements during the meetings.Document decisions are taken in the meetings and ensure their execution through regular follow- ups with responsible parties.
∎ Organize and facilitate coordination meetings involving relevant stakeholders, including partner organizations and healthcare providers.
∎ Present and discuss program updates, challenges, and achievements during the meetings.
∎ Document decisions are taken in the meetings and ensure their execution through regular follow- ups with responsible parties.
∎ Referral Mechanism and Advocacy:Identify gaps and weaknesses in the referral mechanism for SRHR services.Collaborate with partners and stakeholders to develop strategies for improving the referral system.Initiate advocacy efforts to address systemic barriers and ensure timely and efficient referral processes.
∎ Identify gaps and weaknesses in the referral mechanism for SRHR services.
∎ Collaborate with partners and stakeholders to develop strategies for improving the referral system.
∎ Initiate advocacy efforts to address systemic barriers and ensure timely and efficient referral processes.
∎ Reporting and Documentation:Prepare regular reports on the progress and outcomes of SRHR coordination activities.Maintain accurate and up-to-date documentation of meetings, decisions, and actions taken.Contribute to the organization's knowledge management system by sharing best practices and lessons learned.
∎ Prepare regular reports on the progress and outcomes of SRHR coordination activities.
∎ Maintain accurate and up-to-date documentation of meetings, decisions, and actions taken.
∎ Contribute to the organization's knowledge management system by sharing best practices and lessons learned.
∎ Capacity Building:Identify training needs among partner organizations and health sector actors.Coordinate and deliver capacity-building initiatives, including workshops and training sessions, to enhance the skills and knowledge of stakeholders.
∎ Identify training needs among partner organizations and health sector actors.
∎ Coordinate and deliver capacity-building initiatives, including workshops and training sessions, to enhance the skills and knowledge of stakeholders.
∎ Networking and Collaboration:Actively engage in networking activities to establish new partnerships and collaborations in the field of SRHR.Participate in relevant forums, conferences, and working groups to share experiences and contribute to the advancement of SRHR goals.
∎ Actively engage in networking activities to establish new partnerships and collaborations in the field of SRHR.
∎ Participate in relevant forums, conferences, and working groups to share experiences and contribute to the advancement of SRHR goals.
∎ Gender and PSEA Focal Person:Implement the Gender, Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA), and Sexual Harassment and Elimination (SHE) Policies within the projects implemented at Cox’s Bazar as Gender and PSEA Focal Person and reporting.
∎ Implement the Gender, Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA), and Sexual Harassment and Elimination (SHE) Policies within the projects implemented at Cox’s Bazar as Gender and PSEA Focal Person and reporting.
∎ Project Management:Donor communication, project reporting, and FD 6 and 7 applications need an assessment process.
∎ Donor communication, project reporting, and FD 6 and 7 applications need an assessment process.
∎ Job Context: BLAST is a leading national legal aid and human rights organization providing legal advice, mediation, and litigation services, and undertaking advocacy to ensure the rights of women, men, and children living in poverty or facing discrimination/social exclusion. BLAST works through its Head Office in Dhaka and 25 District-level Offices with 2600+ panel lawyers and 100+partner organizations.BLAST is seeking an SRHR Coordinator for “Improving Access to Rights-based Reproductive Health Services in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh” (CRR funded). The project aims to provide legal services - legal literacy, legal advice, information, referral, mediation, and where appropriate litigation in Rohingya Camps to ensure access to justice for individuals in the community.
∎ Duties & Responsibilities:
∎ Coordinate with Partner Organizations and Health Sector Actors:
∎ Establish and maintain effective working relationships with partner organizations and health sector actors involved in the project.
∎ Collaborate with stakeholders to identify gaps and coordination-related requirements in the implementation of the project initiatives.
∎ Regularly communicate and exchange information with partners to ensure a coordinated approach.
∎ Data Collection and Case Studies:
∎ Attending campsite management meetings and collect data on the cases received by partners.
∎ Compile and analyze data to identify trends, challenges, and success stories related to SRHR services.
∎ Prepare comprehensive case studies highlighting the impact of SRHR programs and interventions.
∎ Coordination Meetings:
∎ Organize and facilitate coordination meetings involving relevant stakeholders, including partner organizations and healthcare providers.
∎ Present and discuss program updates, challenges, and achievements during the meetings.
∎ Document decisions are taken in the meetings and ensure their execution through regular follow- ups with responsible parties.
∎ Referral Mechanism and Advocacy:
∎ Identify gaps and weaknesses in the referral mechanism for SRHR services.
∎ Collaborate with partners and stakeholders to develop strategies for improving the referral system.
∎ Initiate advocacy efforts to address systemic barriers and ensure timely and efficient referral processes.
∎ Reporting and Documentation:
∎ Prepare regular reports on the progress and outcomes of SRHR coordination activities.
∎ Maintain accurate and up-to-date documentation of meetings, decisions, and actions taken.
∎ Contribute to the organization's knowledge management system by sharing best practices and lessons learned.
∎ Capacity Building:
∎ Identify training needs among partner organizations and health sector actors.
∎ Coordinate and deliver capacity-building initiatives, including workshops and training sessions, to enhance the skills and knowledge of stakeholders.
∎ Networking and Collaboration:
∎ Actively engage in networking activities to establish new partnerships and collaborations in the field of SRHR.
∎ Participate in relevant forums, conferences, and working groups to share experiences and contribute to the advancement of SRHR goals.
∎ Gender and PSEA Focal Person:
∎ Implement the Gender, Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA), and Sexual Harassment and Elimination (SHE) Policies within the projects implemented at Cox’s Bazar as Gender and PSEA Focal Person and reporting.
∎ Project Management:
∎ Donor communication, project reporting, and FD 6 and 7 applications need an assessment process.

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Weekly 2 holidays, Mobile bill
∎ Costs for fieldwork/visits will be borne by BLAST according to its policies.
∎ Costs for fieldwork/visits will be borne by BLAST according to its policies.

Workplace:
∎ Work at office

Employment Status: Full Time

Gender:
∎ Only Female

Job Location: Cox's Bazar (Ukhia)

Read Before Apply: BLAST is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce and encourages qualified candidates from all religious, gender, and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of our organization. However, qualified female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply to achieve significant gender equality at all levels of the organization.

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.

Application Deadline: 10 Oct 2024

Category: NGO/Development