Job Description
Title: Technical officer legal aid and advocacy
Company Name: Uttaran
Vacancy: 1
Location: Barishal, Khulna
Experience:
∎ 3 to 5 years
Published: 4 Feb 2025
Education:
∎ Bachelor’s degree in Law, Social Science, Development Studies, Environmental Science, Fisheries, or related fields.
∎ Bachelor’s degree in Law, Social Science, Development Studies, Environmental Science, Fisheries, or related fields.
Requirements:
Additional Requirements:
∎ Experience:
∎ Minimum 3-5 years of experience in community development, disaster management, or related fields.
∎ Prior experience in conducting PRAs, FGDs, and community mobilization activities.
∎ Skills:
∎ Strong communication, facilitation, and leadership abilities.
∎ Proficiency in MS Office and report writing.
∎ Understanding of sustainable livelihoods, risk assessment, and disaster response.
∎ Behavioural Competencies:
∎ Gender-sensitive and inclusive approach in community engagement.
∎ Ability to work in remote locations and manage multiple tasks under pressure.
Responsibilities & Context:
∎ As the Technical officer legal aid and advocacy, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the effective implementation of project activities within the legal aid and advocacy operation. Key responsibilities include:
∎ Community Engagement and Planning for Legal aid services
∎ Provides technical assistance and legal services to individuals and communities who are unable to afford legal representation
∎ Support training with government officers, members of the judiciary, civil society representatives, and local leaders, Fisherfolks including preparing training materials and leading practical and interactive sessions on specific aspects of the law including legal aid, mediation, access to justice, and other related topics.
∎ Analyze and prepare proper recommendations for any follow-up training.
∎ Track and coordinate the Activity’s trainings on legal aid.
∎ Provide assistance with organizing events, including identifying training participants.
∎ Support the Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) team to analyze the effectiveness of the trainings and workshops and work to identify ways to improve outcomes.
∎ Oversee the implementation and reporting of the Activities including conducting regular field visits.
∎ Contribute to the Activity’s reports, including the weekly report, monthly and quarterly and annual reports.
∎ Support other team members undertaking activities at the local level.
∎ Identify potential issues, risks and challenges that may impact to delivery of activities/results and develop timely follow-up actions to mitigate them.
∎ Provide necessary support to research and assessments conducted by the Activity.
∎ Community Engagement and Planning for advocacy
∎ Develops and implements advocacy strategies, provides advice to stakeholders and organize events
∎ Develop/refine/update an advocacy strategy of fisherfolk cluster and other stakeholders.
∎ Support the Chief-Service Delivery, Fisherfolk Cluster Leader and other key members of the cluster
∎ Build and maintain relationships with National, District and local Fishnet stakeholders
∎ Providing technical backstopping and other necessary support to the Technical Advisory Committee on Fishnet.
∎ Organizing and providing technical backstopping and other necessary support for fisherfolk and conferences at the national, regional and district levels
∎ Identifying opportunities to participate in dialogues, conferences and other appropriate venues to share project interventions and successes
∎ Work with Knowledge Management Cluster and other relevant staff and partners on production of Fishnet related advocacy materials to influence policy and practices.
∎ Arrange exposure visits by different stakeholders to develop competency, and ensure effective reporting of outcomes/impact of visits
∎ Actively identify opportunities to support sustainability of project interventions
∎ Networking and Partnerships:
∎ Develop and maintain strong relationships with lawyers and judicial officers working at the national level and in the Activity’s focus districts as well as community leaders.
∎ Represent the organization in relevant forums, workshops, and meetings related to legal aid and advocacy.
∎ Job Context
∎ Uttaran is an NGO working in Bangladesh since 1985 to uphold rights and entitlements and to improve the socio-economic condition of the poor and disadvantaged community people. Uttaran is a people-centered organization using a rights-based approach to alleviate poverty, diversify livelihood opportunities and empower poor communities of Bangladesh.
∎ Uttaran invites applications for the vacant position titled- Technical officer legal aid and advocacy for the Fisherfolk Integration for Sustainable Habitat and Natural Ecosystem Transformation Project
∎ Reports to: Project Manager, Uttaran
∎ Job Responsibilities
Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Employment Status: Contractual- Fixed Term Contract for 3-4 years
∎ Job Location: Khulna and Barishal division
∎ Salary: 45,000 BDT to 50,000 BDT and 1 festival bonus equivalent of 1 month gross salary yearly
∎ Compensation & other benefits: As per Uttaran's Policy and Project Design.
∎ Employment Status: Contractual- Fixed Term Contract for 3-4 years
∎ Job Location: Khulna and Barishal division
∎ Salary: 45,000 BDT to 50,000 BDT and 1 festival bonus equivalent of 1 month gross salary yearly
∎ Compensation & other benefits: As per Uttaran's Policy and Project Design.
Employment Status: Contractual
Job Location: Barishal, Khulna
Apply Procedure:
Hard Copy:
∎ Application Process:
∎ Please send your resume/CV with a photograph latest by 11th February 2025. Application should be sent via bdjobs online application only. Only properly complete applications will be considered for short-listing and will be contracted for the Interview
∎ Join Uttaran to make a difference in the lives of poor and disadvantaged communities in Bangladesh!
∎ Note - Uttaran is dedicated to creating a secure and equitable environment that is free from all forms of discrimination and harassment. This applies to employees, partner organizations, participants, and other stakeholders, who are all entitled to be treated with respect and dignity and have equal opportunities at every level. Regardless of age, sex, gender, religion, ethnicity, color, physical and mental ability, we believe that everyone has the right to live free from sexual abuse, exploitation, and harassment. To achieve this goal, we have a zero-tolerance policy towards any conduct that is incompatible with the objectives of Uttaran, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority, and discrimination. All candidates who are selected for a position with Uttaran will be expected to adhere to our safeguarding policies, code of conduct, child protection guidelines, and other procedures. They will be subject to rigorous reference and background checks, which may involve verifying their academic credentials, employment history, and obtaining police verification if deemed necessary. Additional information may be required from selected candidates to facilitate the background check process.
∎ Uttaran`s contact address is House # 32 (Flat-B1), Road # 10/A, Dhanmondi, Dhaka-1209, and our website is www.uttaran.net.
Company Information:
∎ Uttaran
∎ House # 32 (Flat-B1), Road # 10/A, Dhanmondi, Dhaka-1209
∎ www.uttaran.net
∎ Uttaran is a national development organization working in the southwest Bangladesh since 1985 to uphold rights and entitlements and to improve the socio-economic condition of the poor and disadvantaged. Uttaran facilitates in getting access to and control over resources by the poor and disadvantaged to improve agricultural productivity and economic empowerment.
Address::
∎ House # 32 (Flat-B1), Road # 10/A, Dhanmondi, Dhaka-1209
∎ www.uttaran.net
∎ Uttaran is a national development organization working in the southwest Bangladesh since 1985 to uphold rights and entitlements and to improve the socio-economic condition of the poor and disadvantaged. Uttaran facilitates in getting access to and control over resources by the poor and disadvantaged to improve agricultural productivity and economic empowerment.
Read Before Apply: Please apply only who are fulfilling all the requirements of this job
Application Deadline: 11 Feb 2025
Category: NGO/Development
