Tottho Bondhu (Information Liaison)

Job Description

Title: Tottho Bondhu (Information Liaison)

Company Name: The Carter Center - Bangladesh

Vacancy: Not specific

Job Location: Rajshahi, Satkhira

Employment Status: Full-time

Educational Requirements:
∎ A Bachelor's degree in any Social Science discipline or related field with at least 3 years of professional experience or knowledge in program/project implementation, advocacy and broad understanding of accountability and transparency issues.

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 3 year(s)

Job Context:
∎ Project Purpose: The Carter Center, an action-oriented non-governmental, non-partisan organization founded by former United States President Jimmy Carter, seeks two experienced professionals to serve as Information Liaisons (Tottho Bondhu) in Rajshahi and Satkhira Districts (one in each district) for the Women and the Right of Access to Information in Bangladesh (ATI) project, for a oneyear period, with the possibility of extension.. The Tottho Bondhu is a field-based position and will require extensive travel within the respective project working area. In addition, s/he may be required to work some evenings and weekends. The Tottho Bondhu must be local to her/his working area and will be required to have a residence there. The Center will hire one Tottho Bondhu per district and will coordinate closely with the Center`s local civil society partner organization.
∎ The Carter Center`s Rule of Law Program works to advance the right of access to information around the world. In Bangladesh, the Rule of Law Program implements the Bangladesh Women and Access to Information Project, working to increase economic empowerment and protection/fulfillment of rights for women through a meaningful right of access to information in the target districts. This programming encourages greater awareness of the gendered information asymmetries and establishes a framework of action to help overcome the inequities to ensure improved access to information for women in Bangladesh. This program focuses on institutionalizing government capacity in the target districts for the full and effective implementation of Bangladesh`s 2009 Right to Information (RTI) Act and increasing demand and sustained use of the RTI Act among women and relevant civil society organizations.
∎ Job Description: The Women and Access to Information Tottho Bondhu will support The Carter Center`s efforts in establishing a vibrant access to information regime in Bangladesh through the provision of assistance to interested requesters and support for women seeking public information. Activities of the Tottho Bondhu will include working in target districts and communities to promote the right of access to information for women by assisting with requests, information sharing and awareness raising. S/he will report to the Carter Center`s Bangladesh Chief of Party.

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Primary Responsibilities:
∎ Act as a bridge between women interested in accessing public information and the information offices within national and local government line departments of ministries and agencies.
∎ Promote the Right to Information Act in target districts by:
∎ advising women requesters on the 2009 Right to Information (RTI) Act and processes;
∎ facilitating the formal process of requesting information;
∎ accompanying women interested in requesting information to public agency
∎ offices; and
∎ assisting women's groups and individual women in monitoring information requests through follow-up on government responses
∎ Coordinate with relevant national and local civil society partners, including attending awareness raising and capacity building sessions organized by partners and CSOs/CBOs.
∎ Work with line departments of respective target ministries at the local level in proactive disclosure of information by:
∎ supporting dissemination of meaningful information to women;
∎ assisting with creative proactive disclosure mechanisms, as necessary; and
∎ recording women's feedback regarding the usefulness of proactively disclosed information and the effectiveness of disclosure mechanisms
∎ Assist in convening meetings of the upazilla and district level Multi-Stakeholder Committees
∎ Identify trends and lessons learned pertaining to the right of access to information and think creatively in identifying and developing methods to help advance women's right of access to information in the target districts
∎ Report any significant local issues that may impact the Center's security posture to the Chief of Party on an ongoing and as needed basis
∎ Submit weekly reports using templates provided by The Carter Center regarding efforts to advance women's right of access to information including activities conducted, events attended, statistics/progress regarding proactive disclosure and RTI requests, and success stories.

Additional Requirements:
∎ Proven planning and organizational skills.
∎ Strong conceptual/analytical skills, with the ability to think strategically and rapidly analyze and integrate diverse information from varied sources into conclusions and recommendations.
∎ Excellent oral and writing skills in both English and Bangla.
∎ Computer literacy.

Salary:
∎ Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Application Deadline: December 29, 2019

Company Information:
∎ The Carter Center - Bangladesh

Category: NGO/Development