Tottho Bondhu
Job Description
Title: Tottho Bondhu
Company Name: The Carter Center - Bangladesh
Vacancy: Not specific
Job Location: Dinajpur, Khulna, Moulvibazar, Naogaon, Netrokona, Rangamati, Satkhira
Employment Status: Full-time
Educational Requirements:
∎ A Bachelor's degree in any Social Science discipline or related field.
Experience Requirements:
∎ 2 to 3 year(s)
Job Context:
∎ Advancing Women`s Right of Access to Information in Bangladesh
∎ Overview
∎ The Carter Center was founded in 1982 by Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter to advance human rights and alleviate human suffering worldwide. The Atlanta-based, non-profit, non-governmental Center has helped to improve the quality of life for people in more than 80 countries around the world.
∎ The Carter Center`s Rule of Law Program seeks Tottho Bondhu to be based in Khulna/ Shatkhira/ Naogaon/ Dinajpur/ Moulvibazar/ Netrakhona or Rangamati Bangladesh to implement a project "Advancing Women`s Right of Access to Information in Bangladesh (AWRTI). This position is for full-time employment.
Job Responsibilities:
∎ The key responsibility of the 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. Under the overall guidance of the Program Officer and in coordination with the Dhaka team, the incumbent's major responsibilities include:
∎ 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:
∎ Minimum 2-3 years of professional experience in program/project implementation knowledge, advocacy and broad understanding of accountability and transparency issues
∎ Proven planning and organizational skills.
∎ Written and oral communication skills in both Bangla and English.
∎ Computer literacy.
Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.
Application Deadline: 3 Jan 2024
Company Information:
∎ 13 Dec 2023
∎ The Carter Center - Bangladesh
Category: NGO/Development
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Source: bdjobs.com
Deadline Expired on 3rd Jan 2024
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