Upazila Assistant

Job Description

Title: Upazila Assistant

Company Name: Rights Jessore

Vacancy: 12

Age: At most 40 years

Job Location: Jashore (Jashore Sadar, Jhikargachha, Sharsha), Jhenaidah (Jhenaidah Sadar, Kotchandpur, Shailkupa), Khulna (Batiaghata, Dumuria, Rupsha), Magura (Magura Sadar, Mohammadpur, Shalikha)

Salary: Tk. 16550 (Monthly)

Experience:

• 2 to 3 years

• Bachelor degree in any discipline from a reputed institution.

• 2 to 3 years

• Age At most 40 years

• Age at most 40 years (Flexible for highly experienced candidates).

• A minimum of 2 to 3 years of practical experience in effectively conducting activities at upazila level for vulnerable groups/communities at grassroots levels, coupled with experience in Ain Shohayota Activity, will be considered an advantage for this position.

• Minimum understanding of gender and diversity issues;

• Demonstrate interpersonal organizational and communication skills.

• Basic computer proficiency: i.e. MS Office, MS Excel, PowerPoint etc.

• Should be self-driven and positive to work in a team.

• Should be committed to work following organizational aims, values, principal and policies.

• Shows persistence when faced with difficult problems or challenges.

Rights Jessore

Mahima Mahal, 119/2, Ghope, Jashore

Project Background

Rights Jessore is a leading human rights organisation in Bangladesh dedicated to protection and promotion of human rights, prevention of human trafficking and providing service to vulnerable people. Rights Jessore working for victim rescue, repatriation, reintegration, rehabilitation and providing legal support to vulnerable and marginalized people. Since 1991, Rights Jessore has been working in southern part of Bangladesh as a pioneer organization in this sector and later it has expanded its working area throughout the Bangladesh and abroad for upholds the rights of marginalized people. The organization enhanced the capacity of various committees, including the Counter Trafficking Committee, Child Marriage Prevention Committee, Child Welfare Board, Nari Nirjaton Protirodh Committee, and Dowry Prevention Committee, as well as relevant government officials. In this context, Rights Jessore is set to implement a project titled “Enhancing Legal Services and Strengthening the Capacity of the Legal Aid Committee.” Funded by the USAID Ain Shohayota Activity through Democracy International, Inc., this 24-month project began in June 2024. It will be implemented in four districts: Jashore, Jhenaidah, Magura, and Khulna.

The project aims to enhance people-centered justice by fostering increased public participation, inclusivity, and data-driven processes, thereby improving the justice system from the union to district levels. To achieve this overarching goal, the project will undertake activities structured around three main objectives. Firstly, People are aware of their rights and understand how to realize them; secondly Justice pathways available at the local level are strengthened and expanded; thirdly the capacity of justice sector actors to provide legal aid services is strengthened, especially for traditionally vulnerable and marginalized groups. Overall, the project seeks to establish a legal support ecosystem that positively influences the well-being and empowerment of the community and beneficiaries. The primary beneficiaries of the project are community members, with particular emphasis placed on traditionally vulnerable groups, such as women, children, ethnic and religious minorities, Dalits, people with disabilities, and LGBTQI individuals.

In this background, Rights Jessore is looking for suitable candidate for an immediate appointment as well as to prepare a panel list for the different position of above-mentioned project and area. In this regard, Rights Jessore invites application for following positions for mentioned districts.

Position Summary of Upazila Assistant

Rights Jessore will recruit 12 Upazila Assistants for the 12 Upazilas within the four mentioned districts to manage upazila-level project activities and assist with district-level events. These positions will ensure smooth communication with relevant government officials and other project stakeholders at the upazila level. Below are the details of the positions, including job responsibilities, educational qualifications, and other required competencies.

Position reports to: District Officer

Responsibilities:

1. The position will lead the project from upazila level and maintain liaison with upazila level relevant government and non-government stakeholders including local elected representatives, law enforcing agency and networks in line with legal aid service.
2. The position will implement project activities at upazila and union level based on the operational plan to achieve project target in time.
3. Ensure that project activities are implemented in time complying with donor requirements;
4. Coordinate with the Union level Legal Aid Committee (ULAC) and Upazila Level Legal Aid Committee (UzLAC) members as well as concerned district court officials, PP, APP, lawyer, District Legal Aid Officials (DLAO), relevant NGOs for smooth implementation of the project activities at ground level.
5. The position will organize and conduct public hearing, community awareness program like courtyard meeting, publicity through miking and legal aid day observation in collaboration with government officials and distribute awareness materials among the community people.
6. The position will assist to District Officer (DO) for organizing workshop, meeting and seminar at district level according to project design on legal aid service, early marriage, GBV etc.
7. The position will assist to activate and functioning ULAC and UzLAC through conducting different activities and collaborate with them for providing legal aid services to vulnerable people.
8. The position will produce monthly event report and assist to DO for preparing quarterly and six-monthly report according to prescribed format for ensuring success of the project.
9. Attend regular basis in Government meeting and other coordination meeting in working upazila.
10. Setup files to ensure that all project information is appropriately documented and secured.
11. Maintain the confidentiality of project document and organizational regulations and implement it at his/her jurisdiction.

• Monthly gross salary BDT 16,550 with other admissible benefits as per project support.