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Bangladesh Institute of Labour Studies-BILS

Bangladesh Institute of Labour Studies-BILS, devotes the endeavors for protecting the rights of working people through enhancing the capacity of trade unions, invites applications from qualified persons for the following position:

Project Name: Securing Rights of Women Domestic Workers in Bangladesh (SRDW)

Position # Senior Officer (Advocacy & Networking)

Requirements:

• Masters in Social Science
• Minimum 5 years related job experience for Advocacy & Networking in same functional area.
• Standard Computer literate with advanced skill of related software.
• Must have excellent command on English and Bangla and ability to prepare official correspondences independently.

• Identifying the areas of advocacy, and planning and designing the advocacy events for the identified areas.
• Carry-out the advocacy events i.e. workshop, seminar, submission of memorandum, lobby meeting etc.
• Design and publish advocacy and campaign materials ((Poster, Booklet, Brochures, Flyers, Leaflets and TVC etc.).
• Conduct regular lobby/advocacy and campaign with key stakeholders of the project
• Support BILS advocacy team to carry-out advocacy on domestic workers issues.
• Carry-out media advocacy and advocacy/campaign through social media.
• Facilitate ‘Domestic Workers Rights Protection Network-DWRN’ in its activities to protect the domestic workers and strengthen the network.
• Develop networking with the project stakeholders and maintain liaison with the stakeholders
• Assist Project Coordinator to prepare project report.
• Write periodic and final reports with on the advocacy area of the project,
• Articulation of grassroots realities from the workers’ rights perspectives, documentation of policy demands and undertake advocacy actions at national & local level.
• Assist Project Coordinator in building broad-based platform
• Documentation of evidences of workers’ rights violation and good practices, developing communication material and publications.
• Participate in conferences, seminars, workshops, training sessions and meetings representing project if assigned.

• Sound understanding on national and global context with theoretical understanding on social change process.
• Proven working experience on policy influence, reform or policy formulation works with government/non-government/private sectors.
• Excellent information gathering, presentation, reporting and public speaking skills in Bengali and English.
• Efficient time management skill, willingness to work within tight deadline and ability to work in complex and diverse working environment.
• An understanding of gender and diversity and the ability to apply this within policy and advocacy work.
• Excellent interpersonal communication skill, problem solving skills, strong value based commitment to right based approach.

Interested candidates meet the above requirements and confident to discharge the mentioned tasks and responsibilities are requested to apply with a one page statement in favor of his/her candidature as per core competences for the post and a detailed CV along with a recent passport size photograph to the Secretary General, BILS, House # 20 (3rd Floor), Road # 11 (New), 32 (Old), Dhanmondi, Dhaka-1209 or through e-mail to bils@citech.net on or before 22 October 2019.

All candidates, irrespective of gender, religious and ethnic backgrounds are welcome.

Only short listed candidates will be called for interview.

No TA/DA will be offered for this purpose.