• Leading on international justice mechanisms addressing the Rohingya crisis;
• Ensure projects are implemented in accordance with proposals, budgets, LAW policies, procedures and donor regulations;
• Lead and coordinate policy, research, legal advocacy efforts and identify strategic cases and other legal interventions;
• Ensure that all donor deadlines for reporting and revisions are respected;
• Oversee the Bangladesh programmes in the field, ensuring high quality programming and robust monitoring and evaluation methodologies and that learning is integrated into project design and development;
• Develop and lead on LAW’s work with survivors of sexual and gender-based violence,
• Design national strategy and action plan ensuring alignment with the LAW global strategy and theory of change;
• Develop an advocacy strategy and design products that can be shared with both internal and external stakeholders, based on evidence gathered from the programmes;
• Build the capacity of partners, providing them with technical expertise in planning, monitoring, fundraising, M&E and security, safeguarding and other relevant skills;
• Coordinate with LAW’s Senior Management Team, and other programme managers as needed.
Finance Management and Accountability
• Develop a fundraising strategy to identify opportunities to ensure the sustainability and expansion of programmes;
• Prepare budgets and oversee programme expenditure, ensuring accurate projections of spend and implementation of expenditure plans;
• Ensure compliance with LAW policies and procedures and donors’ regulations.
Advocacy and Communications:
• Develop the profile and visibility of the programme and represent LAW on national and regional platforms;
• Establish networks with local NGO and Government bodies and participate in coordination mechanisms at a regional level;
• Coordinate and ensure that website and social media content related to the programmes is up to-date and engaging audiences;
• Contribute to LAW’s advocacy tools, including factsheets and the LAW Annual Report;
• Develop and implement a high-level advocacy strategy in line with global priorities that engages national, regional institutions and the international community.
People Management
• Lead the team effectively ensuring high calibre staff are recruited and retained;
• Create an enabling environment for innovation and high performance, ensuring staff are appropriately supervised, develop work plans and engaged in training and development opportunities;
• Ensure the Bangladesh office is compliant with all relevant legal requirements relating to employment law as well as safety, security, health and safety regulations.
Benefits Package
This is a project funded position for which a full and attractive package commensurate within the nature of the position will be offered including; allowances, 25 days annual leave per annum, public holidays, R&R (rest and recuperation), cost of fight at the start / end of your contact and private medical insurance. The contract will be renewable on the basis of performance and availability of funds.
How to apply
If you are ready for your next challenge to create international collaboration and can bring with you the technical legal knowledge, programme management, and fundraising experience look no further! Join our highly committed team and have an amazing opportunity to work closely with the Rohingya Community, advocate for them and support international justice processes whilst working alongside leading legal professionals.
Please send an email with a CV and statement of interest (neither exceeding 2 pages of A4) in English to recruitment@legalactionworldwide.org. The subject of the application should read ‘Bangladesh Programme Manager’.
Deadline for applications: This position is on rolling basis - LAW will be scheduling interviews as the applications come in therefore please apply in the first instance.
Start date: June 2021 - Immediate start
Only shortlisted candidates who meet the criteria will be invited for interviews.
• LAW is an equal opportunity employer
• Women lawyers with experience representing at-risk clients are particularly encouraged to apply.
To learn more about us visit our website: www.legalactionworldwide.org.
Job Email id: recruitment(at)legalactionworldwide.org