Assistant Coordinator - Civic Engagement (CE)
Posted on January 4, 2021
Job Context
Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) is inviting applications from Bangladeshi Nationals for the position of Assistant Coordinator - CE, to be recruited initially for the period up to December 2021, and subsequently for additional five years’ subject to due completion of the necessary approval processes. This position is based in Dhaka and reportable to Director- CE. Upon joining, the incumbent will be regarded as a member of the team for TIB’s core project, BIBEC (Building Integrity Blocks for Effective Change), and from January 2022 for PACTA (Participatory Action against Corruption: Towards Transparency and Accountability), the new core project.
Responsibilities
1. Responsible for documentation, material development and dissemination of communication products related to the implementation of the CE stream of the relevant project;2. Prepare Civic Engagement section for the monthly e-bulletin and quarterly newsletter;
3. Develop, communicate and preserve for learning the organizational publications/documents relevant to Civic Engagement e.g., manuals, guidelines, brochures and different Committees of Concerned Citizens (CCC) led publications;
4. Collect case stories from CCCs, edit as necessary and ensure appropriate use in different reports/publications;
5. Document and disseminate best practices of CCC, in both English and Bangla;
6. Assist MIS unit to maintain the database for CCC, Youth Engagement Support (YES) and Active Citizens’ Group (ACG) members;
7. Collate and preserve for documentation the reports and press releases as well as official correspondences including letters, circulars and memos on project activities implemented in field level:
8. Draft letters, circulars and memos, etc., for CCCs, YES and ACGs, incorporate edits, finalize and ensure timely delivery;
9. Prepare, disseminate and maintain a record of minutes of all types of meetings of Civic Engagement division held in Dhaka;
10. Collect and compile information and data related to the status and changes in the composition of committees and sub-committees, membership, leadership and other related matters in CCC-YES-ACG;
11. Contribute to updating information on Civic Engagement on the organisational website;
12. Assist in preparing monthly, quarterly, semi-annual and annual reports on project implementation;
13. Take a lead role in preparing the reports/ minutes of big events, e.g. conventions, CCC President-Vice President meetings/ ACG Conveners’ meetings/Sub-committee Convener’s meetings, day observations and national level events, etc;
14. Mobilize the Dhaka based YES Groups and organize different anti-corruption campaigns by engaging them consistent with program need including App-based community monitoring on a pilot basis;
15. Prepare ID cards for CCC-YES-ACG members and update the database of core actors/volunteers;
16. Act as the custodian of all Civic Engagement related information and documents; and
17. Perform any other duties as and when necessary and assigned by the management.
Special Instruction
Academic Qualification
• Applicants must have a Master’s degree preferably in a subject of Social Science or in any discipline relevant to governance and development.• Candidates with a 3rd Division/Class or a CGPA of less than 2.5 on a scale of 4 and 3 on a scale of 5 at any stage of academic life need not apply;
Other Qualification
• Excellent material development capacity and good computer skills including proficiency in MS Word, MS Excel, PPT and publication related software.• Minimum 4 years of relevant work experience, of which at least 2 years of direct and extensive experience in documentation, and publication in any national or international NGO.
Training Courses
Professional Certification
Area of Experience
Documentation and publication in any national/international NGO, Citizens’ mobilization especially youth, Documentation publication and communication related to engagement with local communitySkills
Communication, Report writing, Governance, Computer literacy, Anti-corruption, Documentation, Audio-visual documentation, Computer knowledge functional in MS Word Excel PPT etc., Citizen engagement particularly youth, Social mobilization and campaign, Material development capacity, Writing and speaking both in Bangla and English, Publication related software
Additional Requirement
• Candidates must have sound writing and speaking skills in both Bangla and English;• Experience in citizens’/youth mobilization, especially experience in documentation, publication and communication related to engagement with local community including youth will be given preference;
• Hands-on experience on audio-visual documentation.
• Applicants having articles published in journals, newsletters, books, blogs, print media, etc., will have an added advantage;
• Experience in an anti-corruption organization will be an added advantage
Gross Salary
86810Additional salary Info
Level – L 3.2, Grade – 1, Gross Salary 86,810.00 per month plus other benefits as per relevant rules of TIB. Income tax is payable by TIB staff, deductible at source.Other Benefits
Annual performance-based increment, Cost of living adjustment, Contributory provident fund, Gratuity, Festival allowance and Insurance etc.Job summary
- Deadline
- Total Vacancy
- Job Type
- Job Level
- Work Place
- Experience
- Job Circular
- 18 Jan 2021
- 2
- Full time
- Entry
- Dhaka
- 4 years
- NA
TIB follows an equal opportunity policy and actively encourages diversity welcoming applications from all especially women, ethnic, religious and other minorities and people with disability. Only shortlisted candidates will be invited for interview. Any attempt at persuasion is treated as disqualification. If an applicant has an immediate family member in any capacity at TIB, s/he must proactively and clearly disclose it. Such candidates can be employed in TIB only by a special approval of the Board of Trustees, even if duly qualified in the competitive selection process.
TIB strictly observes a policy of zero tolerance to corruption and sexual abuse/harassment and all employees are committed to observe TIB’s Code of Ethics.