Advocacy, Communication & Documentation Manager

UBR Bangladesh Alliance Company Name: UBR Bangladesh Alliance

Job Title: Advocacy, Communication & Documentation Manager

Job Type: Full Time

Job Category: NGO/Development

Salary: 100000 --

Deadline: 15 Jan,2016


Educational Qualification:

Minimum Master degree from relevant background (international relation, public health, international law, political science, communication and other social and humanity studies)



Experience:

Minimum 5-8 years of work experience in advocacy, policy, and fundraising



Requirement:

Skills and Competencies

Commitment to UBR Bangladesh Alliance’s vision and mission
Proven experiences of resource mobilization both with international donors as well as  in fundraising
Excellent writing skills both in English and Bangla
Proven track record of inputting into and delivering on successful policy & advocacy strategies within the development sector
Good knowledge of issues related to SRHR as well as SGBV issues and other key issues in the development sector, experience in rights-based approach and evidence-based lobby and advocacy
Experience in lobbying within political and government sectors,
Proven networking skills    
Good conceptual and analytical skills and ability to think and operate innovatively.
Good administration and organizational skills and ability to optimize independent use of time against variable workload.
Demonstrated ability to work in a team
Good and pleasant communication skills, interpersonal and negotiation skills
 Qualifications

Minimum 5-8 years of work experience in advocacy, policy, and fundraising
Minimum Master degree from relevant background (international relation, public health, international law, political science, communication and other social and humanity studies)
Proficiency in relevant software (MS Office)


Other Opportunities:

Salary: BDT 100,000/- (Consolidated)



Instruction :

Deadline for Application is 15 January, 2016
If you are passionate about making a difference in society, please send your application along with recent CV maximum three pages and one page on competency statement to
 UBR Bangladesh Alliance
 RHSTEP, CRP-Mirpur, Plot-A/5 (9th floor), Block-A, Section-14, Mirpur, Dhaka-1206
 Or
email: hrd8052@gmail.com
 Please write your position applied on the envelope or in the subject line of email. Only shortlisted candidate will be notified. UBR Bangladesh Alliance is an equal opportunity employer.
Women are strongly encouraged to apply.



Job Detail:



Job Title: Advocacy, Communication & Documentation Manager

Reporting to: Team Leader

Work Station: Dhaka

Introduction: Unite For Body Rights-UBR is an alliance of nine Bangladeshi organization and two international organization working to establish the SRHR rights of the young people in Bangladesh. The Unite for Body Rights (UBR) programme in Bangladesh has successfully focused on improving SRHR knowledge and access to services, by providing Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) in and out of school, improving health providers’ capacity to provide YFSRH services, and working with communities to create a more supportive environment in which young people can exercise their SRH rights. It is the dream of the UBR programme to have a fully capacitated SRHR Alliance that works towards achieving good SRH for young people. This is a very special project to work with innovation and commitment towards protection of the SRHR of young people in Bangladesh. UBR Alliance-Bangladesh would like to have services from the potential persons who want to grow in a Rights focused environment and have passion for achievement for its UBR Project-2 (2016-2019) objectives.

POSITION PURPOSE:The Advocacy, Communication & Documentation Manager (ACDM)will play an important role in developing and implementing UBR Bangladesh Alliance’s advocacy strategy within Bangladesh and the region and the resource mobilization to ensure sustainability of interventions and strategies. Assists with the monitoring and evaluation of the impact of UBR Bangladesh Alliance’s advocacy interventions and deliver regular analysis and updates for management. Identify and develop fundraising opportunities in private sector by developing good relations with current and prospective donors also assess trends and developments of UBR Bangladesh Alliance and its potential for funding opportunities.As Communications, and Documentation Managers/he will be responsible for delivering media and communications strategyat national and regional level, as well as for maintaining project documentations.S/he will be a superb communicator and Networker in local, national and international arenas with considerable experience in journalism, media, or public relations.

Main tasks and responsibilities

In collaboration with program teams and partners develop and implement UBR Media, communications and advocacy strategy in Bangladesh at national and regional level;
Liaising closely with Team Leader of UBR Alliance, SC member and Program Managers in delivering the Media, communications and advocacy strategy
Represent UBR Bangladesh Alliance in lobby and advocacy actions, consultation meetings/conferences within civil society, business, political and government circles in Bangladesh or the region;
Play a proactive role in pursuing UBR Bangladesh Alliance’s resource mobilization activities related to lobby and advocacy, seek out and respond to relevant calls for proposal, participate in the development of other project proposals;
Closely monitor developments in national, regional and international political and economic cooperation and leads in adapting shared UBR Bangladesh Alliance policy on SRHR strategies and developments in Bangladesh;
Assists with the monitoring and evaluation of the impact of UBR Bangladesh Alliance’s advocacy interventions and deliver regular analysis and updates for management;
Develops and maintains partnership with relevant actors in pursuit of lobby and advocacy objectives;
Assess trends and developments of UBR Bangladesh Alliance and it’s partners and its potential for funding opportunities
The post-holder will work closely with 6 implementing and 3 technical partner organizations and as well as local and national government
S/he will ensure that an effective advocacy plan is developed, updated, implemented and integrated in the overall project implementation and management plan.
Analyze and evaluate the impact of advocacy activities and reflect this in progress reports, working in collaboration with all team.
Take the lead in researching, writing and promoting media stories to local and national print and electronic media
Any other tasks within the scope of the role as directed and agreed.