Bi-Lingual Communications Expert

Basic Information

Position Title: Bi-Lingual Communications Expert Location: Bangladesh
Position Type: Consultant Number of positions available: 1

Background

Democracy International is implementing USAID’s Promoting Peace and Justice (PPJ) activity, which works with legal aid delivery organizations, justice sector actors, and vulnerable groups to improve access to and delivery of services in Bangladesh. In turn, it will promote rule of law, increase confidence in public institutions, and counter violent extremism. It will do this through three interrelated components: 1) improve the delivery of legal aid in the formal justice system, 2) strengthen case management capacity of the judiciary and 3) raise citizen awareness of legal rights and responsibilities.  As part of this effort, PPJ must effectively report on its activities to its donors and other partners. 

Position Summary

Democracy International seeks to hire a consultant to serve as a Bi-Lingual Communications Expert (the “Expert”) to effectively report on its activities through PPJ, including trainings with government and other partners and events by its subgrantee partners.  The Expert will also be expected to showcase the successes of PPJ through case studies and other means.  The Expert may also be requested to undertake other communications related tasks.  The Expert must be fluent in both Bangla and English, as most of the activities will be in Bangla and the reporting in English.  The Expert must also be willing to travel  and adhere to tight deadlines. 

Essential Duties

  • Attend trainings, events, and workshops (virtually or in-person) and prepare summaries of the events in English no more than one page in length, sometimes with a turnaround time of one day.
  • Work with PPJ staff members to prepare case studies of successes, including helping to develop the case study and translating into English.
  • Identify ways that PPJ can better communicate and showcase its work

Qualifications

  • Fluency in Bangla and English
  • Excellent English writing skills
  • Experience with communications
  • Knowledge of the Bangladesh justice system preferred
  • Experience working with vulnerable and marginalized groups in Bangladesh preferred        
  • A bachelor’s degree in communications, law, development studies, social sciences, or a related field (master’s degree preferred).

Reporting

This position reports to the Chief of Party

Level of Effort and Compensation

It is expected that the Expert will work no more than 30 days on this assignment for a period until June 30, 2023.  The Expert will only be compensated for days agreed in writing by PPJ and when a written report is submitted on-time and of an acceptable quality.  The Expert will be paid monthly against a timesheet.  If travel is required, PPJ will bear the travel expenses in accordance with its official policy.

Application Process

Interested candidates should email their resume and a cover letter explaining why they are the most qualified candidate and their requested daily rate to Mr. Md. Anisur Rahman, Director of Finance and Operations, (marahman@democracyinternational.com) with the subject line “Bi-Lingual Communications Expert”.  Applications will be considered on a rolling basis until 6 October 2022.