National Consultant-Coordination Officer

The National Consultant-Coordination Officer will support coordination work of the University Grants Commission (UGC) to implement the ESGBV project initiatives under the collaboration with UN Women. The role involves coordination, communication, research, documentation, reporting, and technical support for monitoring data related to sexual and gender-based violence prevention in tertiary educational settings in Bangladesh.

Responsibilities

• Maintain coordination and support to International Collaboration Division (ICD) of UGC to implement the approved workplan outlined in the MoU between UGC and UN Women
• Support organizing periodic and ad hoc meetings of the UGC working committee including meeting notification, logistic arrangements and meeting documentation
• Maintain communication and liaison with UN Women and civil society partner Ain O Shalish Kendra (ASK) for coordination among all parties
• Arrange logistics for project events, meetings, capacity building initiatives, workshops, strategic consultations, and dialogues
• Maintain regular communication with the five selected universities to collect updates on project implementation
• Coordinate with Ministry of Women and Children Affairs (MoWCA)/Department of Women Affairs (DWA) and other stakeholders as required
• Coordinate with UGC Internal Complaint Committee on sexual harassment for their functionality in line with legal framework
• Support organizing capacity building initiatives for UGC personnel on gender equality and GBV prevention
• Provide technical, logistical, and coordination support for qualitative and quantitative data collection activities under the ESGBV Project
• Facilitate individual and group interviews, focus group discussions, and consultations with UGC and university personnel
• Support drafting, review, and finalization of press releases, event summaries, and communication materials
• Support organizing online and in-person learning and knowledge-sharing events on preventing and responding to sexual harassment on campus
• Draft talking points and background notes for UGC personnel and Executive Committee members attending events
• Prepare quarterly narrative reports on UGC work under the collaboration for internal and donor reporting
• Provide technical inputs to design and refine an online monitoring and reporting tool for sexual harassment prevention and redress mechanisms
• Support integration of indicators and functionalities to monitor SGBV prevention and response initiatives
• Coordinate with UN Women and consulting firm developing the online tool
• Compile and analyse data from the online tool and prepare six monthly reports
• Support publishing and dissemination of reports following Knowledge Management plan of ESGBV project

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Gender and Development, Development Studies, International Relations, Political Science, Peace and conflict studies, Human Rights, Public Policy, Governance or any other Social Science related disciplines or related field
• Minimum 7 years of relevant work experience in coordination, project management, or related fields
• Experience working with tertiary education institutions and government bodies
• Technical credibility in working with tertiary education institutions and government
• Risk management capacity
• Research, communication and reporting skills
• Commitment to continuous improvement
• Excellent analytical skills in policy, data and research related to gender equality and Gender based violence against women and girls
• Experience in organizing meetings, workshops, and capacity building initiatives
• Experience in drafting reports, press releases, and communication materials
• Ability to coordinate multi-stakeholder partnerships including government, civil society, and UN agencies
• Proficiency in English and Bangla

Skills

• Coordination
• Project Management
• Risk Management
• Research
• Communication
• Reporting
• Policy Analysis
• Data Analysis
• Gender Equality
• Gender-Based Violence Awareness
• Stakeholder Coordination
• Workshop Organization
• Capacity Building
• Report Writing
• Press Release Drafting
• Multi-Stakeholder Partnerships
• Technical Support
• Monitoring and Evaluation

Languages

English, Bangla