Japan International Cooperation Agency JICA Job Circular

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Invitation for Individual Consultant for Providing Consulting Services as “Project Officer for Development of Mediation and Civil Litigation Practices for Enhancement of Access to Justice Project, (A2J)”

Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) is an implementing agency of Japanese Official Development Assistance (ODA) operating in Bangladesh from 1974. With our vision “Leading the world with trust”, JICA with its partners, aims to provide effective support to promote development that will result in sustainable socioeconomic growth and poverty reduction.

[Brief background of the consulting services]

The “Development of Mediation and Civil Litigation Practices for Enhancement of Access to Justice Project” (hereinafter “A2J” project) aims at improving access to justice for citizens in Bangladesh. With the Law and Justice Division of the Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliament Affairs as the counterpart agency, the A2J project promotes the use of mediation and advances efforts to improve litigation practices. The Project started in late April in 2024. A Chief Adviser and another expert on Project Coordination /Donor Coordination (hereafter the “JICA Experts”) have been managing the Project based in Bangladesh. The successful candidate for this position will be responsible for supporting the JICA Experts to efficiently facilitate and coordinate with various stakeholders, simultaneously handling administrative and financial management tasks.

[Requirement]

The candidate will work directly under JICA Experts. The candidate should have following qualifications and experiences.

Title: Project Officer

Qualifications/Experiences

1. Bachelor’s degree in  Law,  and/or other Social Sciences, or similar subjects
2. At least 5 years of professional experiences in administrative, finance and coordination work for development or government organizations, preferably in the judicial field
3. Excellent written and oral communication skills in English and Bangla
4. Strong analytical, interpersonal and coordination skills
5. Competency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
6. Experience working in multi-cultural/national teams
7. Experience working with JICA, other international development partners, and/or government organization is an asset

Duration

The contract period is from 14th October 2024 to 31st March 2025 with possibility of extension

JICA invites eligible candidates to indicate their interest to provide the services. Interested applicants are requested to collect the “Request for Proposal” by sending a formal request to the e-mail address (bd_procurement@jica.go.jp) by 4:00 pm, 23rd September, 2024, with the e-mail subject of “Request for Proposal (JICA A2J Project Assistant)”.

The proposal in accordance with the requirements specified in RFP must be submitted to the below mentioned address by 4:00 pm, on 29th September 2024. The subject of the application will be “Proposal on Project Assistant for A2J”. Any application received after the deadline will not be considered for the position and discarded. Only short-listed consultants will be contacted.

JICA address

JICA Bangladesh Office, 3rd Floor, Bay’s Galleria, 57 Gulshan Avenue (CWS-A19), Gulshan-1, Dhaka-1212, Bangladesh