Position: Project Coordinator (Parliament Watch)
No. Required: 01
Remuneration: Mrf 10,000 per month
Contract duration: 8 months
Project: Maldivian Democracy Network (MDN), with the assistance of British High Commission in Colombo is conducting a project to help ensure that legislation passed by the People’s Majlis conforms to international human rights standards and democratic principles. The project will also provide information regarding parliamentarians and parliamentary affairs to constituents in order to ensure more accountability.
Responsibilities:
The responsibilities of this project will be divided between 3 project staff
- Implementation of the project on behalf of MDN
- Research into Legislation
- Monitor Parliament Performance
- Updating MDN’s website designed specifically for this project
- Overseeing the financial aspects of the project
- Preparing and submitting required reports
- Contributing to the overall aims and objectives of the organization
Requirements:
- Minimum requirement of 3 A’Level passes but a first degree is preferred
- Proficient in both English and Dhivehi
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Ability to work well in a team
- Computer literacy (familiarity with Microsoft word and excel)
- A high level of self-motivation and passion for human rights and democratization issues
Application Deadline: Rolling applications, but applications must be received before 2pm on the 5th of August 2011. All applications should be emailed to office@mvdemocracynetwork.org. For further information please call +960 3343609 or +960 7984115.