About BYLC:
Bangladesh Youth Leadership Center (BYLC) is the country’s first leadership institute focused on empowering youth from diverse backgrounds. The organization develops leadership, employability, and entrepreneurship skills while promoting values such as integrity, empathy, and respect. BYLC connects young people to career and business opportunities to help them become compassionate and impactful leaders. Through youth empowerment, BYLC aims to contribute to a more inclusive, equitable, and sustainable society.
JAAGORON Project:
Project Jaagoron is a civic engagement initiative to be implemented in Dhaka, Manikganj, Gazipur, Chattogram, and Satkhira districts. Led by BYLC in partnership with YPSA and Agrogoti Sangstha, the project aims to empower youth to lead inclusive, rights-based local development through enhanced civic awareness, leadership, and engagement. Project activities will include forming youth groups and engaging existing YLOs, CBOs, and OPDs. These groups will receive leadership and civic engagement training and will raise awareness on civic rights through youth meetings and dialogues at the community, union, and upazila levels.
Purpose of the Course:
The course aims to equip young people with practical knowledge and skills to participate meaningfully in local governance, raise community concerns, and engage with decision-making processes. It supports JAAGORON’s goal of strengthening inclusive, informed, and youth-led civic engagement for responsive local development.
Synopsis of the Course:
“Civic Engagement (নাগিরক কণ্ঠ)” is an online course that equips young people and community members with practical knowledge and skills to participate meaningfully in local decision-making and community development. It introduces key citizen participation platforms, including Ward Shava, open budget meetings, UDCC, and standing committees, while covering basic approaches to monitoring public projects and procurement and participatory community planning. The course also explores common barriers to meaningful participation, such as elite capture, apathy, tokenism, and political dynamics. Learners will conclude by developing a simple, inclusive, and safe civic engagement action plan to turn community concerns into practical action. The course duration will be approximately 60 – 90 minutes.
Scope of Work & Responsibilities:
1. Content Development & Review
- Provide expert input on key concepts, examples, case studies, and references.
- Review and refine the scripts and storyboards developed by the BYLCx team.
- Ensure content is technically accurate, practical, inclusive, and relevant to the Bangladeshi context.
- Suggest credible sources and references where necessary.
- Review the approved course outline and curriculum.
2. Course Presentation
- Present the finalized course content on camera.
- Deliver content in a clear, engaging, and learner-friendly manner.
- Re-record sections where necessary based on production and quality requirements.
3. Collaboration & Feedback
- Participate in content review meetings with the BYLCx team.
- Incorporate agreed feedback and revisions.
- Coordinate with the production team during recording.
Expected Deliverables:
- Reviewed and approved course scripts.
- Expert inputs and recommended resources.
- Final confirmation of content accuracy.
- Recorded course sessions.
- Re-recordings and clarifications where required.
Level of Effort / Timeline:
The engagement involves an estimated total of 5–7 days of effort, indicatively distributed as follows (exact dates to be confirmed through mutual agreement):
- Content review period: review of the outline, scripts, and materials, with written/verbal feedback (may be conducted remotely).
- Recording days/sessions: on-camera recording of the full course at the BYLC studio, including any required re-takes.
- Expected total engagement period: approximately 5–7 days, including preparation, review, and
recording.
Required Qualifications & Experience:
- Relevant academic and/or professional background.
- Demonstrated expertise in the subject area (local governance, civic engagement, public administration,
or a related field). - Experience developing online educational or training content (preferred).
- Experience in training, facilitation, teaching, or public communication.
- Familiarity with Bangladesh’s local governance and civic engagement context, where applicable.
Employment Type: Part-Time Project Engagement
Duration: 5-7 Days
Remuneration: Negotiable
Job Location: Hybrid
Application Deadline: 18 October 2026
Application Procedure: To apply kindly use the following link