Training opportunity

Sign Language Training at SSDL

Society of the Deaf & Sign Language Users (SDSL) is going to organize a sixteen-day long training course on Bangla Sign Language for grassroots leaders, development workers and managers of DPOs/NGOs at SDSL Office in Dhaka from July 3, 2009.

The fees for the training is Tk 3000.00 (Three thousand only) per participant that is inclusive of training & course materials. The classes will be held on every Friday and Saturday.

Contact for further details:

SOCIETY OF THE DEAF & SIGN LANGUAGE USERS

House # 80, Indira road, Farm gate, Dhaka 1215

Mobile: +8801716649186, + 88 01924800811 Email: sdsl.bangladesh@gmail.com

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Training on Inclusive Education

Bangladesh Protibodhi Foundation (BPF) will organize a ten day training workshop on inclusive education for students with disability at BPF from 5 July to 15 July 2009. The training will be conducted 6 days a week except Friday from 8:30 am to 2 pm daily.

Course fee for this training is Tk.5000/- (per person) and the registration should be done by June 30, 2009

Contact for further information:

Course Coordinator & Principal (Acting)

Bangladesh Institute of Special Education, Bangladesh Protibondhi Foundation (BPF), 6 Barobag, Section-2, Mirpur, Dhaka-1216

Mobile: 01711613137, E-mail: bpfkal@bangla.net

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Training on Mastering dynamic web portal development

Development Research Network-D.Net is going to organize four day training on Mastering dynamic web portal development on 05.07.2009 to 08.07.2009 at D.Net, 6/8, Humayun Road, Block - B, Mohammadpur, Dhaka 1207.

This course focuses on the most essential and fundamental elements to build, launch and manage a CMS based dynamic web site.

The participants will learn from this training:
Why Joomla might be the best thing ever, how to apply a structured methodology for planning and building a website in Joomla, how to assemble and manage web site content, how to conduct basic site administration, how to avoid potential pitfalls and time wasters during web site construction

Objectives of the Training:
Learn web portal updating and maintenance without any coding or programming knowledge and skill development to develop new website using joomla.

Who Can Attend?

Individuals with little or no previous experience in building web sites on the Internet; Business owners who wish to use Joomla to promote their brand and reinforce their marketing and sales efforts on the Internet; Managers of nonprofit organizations and government agencies who want to use Joomla to facilitate community interaction, promote organizational transparency and/or enhance fund raising; Creative individuals who want to use Joomla to express their interests and ideas on the Internet or who want to build an online community.

Deadline for Registration of this course is 30 June 2009 and registration fee is Tk. 4000.00/ participant.

Contact for further information and Registration

D.Net, Development Research Network
6/8 Humayun Road, Block-B, Mohammadpur
Dhaka - 1207, Bangladesh

Phone: +88 02 9131424, +88 02 8124976
Fax: +88 02 814 20 21
Cell : 01714-071326, 01814 652496, 01814 652497
e-mail : training@dnet.org.bd

Bangladesh Starts Daylight Saving Time

Bangladesh advanced the clock by one hour
Bangladesh advanced the clock by an hour on June 19 at 11:00pm Friday to 12 midnight and starts Daylight Saving Time, for the first time, which is GMT +07:00 hours.

Clocks were advanced by an hour, to start counting Saturday an hour early, to have more daylight during evening hours and to save on the use of electricity.

Bangladesh Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina, opened the cover of a replica watch and released a special

commemorative stamp at her official residence, Jamuna, at 10:44pm on Friday, minutes before clocks were to be moved an hour ahead from 11:00pm. The clock in Rajuk Bhaban was advanced to 12 midnight at 11:00pm. Bangladesh Television aired the events live.

The State Minister of Power and Energy Shamsul Haq Tuku said that the government estimates 250 megawatts of power per day can be saved by having more daylight hours in the evening so that people can avoid using electricity.

The Prime Minister has urged people to adjust to Daylight Saving Time being introduced to make the maximum use of limited energy resources.

In compliance to this urge Association for the welfare of the Disabled People AWDP-Bangladesh stretched its efforts to help others to adjust their PC time by installing small software from Microsoft. An optional update is available to update the Daylight Saving Time for Bangladesh for the year 2009 for Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 based computers.

This update is available at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/972423

After installing this software your computer will automatically adjust its time (advances by one hour and will back to the original time as soon as DST for Bangladesh ends.

Bangladesh’s time zone during the non-daylight saving period is known as Bangladesh Time (BDT), which has a time offset of UTC+6 hours. This time zone applies to the whole country and will shift to UTC+7 hours when DST occurs at midnight between June 19 and 20, 2009.

Time-related information on Dhaka, Bangladesh, can be found in the World Clock. Time-related information on other cities in Bangladesh can be found in the World Clock – long list. Also, visit Commonly reported problems with the World Clock if the chosen city’s correct time is not shown or to understand more about Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) and its difference from Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Job opportunity at GTZ

GTZ an international cooperation enterprise for sustainable development with worldwide operations invites applications from suitable candidates for the position of “Programme Support Manager” for its Gender, Rights and Governance Programme at Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Deadline for Application:20 June 2009

Encouragement: Women and persons with impairment are especially encouraged to apply.

Special Mention: Women and persons with impairment will be selected in case of equal qualification with other candidates.

Job Title: Programme Support Manager

Educational Requirements: Masters degree (Masters in Business Administration is preferred)

Experience & knowledge required: Minimum 5 years of experience in a similar position, Excellent command of MS-Office, Good working knowledge of modern telecommunication systems (telephone, fax, e-mail, internet)

Other Requirements:

• Familiarity with development-cooperation/agencies, bilateral or multilateral organizations
• Works well under pressure and is a strong team player
• Experience in organizing and drawing up concepts for events, training courses and fact-finding missions
• Sound knowledge of Development Cooperation (DC) / Technical Cooperation (TC) and relevant instruments
• International experience (in order to be able to work in a multicultural environment)
• Independent, highly motivated staff member who is willing to learn, and is open and flexible in an international work context.
• Fluency in English and Bangla and good writing skills in both languages. Knowledge of German an added advantage
• Willingness to travel to project sites as required

Job Responsibility:

• Developing and maintaining contacts with all partners and relevant stakeholders
• Acting as liaison to and cooperating with the GTZ office in Dhaka and other GTZ offices world wide to facilitate programme activities
• Observing and participating in the communication and interaction between government institutions (within the programme), non-government organizations and other relevant stakeholders through direct dialogue, participation in forums, seminars, etc.
• Facilitating and maintaining information sharing among various programme components
• Interfacing between the programme office in GTZ, the project office, and counterparts assigned by the GoB and partner NGOs
• Preparing and maintaining reporting schedules for project components and assisting Principal Advisors in meeting reporting deadlines
• Assisting the Principal Advisors in preparing reports for GTZ-HQs and BMZ
• Coordinating data required for reporting in coordination with programme and Administrative staff
• Overall coordination of administrative and financial issues of the programme, including oversight of contracts, financial management and availability of funds on a monthly basis and monitoring of expenditure
• Periodic review of processes and systems of administration within the programme and management of information flow between the programme and the GTZ office
• Managing, coordinating, supervising and contributing to the preparation and implementation of programme events, missions and tours within and out side the country and carrying out other activities necessary for the implementation of these.

General Duties:

• Is responsible for the management of personnel, finances, and infrastructure of the entrusted area of activity
• Is responsible for ensuring a polite and successful interface with partner organizations and individuals
• Is familiar with donor-specific planning, implementation and reporting procedures and its changes
• Represents the interests and always acts on behalf of the GTZ-program
• Provides support in organisational and management issues
• Routinely consults with updates Principal Advisers regarding all kinds of administrative and reporting issues

Additional Duties/Tasks

• Assists in and/or carries out other project activities and any other tasks as assigned
• Resolves areas of dispute and troubleshoots contentious issues
• Take a leading role in assisting and managing administrative staff.

Instructions to Apply:

Only electronic applications will be accepted. Please send your complete and current CV along with a recent passport size photograph, a letter of explaining why you are suitable for this job (1 Page) before the 20th of June 2009 to GTZ. If you have an email client installed, just click Email, otherwise please send your application via email to jobs@gtz-bd.de with the subject line “Programme Support Manager, GTZ- Gender, Rights and Governance Programme”. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.