Country: Bangladesh
Closing date: 05 Nov 2017
Political Violence and Violent Extremism Researcher, OBIRODH – Road to
Tolerance, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Company Profile:
MSI, a Tetra Tech Company, is a Washington, DC metro area international development firm with a 35-year history of delivering development results across the world. Our core expertise is in the fields of monitoring and evaluation (M&E), institutional development, public sector management, governance and anti-corruption. MSI implements projects in 90 countries around the world such as Jordan, Morocco, Lebanon, Syria, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Colombia, and Mexico. As one of the leading companies in our field, MSI has partnered with organizations across all sectors of international development with clients ranging from large bilateral and multilateral donors such as USAID, the World Bank and the UNDP to national and local governments, NGOs, think tanks, foundations and universities. For more information on MSI, please visit our website at www.msiworldwide.com.
Project Summary:
OBIRODH will provide support to activities aimed at fostering an inclusive and tolerant Bangladesh. This project will be based in Dhaka. This position is open to local nationals.
**Please note: Only Bangladeshi citizens are eligible for this position.
Position Summary:
This position includes completing a landscape survey of selected completed and ongoing research that is pertinent to political violence (PV) and violent extremism (VE) in Bangladesh. The expected level of effort (LOE) is 21 days, to be completed between October 13 – November 6, 2017.
Responsibilities:
Identify individuals and institutions that are working on PV and VE in Bangladesh, drawing on works written in both English and Bangla.
Delineate and group together broad VE themes such as drivers for militant radicalization; narratives that violent extremist organizations (VEOs) are using for recruitment purposes; and communal resiliencies that might serve to mitigate the push/pull dynamics associated with the draw to VE.
Determine principal gaps in the literature that could inform future research directions/preventing violent extremism (PVE) programming activities undertaken under the auspices of OBIRODH.
Deliverables:
Bibliography of ongoing/completed PV and VE work in Bangladesh.
10-15 page briefer summarizing the current state of VE research in Bangladesh (including an executive summary highlighting key insights/findings from the literature).
The creation of an Excel spreadsheet containing the details of principal institutions and individuals working on PV and VE in Bangladesh.
Qualifications:
Advanced degree (M.A. or Ph.D.) in political science or international relations.
Thorough knowledge of PV, VE and PVE, particularly as it applies to the Bangladeshi context.
Fluency in English and Bangla (written and oral).
Computer competency (Word and Excel).
Only candidates who have been selected for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls, please.
MSI is an EEO/AA/ADA Veterans Employer.
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