Job Description

Title: Assistant Project Officer (Child Protection, Child Rights & Advocacy)

Company Name: Islamic Relief Bangladesh

Vacancy: 1

Job Location: Rangpur (Gangachhara)

Employment Status: Full-time

Educational Requirements:
∎ Bachelor degree in any discipline

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 3 year(s)

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Project Implementation & Field-Level Activities 50%
∎ Selection of beneficiaries, community needs assessment according to criteria defined in the proposal and validate it by respective authorities;
∎ Assist the project team to provide technical support on Child Rights & Protection;
∎ Develop the work plan and carry out all activities accordingly;
∎ Form & develop the capacity of the community-based child protection committee (CBCPC);
∎ Develop a school-based child protection committee;
∎ Provide required support to CBCPC to prevent early marriage;
∎ Conduct workshop/training with community women, men, girls and boys including male & female faith- leaders
∎ Visit to Households of selected beneficiaries regularly to monitor IGAs and the overall condition of HHs;
∎ Support to ensure adolescent child's access to education and follow up educational progress;
∎ Support to form & develop adolescent clubs at the community level;
∎ Conduct training/workshops on child rights, life skills (focusing on SRHR), child participation, child protection, self-defence, leadership and psycho-social for club members;
∎ Receive and verify information on early marriage from the communities;
∎ Monitoring early marriage & GBV incidents and reporting to relevant offices/departments;
∎ Conduct monthly meetings with the child protection committee to follow up on early marriage issues in communities;
∎ Support forming and making functional Self-help groups of selected beneficiaries at the community level;
∎ Support Adolescent clubs and make the clubs functional
∎ Provide necessary IGA support by planning individual IGA and analyzing their skill, need and capacity;
∎ Follow up Income Generating Activities of each project participant;
∎ Attend meetings, workshops at a different level;
∎ Support developing awareness materials
∎ Ensure the supply of materials to the child clubs and self-help groups
∎ Conduct awareness sessions on health, WASH, nutrition and disaster risk reduction according to the implementation plan.
∎ Ensure inclusion of gender, persons with disabilities, elderly and other vulnerable communities according to the IR Principle and guidelines during participant selection and other steps of implementation.
∎ Support for ensuring Complaints & Feedback Mechanism (CFM), Child Protection, Safeguarding & Gender Sensitivity issues with project activities
∎ Advocacy, Networking and Communication 20%
∎ Conduct effective networking and coordination with Union and the Upazila office and key stakeholders.
∎ Networking with Government officials to link climate adaptive activities and SSN support
∎ Organize Advocacy and awareness sessions/workshops on existing laws and policies on preventing Early marriage including duty bearers at the Upazila level (LGIs, Govt. representatives, teachers, faith leaders, marriage registers)
∎ Advocacy with Education Dept. institutions to establish girl-friendly and early marriage-free institutions;
∎ Advocacy with relevant office/department for ensuring digital birth registration;
∎ Organize day celebration of child rights week, Int. girl child day, women's Day and so on.
∎ Organize awareness campaigns on child rights/protection, early marriage, and GBV at the community level
∎ Develop networks on child rights at the Upazila level to stop early marriage;
∎ Represent Islamic Relief Bangladesh in coordination meetings at Union and City levels.
∎ Reporting and Documentation 15%
∎ Support supervisor to prepare monthly, quarterly, interim and final narrative reports as per the proposal and project needs.
∎ Collect the most significant case stories from the field and prepare a learning document;
∎ Prepare event reports of different project activities
∎ Prepare the bill & check the bill vouchers as required.
∎ Prepare or collect media & communication materials (Photographs, Case studies, etc.) required to ensure project visibility
∎ Assist in archiving the project documents (hard copy and electronic copy) as per IR guidelines.
∎ Monitoring & Evaluation and Knowledge Management 10%
∎ Monitor group progress and facilitate proper functioning.
∎ Provide proper guidance to update group accounts, register books, and maintain the records;
∎ Conduct group assessments and support to deal with gaps.
∎ Conduct regular group meetings for getting and sharing updates on progress and facilitate learnings and experiences sharing within the group and prepare the next plan for action.
∎ Assist to develop training modules on child rights, life skills (focusing on SRHR), child participation, child protection, leadership and psycho-social
∎ Regularly review the existing guidelines and add new ones as necessary to ensure compliance with legislation or where desirable as good practice.
∎ Assist to develop awareness campaign materials on early marriage
∎ Develop guidelines & ToR for community-based child protection mechanism
∎ Develop an Information sheet of discussion topics/contents for Child Club and SHG
∎ Other requirements 5%
∎ Participate & involved with seasonal programs (Ramadan, Qurbani, Winterization etc.) activities as required;
∎ Ensure that local purchases and expenditures are done following IRB policy;
∎ Support in the procurement of materials like requisition, follow-up etc.
∎ Facilitate donor/external visits and ensure that the recommendation of the visitor is addressed.
∎ Ensure the safety of team members from any harm, abuse, neglect, harassment, exploitation, Fraud, Bribery & Money Laundering to achieve the program's goals of safeguarding implementation and as well as Act as a key source of support, guidance, and expertise on the safeguarding of harm, abuse, neglect, harassment, and exploitation, Fraud, Bribery & Money Laundering for establishing a safe working environment
∎ Being a member of Islamic Relief as a child-friendly organization, it is the core responsibility and obligation of each staff member to understand and obey the IR Child Protection & PSEA Policy and respond accordingly as and when required.
∎ Willing and able to travel frequently for extended periods and to remote areas of the projects.
∎ Perform any other duties as per need of the project implementation.

Additional Requirements:
∎ Age at most 40 years
∎ Experience in working with child rights, protection, Training, livelihood, Advocacy & education-related component.
∎ Excellent Reading/Writing/Speaking/Listening skills in English & Bengali
∎ Facilitation Skill
∎ Working knowledge of Microsoft Word/ Excel/PowerPoint
∎ Coordination/Advocacy/Networking/Communication Skill
∎ Reporting & Documentation
∎ Monitoring & Evaluation Skill
∎ Financial management
∎ Decision-making skill
∎ Conflict resolution skill
∎ Leadership skill
∎ Self-development
∎ Problem-solving skill
∎ Planning, analytical, and organizational skills.
∎ Ability to work under pressure and manage stress/workload effectively
∎ Supportive, effective, and a good team player.
∎ Mental Health Stability
∎ Adaptive Behavioral Skill
∎ Must-Have a valid driving license for a motorbike and be willing to travel and work in the most remote areas of Bangladesh
∎ Person with disability are encouraged to apply

Salary: Tk. 36805 (Monthly)

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Mobile bill, Tour allowance, Provident fund, Weekly 2 holidays, Insurance, Gratuity
∎ Festival Bonus: 1
∎ Other benefits will be provided as per organizational HR policy

Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.

Application Deadline: 30 Sep 2023

Company Information:
∎ 17 Sep 2023
∎ Islamic Relief Bangladesh
∎ Address : Bangladesh Country Office: House # 10, Road # 10, Block-K, Baridhara, Dhaka-1212
∎ Business : Islamic Relief Worldwide (IRW) - founded in 1984 and based in Birmingham, UK - is an independent humanitarian and development organization. It supports the world’s most vulnerable people in their fight against poverty & sufferings regardless of race, political affiliation, gender, or belief, and without expecting anything in return. It is a signatory to the Code of Conduct for the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement.
IRW has a presence in 45 countries across the globe. Some funds of the organization come from individual donations and others from institutional donors such as the DFID, EU, SIDA, CIDA/IDRF, Forum Syd, WFP, UNDP, and ECHO.
Islamic Relief(IR) started working in Bangladesh in 1991 in order to help the distressed survivors of the devastating cyclone by providing emergency relief and supporting communities to rebuild in the wake of that cyclone. Initially, it focused on emergency relief & disaster preparedness activities. Later on, it expanded its programs on both humanitarian and development challenges. Now it works in an integrated manner combining emergency humanitarian assistance, short-term work opportunity, shelter support, awareness & training on different DRR, climate change, development, health & hygiene and social issues, cash grant, IGA means, health & nutrition, safe water & sanitation, education, advocacy and linkage with different service providers. As a registered charity, IR is open and transparent; it continually assesses its work and operational methods to improve impact and effectiveness.
Islamic Relief values and commitment to safeguarding: IRB is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behavior at work including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity, and financial misconduct; and committed to promoting the welfare of children, young people, adults, and beneficiaries with whom IRB engages. IRB expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment through our code of conduct. We place a high priority on ensuring that only those who share and demonstrate our values are recruited to work for us. All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records checks. IRW also participates in the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme.
In line with this Scheme, we will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse, and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment.



Category: NGO/Development

: For more details on Job information, Please download the job description from our official website (islamicrelief.org.bd). Female Candidates are highly encouraged to apply. However, Islamic Relief Bangladesh considers diversity in the workplace and is a committed equal opportunity employer. We encourage applications from all suitable candidates regardless of gender, race, family or marital status, ethnicity, disability, class, caste, or religion.