Job Description

Title: Child Protection Coordinator

Company Name: Terre des hommes

Vacancy: 1

Job Location: Cox's Bazar

Employment Status: Full-time, Contractual

Educational Requirements:
∎ Master of Science (MSc) in social sciences, psychology
∎ Skills Required: Child Protection, Community Based Child Protection

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 7 year(s)
∎ The applicants should have experience in the following area(s): Case Management, Community based Approach, Gender and child participation, Humanitarian Response, international development, Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (PSS), national /international NGOs.

Job Context:
∎ About Terre des hommes:
∎ Terre des hommes Foundation (Tdh) is the leading Swiss INGO focusing on child rights. It is active in more than 30 countries with development and emergency projects. Tdh interventions are focused on the three programs: Health, Migration and Access to Justice particularly for vulnerable children.Tdh Foundation has a transversal approach towards Child Protection programming and it cuts across all the thematic areas while also has been considered as one of the key value propositions in its business model. The Child Protection expertise within Tdh Foundation aims to develop high quality, evidence-based knowledge and know-how adapted to fragile contexts, conflict zones, and development to improve the protection of children`s rights and their right to protection from all forms of violence (art 19, 34 CRC) in collaboration with and in support of the three core programs. The Tdh Foundation global strategy 2021-2024 specifies that the will have demonstrated that rights-based participation, empowerment, and active involvement of children and communities in defining and implementing responses are essential to improve child protection.
∎ Context:
∎ Tdh is working in Bangladesh since 1974, with operations in Kurigram district, Dhaka district and Cox Bazaar district. Currently, Tdh is implementing programms on Health, Access to Justice (social cohesion and conflict resolution) and Migration, integrated by the transversal expertise WASH and Child protection. Tdh interventions in Bangladesh areboth in development and emergency context.
∎ Following the massive displacement of more than 800,000 people into Bangladesh since end of August 2017, Tdh has put in place an important emergency response plan to provide relief to the Rohingya refugees, notably on Health, WASH, Child protection and Social cohesion. Alongside, Tdh is implementing CLARISSA project in Dhaka slums aiming to build a strong evidence base and generate innovative solutions to the worst forms of child labour (WFCL) and will explore how to take these solutions to scale.
∎ Tdh in Bangladesh started the process of integration of emergency and development approaches and aims to capitalize its institutional learning for further programme expansion and to create critical pathways for evidence-based advocacy.

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Program Planning, implementation and development:
∎ Provide technical and management leadership to the Child Protection Programme in accordance with Child Protection fundamentals for good practices and Tdh's policies.
∎ Ensure that all planned child protection activities are implemented on time, within the budget, according to quality standards and plan
∎ With support from the CP managers, follow quarterly, monthly and weekly activity plans to achieve expected results.
∎ Identifying needs and gaps in programming and proactively suggest new activities to enhance the protection activities.
∎ Contribute to the development of country sector strategic direction and plans.
∎ Lead the development of new proposals in collaboration with the Project Managers, SMT, and Tdh HQ;
∎ Identify potential partners for new CP projects, assess the capacity of existing partners, develop work plan for partnership strengthening process and execute accordingly.
∎ Monitoring, Reporting and quality:
∎ Supervise required assessment of new situation and evaluation/review of the existing program to guarantee high quality interventions and programming in line with Child Protection Fundamentals
∎ Supervise the CP teams and CP managers to conduct regular monitoring and evaluation activities, and on a regular basis liaise with partners to identify gaps and challenges as well as to ensure quality impact of the CP approach.
∎ Work closely with the MEAL National Coordinator and the M&E staff to ensure data are collected to better report on activities and to ensure quality services for beneficiaries.
∎ Create a learning environment to promote good practices and support in generating evidence as part of the programme management
∎ Draft regular reports as per donors and partner's requirements.
∎ Capacity building:
∎ Identify training needs and develop and implement a capacity building strategy.
∎ Support PMs in identifying, designing, facilitating trainings on CP related topics.
∎ Ensure continued orientation, training, coaching and mentoring to the CP Project Managers and other team members based on the project's needs.
∎ Provide CP technical support to arrange training, workshop and orientation for government authorities, UN agencies and other stakeholders.
∎ Coordination:
∎ Coordinate with partners and local authorities in the target areas, in coordination with the Deputy CR in charge of Programs, as relevant for the effective and efficient implementation of the CP projects.
∎ Attend sectors and working groups, sub-sectors and task forces and represent Tdh in different protection platforms.
∎ Liaise with the local authorities, in coordination with the Deputy CR in charge of Programs, to guarantee the acceptation of Tdh's intervention and as much as possible the reinforcement of the existing CP system
∎ Ensure internal coordination at mission level with Tdh sectors of activity and represent CP as needed
∎ Arrange monthly CP team coordination meeting and prepare monthly workplan and deliverables for management.
∎ Advocacy and training (internal and external) on required CP related issues and thematic.
∎ Resource Mobilization, programme expansion and integration:
∎ Work together with the Child Protection team and other sectors for developing a resource mobilization strategy and follow a pathway to expand the programming
∎ Donor mapping and inform the resource mobilization strategy
∎ Develop concept notes, strategic documents based on evidences, Country context and needs to prmote the Country Strategy 2021-2024
∎ Formulate project proposals and support the management in retaining the existing portfolio and for further expansion of the Child Protection programme
∎ Promote organizational learning among actors, stakeholders and in forums and networks.
∎ Closely work together with thematic sectors to ensure Children, families and communities are benefitting from meaningful integrated programme approach
∎ Support to maintain, cultivate and promote collaboration for effective donor relations and stakeholder management.
∎ Human resources management:
∎ To carry out necessary recruitment when needed, in respect to the local regulations, in collaboration with the Deputy Country Representative in charge of Programs, CP Project Managers and in coordination with the Human Resource coordinator
∎ To provide CP Managers with ongoing staff monitoring, supervision, and support, including regular and constructive feedback and formal appraisals.
∎ Tdh Global Code of Conduct and Risk Management Policies:
∎ Fully complywith Tdh's Global Code of Conduct and systematically reports any breach to the Code through the whistleblowing procedure raises awareness within the Foundation on abuse and violence and the rights deriving therefrom, respecting the rights and dignity of children, members of the communities and our own Staff
∎ Commits to to respecting Risk Management Policies including: Safeguarding Policies (Child Safeguarding Policy, Policy on the Protection against Sexual Exploitation and the Directive on Staff Misconduct at the Workplace), Safety and Security Policy and Anti-
∎ Fraud/Corruption and Prevention of the Financing of Criminal Activities Policies
∎ Committs to reducing the risk of abuse and harm by developing a culture of open and informed leadership within the organization and in our work with children and the communities in which we intervene in.
∎ Others:
∎ Undertake all other duties that may be determined by the Country representative and that is compatible with the job.
∎ Maintain and ensure a culture of strict confidentiality - inter Tdh staff and between Tdh staff and non-Tdh employees.
∎ General description of the position:
∎ The Child Protection Coordinator will be responsible for providing strategic direction and vision to the Tdh's Child Protection programming in Bangladesh and will be responsible for the overall quality implementation.
∎ She/he will oversee the CP Project Managers and provide guidance to the child protection staff to ensure that stated goals and objectives are met in line with the Child Protection Fundamentals of Tdh Foundation
∎ She/he will ensure that that the projects are appropriately monitored and evaluated, appropriately reported with timeliness and undertake a programme development approach based on the learning captured and evidences generated, in collaboration with Tdh Bangladesh MEAL department.
∎ She/he will ensure that child protection principles, CPMS and Tdh's child protection policies and approaches are being incorporated into the Tdh programs in Bangladesh
∎ She/he will conduct his or her duties in respect of Tdh Global Code of Conduct and Risk Management Policies.
∎ Tdh expects that its contractors' professional conduct reflect proper behaviour in accordance with local culture and traditions. The incumbent assures the moral protection of the name of Terre des hommes and defends in all circumstances the interests of the movement.
∎ Tdh intervenes without any affiliation for politics, religion, or financial profit. He/she will direct his or her activities and engagements without preoccupation of political, racial or religious affiliation.
∎ She/he commits to observe discretion on any information related to the organisation functioning and beneficiary-related issues.

Additional Requirements:
∎ Both males and females are allowed to apply
∎ Minimum 7 years of relevant professional experience in international development and humanitarian contexts.
∎ Minimum 5 years of experience working in an international NGO, with at least 3 of these in a management capacity or similar role.
∎ Proven technical knowledge and skills in the field of Child Protection
∎ Strong understanding and experiences on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (PSS), Case Management, Community based Approach, Gender and Child Participation are desirable
∎ Specific focus on Child Protection in Emergencies, including Sexual Gender-based Violence against children and young people, is an added value.
∎ Demonstrated experience in proposal coordination and writing, and donor compliance and reporting
∎ Prior experience working in emergency settings or insecure environments and proven ability to work as part of a diverse team.
∎ Strong written and oral communication skills, effective in representation and liaison with partners, sectors, coordination bodies and external stakeholders
∎ Demonstrated experience in capacity building and mentoring of national and international staff
∎ Personal qualities: Works well in and promotes teamwork, comfortable in a multi-cultural environment, flexible and able to handle pressure well.
∎ Excellent knowledge of English and Bengali required (spoken and written)

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Health Cost Reimbursement

Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.

Application Deadline: 23 Nov 2021

Company Information:
∎ 9 Nov 2021
∎ Terre des hommes
∎ Business : Terre des hommes Foundation (Tdh) is an International Non-Profit Private Organization operating in Bangladesh since 1974 in the fields of Child Protection, Healthcare, Nutrition, Emergency Relief, Water/Sanitation and Hygiene.

Category: NGO/Development

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