Child Protection Officer - Safe Health & Learning Space (SHLS)
Job Description
Title: Child Protection Officer - Safe Health & Learning Space (SHLS)
Company Name: International Rescue Committee (IRC)
Vacancy: Not specific
Job Location: Cox's Bazar (Teknaf, Ukhia)
Employment Status: Full-time, Contractual
Educational Requirements:
∎ Minimum Bachelor's degree in Social Science/ Psychology/ Education or any other relevant field
Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 2 year(s)
Job Responsibilities:
∎ Technical Quality:
∎ Ensure daily activities for children, adolescents, and caregivers are organized and implemented by the SHLS Facilitators in accordance with IRC guidelines, standards, tools, and procedures
∎ Ensure that quality and safety standards are met in the SHLS, and monitor these daily
∎ Track the use and consumption of SHLS supplies and materials, and ensure that requests for supplies and or equipment is communicated
∎ Ensure complete and accurate record keeping of attendance and activities, and support M&E activities as requested to support quality programming
∎ Observe and support the Facilitators and monitor their attendance
∎ Post the daily schedule, rules and regulations, and Code of Conduct in the SHLS for all to see; adhere to the Code of Conduct every day - in SHLS and in community
∎ Ensure that all children and youth are safe from harm and report any possible risks to the IRC immediately
∎ Appropriately refer and document referrals of suspected child protection cases; support SHLS facilitators in identifying children at risk
∎ Ensure regular communication about successes, concerns, challenges, and general updates / information between the SHLS and the rest of the Child Protection team
∎ Accountability & Coordination:
∎ Coordinate community information sessions and meetings.
∎ Activate feedback mechanisms, including a process for anonymously reporting violation of the Child Safeguarding Policy and SHLS Code of Conduct
∎ Manage suggestion box or other feedback mechanism and report back to community and share comments with the IRC
∎ Serve as the focal point for communications with the IRC
∎ Serve as the focal point for community members and parents; lead (or delegate) activation of Parents' and Children's Committees
∎ Regularly attend relevant coordination meetings at field level
∎ Staff Supervision & Development:
∎ Directly supervise SHLS and SAFE Facilitators and Volunteers in the SHLS site
∎ Maintain open and professional relations with team members, promoting a strong team spirit and providing oversight and mentorship to enable Facilitators and Volunteers to successfully perform in their positions
∎ Provide technical support and coaching to SHLS Facilitators, and actively identify needs and gaps for capacity building
∎ Other Duties:
∎ Consistently and dedicatedly monitor/assess the safety and security of field teams; promptly reporting concerns or incidents to IRC management and liaising with community leaders and other external parties as required to maintain/improve the security environment for IRC programs
∎ Other duties as assigned by the supervisor to enable and develop IRC programs
Additional Requirements:
∎ Minimum 2 years of total work experience
∎ Demonstrated understanding of working with children and particularly vulnerable children
∎ Previous experience supervising and coordinating a team preferred
∎ Previous experience in capacity building and mentoring of staff preferred
∎ Strong communication skills in Bangla and Chittagonian
∎ Proficiency in English is desirable
Salary: Tk. 47250 (Monthly)
Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Mobile bill, Weekly 2 holidays, Insurance, Gratuity
∎ 2 bonuses in a year equivalent to 2 basic salaries (not related to festival)
Application Deadline: 23 Sep 2020
Company Information:
∎ 17 Sep 2020
∎ International Rescue Committee (IRC)
∎ Address : Apartment A4, 4th Floor, Navana Miru, House 4, Road 96, Gulshan 2, Dhaka
∎ Web : https://www.rescue.org/
∎ Business : The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people whose lives and livelihoods are shattered by conflict and disaster to survive, recover and gain control of their future. In more than 40 countries and in 26 U.S. cities, our dedicated teams provide clean water, shelter, health care, education, protection and empowerment support to refugees and displaced people. The International Rescue Committee (IRC) Founded in 1933. David Miliband, President and CEO of the International Rescue Committee, is a former Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom.
Category: NGO/Development
