Child Protection Officer

Job Description

Title: Child Protection Officer

Company Name: World Vision Bangladesh

Vacancy: 1

Age: Na

Job Location: Cox`s Bazar (Ukhia)

Salary: Negotiable

Experience:

• At least 3 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO

Bachelor’s degree preferably in any discipline preferably in Social science/Social welfare/ Psychology/Anthropology/Law/Gender studies.  Post graduate degree preferrable.

• At least 3 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO

Knowledge & Skills:

• Clear Understanding on the issues project has to work on.

• Knowledge on the rohingya refugee crisis and Response.

• Good conceptual and practical skill to design proposals and concept notes.

• Good knowledge and skills in budget forecasting and tracking.

• Good training or facilitation skills.

• Community engagement and participation.

• Good communication and networking skills.

• Ability to speak Chittagong/Rohingya Bengali, English both written and verbal is an added advantage.

• Competent in using MS Word, MS Excel and PowerPoint presentation.

• Ability to work under stressful condition and adaptive to local culture and situation.

  Experience:

• Minimum of 3 years working experiences in the relevant field. World Vision bangladesh working experience preferable.

  Work Environment:

• Must be willing and able to travel in camp location five days in a week.  Project locations are in remote areas in refugee camp. Staff is expected to live in his/her based location.

Position Purpose:

The Child Protection officer is responsible for timely field implementation, monitoring and documentation of children activities run through CP center and their integrated activities, Adolescent and youth development activities. The CPiE officers is responsible for data management, capacity building, mobilization of local capacities, and awareness raising sessions of all child protection with community child protection committees, partner’s organization and children/youth in targeted localities. She/he will represent the project in all appropriate Camp level and community meetings deemed necessary for reaching projects’ goals.

The position is accountable for the following:

• Lead and coordinate all child protection activities in the camp, ensuring alignment with WVI, CPSS, and inter‑agency standards.

• Strengthen and supervise child protection teams (case workers, outreach workers, assistants, data clerks, adolescent hub instructors, and CFS volunteers) to ensure high‑quality implementation.

• Ensure effective identification, referral, follow‑up, and protection of children by linking activities with CFS, youth clubs, community mechanisms, and partner agencies.

• Promote safe child participation, psychosocial support, and safeguarding compliance, including PSEA, visitor management, and data protection protocols.

• Facilitate regular capacity building, coaching, and training for staff, volunteers, caregivers, and community stakeholders on CP, case management, PFA, child communication, life skills, and positive discipline.

• Strengthen community engagement, support CP Committees, conduct parent meetings, collect feedback, and promote peacebuilding and conflict‑sensitive approaches.

• Ensure strong coordination and representation with CiC, sector partners, agencies, and camp‑level CP forums, including sharing relevant information for advocacy.

• Monitor activity implementation, ensure accountability, and provide regular progress updates based on WVI quality standards.

• Support planning, budgeting, procurement, and financial monitoring in collaboration with the CPiE Coordinator and finance officer, ensuring timely implementation within approved budgets.

Key responsibilities:

Project Implementation & Management:

• Motivate and sustain teamwork among child protection assistants, data entry clerks, case workers, outreach workers, adolescent social hubs instructors and CFS volunteers for greater ministry impact, in the community

• Develop internal system for identification of children needs during activities and ensure linkage between children services and other partners and stakeholders activities including CFS, adolescent and youth clubs among others

• Set up child help desk and clearly link it to the referral pathway while providing the necessary advice and support to children, community, and other stakeholders on child participation, psychosocial support, as well as CFS implementation and all its integrated programs

• Work with the community and camp leadership to select mixed gender volunteers, care givers/facilitators, case workers and outreach reach workers. 

Technical and Capacity building:

• In coordination with the sector lead, Project Coordinator, CP assistant, case workers, outreach workers, CFS volunteers and data clerks as may be needed for all CP related projects

• Conduct staff and volunteers training and regular coaching on required topics, including Child Protection, communication with children, Case management, PFA, creative activities, positive discipline, life skills and use of local traditional materials.

• Plan CP mainstreaming with other response staff to implement project activities that adhere to the Do-Assure-Don’t- Do Framework recommended for Peace building and Conflict Sensitivity.

• Disseminate WVI and CPSS sub sector CP tools and guideline, protocols and SOPs to all the team members and ensure they do understand the tools 

• Conduct orientation on CP and PSEA codes of conduct, display them in all sites and ensure every new staff sign and volunteer, visitors, and casuals involved in children activities adhere to them.

• Map potential local or community level CP partner, identify their strengths and capacity gaps and develop a capacity building plan for them

Partnership, Networking & Advocacy:

• Conduct monthly parents meeting to share the achievements of children

• Together with CPiE Coordinator, and CP lead, create awareness raising messages (IEC) for parents about child protection, childcare and psychosocial impact on parents and children

• Document any feedback provided by parents or children about children activities, and take actions to improve or feed into programming

• Represent WV Bangladesh Refugee Program in child protection, Camp coordination, Peace Building, participation and psychosocial coordination meetings at the Camp level and establish strategic partnerships with other organizations

• Establish and liaise closely with other partners, agencies and local leaders regarding project activities to ensure and promote a coordinated approach to project implementation, including participation in relevant workshops, meetings and to keep the CP lead and Coordinator informed

Financial Management Budget control and Monitoring:

• Work with the CPiE Coordinator and finance officer in preparation of budgets, financial projections, expenditure monitoring and preparation of monthly, quarterly and annual financial and narrative reports and submit them within the agreed timeframe to appropriate people.

• Support preparation of requisitions for appropriate project supplies in line with approved DIPs from time to time.

• Timely Implementation of activities according to approved budget budgets,