Child Protection Project Manager

Job Description

Title: Child Protection Project Manager

Company Name: Terre des hommes

Vacancy: 1

Age: At least 20 years

Job Location: Cox`s Bazar

Salary: Tk. 144000 (Monthly)

Experience:

• At least 5 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO

Published: 2026-08-25

Application Deadline: 2026-09-05

Education:

• Master’s degree in Social Sciences, Development Studies, Child Protection, Social Work, International Development, or other relevant discipline.

• Additional professional training in Child Protection, Protection, Case Management, PSS/MHPSS, Safeguarding, or humanitarian programming is an advantage.

• Relevant professional diploma/certificate in Child Protection, Social Work, Protection, Humanitarian Studies, Project Management, or a related field is an advantage.

Requirements:

• At least 5 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO

Skills Required: Budget Management,Capacity Building,Child Protection,Coaching,Coordination,GBV,Project Cycle Management,Project Implementation,Rohingya refugee crisis and Response,Supervision

Additional Requirements:

• Age At least 20 years

Management Skills

• Strong project cycle management skills, including planning, implementation, monitoring, reporting, and budget oversight.

• Strong staff supervision, coaching, mentoring, and capacity-building skills.

• Ability to manage multiple priorities in complex humanitarian settings.

• Strong financial management skills, including budget monitoring and resource utilization.

• Effective coordination, stakeholder engagement, negotiation, and representation skills.

• Ability to analyse challenges, manage risks, and implement practical solutions.

• Experience in proposal development, work planning, and donor reporting.

• Ability to lead multidisciplinary teams and promote teamwork and staff wellbeing.

Interpersonal Skills

• Excellent communication, coordination, and relationship-building skills.

• Strong interpersonal, negotiation, facilitation, and conflict-resolution skills.

• Ability to engage effectively with government, donors, humanitarian actors, and communities.

• Strong leadership skills with the ability to motivate and support teams.

• Commitment to inclusion, accountability, and child-centred programming.

• Ability to work effectively in multicultural and high-pressure environments.

• Strong problem-solving skills, integrity, confidentiality, and commitment to safeguarding.

Specific Knowledge

• Strong knowledge of Child Protection principles, CPMS, and humanitarian standards.

• Knowledge of child protection case management, CPIMS+, and community-based protection approaches.

• Understanding of safeguarding, PSEA, Child Safeguarding, and CFRM.

• Knowledge of Bangladesh’s child protection system and coordination mechanisms.

• Understanding of protection, inclusion, and support for vulnerable children and other at-risk groups.

• Knowledge of humanitarian coordination, needs assessments, monitoring, and donor reporting.

• Understanding of data protection, confidentiality, and information management practices.

Experience

• Minimum 5 years of experience in Child Protection, Protection, Inclusion, or related programming.

• Proven experience managing Child Protection projects in humanitarian or emergency settings.

• Experience in project management, budgeting, donor reporting, and proposal development.

• Experience supervising teams and providing coaching and capacity building.

• Experience coordinating with government, donors, humanitarian agencies, and communities.

• Experience with CPIMS+, case management, PSS, or community-based child protection programming is an asset.

• Experience working in refugee, displacement, camp, or other complex humanitarian contexts is highly desirable.

Languages

• Excellent written and spoken English and Bengali.

• Chittagonian/local dialects or Rohingya language skills are an asset.

IT Knowledge

• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).

• Good knowledge of Outlook, Teams, and other digital collaboration tools.

Responsibilities & Context:

Description of the position:

The Project Manager will ensure the quality, effective and efficient management of Tdh’s CP projects at all stages of the project cycle both through staff management and technical supervision. S/He will directly supervise the field-based team and strongly coordinate with the technical teams to implement in the camps and Host community.

S/He works with all relevant authorities at the district and community level (civil, religious, police, militaries and all other services) including donor agencies for better implementation, acceptance and ownership in improving the conditions of the target population. S/He will ensure that child protection principles, CPMS and Tdh’s child protection in humanitarian crises policy are being incorporated into all aspects of implementation. S/He will conduct his or her duties in respect of the Tdh Global Code of Conduct and Risk Management Policies.

Tdh expects 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.

Specific responsibilities:

Project Cycle Management:

• Contribute and feed into the project design stage through facilitating and coordinating internal and inter-agency technical needs assessments, drawing lessons learned from previous or external interventions, staff and community consultations (including with children);

• Contribute to project development through narrative writing in concepts notes and proposals, LogFrame indicator and target, budget, work plan, procurement and monitoring & evaluation plans development;

• Lead on implementation of project activities through following-up on workplans, expenditure, procurement, progress against indicators and capacity needs;

• Address roadblocks to implementation through field visits, staff discussions and problem solving.

• Contribute to learning through ongoing and end-of-project monitoring and evaluation, both qualitative and quantitative.

Staff Management and Capacity Building:

• Draft/update Job Descriptions for CP subordinate staff, ensuring standardization through the CP Coordinator. Manage the recruitment process for positions in the team, including drafting technical tests, interview questions and following-up on screening, short listing, interviews and offers with HR;

• Ensure all new staff receive a quality, standard and comprehensive induction on CP and on TdH;

• Ensure all staff in the team have a personalized capacity building plan that includes both CP technical competencies and professional competencies and receive regular feedback on their performance with recommendations for improvement;

• Monitor the performance of team members on the job, providing coaching mentoring and linking them to training opportunities when needed;

• Support team members to positively address disagreements / resolve disputes and promote staff care;

• In addition, support the Community-Based Team to effectively and efficiently implement the Community-Based Protection Activities and mobilize the community people on child protection mechanisms;

Reporting and Information Management:

• Compile activity progress reports into monthly, quarterly, interim or final internal or donor reports both narrative and quantitative;

• Compile field information into reporting requests from the sector (5W, SitRep, sector assessments/reports);

• Ensure the safe, confidential collection, storage, access and analysis of all CP data both hard copies and electronic;

• In particular, support the Case Management Team to effectively and efficiently use the CPIMS+;

Coordination and representation:

• Represent Tdh at field coordination meetings;

• Manage donors, and create linkage, networking, liaison, and functional relations with donors and other stakeholders;

• Oversee CiCs Reports and Needs Assessments signing.

• Coordinate regular meetings with the project team under Her/His supervision to ensure that administrative/HR/Log challenges are timely addressed, lessons are learned, experiences are exchanged and feedback of the beneficiaries is effectively incorporated into camp-level programming;

• Support the Field Coordinator and Child Protection Coordinator in developing different reports, and coordination and communication with relevant stakeholders;

Child Protection/ Safeguarding:

• Promote inclusion and equal access for every child, paying particular attention to the most vulnerable and at-risk children and children with disabilities;

• Always maintain strict confidentiality regarding information and data sharing of beneficiaries;

• Report serious cases of abuse committed against children to the Safeguarding Focal Point; strict confidentiality must be respected;

• Follow-up actions in response to CFRM (Complaint and Feedback Response Mechanism) and ensure that corrective measures are taken to improve the delivery and quality of service.

• Promote, and ensure project activities are in line with the Child Protection Minimum Standards and humanitarian principles;

• Ensure that project activities are well-integrated in the Bangladesh Child Protection System and humanitarian coordination practices and guidelines;

• Ensure TdH Global Code of Conduct is respected at all times, cases of abuse are reported through established reporting channels in a timely and confidential manner;

Other:

• Provide support to other CP Projects if required;

• Provide technical support to develop Project Proposals;

The tasks and responsibilities outlined above are not exhaustive and may evolve according to project needs.

Job Other Benifits:

• Two festival bonuses per year

• Severance pay

• Life insurance for the employee

• Health insurance for the employees and dependents

• Mobile bill coverage

• 18 days annual leave, 14 days sick leave, 10 days casual leave, along with special leave as per organizational policy

These benefits are administered following national staff regulations and it`s amendments.

Employment Status: Contractual

Job Work Place: Work at office

Company Information:

Gender: Both Male and Female can apply

Read Before Apply: Please apply only who are fulfilling all the requirements of this job

Category: NGO/Development