Job Description

Title: Child Protection Senior Manager - SHLS

Company Name: International Rescue Committee (IRC)

Vacancy: Not specific

Job Location: Cox's Bazar (Ukhia)

Employment Status: Contractual

Educational Requirements:
∎ Minimum Master's degree, For experienced candidate, the education qualification can be relaxed.
∎ Concentration / Major: Education/ Social Work/ Social Science

Experience Requirements:
∎ 2 to 3 year(s)

Job Context:
∎ Work Location: IRC-Bangladesh, Ukhia Office
∎ Reporting To: Child Protection Coordinator
∎ Department: Child Protection
∎ Expected Start Date: At Earliest
∎ Contract length: November 30, 2020 (with possibility of extension subject to funding, program needs and performance of incumbent)

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Technical Quality:
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∎ Under the guidance of the CP Coordinator, support the implementation of IRC's CP prevention and response strategy in Bangladesh, ensuring that needs and priorities for programming and advocacy are in line with the context, needs, and gaps on the ground
∎ Ensure core child rights principles are adhered to, including child participation
∎ Organize and facilitate SAFE curriculum roll out, management of SHLS, Social Emotional Learning, and parenting skills to CP program staff, including frontline SHLS/ SAFE staff and volunteers
∎ Provide continuous technical and capacity building support (such as training, practice mentoring, contextualization of guidelines) to SHLS/SAFE staff to support implementation of IRC Safe Healing and Learning Spaces activities, based on needs and context priorities, to strengthen delivery of programming in line with needs, guidelines, best practice, and community feedback and accountability mechanisms
∎ Lead the assessment and evaluation processes of SHLS facilities in line with needs and gaps in the field, and in consultation with community members, including children
∎ Program Management & Implementation:
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∎ Oversee delivery of SHLS and SAFE projects including development of detailed project implementation plan aligning with internal and donor budget and donor approved proposal; ensure that a spending plan is in place for effective budget management, develop procurement plan to ensure timely delivery of necessary goods and supplies in accordance with IRC and donor regulations
∎ Support the development of project proposal related to CP strategy of Bangladesh and contribute in production of high quality donor report, capture lesson learnt and success stories to capture the impact created on the ground
∎ In close collaboration with MEAL Coordination, support the development and implementation of MEAL framework to ensure quality monitoring and evaluation of program activities, beneficiary reach, protection trends, and donor reporting. Based on learning from the field, identify recommendations to strengthen SHLS and SAFE work with CP Case management, education, WPE, and Health staff to implement recommendations
∎ Assist in the recruitment, onboarding and coaching of staff in the SHLS and SAFE programs
∎ As relevant, develop, maintain and/or initiate partnerships with community based organizations, international and local NGOs, UN Agencies, potential and current donors and relevant Government Ministries to support IRC programming. Provide the technical evaluation of potential partners
∎ 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/enhance the security environment for IRC program
∎ Coordination & Representation:
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∎ Actively participate and contribute in Adolescent and Youth Working Group (YWG) and build productive relationships with other actors to better understand the context, needs and priorities around child protection to inform or guide the next steps
∎ Actively participate in CP and education coordination meetings, task forces, and build productive relationships to address child protection, building CP and education mechanisms, and strong collaboration and cross-sector working
∎ Budget Management:
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∎ Develop and manage budget plans, spending plan, procurement plan and operating budget forecast and advise on donor budgeting for SHLS and SAFE activities and ensure proper procedure that promote donor retention
∎ Development of SHLS budget plans and ensure proper monitoring and budget tracking of expenditures
∎ Other duties as assigned by the supervisor to enable and develop IRC programs

Additional Requirements:
∎ Excellent professional track record with at least 3 years of preferable international management level experience working in child protection in emergency / humanitarian program implementation in conflict or immediate post conflict environments. Education experience would be a major plus
∎ At least 2-3 years of project management experience including staff management, budget management, partnership management experience. Experience in staff capacity development and team building experience is required
∎ Experience in effectively dealing with international and headquarters staff, as well as donor agencies, government officials, and other NGO's; ability to work with a broad spectrum of people
∎ Good experience in SHLS approach
∎ Prior experience working with Rohingya communities an advantage
∎ Strong writing and analytical skills, including ability to communicate technical matters to a range of audiences
∎ Interpersonal qualities: Works well in and promotes teamwork, comfortable in a multi-cultural environment, flexible and able to handle pressure well
∎ Good coping strategies in stressful and emergency situation, calmness is a requirement
∎ Good knowledge and understanding of international child protection and youth policy and practice issues
∎ Knowledge of and interest in collaborating closely with the Education sector is a major plus
∎ Strong proficiency in budget management, grants management and reporting
∎ Strong coordination and project management skills, especially working within coordinated multi-sector grants
∎ Proven experience with training and hands on coaching
∎ Proven experience running learning centers, including life skills, alternative learning, support to caregivers
∎ Competent in Windows, MS office programs, emails and relevant database
∎ Strong verbal and written communication skills in English; any competency in Bengali will be an advantage

Salary:
∎ Competitive Base Pay

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Fringe Benefits (Health and Group Life Insurance + Bonus+ Leaves Entitlements + Housing Allowance + Gratuity) As per IRC National Pay Scale in Bangladesh

Application Deadline: November 16, 2019

Company Information:
∎ International Rescue Committee (IRC)
∎ 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