Child Protection Specialist
Job Description
Title: Child Protection Specialist
Company Name: Education and Development Foundation-Educo
Vacancy: 01
Job Location: Cox's Bazar, Cox's Bazar (Ukhia)
Employment Status: Contractual
Educational Requirements:
∎ University Degree with specialization in Child Protection and / or Child Protection in Emergency, child rights or related field.
Experience Requirements:
∎ 3 to 5 year(s)
Job Context:
∎ Department/Unit: Program
∎ Job Location & Conditions: Cox`s Bazar/ Ukhiya Field office. Required 80% frequent field visit and 20% at Program Office
∎ Report to: Head of Mission, Cox`s Bazar
∎ Tenure of Services Contract: Initially 1 year (may be extended based on Fund availability and satisfactory performance)
Job Responsibilities:
∎ Responsible for the development of innovative, relevant and responsive strategies, programs and projects related to Child Protection; prepare training modules/materials and M&E tools on child protection towards improving child protection mechanism and decreasing exposure of children to risk in the Rohingya refugee camp;
∎ Provide Child Protection & Child Protection in Emergency technical inputs to program/project implementation aimed at improving program quality, aligned with national, international and ChildFund-Educo global humanitarian and child safeguarding standards;
∎ Build the team's capacity on Child Protection to implement the program/ projects by providing appropriate technical support to project staff;
∎ Document learnings and improvement on child protection/child protection in emergency to develop it as a resource material for internal use and for sharing to other stakeholders;
∎ Provide professional advice on child protection and recommends project/programme initiatives and priorities;
∎ Assess effectiveness of project/programme, systems and procedures and recommend improvements.
Additional Requirements:
∎ At least 3 or 5 years' experience in Child Protection and / or Child Protection in Emergency (CPiE) and child rights
∎ Experience facilitating training, and developing training modules and materials
∎ Experience in developing proposals and M&E tools
∎ Ability to develop creatively program vision and planning
∎ Position requires language skills in both English and Bangla at an advanced level.
∎ Excellent communication skills, both verbally and in written.
∎ Knowledge on project management
∎ Knowledge and experience on Child Protection/Child Protection in Emergency, Education in Emergency, child rights
∎ Knowledge of Sphere standards and other training in humanitarian response preferred
∎ High computer literacy with a full knowledge of office applications
Salary:
∎ Tk. 110000 (Monthly)
∎ Salary is negotiable based on Competency, Experience and Salary history.
Application Deadline: July 27, 2019
Company Information:
∎ Education and Development Foundation-Educo
∎ Business : We are Spain based global development NGO with more than 25 years of experience that works for the interest of Children and in defense of their rights, especially the right to a quality education. Our institutional philosophy (Mission, Vision, Values and Principles) is firmly established on a commitment in pursuit of Children’s well-being. We have three strategic development goals, which center on the Right to Education, the Right to Protection, and Governance.
In Bangladesh, Educo has been working since 1999 with aims to empower Children to express their views, ideas and opinions, and to exercise leadership. At the same time, Educo works with duty bearers, especially Parents and Local Government Institutions, to create an enabling environment for Children where they can influence the decisions that affect them.
Category: NGO/Development
