Field Assistant, Child Protection, HCMP

Job Description

Title: Field Assistant, Child Protection, HCMP

Company Name: BRAC.

Vacancy: --

Location: Cox's Bazar (Teknaf, Ukhia)

Maximum Salary: Negotiable

Experience:
∎ At least 1 year
∎ The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s):NGO
∎ Freshers are also encouraged to apply.

Published: 5 Mar 2024

Education:
∎ HSC in any group from any reputed college/institute

Requirements:

Additional Requirements:
∎ Manage stress and emotions
∎ Be flexible and open to change, adapt to cultural differences
∎ Problem solving skills
∎ Creative way and decision making skills
∎ Communication and networking skills
∎ Reporting skills and Compassion skill
∎ Child Protection in Emergencies in humanitarian setting
∎ Child safeguarding policy
∎ Core Humanitarian Standard
∎ Knowledge on communication and networking
∎ BRAC culture and values
∎ Reporting and Planning
∎ Work plan and implementation procedures.
∎ Manage stress and emotions
∎ Be flexible and open to change, adapt to cultural differences
∎ Problem solving skills
∎ Creative way and decision making skills
∎ Communication and networking skills
∎ Reporting skills and Compassion skill
∎ Child Protection in Emergencies in humanitarian setting
∎ Child safeguarding policy
∎ Core Humanitarian Standard
∎ Knowledge on communication and networking
∎ BRAC culture and values
∎ Reporting and Planning
∎ Work plan and implementation procedures.

Responsibilities & Context:
∎ Through home to home visit identify and registration of children and adolescent for the child protection services i.e. LSBE and adolescent led initiatives
∎ Centre based and home based LSBE session conduction and regular home visit
∎ Maintain attendance and follow-up the activity with the children and adolescent regular basis
∎ Conduct monthly meeting with youth group and adolescent group as well as CBCPC member and take proactive role to reinforce the child protection activities
∎ Build up the awareness for the children regarding the protection and self-care
∎ Develop the capacity of the Volunteer who is working inside the Multi-purpose child and adolescent centre and outside the centre
∎ Timely reporting to the relevant authority regarding the MPC activities
∎ Recording and reporting the day-to-day status of the children and the drop-in care center
∎ Ensure the safety of team members from any harm, abuse, neglect, harassment and follow the safeguarding reporting procedure in case any reportable incident takes place, encourage others to do so
∎ Ensure the safety of Programme Participants, people who come into contact with the organisation and team members from any harm, abuse, neglect, harassment and exploitation including sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) to achieve the programme's goals of safeguarding implementation. Act as a key source of support, guidance and expertise on safeguarding for establishing a safe working environment
∎ Practice, promote and endorse the issues of safeguarding policy among team members and ensure the implementation of safeguarding standards in every course of action
∎ Follow the safeguarding reporting procedure in case any reportable incident takes place and encourage others to do so.
∎ In order to successfully implement the child protection service, the field assistant is responsible to conduct session on life skills based session (LSBE), out-reach based adolescent engagement activities. In order to that ensuring adequate services, this position will regularly connect with the children and adolescent as well as community.
∎ Through home to home visit identify and registration of children and adolescent for the child protection services i.e. LSBE and adolescent led initiatives
∎ Centre based and home based LSBE session conduction and regular home visit
∎ Maintain attendance and follow-up the activity with the children and adolescent regular basis
∎ Conduct monthly meeting with youth group and adolescent group as well as CBCPC member and take proactive role to reinforce the child protection activities
∎ Build up the awareness for the children regarding the protection and self-care
∎ Develop the capacity of the Volunteer who is working inside the Multi-purpose child and adolescent centre and outside the centre
∎ Timely reporting to the relevant authority regarding the MPC activities
∎ Recording and reporting the day-to-day status of the children and the drop-in care center
∎ Ensure the safety of team members from any harm, abuse, neglect, harassment and follow the safeguarding reporting procedure in case any reportable incident takes place, encourage others to do so
∎ Ensure the safety of Programme Participants, people who come into contact with the organisation and team members from any harm, abuse, neglect, harassment and exploitation including sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) to achieve the programme's goals of safeguarding implementation. Act as a key source of support, guidance and expertise on safeguarding for establishing a safe working environment
∎ Practice, promote and endorse the issues of safeguarding policy among team members and ensure the implementation of safeguarding standards in every course of action
∎ Follow the safeguarding reporting procedure in case any reportable incident takes place and encourage others to do so.

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Mobile bill, Weekly 2 holidays
∎ Festival Bonus: 2
∎ Health & Life Insurance
∎ Health & Wellness Facility
∎ Paternity/ Maternity leave and
∎ Others as per Organisation policy
∎ Health & Life Insurance
∎ Health & Wellness Facility
∎ Paternity/ Maternity leave and
∎ Others as per Organisation policy

Workplace:
∎ Work at office

Employment Status: Contractual

Job Location: Cox's Bazar (Teknaf, Ukhia)

Read Before Apply:

BRAC believes that everyone we work with including our staff, programme participants, partners, and the communities have the right to be protected from all forms of harm, abuse, neglect, harassment, and exploitation including sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA). We uphold human dignity and inclusion for all, regardless of age, race, religion, gender, disability, ethnic origin, or socio-economic condition. As an equal-opportunity employer, we actively encourage applications from gender-diverse individuals and people with disabilities.

Selected candidates will have to go through a rigorous reference and background checking process which may include police verification.