Officer - Protection

Job Description

Title: Officer - Protection

Company Name: Save the Children

Vacancy: 5

Age: At least 25 years

Job Location: Cox`s Bazar (Ukhia)

Salary: --

Experience:

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

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline such as social science, anthropology or development studies, Arts or any other relevant department.

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

• Age At least 25 years

• At least 3 years’ experience in a humanitarian/development in Child Protection/GBV or General Protection program.

• Knowledge on child rights and child protection issues in Bangladesh.

• Strong technical understanding of child protection and community-based approaches.

• Experience in running recreational and psychosocial activities for children and familiar with community-based approaches to GBV and case management system.

• Experience in interviewing, collecting data and reporting of child protection work.

• Experience in documenting, preserving quantitative and qualitative data.

• Experience in providing/ facilitating training, meeting.

• Has good working knowledge on using MS Office and internet.

Contract Type: Regular- Fixed Term till 31 December 2028

Save the Children invites applications for the above-mentioned position. We are committed to equal employment opportunities, regardless of gender, sexual orientation, race, colour, ethnic origin, nationality, disability, age, or beliefs and religion. We are committed to diversifying our staff to better represent the communities we serve and actively welcome underrepresented groups to apply.

The Opportunity

The Officer- Protection is responsible for supervising and supporting the implementation of prevention activities of protection aspects especially Child Protection and Gender Based Violence (GBV) interventions, including community-based protection activities in the SCI area of the Rohingya Response and Host Community programs. This includes managing and supervising Officer-Social Work, Officer – Case Work, Community Mobilizers, Cleaners and Guards in the respective locations. S/he will lead community engagement initiatives, women's and adolescent groups, awareness sessions on CP, GBV and protection issues, psychosocial support activities and Supervision of Case Management. The position will also focus on capacity building, coordination, and strengthening referral pathways under the supervision of the Senior Officer-Protection/Child protection. This position will also have coordination with partner organizations with provision of technical support as essential responsibilities.