Program Officer

Job Description

Title: Program Officer

Company Name: Justice and Care

Vacancy: 01

Age: 25 to 35 years

Job Location: Dhaka

Salary: Tk. 55000 - 60000 (Monthly)

Experience:

• 3 to 7 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO,Development Agency

• Master of Arts (MA) in Development Studies

• 3 to 7 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO,Development Agency

• Age 25 to 35 years
• Only Female

The role of a Program Officer at Justice and Care in Bangladesh typically involves supporting and implementing programs aimed at preventing human trafficking, rescuing victims, and facilitating their rehabilitation. Justice and Care works closely with law enforcement, government agencies, and civil society organizations to tackle modern slavery and trafficking, and the Program Officer`s role is critical in ensuring these partnerships are effective.

Job Responsibilities:

• Fully understand the process of case Management, relevant victim identification and aftercare support.

• Develop and implement Individual Care Plans (ICP) for all victims in coordination with counsellors and other relevant stakeholder.

• Provide on-going rehabilitation support including health and hygiene support, life skill and vocational skill development training, psychosocial counselling and other need-based support to survivors in shelter homes including crisis management.

• Involve the victim in a reintegration plan for their future and whenever required

• Conduct home visit and follow up for CSEC/ internal trafficking victims for the purpose of reintegration, follow up with local police, DSS office and MOHA for relative repatriation order and facilitate.

• Nurture and maintain professional relationships with DSS officials and shelter home staff within the MOU.

• Conduct follow-up and provide need-based support to the reintegrated survivors in the community.

• Develop a healthy rapport with victims within boundaries

• Maintain and update Case Management (CM) sheet and generate report thereby

• Networking with government officials, NGOs, tribunals and other relevant stakeholder to strengthen organization’s work.

• Documentation: Document program activities, preserve evidence (i.e. event report, participant attendance, payment vouchers etc.) and ensure inputs in salesforces.

• Ensure that detailed and timely reports are maintained for all Aftercare team activities and meetings - intake sheets, follow up reports, case management documents, survivor case files in shelter home, weekly update of victim status sheet and assist in monthly reports and maintaining of documents.

Note: The roles and responsibilities outlined above are not meant to be an exhaustive list of tasks. Flexibility is required and the incumbent is expected to carry out any other related duties that are necessary for the optimum functioning of the organization as a whole within the employee`s skills and abilities whenever a need is pointed out, becomes apparent or as reasonably instructed.