Job Description

Title: Programme Manager- Orphans, Child Rights and Protection

Company Name: Islamic Relief Bangladesh

Vacancy: 1

Location: Dhaka (Baridhara)

Maximum Salary: Negotiable

Experience:
∎ At least 15 years
∎ The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s):NGO, Development Agency

Published: 28 May 2024

Education:
∎ Master of Arts (MA) in English, Master of Development Studies (MDS), Master of Social Science (MSS) in Economics

Requirements:

Additional Requirements:
∎ A minimum of 5 years of relevant work experience at a manager and above level.
∎ Knowledge of strategic planning processes and theories of child-rights and protection programming
∎ Strong experience in child protection and child protection programming
∎ Experience of coordinating or leading national level policy and advocacy initiatives on vulnerable children rights and protection
∎ Capacity-building experience including training and skills development.
∎ Ability to work independently, function effectively as a member of a regional team, and adhere to strict deadlines
∎ Strong interpersonal skills, including written, verbal, and presentation skills
∎ Proven ability to develop successful project proposals and concept notes
∎ Excellent networking and partnership-building skills
∎ An in-depth understanding of international development and Bangladesh’s economic, social, and development context
∎ High level of numeracy and understanding of financial controls and procedures
∎ Understanding of integrated development issues and critical analysis of child poverty
∎ Research, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
∎ Good communication, facilitation, and report-writing skills.
∎ Strong team-building and motivational skills
∎ Strong negotiating, strategic thinking, and influencing skills.
∎ Knowledge of development issues, trends, challenges and opportunities, and implications to community development
∎ Fluency in English
∎ Self-Development & Adaptive behavioral Skills, Mental Health Stability
∎ Essential:
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∎ A minimum of 5 years of relevant work experience at a manager and above level.
∎ Knowledge of strategic planning processes and theories of child-rights and protection programming
∎ Strong experience in child protection and child protection programming
∎ Experience of coordinating or leading national level policy and advocacy initiatives on vulnerable children rights and protection
∎ Capacity-building experience including training and skills development.
∎ Ability to work independently, function effectively as a member of a regional team, and adhere to strict deadlines
∎ Strong interpersonal skills, including written, verbal, and presentation skills
∎ Proven ability to develop successful project proposals and concept notes
∎ Excellent networking and partnership-building skills
∎ Desirable:
∎ An in-depth understanding of international development and Bangladesh’s economic, social, and development context
∎ High level of numeracy and understanding of financial controls and procedures
∎ Understanding of integrated development issues and critical analysis of child poverty
∎ Research, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
∎ Good communication, facilitation, and report-writing skills.
∎ Strong team-building and motivational skills
∎ Strong negotiating, strategic thinking, and influencing skills.
∎ Knowledge of development issues, trends, challenges and opportunities, and implications to community development
∎ Fluency in English
∎ Self-Development & Adaptive behavioral Skills, Mental Health Stability

Responsibilities & Context:
∎ Lead the Orphan, Child Rights and Protection Department, crafting a robust program strategy, underpinned by a clear theory of change informed by robust needs assessment, lessons learnt and existing good practices.
∎ Manage the One-to-One Orphan sponsorship program and ensure activities are implemented as per the agreed action plan.
∎ Develop short-term and long-term strategic action plans for the Department and ensure its smooth implementation.
∎ Conduct frequent field visits and monitor the program activities.
∎ Develop high-quality winning proposals addressing Orphans Care, child rights and protection issues through community and systems-based approach for submission to potential donors (Institutional, Philanthropic and internal).
∎ Address donor queries promptly and comprehensively.
∎ Provide technical support to the programme team on child rights and Protection programming (GBV, early and forced marriage, out of school children, child labour, trafficking etc), and other related areas in accordance with global best practices and IRB policies.
∎ Community and protection systems strengthening.
∎ Ensure that children who have been harmed or are at risk of harm are identified and provided with individual case management support, establishing and enforcing standard tools and procedures.
∎ Develop technical guidance, position papers, and resource materials on Child Right programming and policies.
∎ Conduct TNA, Develop and implement capacity- building strategies for all areas of child protection programming.
∎ Responsible for drafting and delivering a policy and advocacy strategy for orphans and child rights in Bangladesh, articulating and working towards key system change objectives at national and local levels.
∎ Actively participate in national and regional child rights forums/platforms and influence their agendas.
∎ Engage with relevant and targeted national-level child rights networks, UN bodies, and International INGOs to contribute to processes such as the UNCRC reporting, Universal Periodic Review and other human rights-based reporting mechanisms.
∎ Work closely with IRB’s Head of Program and External Relations & Communications Unit to drive key advocacy messages regarding child protection needs and rights in Bangladesh.
∎ Contribute to shaping communications and media priorities related to Child Protection in alignment with thematic priorities.
∎ Ensure the impact and effectiveness of the department and the programme it leads is evidenced in collaboration with the MEAL Department.
∎ Collaborate with the MEAL team to develop a comprehensive monitoring and evaluation plan and tools incorporating quantitative and qualitative indicators for child rights, aligning them with reporting requirements.
∎ Ensure that child protection interventions are informed by and integrated with other key sectors, including raising and addressing child protection issues within them.
∎ With support from the PQ team, gather and disseminate IRB’s program experiences and insights in Child Rights.
∎ Provide leadership and direction to the Child Rights department through proactive engagement, communication, and direction
∎ Ensure each member fully comprehends the expected outcomes and success criteria relevant to their roles.
∎ Organize work in a manner that efficiently meets the needs of staff at the Islamic Relief Country Office and in project areas, prioritizing cost-effectiveness.
∎ Support team members to perform at their best by encouraging and recognizing good performance, providing coaching, assisting in problem resolution and furnishing necessary resources, tools, and equipment.
∎ Ensure staff are adequately trained and developed for their roles by identifying training needs, facilitating training needs, facilitating training sessions or coaching, and fostering the exchange of expertise within the team.
∎ Frequent travel for extended periods to remote project areas.
∎ Participate in seasonal programs such as Ramadan, Qurbani, Winterization, etc.
∎ Ensure the safety and well- being of team members, safeguarding them from harm, abuse, neglect, harassment, and exploitation. Additionally, serve as a key source of support, guidance, and expertise on safeguarding practices to foster a safe and secure working environment.
∎ It is the core responsibility and obligation of each staff member to adhere to and uphold the IR Child Protection & PSEA Policy and respond accordingly when necessary.
∎ Islamic Relief has been implementing the Orphan Support program in Bangladesh for over two decades. This program endeavors to promote a community-based alternative care model for vulnerable orphaned children, ensuring their access to consistent financial, educational, and social support. Throughout its evolution, various components, including an international award-winning alternative livelihood model and other innovations, have been integrated to enhance the resilience of the orphans and their care givers. This entails proactive engagement in national and international discourse on orphan’s care, child rights and overall protection, while showcasing Islamic Relief’s robust community-based alternative orphan and childcare model. Additionally, there is a crucial role in influencing policies related to Orphans and Widow rights, community-based childcare and protection in the country. As part of an ongoing restructuring process, and in alignment with Islamic Reliefs Global Strategy on Orphans Welfare and Protection issues, the Department has undergone a rebranding, now known as Orphan, Child Rights and Protection.
∎ Programme Development and Management-30%
∎ Lead the Orphan, Child Rights and Protection Department, crafting a robust program strategy, underpinned by a clear theory of change informed by robust needs assessment, lessons learnt and existing good practices.
∎ Manage the One-to-One Orphan sponsorship program and ensure activities are implemented as per the agreed action plan.
∎ Develop short-term and long-term strategic action plans for the Department and ensure its smooth implementation.
∎ Conduct frequent field visits and monitor the program activities.
∎ Develop high-quality winning proposals addressing Orphans Care, child rights and protection issues through community and systems-based approach for submission to potential donors (Institutional, Philanthropic and internal).
∎ Address donor queries promptly and comprehensively.
∎ Technical Support and Capacity Building- 20%
∎ Provide technical support to the programme team on child rights and Protection programming (GBV, early and forced marriage, out of school children, child labour, trafficking etc), and other related areas in accordance with global best practices and IRB policies.
∎ Community and protection systems strengthening.
∎ Ensure that children who have been harmed or are at risk of harm are identified and provided with individual case management support, establishing and enforcing standard tools and procedures.
∎ Develop technical guidance, position papers, and resource materials on Child Right programming and policies.
∎ Conduct TNA, Develop and implement capacity- building strategies for all areas of child protection programming.
∎ Networking, Policy and Advocacy-15%
∎ Responsible for drafting and delivering a policy and advocacy strategy for orphans and child rights in Bangladesh, articulating and working towards key system change objectives at national and local levels.
∎ Actively participate in national and regional child rights forums/platforms and influence their agendas.
∎ Engage with relevant and targeted national-level child rights networks, UN bodies, and International INGOs to contribute to processes such as the UNCRC reporting, Universal Periodic Review and other human rights-based reporting mechanisms.
∎ Work closely with IRB’s Head of Program and External Relations & Communications Unit to drive key advocacy messages regarding child protection needs and rights in Bangladesh.
∎ Contribute to shaping communications and media priorities related to Child Protection in alignment with thematic priorities.
∎ Protection in Emergencies-5%
∎ Ensure the impact and effectiveness of the department and the programme it leads is evidenced in collaboration with the MEAL Department.
∎ Collaborate with the MEAL team to develop a comprehensive monitoring and evaluation plan and tools incorporating quantitative and qualitative indicators for child rights, aligning them with reporting requirements.
∎ Ensure that child protection interventions are informed by and integrated with other key sectors, including raising and addressing child protection issues within them.
∎ With support from the PQ team, gather and disseminate IRB’s program experiences and insights in Child Rights.
∎ Staff Management & Development-10%
∎ Provide leadership and direction to the Child Rights department through proactive engagement, communication, and direction
∎ Ensure each member fully comprehends the expected outcomes and success criteria relevant to their roles.
∎ Organize work in a manner that efficiently meets the needs of staff at the Islamic Relief Country Office and in project areas, prioritizing cost-effectiveness.
∎ Support team members to perform at their best by encouraging and recognizing good performance, providing coaching, assisting in problem resolution and furnishing necessary resources, tools, and equipment.
∎ Ensure staff are adequately trained and developed for their roles by identifying training needs, facilitating training needs, facilitating training sessions or coaching, and fostering the exchange of expertise within the team.
∎ Others-5%
∎ Frequent travel for extended periods to remote project areas.
∎ Participate in seasonal programs such as Ramadan, Qurbani, Winterization, etc.
∎ Ensure the safety and well- being of team members, safeguarding them from harm, abuse, neglect, harassment, and exploitation. Additionally, serve as a key source of support, guidance, and expertise on safeguarding practices to foster a safe and secure working environment.
∎ It is the core responsibility and obligation of each staff member to adhere to and uphold the IR Child Protection & PSEA Policy and respond accordingly when necessary.

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Mobile bill, Weekly 2 holidays, Insurance, Gratuity, Provident fund, Tour allowance
∎ Festival Bonus: 1
∎ Other benefits will be provided as per the organizational HR policy.
∎ Other benefits will be provided as per the organizational HR policy.

Workplace:
∎ Work at office

Employment Status: Full Time

Job Location: Dhaka (Baridhara)

Read Before Apply: For more details on Job information, Please download the job description from our official website (islamicrelief.org.bd). Female Candidates are highly encouraged to apply. However, Islamic Relief Bangladesh considers diversity in the workplace and is a committed equal-opportunity employer. We encourage applications from all suitable candidates regardless of gender, race, family or marital status, ethnicity, disability, class, caste, or religion.

Apply Procedure:

Hard Copy:

Company Information:
∎ Islamic Relief Bangladesh
∎ Bangladesh Country Office: House # 10, Road # 10, Block-K, Baridhara, Dhaka-1212
∎ Islamic Relief Worldwide (IRW) - founded in 1984 and based in Birmingham, UK - is an independent humanitarian and development organization. It supports the world’s most vulnerable people in their fight against poverty & sufferings regardless of race, political affiliation, gender, or belief, and without expecting anything in return. It is a signatory to the Code of Conduct for the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement.
IRW has a presence in 45 countries across the globe. Some funds of the organization come from individual donations and others from institutional donors such as the DFID, EU, SIDA, CIDA/IDRF, Forum Syd, WFP, UNDP, and ECHO.
Islamic Relief(IR) started working in Bangladesh in 1991 in order to help the distressed survivors of the devastating cyclone by providing emergency relief and supporting communities to rebuild in the wake of that cyclone. Initially, it focused on emergency relief & disaster preparedness activities. Later on, it expanded its programs on both humanitarian and development challenges. Now it works in an integrated manner combining emergency humanitarian assistance, short-term work opportunity, shelter support, awareness & training on different DRR, climate change, development, health & hygiene and social issues, cash grant, IGA means, health & nutrition, safe water & sanitation, education, advocacy and linkage with different service providers. As a registered charity, IR is open and transparent; it continually assesses its work and operational methods to improve impact and effectiveness.
Islamic Relief values and commitment to safeguarding: IRB is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behavior at work including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity, and financial misconduct; and committed to promoting the welfare of children, young people, adults, and beneficiaries with whom IRB engages. IRB expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment through our code of conduct. We place a high priority on ensuring that only those who share and demonstrate our values are recruited to work for us. All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records checks. IRW also participates in the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme.
In line with this Scheme, we will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse, and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment.



Address::
∎ Bangladesh Country Office: House # 10, Road # 10, Block-K, Baridhara, Dhaka-1212
∎ Islamic Relief Worldwide (IRW) - founded in 1984 and based in Birmingham, UK - is an independent humanitarian and development organization. It supports the world’s most vulnerable people in their fight against poverty & sufferings regardless of race, political affiliation, gender, or belief, and without expecting anything in return. It is a signatory to the Code of Conduct for the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. IRW has a presence in 45 countries across the globe. Some funds of the organization come from individual donations and others from institutional donors such as the DFID, EU, SIDA, CIDA/IDRF, Forum Syd, WFP, UNDP, and ECHO.Islamic Relief(IR) started working in Bangladesh in 1991 in order to help the distressed survivors of the devastating cyclone by providing emergency relief and supporting communities to rebuild in the wake of that cyclone. Initially, it focused on emergency relief & disaster preparedness activities. Later on, it expanded its programs on both humanitarian and development challenges. Now it works in an integrated manner combining emergency humanitarian assistance, short-term work opportunity, shelter support, awareness & training on different DRR, climate change, development, health & hygiene and social issues, cash grant, IGA means, health & nutrition, safe water & sanitation, education, advocacy and linkage with different service providers. As a registered charity, IR is open and transparent; it continually assesses its work and operational methods to improve impact and effectiveness. Islamic Relief values and commitment to safeguarding: IRB is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behavior at work including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity, and financial misconduct; and committed to promoting the welfare of children, young people, adults, and beneficiaries with whom IRB engages. IRB expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment through our code of conduct. We place a high priority on ensuring that only those who share and demonstrate our values are recruited to work for us. All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records checks. IRW also participates in the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme.In line with this Scheme, we will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse, and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment.

Application Deadline: 8 Jun 2024

Category: NGO/Development