Project Officer - Counseling & Advocacy
Job Description
Title: Project Officer - Counseling & Advocacy
Company Name: Jagrata Juba Shangha (JJS)
Vacancy: 01
Job Location: Khulna
Employment Status: Contractual
Educational Requirements:
∎ Bachelor in psychology. Masters in psychology is preferable
∎ Qualification : Report writing capacity both Bangla and English, Computer and communication skills.
Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 1 year(s)
Job Context:
∎ Project : Protection of Child from sexual abuse and drug addiction Project supported by kindernothilfe (KNH)
∎ Assignment period : Two years (July 2019 to December 2020)
∎ Travel allowance : Actual
∎ Closing Date : 5 pm, Friday, 26 July 2019
Job Responsibilities:
∎ Finding out children at risk for sexual violence and drag addiction.
∎ Planning for counseling for children addicted with drugs and victims of sexual abuse.
∎ Provide frequent counseling to drug addicted children and victims of sexual abuse to convert in normal life.
∎ Communication and Liaison maintain to the LEBs, community people and different service provider in terms of protection of children.
∎ Identifying resources and services and linking children with these.
∎ Communication, advocacy and Liaison to Police department, Narcotic department, Health department, Khulna City Corporation, Department of Women Affairs, Department of Social Service and other Government departments for ensuring protection of children.
∎ Advocacy with Child Protection Committee and LEBs and parents for encouraging in preventive and protective measures for protection of children from sexual abuse and drug addiction.
∎ Facilitate and support to adolescents and volunteers for enhancing empowerment of the adolescents through adolescent club operation and engaging in social and cultural activities.
∎ Facilitate awareness campaign against sexual abuse and drag addiction
∎ Support volunteers and youth groups for mobilizing community.
∎ Provide referral support to meet the need of the children at risk for their protection.
∎ Prepare case study and report monthly, quarterly and annually and provide to the Manager and documentation Officer.
∎ Always be prepared to work beyond time limit for above purpose.
∎ Besides all above responsibility any other work to meet the project need and organizational purpose have to be done perfectly.
∎ Perform any other relevant tasks as assigned by the senior management.
∎ Ensure that advance taken for an event is adjusted within timeline
Additional Requirements:
∎ Age at most 40 years
∎ Minimum 1 year of working experience in Child protection issues.
∎ Female candidates are encouraged to apply.
Salary: Tk. 30000 (Monthly)
Application Deadline: July 26, 2019
Company Information:
∎ Jagrata Juba Shangha (JJS)
Category: NGO/Development
