Project Officer- Protection

Job Description

Title: Project Officer- Protection

Company Name: Friends in Village Development Bangladesh (FIVDB)

Vacancy: 1

Job Location: Cox's Bazar (Ukhia)

Employment Status: Full-time

Educational Requirements:
∎ Masters degree in any discipline, Bachelor degree in any discipline

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 3 year(s)
∎ The applicants should have experience in the following area(s): Child Protection, Humanitarian Response

Job Context:
∎ Friends in Village Development Bangladesh (FIVDB) is going to implement the Protection and Education in Emergencies for Rohingya refugee children and host communities in Cox`s Bazar, Bangladesh Project under its Humanitarian Preparedness and Response Program, Cox’s Bazar with the support of EDUCO Bangladesh and AECID.
∎ The project duration 01st January 2022 to 31st December 2022 (to be extended subject to the provision of project extension afterward). The position will be recruited for implementing the project based at the Field Office at Ukhiya with substantial field activities at camp-14 and host community at Ukhiya . The job may be regularized after completion of 3 months of services under FIVDB’s pay-scale, rules and regulations.

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Job Responsibilities
∎ The Project Officer ¬has the responsibility of supervising and supporting the implementation of Multi-Purpose Center and community-based child protection in a specific project area as part of the Emergency Rohingya Response. He or she will be responsible for leading on MPC activities and positive parenting sessions and meetings, and for ensuring that MPC activities are delivered through a PSS approach, under the supervision of the Program Officer. S/she will be supervising to the Field Officers working with her/his team. Be able and willing to respond to natural disasters or emergency situations in Bangladesh, when needed and any other task assigned by Supervisor.
∎ Key Area 1: Child protection team management and program implementation
∎ - Directly line manage volunteer and Facilitator teams, Cleaners and Guards responsible for Multi Purpose Centre, children’s clubs, parents sessions and awareness raising, ensuring that they achieve their objectives and intended program results.
∎ - Plan, monitor and evaluate project progress, ensuring timely and quality project delivery, flagging any issues to the Project Manager.
∎ - Provide coaching, mentoring and capacity building support to child protection volunteers.
∎ - Represent FIVDB in the community and to community leaders and actors, collaborating with other sectors to ensure an integrated approach.
∎ - Ensure all child protection concerns identified are communicated in timely manner for response to the Technical Officer – PSS & Case Management.
∎ - Lead team meetings in each MCP and document, disseminate and monitor action points.
∎ - Participate in relevant field level coordination meetings.
∎ - Ensure that all program data is properly and regularly collected and input in the CFS databases and other reporting tools.
∎ - Ensure adherence to the Child Safeguarding Policy and reporting procedures.
∎ - Ensure a safe and child-friendly atmosphere in the Multi-Purpose Center
∎ - Ensure that health and safety regulations are understood and followed and that health and safety incidents are logged.
∎ - Ensure that all children participating in media activities and/or focus groups have provided informed consent, along with parents and caregivers.
∎ - Screen for and monitor protection needs and gaps in and around the MCP.
∎ - Responsible for ensuring sustainable child protection through community engagement and structures.
∎ - Lead in the establishment and running of Community Based Child Protection Committees (CBCPCs) together with Community Mobilizers, ensuring monthly meetings are taking place and minutes are documented.
∎ - Manage and deliver trainings for CBCPCs.
∎ - Oversee awareness raising activities, including the development of key messages, session plans and monitoring activities.
∎ - Implement FIVDB’s Positive Discipline in Emergencies program.
∎ - Ensure the effective running of child clubs and adolescent groups.
∎ Key Area 4: Reporting & Coordination
∎ - Provide timely and quality inputs to meet reporting requirements and timeline.
∎ - Support in preparing quality and timely reports for donors and Senior Management with relevant materials.
∎ - Ensure good practices are captured, documented and disseminated at project level and thematic program level.
∎ - External Representation: He/she represents FIVDB in Communicating with Communities Working Group and relevant Task Forces as needed in Ukhiya, camp level and in Cox’s Bazar
∎ - Staff meeting in Cox’s Bazar & Ukhiya
∎ Ensures that FIVDB policies for Safeguarding Children and Young People and Gender Equality and Inclusion are fully embedded in accordance with the principles and requirements of the policy including relevant Implementation Standards and Guidelines as applicable to their area of responsibility. This includes, but is not limited to, ensuring staff and associates are aware of and understand their responsibilities under these policies and FIVDB’s Code of Conduct (CoC), their relevance to their area of work, and that concerns are reported and managed in accordance with the appropriate procedures
∎ Key relationships
∎ Internal Contact
∎ • Program Coordinator
∎ • Technical Officer PSS and Case Management
∎ • Monitoring Officer
∎ • Finance & Admin Officer
∎ External Contact
∎ • Rohingya refugees and host communities
∎ • Other sector colleagues (ex: WASH, Shelter etc.)
∎ • Camp and host level stakeholders

Additional Requirements:
∎ Age at least 28 years

Salary: Tk. 56000 (Monthly)

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Mobile bill, Weekly 2 holidays

Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.

Application Deadline: 21 Dec 2021

Company Information:
∎ 14 Dec 2021
∎ Friends in Village Development Bangladesh (FIVDB)
∎ Address : FIVDB, Khadimnagar, Sylhet-3103
∎ Web : www.fivdb.net
∎ Business : FIVDB is a development organization, established in 1979. Its major operation cover 7 major districts and concentrates round in the north-east of Bangladesh. It mission is to give disadvantage women, men and children greater voice, reduce their vulnerability, increase use of citizenship rights and help them enhance their quality of life.

Category: NGO/Development