Project Officer (Youth Corner Facilitator), Protection, HCMP

Job Description

Title: Project Officer (Youth Corner Facilitator), Protection, HCMP

Company Name: BRAC.

Vacancy: --

Location: Cox's Bazar (Teknaf, Ukhia)

Maximum Salary: Negotiable

Experience:
∎ At least 1 year
∎ The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s):NGO, Development Agency

Published: 10 Jul 2024

Education:
∎ Bachelor/ Masters degree in Social Science or in any other relevant subject from any recognized university

Requirements:

Additional Requirements:
∎ Excellent facilitation and engagement skills, particularly with youth audiences
∎ Strong organizational and program coordination skills for youth-focused initiatives
∎ Effective communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to connect with diverse youth groups
∎ Ability to design and implement programs that empower and engage youth in protection initiatives.
∎ Excellent facilitation and engagement skills, particularly with youth audiences
∎ Strong organizational and program coordination skills for youth-focused initiatives
∎ Effective communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to connect with diverse youth groups
∎ Ability to design and implement programs that empower and engage youth in protection initiatives.

Responsibilities & Context:
∎ Develop and design youth-centric protection programs, ensuring alignment with project objectives and addressing the unique needs of young individuals
∎ Coordinate and facilitate engaging protection-focused activities within the Youth Corner, encouraging participation and active involvement
∎ Conduct assessments to identify the specific protection needs and concerns of youth within the community, informing program design and content
∎ Collaborate with local youth leaders and organizations to ensure the inclusion of diverse perspectives and preferences in program planning
∎ Provide training and capacity-building sessions to empower youth with protection knowledge, life skills, and resilience-building strategies
∎ Monitor and evaluate the impact of youth protection initiatives, collecting feedback and adjusting programs based on the evolving needs of the youth community
∎ Engage with the wider community to promote awareness of youth protection issues and foster community support for Youth Corner activities
∎ Prepare regular reports on the progress, challenges, and outcomes of the Youth Corner activities, ensuring compliance with reporting standards
∎ Ensure the safety of Programme Participants, people who come into contact with the organisation and team members from any harm, abuse, neglect, harassment and exploitation including sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) to achieve the programme's goals of safeguarding implementation. Act as a key source of support, guidance and expertise on safeguarding for establishing a safe working environment
∎ Practice, promote and endorse the issues of safeguarding policy among team members and ensure the implementation of safeguarding standards in every course of action
∎ Follow the safeguarding reporting procedure in case any reportable incident takes place and encourage others to do so
∎ This role aims to engage and empower young individuals in protection-related activities, fostering a safe and supportive environment. The Project Officer plays a key role in promoting the well-being and resilience of youth within the community through innovative and culturally sensitive approaches
∎ Develop and design youth-centric protection programs, ensuring alignment with project objectives and addressing the unique needs of young individuals
∎ Coordinate and facilitate engaging protection-focused activities within the Youth Corner, encouraging participation and active involvement
∎ Conduct assessments to identify the specific protection needs and concerns of youth within the community, informing program design and content
∎ Collaborate with local youth leaders and organizations to ensure the inclusion of diverse perspectives and preferences in program planning
∎ Provide training and capacity-building sessions to empower youth with protection knowledge, life skills, and resilience-building strategies
∎ Monitor and evaluate the impact of youth protection initiatives, collecting feedback and adjusting programs based on the evolving needs of the youth community
∎ Engage with the wider community to promote awareness of youth protection issues and foster community support for Youth Corner activities
∎ Prepare regular reports on the progress, challenges, and outcomes of the Youth Corner activities, ensuring compliance with reporting standards
∎ Ensure the safety of Programme Participants, people who come into contact with the organisation and team members from any harm, abuse, neglect, harassment and exploitation including sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) to achieve the programme's goals of safeguarding implementation. Act as a key source of support, guidance and expertise on safeguarding for establishing a safe working environment
∎ Practice, promote and endorse the issues of safeguarding policy among team members and ensure the implementation of safeguarding standards in every course of action
∎ Follow the safeguarding reporting procedure in case any reportable incident takes place and encourage others to do so

Skills & Expertise:

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Festival Bonus
∎ Health & Life Insurance
∎ Paternity/ Maternity leave
∎ Others as per Organisation policy
∎ Festival Bonus
∎ Health & Life Insurance
∎ Paternity/ Maternity leave
∎ Others as per Organisation policy

Workplace:
∎ Work at office

Employment Status: Contractual

Job Location: Cox's Bazar (Teknaf, Ukhia)

Read Before Apply:

BRAC believes that everyone we work with including our staff, programme participants, partners, and the communities have the right to be protected from all forms of harm, abuse, neglect, harassment, and exploitation including sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA). We uphold human dignity and inclusion for all, regardless of age, race, religion, gender, disability, ethnic origin, or socio-economic condition. As an equal-opportunity employer, we actively encourage applications from gender-diverse individuals and people with disabilities

Selected candidates will have to go through a rigorous reference and background checking process which may include police verification

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Company Information:
∎ BRAC.
∎ BRAC 75 Mohakhali, Dhaka-1212, Bangladesh
∎ brac is an international development organisation founded in Bangladesh that partners with over 100 million people living with inequality and poverty globally to create sustainable opportunities to realise potential.
Working at brac is not like any other job. It is a platform where you can bring about real change for people who need it the most. We are not just dreaming of a better world, we are building it. Join us to find the way.

Address::
∎ BRAC 75 Mohakhali, Dhaka-1212, Bangladesh
∎ brac is an international development organisation founded in Bangladesh that partners with over 100 million people living with inequality and poverty globally to create sustainable opportunities to realise potential.Working at brac is not like any other job. It is a platform where you can bring about real change for people who need it the most. We are not just dreaming of a better world, we are building it. Join us to find the way.

Application Deadline: 19 Jul 2024

Category: NGO/Development