Protection & Inclusion Officer_ Humanitarian Crisis Response

Job Description

Title: Protection & Inclusion Officer_ Humanitarian Crisis Response

Company Name: Islamic Relief Bangladesh

Vacancy: 1

Age: at most 55 years

Location: Cox's Bazar (Ukhia)

Maximum Salary: Tk. 68294 (Monthly)

Experience:
∎ At least 5 years

Published: 12 Mar 2025

Education:
∎ Master of Science (MSc) in Social Science, Master of Science (MSc) in Development Studies, Master of Arts (MA) in Anthropology, Master of Arts (MA) in Women Studies

Requirements:

Additional Requirements:
∎ Age at most 55 years
∎ Safeguarding, PSEA, Protection, Inclusion and GBV sectors.
∎ Project Implementation Skill
∎ Social Mobilization Skill
∎ Facilitation Skill
∎ Coordination/Advocacy/Networking/Communication Skill
∎ Reporting & Documentation
∎ Monitoring & Evaluation Skill
∎ Decision making
∎ Conflict resolution
∎ Leadership
∎ Self-development
∎ Problem solving
∎ Planning, analytical and organizational skills
∎ Strategic Management
∎ Ability to work under pressure and manage workload effectively
∎ Supportive, effective and good team player
∎ Staff Management
∎ Willing to adapt to IRW’s norms and values
∎ IT Skill: Working knowledge of Microsoft Word/Excel/PowerPoint and Basic Internet.
∎ Case Management
∎ Cultural Sensitivity
∎ Monitoring & Evaluation Skill
∎ Basic Photographic Skill
∎ Financial management
∎ Ability to communicate in the local Chittagonian/ Rohingya Dialect will be added value.
∎ Experience in working with:
∎ Safeguarding, PSEA, Protection, Inclusion and GBV sectors.
∎ Intermediate (Practical Application) Competency:
∎ Project Implementation Skill
∎ Social Mobilization Skill
∎ Facilitation Skill
∎ Coordination/Advocacy/Networking/Communication Skill
∎ Reporting & Documentation
∎ Monitoring & Evaluation Skill
∎ Decision making
∎ Conflict resolution
∎ Leadership
∎ Self-development
∎ Problem solving
∎ Planning, analytical and organizational skills
∎ Strategic Management
∎ Ability to work under pressure and manage workload effectively
∎ Supportive, effective and good team player
∎ Staff Management
∎ Willing to adapt to IRW’s norms and values
∎ IT Skill: Working knowledge of Microsoft Word/Excel/PowerPoint and Basic Internet.
∎ Advanced ( Applied Theory) Competency:
∎ Case Management
∎ Cultural Sensitivity
∎ Novice ( Limited Experience) Competency
∎ Monitoring & Evaluation Skill
∎ Basic Photographic Skill
∎ Financial management
∎ Ability to communicate in the local Chittagonian/ Rohingya Dialect will be added value.

Responsibilities & Context:
∎ Conduct gender and inclusion analysis at the program outset and incorporate findings in work plan and baseline data for ongoing monitoring and learning purposes;
∎ Provide technical support for teams implementing protection programme including case management services, and PSS elements of the development and emergency response programme.
∎ Develop and deliver training to program staff and relevant stakeholders on inclusion-related issues, tools and approaches, and conduct awareness raising initiatives;
∎ Incorporate gender and inclusion approaches in all project activities, including research and data collection;
∎ Assist project teams in integrating gender, disability, intersectionality, protection and inclusion considerations into WaSH and Shelter activities, ensuring that vulnerable groups have safe and dignified access to services.
∎ Monitor and record project activities to ensure compliance with protection standards, focusing on safeguarding children, women, the elderly, and people with disabilities.
∎ Organize and conduct regular sensitization sessions for project staff on protection, inclusion, and gender sensitivity to reinforce project alignment with cross-cutting issues.
∎ Provide technical input considering the gender, protection and inclusion lens into the design of WaSH and Shelter interventions to ensure they are accessible and safe for all rights holders, including people with disabilities and children with disabilities.
∎ Participate in field visits to assess the accessibility of shelter and sanitation facilities for persons with disabilities, observe, monitor and record the project interventions with the gender, protection and inclusion lens, share with relevant parties and ensure improvements where necessary.
∎ Establish and maintain a referral system for referring vulnerable individuals to specialized protection services, ensuring effective follow-up.
∎ Assist the project team in collecting age, gender, and disability-disaggregated data to better understand the needs of different groups and inform program decisions.
∎ Engage with local stakeholders, including community leaders, to promote awareness of protection and inclusion in WaSH and Shelter activities.
∎ Actively ensure that the project adheres to child safeguarding and PSEA (Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse) standards during all activities.
∎ Facilitate training sessions for project staff on protection, gender, and inclusion, ensuring they understand how to integrate these into WaSH and Shelter activities.
∎ Organize awareness-raising sessions/workshops for key stakeholders, including local authorities and community leaders, on the importance of protection and inclusion.
∎ Capacity building of staff on safeguarding & PSEA to deliver awareness sessions with the rights holders
∎ Support the development of training materials and resources that promote gender, disability, and inclusion awareness among project participants.
∎ Conduct capacity-building sessions with community volunteers, focusing on identifying and addressing protection risks within their communities.
∎ Provide ongoing technical support to project staff and key stakeholders to strengthen their understanding of cross-cutting protection issues.
∎ Organize refresher trainings and follow-up workshops to ensure continuous learning and improvement in protection and inclusion practices.
∎ Provide orientation to volunteers, vendors, partners, data enumerators etc. on Safeguarding, PSEA and CFM.
∎ Lead to conduct gender analysis for each project and prepare a quality gender analysis report
∎ Prepare and submit timely reports on protection and inclusion activities, highlighting key achievements, challenges, and recommendations.
∎ Maintain accurate and confidential records of protection/Safeguarding/PSEA incidents/complaints/observations and follow-up actions taken, ensuring data integrity
∎ Contribute to the development of narrative reports for donors and stakeholders, ensuring protection and inclusion aspects are well-represented.
∎ Regularly update the protection and inclusion database, ensuring data is disaggregated by age, gender, and disability.
∎ Collaborate with the Safeguarding and protection unit and MEAL team to track and document the impact of protection and inclusion interventions on project outcomes. Assist to develop IEC material providing proper documents of protection and inclusion practices across the project.
∎ Actively Participate in field-level meetings and working groups relevant to WaSH, Shelter, Protection and other relevant sectors
∎ Laisse with cox level PSEA networks and other relevant sectorial to represent IRB.
∎ Support the dissemination of information on available protection services to community members, ensuring clear communication channels.
∎ Assist in strengthening relationships with local NGOs, UN agencies, and other partners to enhance protection coordination.
∎ Participate & involved with seasonal programs (Ramadan, Qurbani, Winterization etc.) activities ensuring that the seasonal programs are maintaining the protection and inclusion principles in the project implementation.
∎ Ensure that local purchases and expenditures are done as per Islamic Relief Bangladesh policy.
∎ Willing and able to travel frequently for extended periods and to remote areas of the projects.
∎ Perform any other duties assigned by the Supervisor.
∎ Ensure equality, diversity, inclusion and protection across the projects of HCRP -40%
∎ Conduct gender and inclusion analysis at the program outset and incorporate findings in work plan and baseline data for ongoing monitoring and learning purposes;
∎ Provide technical support for teams implementing protection programme including case management services, and PSS elements of the development and emergency response programme.
∎ Develop and deliver training to program staff and relevant stakeholders on inclusion-related issues, tools and approaches, and conduct awareness raising initiatives;
∎ Incorporate gender and inclusion approaches in all project activities, including research and data collection;
∎ Assist project teams in integrating gender, disability, intersectionality, protection and inclusion considerations into WaSH and Shelter activities, ensuring that vulnerable groups have safe and dignified access to services.
∎ Monitor and record project activities to ensure compliance with protection standards, focusing on safeguarding children, women, the elderly, and people with disabilities.
∎ Organize and conduct regular sensitization sessions for project staff on protection, inclusion, and gender sensitivity to reinforce project alignment with cross-cutting issues.
∎ Provide technical input considering the gender, protection and inclusion lens into the design of WaSH and Shelter interventions to ensure they are accessible and safe for all rights holders, including people with disabilities and children with disabilities.
∎ Participate in field visits to assess the accessibility of shelter and sanitation facilities for persons with disabilities, observe, monitor and record the project interventions with the gender, protection and inclusion lens, share with relevant parties and ensure improvements where necessary.
∎ Establish and maintain a referral system for referring vulnerable individuals to specialized protection services, ensuring effective follow-up.
∎ Assist the project team in collecting age, gender, and disability-disaggregated data to better understand the needs of different groups and inform program decisions.
∎ Engage with local stakeholders, including community leaders, to promote awareness of protection and inclusion in WaSH and Shelter activities.
∎ Actively ensure that the project adheres to child safeguarding and PSEA (Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse) standards during all activities.
∎ Capacity-building initiatives for project participants, key stakeholders and project staff at program level -15%
∎ Facilitate training sessions for project staff on protection, gender, and inclusion, ensuring they understand how to integrate these into WaSH and Shelter activities.
∎ Organize awareness-raising sessions/workshops for key stakeholders, including local authorities and community leaders, on the importance of protection and inclusion.
∎ Capacity building of staff on safeguarding & PSEA to deliver awareness sessions with the rights holders
∎ Support the development of training materials and resources that promote gender, disability, and inclusion awareness among project participants.
∎ Conduct capacity-building sessions with community volunteers, focusing on identifying and addressing protection risks within their communities.
∎ Provide ongoing technical support to project staff and key stakeholders to strengthen their understanding of cross-cutting protection issues.
∎ Organize refresher trainings and follow-up workshops to ensure continuous learning and improvement in protection and inclusion practices.
∎ Provide orientation to volunteers, vendors, partners, data enumerators etc. on Safeguarding, PSEA and CFM.
∎ Reporting and Documentation - 15%
∎ Lead to conduct gender analysis for each project and prepare a quality gender analysis report
∎ Prepare and submit timely reports on protection and inclusion activities, highlighting key achievements, challenges, and recommendations.
∎ Maintain accurate and confidential records of protection/Safeguarding/PSEA incidents/complaints/observations and follow-up actions taken, ensuring data integrity
∎ Contribute to the development of narrative reports for donors and stakeholders, ensuring protection and inclusion aspects are well-represented.
∎ Regularly update the protection and inclusion database, ensuring data is disaggregated by age, gender, and disability.
∎ Collaborate with the Safeguarding and protection unit and MEAL team to track and document the impact of protection and inclusion interventions on project outcomes. Assist to develop IEC material providing proper documents of protection and inclusion practices across the project.
∎ Ensures effective communication and coordination with stakeholders -20%
∎ Actively Participate in field-level meetings and working groups relevant to WaSH, Shelter, Protection and other relevant sectors
∎ Laisse with cox level PSEA networks and other relevant sectorial to represent IRB.
∎ Support the dissemination of information on available protection services to community members, ensuring clear communication channels.
∎ Assist in strengthening relationships with local NGOs, UN agencies, and other partners to enhance protection coordination.
∎ Other Requirements -10%
∎ Participate & involved with seasonal programs (Ramadan, Qurbani, Winterization etc.) activities ensuring that the seasonal programs are maintaining the protection and inclusion principles in the project implementation.
∎ Ensure that local purchases and expenditures are done as per Islamic Relief Bangladesh policy.
∎ Willing and able to travel frequently for extended periods and to remote areas of the projects.
∎ Perform any other duties assigned by the Supervisor.

Skills & Expertise:

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ 10% high cost allowance upon gross salary
∎ Mobile bill
∎ Tour allowance/Per-diem
∎ Provident fund
∎ Weekly 2 holidays
∎ Insurance coverage (IPD, OPD, Life, DB, CIB)
∎ Festival Bonus
∎ Long Service Awards
∎ Leave (Annual, Casual, Sick, TOIL/CTO, Maternity, Paternity, and R&R)
∎ Gratuity
∎ Others benefit will be provided as per IRB HR Policy.
∎ 10% high cost allowance upon gross salary
∎ Mobile bill
∎ Tour allowance/Per-diem
∎ Provident fund
∎ Weekly 2 holidays
∎ Insurance coverage (IPD, OPD, Life, DB, CIB)
∎ Festival Bonus
∎ Long Service Awards
∎ Leave (Annual, Casual, Sick, TOIL/CTO, Maternity, Paternity, and R&R)
∎ Gratuity
∎ Others benefit will be provided as per IRB HR Policy.

Workplace:
∎ Work at office

Employment Status: Full Time

Gender:
∎ Only Female

Job Location: Cox's Bazar (Ukhia)

Read Before Apply:

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. Interviews are expected to take place on an ongoing basis and the vacancy may close earlier than the above closing date. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for the further selection process. Interviews are expected to take place on an ongoing basis and the vacancy may close earlier than the above closing date.

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: 17 Mar 2025

Category: NGO/Development