Job Description

Title: Protection Manager (Re-Advertisement)

Company Name: International Rescue Committee (IRC)

Vacancy: --

Location: Cox's Bazar (Ukhia)

Salary: Negotiable

Experience:
∎ At least 5 years

Published: 2 Oct 2024

Education:
∎ Master of Social Science in Development studies, Gender studies, Psychology, Anthropology, Social work, or Bachelor of Law any other related field.

Requirements:

Additional Requirements:
∎ At least five years working experience including three years in protection and in which a minimum of 2 years is in a managerial level.
∎ Strong understanding of humanitarian protection principles and standards.
∎ Proven understanding of protection, working with community-based programming, and community protection and protection monitoring.
∎ Experience on data analysis both quantitative and qualitative and analytical report.
∎ Demonstrated organizational, management and reporting skills.
∎ Ability to understand and respond to contextual gender dynamics.
∎ Ability to work well both within a team and independently, strong communication skills.
∎ Ability to work under pressure with competing priorities and deadlines.
∎ Strong problem-solving skills with ability to be flexible, adaptable, and creative in a challenging and fast-moving multicultural environment.
∎ High standards written and spoken English and Bangla are required, working knowledge Chattertonian is preferred.
∎ Full professional competency in Microsoft Office Suite, especially Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint.
∎ Experience:
∎ At least five years working experience including three years in protection and in which a minimum of 2 years is in a managerial level.
∎ Knowledge, Skills & Competences:
∎ Strong understanding of humanitarian protection principles and standards.
∎ Proven understanding of protection, working with community-based programming, and community protection and protection monitoring.
∎ Experience on data analysis both quantitative and qualitative and analytical report.
∎ Demonstrated organizational, management and reporting skills.
∎ Ability to understand and respond to contextual gender dynamics.
∎ Ability to work well both within a team and independently, strong communication skills.
∎ Ability to work under pressure with competing priorities and deadlines.
∎ Strong problem-solving skills with ability to be flexible, adaptable, and creative in a challenging and fast-moving multicultural environment.
∎ High standards written and spoken English and Bangla are required, working knowledge Chattertonian is preferred.
∎ Full professional competency in Microsoft Office Suite, especially Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint.

Responsibilities & Context:
∎ Oversees the daily activities of the community-based protection, general protection case management, protection monitoring program and emergency response and coordinating regular field activities, emergency assessments, and information dissemination and ensures that program activities are responsive and executed to a high quality standard.
∎ Provide technical guidance to camp team in managing community mobilization for community-based protection structures for enabling community groups’ participation in protection discussions and facilitate community action plan and their community resilience for protection concerns in camps.
∎ Provide programmatic and operation support to general protection case management in camps at Ukhiya and Teknaf.
∎ Support team to facilitate trainings on protection, human rights, community-based protection approaches, protection mainstreaming using IRC and partner-developed modules for community groups, ensuring coordination with WPE, CP and health teams and safeguarding focal points to ensure conceptual and practical links to protection mainstreaming, inclusiveness, gender mainstreaming and safeguarding.
∎ Contribute significantly to assessing potential risks of community-based protection activities particularly dialogues with authorities and service providers, ensuring that inputs from the communities are obtained.
∎ Ensure that risk assessment is done on an ongoing basis and mitigation measures are implemented, reviewed, updated as necessary.
∎ Develop and continuously update and refine quality systems and tools for protection
∎ Monitoring to ensure the effective collection and analysis of qualitative data relating to the protection environment, including physical safety and security, freedom of movement, documentation, safe and equitable access to services, etc.
∎ Provide quality oversight of the information products coming from the MEAL Officer team in coordination with the Senior Protection Manager.
∎ Support the Senior Protection Officer and Officer - Protection to identify protection needs/risks affecting individuals, households and groups, and initiate referrals to appropriate service providers and case management in collaboration with protection monitors.
∎ Coordinate with Signpost team (Editorial Manager and Information Moderators) to strengthen community-based protection and protection monitoring and integration with two-way communications.
∎ Lead the design of capacity building program for local NGOs related to protection mainstreaming, including creation of work plans, agendas, and logistical organization of training courses.
∎ Ensure appropriate use of IRC global technical resources for all trainings, including the Protection Mainstreaming Monitoring and Evaluation System (ProMMS).
∎ Provide inputs for donor reporting. Track and regularly report on program deliverables and targets per donor requirements to the Protection Coordinator.
∎ Ensure regular field supportive monitoring of activities across the sites of operation, raising any concerns to the supervisor in a timely manner and ensure adaptations are followed through on.
∎ Ensure that ethical and sound data collection and information management is implemented for appropriate data analysis, planning, evaluation, and advocacy; working closely with the Senior Protection Manager and the Monitoring Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) team.
∎ Carry out administrative and financial tasks as needed.
∎ In collaboration with the Senior Protection Manager and Editorial Manager, ensure smooth management and integration of project work plans and budgets procurement plans, timely recruitment, and accurate reporting in accordance with IRC and donor regulations.
∎ Participate in cross-departmental collaboration and coordination with Health, Child Protection and WPE colleagues to ensure that linkages between programs are made and programs gain from protection best practice.
∎ Purpose
∎ The Manager- Protection, based in the Ukhia office will be responsible for program and operational management of the community-based protection (CBP) and protection monitoring (PM) in Bangladesh. The overall goal of the CBP and PM is to facilitate community resilience for community-based protection and provide actionable information about the protection environment in Bangladesh for the Rohingya refugees for advocacy and response targeting, and to directly facilitate information provision and referrals for vulnerable refugee populations. The Protection Manager will ensure quality CBP, case management and PM including referrals and follow ups, and ongoing responsibilities as they arise, including emergency assessments and focus groups on specific protection issues identified. The Protection Manager will report to the Senior Protection Manager and manage the senior officer - protection.
∎ Major Responsibilities
∎ Program Management and Development:
∎ Oversees the daily activities of the community-based protection, general protection case management, protection monitoring program and emergency response and coordinating regular field activities, emergency assessments, and information dissemination and ensures that program activities are responsive and executed to a high quality standard.
∎ Provide technical guidance to camp team in managing community mobilization for community-based protection structures for enabling community groups’ participation in protection discussions and facilitate community action plan and their community resilience for protection concerns in camps.
∎ Provide programmatic and operation support to general protection case management in camps at Ukhiya and Teknaf.
∎ Support team to facilitate trainings on protection, human rights, community-based protection approaches, protection mainstreaming using IRC and partner-developed modules for community groups, ensuring coordination with WPE, CP and health teams and safeguarding focal points to ensure conceptual and practical links to protection mainstreaming, inclusiveness, gender mainstreaming and safeguarding.
∎ Contribute significantly to assessing potential risks of community-based protection activities particularly dialogues with authorities and service providers, ensuring that inputs from the communities are obtained.
∎ Ensure that risk assessment is done on an ongoing basis and mitigation measures are implemented, reviewed, updated as necessary.
∎ Develop and continuously update and refine quality systems and tools for protection
∎ Monitoring to ensure the effective collection and analysis of qualitative data relating to the protection environment, including physical safety and security, freedom of movement, documentation, safe and equitable access to services, etc.
∎ Provide quality oversight of the information products coming from the MEAL Officer team in coordination with the Senior Protection Manager.
∎ Support the Senior Protection Officer and Officer - Protection to identify protection needs/risks affecting individuals, households and groups, and initiate referrals to appropriate service providers and case management in collaboration with protection monitors.
∎ Coordinate with Signpost team (Editorial Manager and Information Moderators) to strengthen community-based protection and protection monitoring and integration with two-way communications.
∎ Lead the design of capacity building program for local NGOs related to protection mainstreaming, including creation of work plans, agendas, and logistical organization of training courses.
∎ Ensure appropriate use of IRC global technical resources for all trainings, including the Protection Mainstreaming Monitoring and Evaluation System (ProMMS).
∎ Provide inputs for donor reporting. Track and regularly report on program deliverables and targets per donor requirements to the Protection Coordinator.
∎ Ensure regular field supportive monitoring of activities across the sites of operation, raising any concerns to the supervisor in a timely manner and ensure adaptations are followed through on.
∎ Ensure that ethical and sound data collection and information management is implemented for appropriate data analysis, planning, evaluation, and advocacy; working closely with the Senior Protection Manager and the Monitoring Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) team.
∎ Carry out administrative and financial tasks as needed.
∎ In collaboration with the Senior Protection Manager and Editorial Manager, ensure smooth management and integration of project work plans and budgets procurement plans, timely recruitment, and accurate reporting in accordance with IRC and donor regulations.
∎ Participate in cross-departmental collaboration and coordination with Health, Child Protection and WPE colleagues to ensure that linkages between programs are made and programs gain from protection best practice.
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Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Remuneration Package: Competitive Base Pay with Fringe Benefits (As per IRC National Pay Scale in Bangladesh)

Employment Status: Full Time

Job Location: Cox's Bazar (Ukhia)

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Company Information:
∎ International Rescue Committee (IRC)
∎ 3rd floor, Sayemon Heritage Residence, Baharchora, Cox’s Bazar

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∎ 3rd floor, Sayemon Heritage Residence, Baharchora, Cox’s Bazar

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Application Deadline: 11 Oct 2024

Category: NGO/Development