Protection Officer

Job Description

Title: Protection Officer

Company Name: Breaking the Silence (BTS)

Vacancy: 4

Age: At most 45 years

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

Salary: Tk. 52800 (Monthly)

Experience:

• At least 2 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): College, NGO

• Bachelor’s degree in related field

• At least 2 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): College, NGO

• Age At most 45 years

• Age : Age limit Maximum 45 years

• Experience Requirements:

• Minimum two years of professional experience working ideally in protection or a related field

• Previous experience working with a national NGO required, experience with protection programming preferred

• Additional Requirements

• Good English communication skills both verbal and written.

• People who have sound knowledge of Chittagonian dialect and culture will get preference.

• Strong understanding of humanitarian protection principles and standards

• Strong understanding of community-based protection and Individual protection assistance

• 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 and leadership with ability to be flexible, adaptable, and creative in a challenging and fast-moving multicultural environment

• High standards in written and spoken English and Bangla and Chittagonian is required

• Full professional competency in Microsoft Office Suite, especially Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint.

Breaking the Silence is a non-profit, voluntary organization registered with the Department of Social Services (Registration No. 05037, Date: 17 September 2000) and NGOAB (Registration No. 1642, Date: 20 May 2001). The organization works to establish child rights, prevent child abuse and child sexual abuse, prevent child marriage, accelerate child-friendly good governance, improve the quality of education at the primary and pre-primary level, prevent violence against women, empowering children and women. The organization is going to implement a project named ‘Responsive Emeregency Assistance for Communities in Humanitarian Crisis (REACH) under the Funding support from the United Nations for the Coordination of Humanitarian response (UNOCHA) and Technical Supported by IRC. The project focuses on Through its Child Protection and Protection and Rule of Law (PRoL) program, IRC delivers integrated protection interventions in targeted camps. These include structured curricula such as Psychosocial Support (PSS) and Safe Healing and Learning Spaces (SAFE), community-based child protection programming, adolescent programming, individual protection case management, Individual Protection Assistance (IPA), Cash for Protection, and wider community-based protection activities.. BTS is going to recruit a ‘Protection Officer’ for the mentioned project and the position’s desk office at Ukhiya in Cox’s Bazar District.

Project Name : Responsive Emeregency Assistance for Communities in Humanitarian Crisis (REACH)

Job Location : Ukhiya and Teknaf Upazila in Cox’s Bazar District

Job Purpose:

The Protection Officer will be responsible for community-based protection (CBP), individual protection assistance, monitoring protection concerns (rights violations, discrimination, and exclusion) among the Rohingya refugee population in a manner that protects the safety, confidentiality, and dignity of the refugee and host communities. The Protection Officer will be supervised by the Senior Protection Officer.

Job Description / Responsibilities:

Quality Program Implementation:

Establish and strengthening of community-based protection committee at camp and host community location through capacity building to CBP members

Conduct monthly meeting and support to identify the protection risk, and develop an action plan and support for implement and follow-up.

Identifying protection need assessment towards the vulnerable people and support through IPA (Individual Protection Assistance) and referral services.

Ensure the data security protocols are in place and followed by all protection monitors to ensure that sensitive and identifying information is not shared and that procedures are understood for dealing with security breaches.

Identify and refer individuals to appropriate service providers with evidence.

Utilize digital data collection system based on tablets for data collection and uploading; participates in protection monitoring activities in the digital system, data cleaning, and regular debriefing and supervision of digital data collection activities.

Directly translate protection data from Bangla/Chittagonian to English to produce a clear, protection-focused report and translate and follow up on red flag protection-related issues.

Weekly analyze data and highlight trends and protection needs in reporting to Senior Protection Officer.

Do awareness programs and community engagement on different protection concerns in camp.

Keep records through the digital system of the urgent protection needs identified and the actions taken to assist affected Person of Concern (PoCs).

Work in emergency situations e.g., cyclone, monsoon, COVID-19 with discussion with Sr. Protection Officers and Manager.

Sr. Protection Officer and Manager in need of assessment approval and monthly project report to CIC, 5W report, Sitrep, and protection monitoring report for BTS.

Coordinate with partner for service referral of beneficiaries in camp and host community

Maintain remote communication with volunteers whenever access to the camp is restricted or during emergencies.

Work to strengthen BTS relationship with refugees, refugee/host community leaders, and municipal actors to maintain good access to PoCs.

Perform other duties, as needed or requested by the supervisor.

Coordinate with the security team when needed / in case of emergency/ protection issue.

Facilitate trainings in field and report in collaboration with Sr. Protection Officers.

Coordination and advocacy:

Dedicatedly develop and maintain effective working relationships with other programs, key partners, including, government actors, UN agencies, international and local NGOs, and other relevant actors, establishing BTS as one of the leaders in protection.

Major Challenges/Difficulties of this Role

Daily travel to the camps

Working under pressure

Coordination with many actors

Deliverables

Formation and strengthening of community-based protection.

Identify potential beneficiaries (direct or in coordination with UNHCR) and endure IPA or referral services and follow-up.

Identify key protection concerns at camp level and share them with the supervisor and refer them to the appropriate service provider at camp level.

Develop and maintain a work network with other actors for the purpose of referring to identified cases.

Standard of Professional Conduct

I BTS employees are required to abide by the values and principles outlined in the BTS Way – Code of Conduct which are Integrity, Service, and Accountability. In accordance with these values, BTS operates and enforces policies on Beneficiary Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Harassment-Free Workplace, Fiscal Integrity, Anti-Retaliation, Combating Trafficking in Persons and several others.

Gender Equality & Equal Opportunity

We are committed to narrowing the gender gap in leadership positions. We offer generous benefits that provide an enabling environment for women to participate in our workforce including parental leave, gender-sensitive security protocols and other supportive benefits and allowances. We welcome and strongly encourage qualified female professionals to apply.

We are an equal-opportunity employer and value diversity in our organization. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. Are you ready to join the most dynamic team?

Others: Any other duties that may be assigned by the management of organization.

Employment Status: Full-time

Tenure of Services Contract: 3 (Three) Months probation period. After successful completion of the probation period, based on the performance of the staff and recommendation from the supervisor, the post may be continued till the project’s lifetime.

• Gross: Taka 52,800.00 (Fifty Two Thousand Eight Hundred only ) Per Month

• 2 days weekend

• Bonus (One month equivalent salary)

• After confirmation the job, 5% salary deduction from Basic salary for depositing BTS Staff welfare fund.

• Office time, Annual Leave, Increment & other facilities will be applicable as per ‘Recruitment and Human Resource Management Policy’ of Breaking the Silence.