Protection Officer

Job Description

Title: Protection Officer

Company Name: Centre for Disability in Development

Vacancy: 01

Age: at most 45 years

Location: Noakhali (Hatiya)

Salary: Tk. 80000 (Monthly)

Experience:
∎ At least 2 years
∎ The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s):NGO

Published: 24 Jun 2025

Education:
∎ Minimum 4 years Bachelor degree in any disciple from reputed government and private universities;
∎ Having a Masters degree in Development Studies, Social Science, Public Health, Management, Sociology, Anthropology and/or other relevant principle is desired but not mandatory.
∎ Minimum 4 years Bachelor degree in any disciple from reputed government and private universities;
∎ Having a Masters degree in Development Studies, Social Science, Public Health, Management, Sociology, Anthropology and/or other relevant principle is desired but not mandatory.
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Requirements:

Additional Requirements:
∎ Age at most 45 years
∎ • Working experience in Bhasanchar/Rohingya response will be preferable.
∎ • Excellent facilitation skills.
∎ • Experience working in an organization with specialty in functional rehabilitation/INGO will be treated as an added advantage.
∎ • Ability to work independently within a team with minimal guidance.
∎ • Ability to work under specific deadline.
∎ • Persons with disabilities and Gender sensitive.
∎ • Familiar with Core Humanitarian Principle
∎ • Local (Chittagong Division) candidates will be given preference
∎ • Ability to communicate in a courteous and professional manner with project stakeholders as applicable.
∎ • Ability to work with the project management stakeholders - CDD & HI as required.
∎ • Excellent in time management and ability to take on multi-tasks.
∎ • Considering the humanitarian setting, the successful applicant should be mentally prepared to work for long hours and if necessary, during weekend and holidays.
∎ • Assist to program intervention in the camp level according to the project work plan
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Responsibilities & Context:
∎ The Centre for Disability in Development (CDD) is a not for profit organization established in 1996 to develop a more inclusive society for persons with disabilities. CDD simultaneously builds technical capacities of the development stakeholders and the communities in how to be more inclusive whilst also enabling persons with a disability to participate in society by strengthening their leadership and providing them with essential rehabilitation and other supports.
∎ CDD is one of the most renowned organizations in the field of disability-inclusive development. CDD’s work in Bangladesh is supported by international and national donor agencies/development partners. CDD offers an inclusive, amicable, and respectable work environment.
∎ The Ramon Magsaysay Award (Asian version of the Noble prize) has been awarded to its Executive Director in 2010. In 2018, CDD was recognized by the Government of Bangladesh as one of the best organizations working on disability and development issues.
∎ CDD is now accepting application for one ‘Protection Officer’ for the project titled “Inclusive Emergency Assistance to Crisis-affected Rohingya Population in CXB and BC, Bangladesh” which will be implemented with the support of HI. The duration of the project is till December 2025.
∎ Job Location: Bhasanchar, Hatiya, Noakhali
∎ *** Job Responsibilities:
∎ • Facilitation of Protection Awareness Session.
∎ • Processing of Community Referral as needed.
∎ • Supporting Accounts department with the necessary documentation.
∎ • Supporting the Project team with Protection related issues.
∎ • Attending sectoral level meetings as instructed.
∎ • Assist beneficiaries in lodging their requests with regards to Alternative Assistance Collection.
∎ • Attending relevant discussions on different levels including but not limited to CDD, HI, UNHCR, & GoB.
∎ • Identification of beneficiaries in need of disability inclusive protection services.
∎ • Participate in Disability Profiling exercise in Bhasanchar.
∎ • Supervision of relevant volunteers.
∎ • Asssisting the Team Leader and other departments in ensuring timely procurement and thereby rendering of protection services in Bhasanchar.
∎ • Support in arranging training, workshop and other day observation activities.
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∎ Safeguarding Responsibilities:
∎ • Adhere to CDD's Children and Adults at Risk Safeguarding policy, ensuring the safety and well-being of all project participants.
∎ • Promote a safe and secure environment for all participants and stakeholders of the project.
∎ • Report any safeguarding concerns promptly and follow the designated reporting procedures.
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∎ Additional responsibilities:
∎ • Perform any other responsibility/ special duty delegated by project and CDD management.
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∎ *** Job Context:
∎ The Centre for Disability in Development (CDD) is a not for profit organization established in 1996 to develop a more inclusive society for persons with disabilities. CDD simultaneously builds technical capacities of the development stakeholders and the communities in how to be more inclusive whilst also enabling persons with a disability to participate in society by strengthening their leadership and providing them with essential rehabilitation and other supports.
∎ CDD is one of the most renowned organizations in the field of disability-inclusive development. CDD’s work in Bangladesh is supported by international and national donor agencies/development partners. CDD offers an inclusive, amicable, and respectable work environment.
∎ The Ramon Magsaysay Award (Asian version of the Noble prize) has been awarded to its Executive Director in 2010. In 2018, CDD was recognized by the Government of Bangladesh as one of the best organizations working on disability and development issues.
∎ CDD is now accepting application for one ‘Protection Officer’ for the project titled “Inclusive Emergency Assistance to Crisis-affected Rohingya Population in CXB and BC, Bangladesh” which will be implemented with the support of HI. The duration of the project is till December 2025.
∎ Job Location: Bhasanchar, Hatiya, Noakhali
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Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ T/A, Mobile bill, Weekly 2 holidays
∎ Prorata basis festival bonus
∎ Limited Life and Health Insurance
∎ Prorata basis festival bonus
∎ Limited Life and Health Insurance

Workplace:
∎ Work at office

Employment Status: Contractual

Job Location: Noakhali (Hatiya)

Read Before Apply:

• CDD respects rights and dignity of all human beings including children, women, older persons, all sex, indigenous community and persons with disabilities. CDD complies with its child and vulnerable adult safeguarding policy and code of conduct. All staff of CDD must sign and adhere to this code of conduct.

• Persons with Disabilities, Women, Third Gender and candidates from indigenous communities who meet the requirements are strongly encouraged to apply. Requirements may be relaxed for candidates belonging to these groups.

• CDD reserves the right to initiate interviews and the selection process with the aim of identifying an appropriate candidate as quickly as possible. Only short-listed candidates will be called for interview. All applications will be treated according to the merit and with strict confidentiality.

• You are cordially requested not to apply if the salary range, job location, contract duration and other terms and conditions mentioned in the advertisement does not match your expectation.

• CDD is an equal opportunity employer. Any form of personal persuasion, e-mail or phone call will result in disqualification of candidature.

• Selected candidates will have to go through a rigorous reference and background checking process.

• This is an urgent recruitment and applications will be viewed on a rolling basis. Therefore applicants are requested to apply early. CDD reserves the right to complete the process before the stated deadline to adhere to the urgent nature of the vacancy.

Company Information:
∎ Centre for Disability in Development
∎ A-18/6, Genda, Savar, Dhaka-1340
∎ www.cdd.org.bd
∎ The Centre for Disability in Development (CDD) is a not for profit organization established in 1996 to develop a more inclusive society for persons with a disability. CDD`s mission is to address this by simultaneously educating the community in how to be more inclusive whilst also enabling persons with a disability to participate in society by providing them with essential supports. In this way persons with disabilities can be given the same rights, freedoms, dignity and quality of life as everyone else. CDD respects rights and dignity of all human beings including children, women and persons with disabilities . All staff members of CDD must sign a Child safeguarding Code of Conduct.

Address::
∎ A-18/6, Genda, Savar, Dhaka-1340
∎ www.cdd.org.bd
∎ The Centre for Disability in Development (CDD) is a not for profit organization established in 1996 to develop a more inclusive society for persons with a disability. CDD`s mission is to address this by simultaneously educating the community in how to be more inclusive whilst also enabling persons with a disability to participate in society by providing them with essential supports. In this way persons with disabilities can be given the same rights, freedoms, dignity and quality of life as everyone else. CDD respects rights and dignity of all human beings including children, women and persons with disabilities . All staff members of CDD must sign a Child safeguarding Code of Conduct.

Application Deadline: 30 Jun 2025

Category: NGO/Development