PSS Officer

Job Description

Title: PSS Officer

Company Name: Terre des hommes - Cox's Bazar

Vacancy: Undefined

Job Location: Cox's Bazar

Employment Status: Contractual

Educational Requirements:
∎ University degree is required. Holders of Dramatics, Psychology, Fine Arts and Social Science background will be favored.
∎ University of Chittagong students will get preference

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 1 year(s)
∎ The applicants should have experience in the following area(s): Field or Project Organizer, Monitoring, Program Officer/ Manager, Project Coordinator/ Officer
∎ The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO

Job Context:
∎ The PSS Officer is responsible for providing support in the various CP functions, which include static and mobile PSS activities for children, adolescents and caregivers, awareness and registration activities, community mobilization, coordination meetings with camp officials and other CP PSS actors,
∎ Terre des hommes Foundation (Tdh) is an international non-profit voluntary organization working in Bangladesh since 1974. Its delegation office is located in Dhaka. The PSS Officer is to be based in the field where Tdh is planning to engage to help the displaced people came from Myanmar and the local community in accessing child protection services. The positions require direct monitoring and implementation of activities

Job Responsibilities:
∎ To implement the activities in the static and mobile Child Friendly Space and adolescent clubs
∎ To implement the activities of the Caregivers program
∎ To conduct the registration and awareness session activities of children, adolescents and caregivers
∎ Prepare, in coordination with other PSS officers and community volunteers, work plans with clear objectives and achievement benchmarks, long-term and short-term priorities and implementation plans
∎ Constantly updates the PSS TL on the project progress or on any modifications that need to be taken regarding the implementation process
∎ To refer beneficiaries with special needs or at risk, and follow up the referred cases' conditions in collaboration with the Child Protection Assistant, Team Leader and Case management team
∎ fill up the attendance and monitoring forms of the PSS activities
∎ Maintain open and professional relations with team members, promoting a strong team spirit
∎ Reports to the TL on regular basis on children, adolescent and caregivers progress in the activities
∎ Daily, Weekly and monthly report to the TL
∎ Assure that child protection standards are understood and applied and support the community volunteers in establishing a clear referral system
∎ Maintain and strengthen the relations with the other organizations dealing with CP and psychosocial support
∎ Maintain and strengthen regular contact with site management agencies and camp in charge officials
∎ Represent Tdh in field base camp coordination meetings
∎ Manage the materials used for activities and report on any lost items
∎ Any other task relevant to the position or asked by the supervisor to implement

Additional Requirements:
∎ Only females are allowed to apply
∎ Prior Work Experience: Minimum 6 month of experience in Child Protection field based PSS/CP activities with INGO or Local NGO is required.
∎ Skills and Abilities: Organized, discreet, and people oriented. Possess strong communication skills (both oral and written), able to communicate with tact and diplomacy, and be able to work effectively with employees at all levels of an organization. Skills with MS Office applications -Word, Excel, PowerPoint - and the capacity to learn new software applications.
∎ Language Proficiency: English and Bangla skills are required for writing, typing and speaking. Ability to speak the Chittagonian dialect is a MUST. English Language and Chittagonian dialect proficiency will be tested.
∎ Others:
∎ Accepts new responsibilities as and when those are assigned by the line supervisor.
∎ Tdh Regulations and Policies
∎ The post holder abides by all internal rules, regulations and policies.

Salary: Negotiable

Application Deadline: May 4, 2019

Company Information:
∎ Terre des hommes - Cox's Bazar
∎ Address : Sayeman Heritage, (floor 2), Building no - 01, Sayeman Road, Baharchara, Cox's Bazar
∎ Web : www.tdh.ch/en
∎ Business : Terre des hommes is the leading Swiss child relief agency, improving the lives of millions of the world`s most vulnerable children. TDH is a humanitarian non-Governmental, non-political, neutral and non-profit international organisation (INGO). TDH working in Bangladesh since 1974 and its work focused on Health, Nutrition and Child Relief. The Organization is considering interventions in Nutrition at Coxs Bazar among the displaced people from Myanmar

Category: NGO/Development