Senior Protection Manager - CP

Job Description

Title: Senior Protection Manager - CP

Company Name: International Rescue Committee (IRC)

Vacancy: --

Age: Na

Job Location: Cox`s Bazar (Ukhia)

Salary: --

Experience:

• 7 to 8 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO

Master’s degree in child Rights/ Gender Studies/ Social Work / Welfare, Social Science/ Human Rights/ Education/ Public Health / Development Studies or other relevant field or the equivalent in professional work.

• 7 to 8 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO

• Minimum 7 to 8 or more years of experience in Child Protection

• Experience in directly supporting child survivors of violence

• Previous experience in emergency preparedness and response as well as development context.

• Demonstrated coordination, networking and relationship building skills with key partners including government, donors, INGOs, national and local organizations, UN agencies

• Demonstrated experience in successfully leading, building, and strengthening a programming team of 60+ staff in a dynamic, challenging and changing context

• Proven experience in supervising, mentoring, and building capacity of national staff

• Strong experience, knowledge and skills in participatory methods and community development

• Proven skill of writing donor and assessment/situation report.

Department: Child Protection (CP)

Contract length: 31st August 2026 (with possibility of extension subject to funding, program needs and performance of incumbent)

Program Brief: The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world`s worst humanitarian crises, helping to restore health, safety, education, economic wellbeing, and power to people devastated by conflict and disaster. Founded in 1933 at the call of Albert Einstein, the IRC is one of the world`s largest international humanitarian non-governmental organizations (INGO), at work in more than 40 countries and 29 U.S. cities helping people to survive, reclaim control of their future and strengthen their communities. A force for humanity, IRC employees deliver lasting impact by restoring safety, dignity and hope to millions. If you`re a solution driven, passionate change-maker, come join us in positively impacting the lives of millions of people world-wide for a better future.

Since 2017, IRC has supported Rohingya Refugees and Bangladeshi nationalities communities in Cox`s Bazar, Khulna, Barisal, and Chittagong with integrated services. The organization also addresses climate change impacts by building resilience and promoting economic recovery, education, and protection.

Purpose: The Senior Protection Manager-CP will liaise with Child Protection coordinator to provide technical leadership and oversight across all CP programming in IRC Bangladesh; will conduct regular technical visits to CP teams working in all program areas to ensure that interventions are technically sound, in-line with international standards, and appropriately meet the needs and priorities of children, adolescents, and caregivers in target communities. This position is responsible for programmatic resource mobilization and advocacy related to IRC’s CP programming and overall strategic direction of the CP program.