BITA

Summary

Vacancy: 1
Location: Cox’s Bazar (Teknaf, Ukhia)
Minimum Salary: Tk. 70000 (Monthly)
Published: 9 Oct 2024

Requirements

Education

Master degree in social science, development studies or any relevant subject from recognized University.

Responsibilities & Context

Project: Joining Forces for Food Security and Child Protection in Emergencies (JF-FS & CPiE).

Duration: Up to July 2026 (Subject to availability of fund).

BITA (Bangladesh Institute of Theatre Arts) a non-governmental organization, has been administering development initiatives focusing human rights, cultural upliftment and poverty alleviation since 1994.

The basis of development intervention in BITA is rights based approach. Following the Rohingya’s influx in Bangladesh, BITA has is set up a CPiE prevention and response program in the refugee and host community, in Cox’s Bazar district (Ukhiya and Teknaf). BITA has sequentially developed an empowerment process which starts its journey from building relationship with communities through communication, support them with raising of their awareness level, facilitating them in transforming their trust into internalization capacity to visualize self-development, make them confident to become actor from observer.

The scope of the CBCP coordinator position is to ensure child protection mechanism strengthening through the establishment and enhancing of CBCP activities for children and youth and Gender and protection transformative approaches including food security and nutrition’s in youth and community engagement. Communication with community is the core component of the program including awareness raising activities (Session, meeting, training …), life skills, advocacy activities and recreational activities based upon child development perspective in emergency setting to promote CPiE standards.

BITA has been implementing Joining Forces for Food Security and Child Protection in Emergencies (JF-FS & CPiE) project at Ukhiya and Teknaf upazila and Rohingya camps in Cox’s Bazar district supported by Plan International Bangladesh, funded by the German Federal Foreign Office (GFFO). The expected outcome of the project is improved protection of girls, boys in vulnerable situations through access to life saving, quality, gender-sensitive, & inclusive child protection, Food Security, nutrition- sensitive interventions.

What we are looking for:

Proven experience of managing team, providing training and capacity building on child protection technical areas with a variety of audiences. Previous experience working in Child Friendly Space, Community Based groups, youth engagement, advocacy and Psychosocial Support service provision. Coordination and team management. University degree in social work, psychology, social sciences or related field. Good knowledge and understanding of humanitarian principles and established international child protection minimum standards. Experience in implementing programs focusing on: working with vulnerable children, social work with children and families, working with child survivors of violence, children outside of parental care, psychosocial support, etc. Proven project/team management skills, including in monitoring and evaluation for child protection projects. Ability to work independently and as a team player who demonstrates leadership and is able to support and train local staff and also able to work with disaster affected communities in a sensitive and participatory manner. Well-developed written and oral communication skills in both English and Bengali. Able to communicate clearly and sensitively with internal and external stakeholders as a representative of BITA. This includes effective negotiation and representation skills. Works with trustworthiness and integrity and clear commitment to organizational core values and humanitarian principles. Ability to operate effectively under extreme circumstances including stress, high security risks and harsh living conditions. Works and lives with a flexible, adaptable and resilient manner. Demonstrates awareness and sensitivity to gender and diversity. Have experience and the ability to live and work in diverse cultural contexts in a culturally appropriate manner. Has capacity to make accurate self-assessment particularly in high stress and high security contexts. Knowledge of, Sphere and the Red Cross/ NGO Code of Conduct. Requires general finance, administration, information management and telecommunication skills and proficiency in information technology/ computer skills. About 4-5 years working experiences in a humanitarian context – experience in working with refugees. Fluency in English and Bangla (both reading and writing). Prior experience of working in greater Chittagong Division and knowledge of Chittagong or Rohingya is a plus.

Responsibilities:

Provide Support to project coordinator to prepare monthly, quarterly and annual work plan in line with details implementation plan (DIP). Design activity plan according to approved budget, timeframe and set up strategies how to implement activities with standard quality.
Provide supervision and ongoing mentoring to CBCP officers and facilitator on the preparation of life skills and awareness raising sessions (CPiE, youth engagement, GBV, UASC, Food security & Nutrition, DRR etc.).
Will develop strategic capacity building plan for its team to ensure their progression on life skill and CBCP activities (including child development and CFS management).
Ensure the CBCP activities reflects Inter Agencies Standards related to child Friendly spaces, Gender transformative approaches, Resilience approaches, DRR and CPiE and Child safeguarding policies.
Provide linkages with the Case Management including Family Tracing and Reunification work stream and ensure that referrals of vulnerable children from the Community Engagement team’s work are followed-up.
Support to ensure all Child Friendly Spaces attendances are documented properly and that key messages are developed in coordination with CP agencies.
Provide regular updates to Project coordinator on the progress of the implementation, challenges faced, and additional support needed.
Support the elaboration of the monthly and weekly work plan related to the implementation of the activities (coordination meetings in Ukhiya- Camps & Host).
Provide guidance and leadership to set up, supervise and monitor the psychosocial activities in the CFS (fix and mobile units) ensuring Child protection minimum standards, UNCRC, child safeguarding policies, and child/youth participation and gender balance
Set up, supervise and monitor adolescents club activities and the quality of the life skills sessions delivered by the staffs and the volunteers
Set up, supervise and monitor the CBCP component of the project: child protection community-based groups (CPCBG) activities, design and lead need assessment for strategic programming, solve issues on the field during the implementation, provide on-going support of the team to deliver the activities in a qualitative, friendly and timely manner)
Design and facilitate capacity development activities/ training ofCBCP staff, facilitator and volunteer in the areas of implementing and managing Safe Spaces (including identifying safe spaces, construction of safe spaces, types of play and psychological first aid provision, organization the space and proper management of activities and space, signs of abuse in children, referral pathways for specialized services, etc.) community based child protection (mapping of existing community structures, community dialogue and engagement, awareness raising activities, parenting sessions, etc.) and in responding to the needs of adolescents (psychosocial support, life skills, etc.)
Visit project sites regularly to supervise and monitor project activities in the camps & host communities of Ukhiya Upazila, and provide necessary support accordingly. Monitor progress and ensure that tools (including monitoring framework) and methods are in place to measure impact and results, and link with reporting requirements
Support the development of suitable gender-sensitive responses to child protection concerns and reports significant concerns on child protection and food security & nutrition. Ensure early and rigorous implementation of quality and accountability mechanisms
Document best practices and success stories and support the development of opportunities for shared learning within and across teams
Develop and hold relationships with Upazila level government officials,CiCs and other stakeholders.
Ensure that child safeguarding and gender diversity inclusion are maintained in all the project activity and locations. It includes creating safe program for program participants.

Workplace

Work at office

Employment Status

Full Time

Job Location

Cox’s Bazar (Teknaf, Ukhia)

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