Child Protection Officer (MHPSS) -Ukhiya Base

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Summary

  • Vacancy: —
  • Location: Cox’s Bazar (Ukhia)
  • Salary: Tk. 55800 – 65844 (Monthly)
  • Experience: At least 2 years
  • Published: 12 Dec 2024

 

Requirements

Education

  • Bachelor’s in Psychology, Educational Psychology, School Psychology, Counselling Psychology, Social science, Anthropology, Gender studies

Experience

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

Additional Requirements

  • Minimum 2 years relevant experience in Rohingya context is desired for this position
  • Proficiency in implementing structured PSS activities and curriculums
  • Experience in budget planning, tracking, and project implementation.
  • Skilled in capacity building and delivering technical guidance to teams.
  • Clear Understanding of the issues the project must work on
  • Knowledge of the Rohingya refugee crisis and Response
  • Basic IT knowledge (Microsoft Office, Internet, excel)
  • Knowledge of child protection systems in Bangladesh
  • Excellent facilitation skills
  • Ability to speak Chittagong/Rohingya Bengali, English both written and verbal is an added advantage
  • Compassion, empathy, and strong interpersonal skills.
  • Good conceptual and practical Knowledge on the Child Protection System in Bangladesh
  • Good knowledge and skills in Child Protection minimum standard and Child Protection in Emergency
  • Good training and facilitation skills
  • Community engagement and participation
  • Excellent communication, networking skills and active listening abilities
  • Competent in using MS Word, MS Excel and PowerPoint presentations effectively.
  • Ability to work under stressful conditions and adapt effectively to local culture and situations.
  • Understanding of and commitment to maintaining patient confidentiality and privacy.
  • Team player with the capacity to work collaboratively within a team.
  • Basic knowledge of mental health conditions and treatment approaches (specific requirements may vary by employer).
  • Strong leadership and team supervision capabilities.
  • Effective communication and coordination skills across teams and stakeholders.
  • Excellent organizational and time-management abilities in high-pressure environments.
  • Problem-solving and analytical thinking for managing complex cases.
  • Commitment to ethical practices and safeguarding principles.

Responsibilities & Context

Responsibility-1: Technical Support and Supervision

  • Coordinate Child protection activities including MPCCs and all its integrated programs implementation, Community-based child protection mechanisms, and adolescent clubs’ activities / according to the agreed plan of action.
  • Ensure the PM+ intervention is successfully implemented in the project areas;
  • Organize meetings with key stakeholders at the local level, Implement and monitor project activities towards the realization of project outputs in a timely and effective manner.
  • Coordinate with all agencies on child protection while working with the Camp in Charge, the donor, and other actors to ensure compliance with inter-agency and Tdh standards for implementing child protection activities.
  • Monitor the progress of activity implementation to ensure the highest quality standards and accountability based on LEAP framework, the IASC and Tdh standards.
  • Contribute to different Assessments including child-led safety mapping and community consultations.
  • Conduct outreach to identify the most vulnerable children (with a focus on the inclusion of children with disabilities and other vulnerabilities) and their caregivers and encourage their participation in PSS activities and community engagement activities.
  • Document registration, consent, referrals, and attendance in TdH’s databases.
  • Support Implementation of structured, non-structured, static, outreach PSS activities for well-being and building resilience.
  • Prepare weekly/monthly work plans with clear objectives setting short-term, mid-term and long-term targets priorities.
  • Prepare regular PSS activity report and contribute to monthly programmatic reports as per need.
  • Facilitate internal and external referrals of children in need of additional support, care or protection and other specialized support.
  • Conduct participatory M&E activities to collect beneficiaries’ feedback and opinions on the quality and satisfaction with the activities and ensure this feedback informs implementation.
  • With the support of PSS Technical Specialist provide supervision to PSS Assistant.
  • Support the PSS Assistants by providing effective mentorship, coaching and guidance to community volunteers, security guards and other volunteers.
  • Provide support and coordinate with Case Management, Mental Health, and GBV Team to implement project activities effectively and achieve the project goal efficiently.
  • Collect quantitative and qualitative PSS data, data entry and the safe and confidential documentation storage;

Responsibility-2: Capacity building

  • Provide training and mentoring support to community volunteers on required topics, including Child Protection, MPCC management, communication with children, PFA, creative activities, positive discipline, life skills and the use of local traditional materials.
  • Plan CP mainstreaming with other response staff to implement project activities that adhere to the policeis
  • Disseminate Tdh and CPSS sub-sector’s CP tools and guidelines, protocols and SOPs to all the team members in the respective camp and ensure they understand it properly.
  • Conduct orientation on CP and PSEA, Codes of Conduct and ensure every new staff sign and volunteer, visitors, and casuals involved in children activities adhere to them.
  • Map potential local or community-level CP partners/ Stakeholders, identify their strengths and capacity, gaps and develop a capacity-building plan for them.
  • Support Community Based Child Protection Committees (CBCPC) to be functioning through training, and coaching on CP-related topics such as referrals, response and prevention of VAWC, and case management including child marriage and trafficking.
  • Conduct regular meetings (weekly based with staff and monthly meetings with parents, volunteers and community leaders and use them as coaching opportunities on CP issues.

Responsibility-3: Coordination, Networking and representation:

  • Represent Tdh in child protection focal meetings, Camp coordination, and meetings at the Camp level and establish strategic partnerships with other CP actors in that camp.
  • Establish appropriate contacts with local counterparts at all levels within the camp.
  • Establish and maintain efficient coordination and collaboration with target beneficiaries, community members, Tdh partners, CP and non-CP actors, formal and informal authorities, Site management, CiCs and other key actors.
  • Participate in fora and meetings held at the Camp level in Her/ His field of expertise, when relevant and necessary;
  • Responsibility-4: Child Protection/ Safeguarding:
  • Ensure all staffs including PSS Assistant and volunteers and oriented and signed on Tdh Safeguarding policy,
  • Conduct regular refreshers session on safeguarding and other CoC related awareness raising sessions.
  • Ensure safe, accessible, child-sensitive reporting mechanisms are in place for reporting any kind of safeguarding concerns.
  • Promote inclusion and equal access for every child, paying particular attention to the most vulnerable and at-risk children and children with disabilities
  • Always maintain strict confidentiality regarding information and data sharing of beneficiaries.
  • Report serious cases of abuse committed against children to the CP Project Manager/ CP Coordinator; strict confidentiality must be respected.
  • Promote, and ensure project activities are in line with the Child Protection Minimum Standards and humanitarian principles.
  • Ensure that project activities are well-integrated in the Bangladesh Child Protection System and humanitarian coordination practices and guidelines.
  • Ensure Tdh Global Code of Conduct is respected at all times, cases of abuse are reported through established reporting channels in a timely and confidential manner.
  • Fully comply with Tdh Global Code of Conduct and ensure Child Safeguarding Standards are upheld at all times.

Skills & Expertise

Budgeting

MHPSS

Compensation & Other Benefits

  • Mobile bill, Weekly 2 holidays
  • Festival Bonus: 2
  • Severance Pay
  • Life Insurance for employees
  • Health Insurance for the employees and dependents

Workplace

Work at office

Employment Status

Contractual

Job Location

Cox’s Bazar (Ukhia)

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