RECRUITMENT ANNOUNCEMENT

Position Title

Emergency Project Coordinator-Child Protection (This is a re-advertisement. Those who have applied for this position earlier this month, do not require to apply)

Number of positions

1 Positions

Position Location:

Cox’s Bazar

Desired date for taking-up duty:

November 30, 2017

Salary conditions:

Negotiable

 

Terre des hommes Foundation is an International Voluntary Organization working in Bangladesh since 1974 and its work focused on Health, Nutrition and Child Relief. The Organization is considering interventions in WASH, Child Protection, and Health at Cox’s Bazar among the displaced people from Myanmar and looking to hire the above positons to be filled in initially for 2 months with hope to expand for further period subject to Govt. approval. The position is based at Cox’s Bazar and around.

 

Terms of Reference

  • Coordinate and supervise the CP intervention by planning, monitoring and evaluating project activities in accordance with grant agreements and Tdh quality standards;
  • Manage the case management component by ensuring proper referrals and follow up
  • Prepare, in coordination with key staff, work plans with clear objectives and achievement benchmarks, long-term and short-term priorities, implementation plans, financial projections and evaluation tools;
  • Update, in collaboration with the team, the outputs of the program and propose adjustments if necessary for ongoing activities.
  • Constantly updates the PM on the project progress or on any modifications that need to be taken regarding the implementation process;
  • Ensure the best use of resources and support the Financial Officer in the preparation of sound budgets and monitoring project expenses;
  • Conduct frequent field visits to all project sites;
  • If necessary, establish an efficient remote control mechanism in case of not accessible areas due to security reasons;
  • Maintain open and professional relations with team members, promoting a strong team spirit and providing oversight and guidance to enable staff to successfully perform in their positions;
  • Support the PM in reporting to donors through both formal and informal briefings, annual and semi-annual reports, and maintain ongoing dialogue;
  • Weekly and monthly report to the PM;
  • Monitor the weekly meeting organized by the Team Leader and its team.
  • Assure that child protection standards are understood and applied and support the Team Leaders in establishing a clear referral system.
  • Maintain and strengthen the relations with the other organization dealing with CP and psychosocial support.
  • Represent Tdh in field base multi agency and overall interagency cluster where appropriate;
  • Participate in the planning of new project proposals and in the implementation of assessment for new projects based on the strategy approved by the Delegation.
  • Any other task relevant to the position.

Required skills and qualifications:
Educational Requirements:

  • Masters in Social Welfare, Psychology, Social Science, or any other relevant study

Experience Requirements

  • At least 5 years experience in the similar job with INGO with at least 2 years in leading team.
  • Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office
  • Project management experience
  • Ability to work within the policies, standards, procedures and the vision, mission and core values of Terre des hommes Foundation;
  • Good planning, organization, problem-solving, decision-making and liaison skills;
  • Strong team work and communication skills
  • Need to have strong leadership skill
  • Ability to adopt to changes
  • Excellent language skills both English, Bengali and Chittagong local

Application:

If qualifies please send your soft application addressed to The Country Representative, Terre des hommes Foundation at delegation@bd.tdh.net with 'CP Coordinator' in the subject field. The deadline for application is by 5 p.m. 20th November 2017.

Application must include Cover letter, include current salary (or salary last drawn), names of two former line supervisors including immediate past to serve as references with phone and email contact information.

Only properly complete applications and qualified candidates will be considered for short-listing.

Recruitment procedure follows the Terre des hommes Child Protection Policy. Tdh is an equal opportunity organization. Any form of persuasion will be treated as disqualification.