ActionAid Bangladesh is looking for suitable candidates for the following position:

Coordinator – Child Protection (Response & Prevention)

Job Summary:

The Coordinator – Child Protection (Response & Prevention) is responsible for planning, implementing, coordinating, and ensuring the quality of child protection response and prevention interventions. The position ensures child protection programming is rights-based and child-centered, and compliant with ActionAid’s policies, national legislation, inter-agency standards, and donor requirements within humanitarian and refugee contexts.

Key responsibilities include (not limited to):

Program Planning and Implementation

• Support the project manager to design, implementation, and monitoring of child protection response and prevention activities.
• Ensure CP case management services are delivered in line with inter-agency CP Case Management Guidelines and national frameworks.
• Oversee prevention interventions addressing child marriage, child labor, abuse, neglect, and exploitation.
• Ensure integration of child protection risk mitigation across all programme activities.
• Support development of work plans, implementation strategies, and activity schedules aligned with approved budgets.

Child Protection Response (Case Management)

• Provide technical oversight to CP case management, including identification, assessment, case planning, referrals, follow-up, and closure.
• Ensure Best Interest Procedures (BIP/BID) are applied where required.
• Maintain ethical, confidential, and safe information management practices, including use of CPIMS+ where applicable.
• Coordinate referrals with GBV, Health, MHPSS, Education, and Legal actors.
• Participate in case conferences and provide guidance on complex or high-risk cases. 

Child Protection Prevention and Community Engagement

• Lead prevention programming through community awareness, caregiver engagement, adolescent initiatives, and community-based child protection mechanisms.
• Strengthen community structures to identify, prevent, and respond to child protection risks.
• Promote meaningful, safe, and age-appropriate participation of children and adolescents.
• Support development and dissemination of CP IEC and behavior change communication materials. 

Supervision, Capacity Building, and Team Management

• Supervise CP Officers and Case Workers through regular coaching, mentoring, and performance reviews.
• Facilitate capacity-building initiatives on CP case management, CPIMS+, safeguarding, PSEA, and child-friendly approaches.
• Ensure staff wellbeing through supportive supervision and promote self-care practices.
• Ensure all team members adhere to ActionAid’s Code of Conduct and safeguarding policies. 

 Coordination, Representation, and Advocacy

• Represent ActionAid Bangladesh in CP Sub-Sector meetings, coordination forums, and technical working groups.
• Maintain coordination with CiC offices, SMS agencies, UN agencies, and partner organizations.
• Contribute to joint assessments, referral pathway updates, and inter-agency planning processes.
• Advocate for child rights, mainstreaming protection, and improved access to services for children at risk. 

Monitoring, Reporting, and Compliance

• Ensure timely, accurate, and quality reporting in line with donor and organizational requirements.
• Contribute to donor reports, situation reports, success stories, and lessons learned.
• Monitor programme indicators and support data-driven decision-making.
• Support audits, evaluations, and donor visits related to child protection programming.

Safeguarding, Security, and Risk Management

• Ensure safeguarding, PSEA, and child protection policies are implemented across all activities.
• Identify and mitigate child protection risks linked to programme implementation.
• Ensure functional, safe, and child-friendly complaint and feedback mechanisms.
• Follow ActionAid security protocols and promote a safe working environment for staff and communities.

Relationships

The incumbent will report to the Project Manager.

Required Educational Qualifications and Experiences

• Bachelor’s degree in social work, Psychology, Sociology, Child Development, or related discipline (Master’s degree preferred). 
• Minimum 4-5 years of experience in child protection programming in humanitarian or development contexts.
• At least 2 years’ experience in coordination or supervisory role.
• Strong experience in CP case management and prevention programming.
• Experience working in refugees or emergency settings is highly desirable.

Required Technical Competencies

• Strong understanding of Child Protection Minimum Standards and CP Case Management Guidelines.
• Familiarity with CPIMS+ and information management principles.
• Proven capacity in supervision, training, and quality assurance.
• Strong coordination, reporting, and analytical skills. 
• Commitment to feminist leadership and human rights-based approaches
• Accountability and integrity
• Respect for diversity and inclusion
• Strong communication and teamwork
• Ability to work under pressure and manage competing priorities. 

Application instructions

Only those who meet the above requirements are requested to apply following these
instructions:

• The last date of application is 29 December 2025. Due to emergency, recruitment will be on rolling. The interested candidates are requested to apply early before deadline
• Please Click Here to submit your application.

ActionAid Bangladesh has a non-negotiable policy of ZERO TOLERANCE towards Sexual Harassment, Exploitation and Abuse (SHEA), Child Protection Policy and other relevant safeguarding policies and expects all employees to abide by the Safeguarding Policies and Code of Conduct of ActionAid Bangladesh.

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