VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

E-Zone HRM Limited is a management consulting group providing one-stop solutions to clients who seek improved and sustainable profitability through the effective use of their people and resources. We specialize in delivering innovative and value added services that promote revenue growth and cost containment.

E-Zone HRM Limited has a formal agreement with one of the United Nations Agency to provide outsourcing services under a third party contract.

E-Zone HRM Limited is now accepting applications from Bangladeshi Nationals for the following vacancies under third party outsourcing contract modality:

Violence Against Children and Women Program Coordinator

Duty Station: Base in Dhaka but mandatory two weeks travel in different division for field mission on rotation basis including Mymensingh, Khulna, Barishal, Sylhet, Rangpur, Rajshai and Chattogram

Contract Duration: 12 months

Number of Vacancies: 04 (Four)

Contract Type:  Contract with E-Zone.

Contract Start Date: 1st January, 2023

Reporting to: Child Protection Manager (Harmful Practices), UN Agency, Dhaka.

Purpose:

The objective of this ToR is to hire contractors to provide support and ensure regular monitoring and implementation of child protection (harmful practices and violence against children) programs under the direct supervision of the child protection manager (harmful practices and violence against children) In Dhaka. The contractor will be responsible to build the capacity of government officials and other relevant stakeholders. S/he will provide technical support in close coordination with other sector focal points and will be accountable for reporting the program’s progress.

The specific objectives are as follows:

  • To provide technical support to roll-out child protection resource packages, including Positive Parenting, Online Safety, COVID-19 handouts, End Child marriage, Gender Based Violence (GBV), Violence against Children and Women (VACW), use of toll-free child helpline (1098) to- i) MoWCA including Bangladesh Shishu Academy (BSA); ii) Division of Women Affairs (DWA) field officials, Kishor Kishori clubs (KKCs) and Gender Promoters and Accelerated Protection for Children (APC) clubs; iii) Front line workers of APC and KKC project; iv) Parents, caregivers and CBCPC members; v) Social Workers and other relevant CP actors; vi) health facilities; vii) school premises.
  • To ensure monitoring and implementation of the child protection -harmful practices (HP) and violence against children and women- (VACW) program in coordination and collaboration with government and other relevant stakeholders.
  • To enhance coordination and capacity building of social workforce and community volunteers and to ensure identification and referral of cases of violence are established and fully functioning.

Description of the major assignments:

  • Capacity building in line with national sustainability strategy and violence against children UN Agency internal strategy, Child Protection Program Strategy Note (CP PSN) and national VAC action plan.
  • Quality Child Protection (HP and VAC) Program implementation
  • Coordination and collaboration with community volunteers to establish and community-based system and family-strengthening approach
  • Ensure supply and logistics
  • Monitoring, evaluation, and quality assurance
  • Reporting and documentation
  • Supporting in Financial management and capacity building

B. Background:

National trends show that children are subjected to increasing levels of violence. According to the Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2019, 89% of children aged 1 to 14 years experienced physical punishment and/or psychological aggression by caregivers in the previous month, up 6.5% from 2012-13 . Buildings on this 35% of parents still believe in using physical punishment as a discipline tool for their children . Child marriage remains prevalent, with 51% of children being married before they reach the age of 18 . Along with the traditional forms of violence, children are now being exposed to violence in a new realm – online. In Bangladesh, the increasing internet penetration rate is increasing children’s risk of exposure to inappropriate content and online violence including other threats like cyber bullying, online sexual abuse, online sexual exploitation, cyber radicalization, online attacks, fraud, and online enticement.

In 2021 UN Agency Child Protection Section has experienced meaningful changes in terms of modality of implementation, which main goal is the scalability and sustainability of harmful practices preventive programs. A significant change has also been a stronger investment in cross-sectoral programming with health and education sectors. Additionally, a revision of UN Agency child protection harmonized resources package is being undertaken to focus further on building child safeguarding systems for children and boosting the community and family strengthening approach. Finally, an expansion in collaboration with several governmental officials, in the framework of a new country program cycle starting from January 2022 until 2026, is bringing the section to invest further in building the capacity of partners in line with the new child protection strategy note and the violence against children strategy.

C. Objectives, Purpose, and Expected Results:

The objective of this ToR is to VCAW Coordinators to provide supports, ensure regular monitoring and  implementation of child  protection  (harmful practices and violence against children) program under the direct supervision of the child protection manager (harmful practices and violence against children) In Dhaka. The contractor will be responsible to build the capacity of government officials and other relevant stakeholders and will provide technical support in close coordination with other sector focal points and will be accountable for reporting the progress of the program.

The specific objectives are as follows:

  • To provide technical support to roll-out child protection resource packages, including Positive Parenting, Online Safety, COVID-19 handouts, End Child marriage, Gender Based Violence (GBV), Violence against Children and Women (VACW), use of toll-free child helpline (1098) to- i) MoWCA including Bangladesh Shishu Academy (BSA); ii) Division of Women Affairs (DWA) field officials, Kishor Kishori clubs (KKCs) and Gender Promoters and Accelerated Protection for Children (APC) clubs; iii) Front line workers of APC and KKC project; iv) Parents, caregivers and CBCPC members; v) Social Workers and other relevant CP actors; vi) health facilities; vii) school premises.
  • To ensure monitoring and implementation of the child protection -harmful practices (HP) and violence against children and women- (VACW) programme in coordination and collaboration with government and other relevant stakeholders.
  • To enhance coordination and capacity building of social workforce and community volunteers and to ensure identification and referral of cases of violence are established and fully functioning.

D. Description of Assignment:

  • Capacity building in line with national sustainability strategy and violence against children UN Agency internal strategy, Child Protection Program Strategy Note (CP PSN) and national VAC action plan.
  • Quality Child Protection (HP and VAC) Program implementation.
  • Coordination and collaboration with community volunteers to establish and community-based system and family-strengthening approach
  • Capacity Building of the adolescent club members, parents, caregivers, CBCPC and other relevant Child Protection actors
  • Ensure supply and logistics
  • Monitoring, evaluation, and quality assurance
  • Reporting and documentation
  • Supporting in Financial management and capacity building
  • Any other responsibilities as required and requested by the Supervsior

E. Deliverables:

Assignment Deliverables Schedule
  • Mapping service referral system and develop coordination plan including Probation services, Police Stations, Local NGOs, GBV Specialised organizations and government line departments
  • Mapping of comprehensive adolescent health and wellbeing services, health facilities, public schools and referral pathway established
  • Establish a sub-national coordination with Working Committees led by Government Child Welfare Board, CP and GBV working group, District Child Marriage prevention committee
  • List of service delivery points and referral system are mapped and developed
  • Joint Plan with health section and agreed action point
  • Service referred mechanism developed for mental health and SRHR at AFHS
  • Documentation, event completion, report preparation and action points follow up
 		 15 Dec,2022- 15 Dec,2023
  • Provide technical support to develop and establish a child safeguarding reporting system in public schools with support of education section.
  • Ensure capacity development of adolescents, teachers and SMC members on HP & VAC issue and prevention of Child Marriage
  • Implement capacity development plan of government officials from DWA, Shishu Academy, DSS staff trained on Positive parenting, HP and VAC Promotion of Positive parenting
 
  • Joint action plan developed with district Education Department with support of UN Agency Education Section.
  • Database on number of schools established child safeguarding reporting system
  • Evidence and demonstration of Child Protection reporting and responding mechanism
  • Database of trained teacher, SMC and parents
  • Monthly coordination report with Line departments
 		 15 Dec,2022- 15 Dec,2023
  • Provide Coaching and technical support to BSA, Ministry of Youth and Sport (MoYS), DWA Officials for Quality implementation of children and adolescent clubs
  • Monitor the capacity building process of the children and adolescent club members parents caregivers
  • Coordination with communication platform or network supported by C4D for children and adolescent engagement and participation
  • Organize regular coordination meeting with DSS Local government and MoYS , MoLE, MoWCA and other officials for establishing a community baed system
  • Supervise the quality implantation of CBCPC ToR and action plan
  • Follow up and implantation of the action plan of the CBCPC committees
  • Database of children  and adolescent clubs ; Bangladesh Shinshu Academy, adolescent, friendly corners, public schools etc.
  • Training completion report
  • Event report jointly conducted C4D
  • Meeting minutes
  • Action plan of CBCPC committees
  • Monitoring Checklist
  • Action Plan tracker
 15 Dec,2022- 15 Dec,2023
  • Monitor financial management and support technically district women affairs office ( DWAO), UN Agency zone office and APC project as per of the regular monitoring  of financial  expenditures  (DCT and liquidation)
  • DCT and liquidation processed
  • Monthly and weekly financial report
 15 Dec,2022- 15 Dec,2023
  • Prepare required program documentation/report event /database
  • Conduct technical supervision and coaching of children and adolescent club and offices of the relevant line department of the government
  • Reporting to centre level a weekly and monthly basis.
  • Event report, database
  • Field visit report
  • Meeting minutes
15 Dec,2022- 15 Dec,2023

F. Reporting and Deliverables Requirements:

Reporting to Child Protection Manager  (Harmful Practices) daily. Weekly plan and reports as well as monthly reports are required and will be planned as per the ToR’s deliverables.

G. Consultancy Cost:

Each Coordinator will get BDT 225,000 per month. Travel cost at actual and DSA as per the decision of the management.      
                                                                                                                                                    

H. Administrative Issues:

  • Ensure payment by E-Zone on due time, the Supervisor will forward Ensure payment by E-Zone on due time, the Supervisor will forward the certified attendance sheet and confirmation of receiving expected deliverables for the respective period.
  • VACW Coordinators will be responsible for paying all taxes as per government rules and regulations. E-Zone will make statutory deductions towards income tax as per government rules and regulations  
  • Base in Dhaka but mandatory two weeks travel in every month in different divisions for field mission on rotation basis including Mymensingh, Khulna, Barishal, Sylhet, Rangpur, Rajshahi and Chattogram
  • Report to Child Protection Manager (Harmful Practices), UN Agency, Dhaka.
  • Transportation costs will be provided at an actual basis for field missions and DSA as per the decision of the management

I. Qualification requirement of the company/institution/organization:

  • University degree in Social Science, Social Work, Psychology, Anthropology, Law or any other relevant discipline.
  • At least 8 years' working experience in the development sectors  (NoB level)
  • Candidates having extensive experience of working in child protection program including Violence against Children and Women and Harmful Practices will be prioritize
  • Demonstrate strong competencies in drive for results, communication, capacity building and working with people. Knowledge of the child protection programmes is essential
  • Experience in working with government counterparts and civil society organizations will be an asset
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills on programmatic perspectives in Bangla & English
  • Fluency in Bangla and English required
  • Willingness to travel frequently, including hard to reach and remote areas

Language Requirements

  • Excellent knowledge of written and spoken Bangla.
  • Working knowledge of written and spoken English is required.

Other requirements

  • High level of Integrity and commitment to responsibilities.
  • Conceptual ability, communication, and coordination skills.
  • Familiarity with UN Agency systems is an asset.

 

This position is open for Bangladeshi Nationals only. All candidates, irrespective of gender, religious and ethnic backgrounds can apply for the vacancies.

The UN Agency prides itself as fostering a multicultural and harmonious work environment, guaranteed by a zero-tolerance policy on sexual exploitation and abuse, and on any kind of harassment, including sexual harassment and discrimination. All selected consultants will undergo rigorous reference and background checks.

Candidates with the required profile and proven experience, who meet these qualifications, are invited to submit their application in English clearly mentioning the Job Title along with a meaningful cover letter, updated CV, recent PP size photographby email to:

jobs.un@e-zonebd.com

Last Date of Application: 26 December, 2022

No phone calls please. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted. All applications will be treated according to the merit and with strict confidentiality.