A loving home for every child

VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

SOS Children's Village International in Bangladesh (www.sos-bangladesh.org) is a non-governmental social devolvement organisation provides care for the children who have lost parental care or who are at risk of losing parental care and deprived of caring family environment. SOS Children's Villages works in more than 130 countries and territories around the world. In Bangladesh, we have been working since 1972 and presently has programmes in Dhaka, Rajshahi, Khulna, Chattogram, Bogura, Sylhet and Bagerhat.

Our Programmes contribute to delivering on SDGs with a special focus on our target group to improve national social protection system, fighting inequalities, promoting access to quality education, strengthening youth employability and ending violence against children.

SOS Bangladesh is going to launch a project for economic empowerment of vulnerable youths and community members through the utilization of climate resilient sustainable agricultural projects.  Application is invited for the following position:

Position: Assistant Officer-Programme

Location of Job: Family Strengthening Programme, Chattogram

Nature of Job: Contractual for 03 years (Yearly Renewable)

Key Areas of Responsibilities:

  • Implementation of all the activities of FSP (DFE & CFE).
  • Organise programme for the children & youth on Life skills, personality development etc.
  • Organise livelihood skill training for youths and household members of FSP families.
  • Child and youth protection and child rights activities monitoring and reporting of the project.
  • Directly monitoring and supervision of FSP Family Development Plan and its execution.
  • Input PDB2 data and update FDP and other relevant fields.
  • Liasion/public relation and communication with local people, Govt./Non govt. and Institutions.
  • Keep close contact with the FSP beneficiaries, partners and others stakeholders.
  • Adhere to the guidelines of Child and Youth Safeguarding Policy and Code of Conduct.
  • Updating monthly meeting registers and organizing meetings.
  • Develop all periodical reports

Qualifications & Experience:

  • Masters Degree in Psychology/Child Development and Family Relation/ Social Work/Social Welfare/Social Science, not less than 2nd Division/Class in any Public Examination.
  • Candidates with experience working in child care organizations will get preferences.
  • Proficiency in ICT.
  • Age up to 35 years.

Salary & Benefits:

  • BDT 30,000/= (Consolidated)

SOS Children’s Villages provide equal employment opportunities to all employees & qualified applicants without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, ancestry, national origin, age, disability, marital status, or class. SOS Children´s Villages complies with all applicable laws governing non-discrimination in employment. We strictly follow the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child and zero-tolerance neither on sexual exploitation, harassment and abuse nor fraud and corruption, amongst other safeguarding aspects. All co-workers must understand, respect and follow the rights of children to live without fear of abuse. The organization cherishes a non-smoking working environment.

 
SOS Bangladesh reserves the right to accept or reject your application at any stage and only short-listed candidates will be called for an Interview.  
 

Interested Candidates are requested to apply online through e-mail at jobs@sos-bangladesh.org  (mentioning the Position Name applied for in the subject of the e-mail) with a Cover Letter along with our prescribed “Employment Application Form” (please download from www.sos-bangladesh.org/download) in PDF format & rename in your full name & e-mail to “Director-HR, SOS Children's Village International in Bangladesh” on or before 13th March, 2025.