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 International is currently working in 137 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.

Application is invited for the following position:

Position: Incident Coordinator

Job Location: National Office, Dhaka

Nature of Job: Contractual [Possibility of renewal of contract based on performance and availability of budget]

Area of Responsibilities:

  • Responsible to support the National Child safeguarding Focal person for strengthening the reporting and responding systems and processes in SOS Children’s Villages Bangladesh.
  • Contribute to ongoing efforts to ensure that children who are directly and indirectly cared for and supported through SOS Children’s Villages Programmes are safe and protected.
  • Maintains accurate records and child safeguarding cases.
  • Maintains the data collation and documentation plan, and produces monthly progress report.
  • Supports to National Child Safeguarding Focal Person to deal with child safeguarding issues and other incidents abuse incidents.
  • Follows up the progress of all investigations and providing supporting plans for victims/survivors (if any).

Required Qualification and Skill:

  • Masters in Psychology/Child Development and Family Relation/ Social Work/Social Welfare/Social Science, not less than 2nd Division/Class in any Public Examination.
  • Minimum one/two-year of work experience in Child Safeguarding and Incident Management.
  • Candidates should have a good command of English languages (both written and speaking).
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office Package, email, and the internet is a must
  • Experience of working with children and young people will be an added advantage.
  • Candidates are expected to have excellent interpersonal skills and a positive attitude.

Additional Requirements:

  • Having knowledge of Child Rights & Protection issues and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) will be an added advantage;
  • Meticulous attention to detail and ability to meet deadlines;
  • Age limit: Below 40 years.

Salary: BDT 35,000.00 (Consolidated)

SOS Children’s Village International in Bangladesh is an equal opportunity employer and strictly follows the Child Protection Policy & Sexual Misconduct Regulation (PSHEA) and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. All co-workers must understand, respect and follow the right of children to live without fear of abuse. The organization cherishes a non-smoking working environment.

SOS Bangladesh reserves the rights to accept or reject your application at any stage and only short-listed candidates will be called for 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 e-mail) with a Cover Letter along with our prescribed “Employment Application Form” (please download from www.sos-bangladesh.org/download) to “Director-HR, National Office, SOS Children's Village International in Bangladesh” on or before 28th June 2022.