Child Protection Project Manager - Ukhiya Base 

Location: Cox's Bazar (Ukhia)

Requirements 

Education

  • Master's degree in Social sciences/ Development Studies/ or any other related discipline 

Experience

  • At least 5 years 
  • The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO 

Additional Requirements 

  • Five years' progressively responsible experience in Child Protection, Protection and Inclusion,  preferably in humanitarian contexts; 
  • Demonstrated experience managing child protection projects, including budget oversight and  financial management. 
  • Experience developing Child Protection proposals to UN donors; 
  • Experience managing teams of 5+ staff members; 
  • English language proficiency is a must; 
  • Experience in CP case management or PSS is a plus Project cycle management 
  • Expertise in child protection, PSS, and case management 
  • Experience working in rights-based programming with vulnerable populations and other  stakeholders experiencing child protection concerns 
  • Shows integrity and ethical values during activities 
  • Shows flexibility, adaptability, and availability 
  • Manage conflicts in a constructive way 
  • Cooperates and contributes to achieving goals. 
  • Able to adapt leadership style to each person and each situation Respect for others. 
  • Excellent Project Cycle Management skills; 
  • Excellent staff management, supervision and capacity-building skills; 
  • Excellent communication, negotiation and dispute-resolution skills; 
  • Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills; 
  • Commitment to the values and ethics of Tdh 

Responsibilities & Context 

The selected candidate will ensure the quality, effective and efficient management of TdH's CP projects at all stages of the project cycle both through staff management and technical supervision.  S/He will directly supervise the field-based team, and strongly coordinate with the technical teams  to implement in the camps and Host community. 

S/He works with all relevant authorities at the district and community level (civil, religious, police,  militaries and all other services) including donor agencies for better implementation, acceptance and ownership in improving the conditions of the target population. S/He will ensure that child protection principles, CPMS and Tdh's child protection in humanitarian crises policy are being incorporated into all aspects of implementation. S/He will conduct his or her duties in respect of the TdH Global Code of Conduct and Risk Management Policies. 

TdH expects its contractors' professional conduct to reflect proper behaviour in accordance with local culture and traditions. The incumbent assures the moral protection of the name of Terre des Hommes and defends in all circumstances the interests of the movement. 

Main Tasks 

Project Cycle Management: 

  • Contribute and feed into the project design stage through facilitating and coordinating internal and inter-agency technical needs assessments, drawing lessons learned from previous or external interventions, staff and community consultations (including with children); 
  • Contribute to project development through narrative writing in concepts notes and proposals, LogFrame indicator and target, budget, work plan, procurement and monitoring & evaluation plans development; 
  • Lead on implementation of project activities through following-up on workplans, expenditure, procurement, progress against indicators and capacity needs; 
  • Address roadblocks to implementation through field visits, staff discussions and problem solving. 
  • Contribute to learning through ongoing and end-of-project monitoring and evaluation, both qualitative and quantitative; 

Staff Management and Capacity Building: 

  • Draft/update Job Descriptions for CP subordinate staff, ensuring standardization through the CP Coordinator. Manage the recruitment process for positions in the team, including drafting technical tests, interview questions and following-up on screening, short listing, interviews and offers with HR; 
  • Ensure all new staff receive a quality, standard and comprehensive induction on CP and on TdH; 
  • Ensure all staff in the team have a personalized capacity building plan that includes both CP technical competencies and professional competencies and receive regular feedback on their performance with recommendations for improvement; 
  • Monitor the performance of team members on the job, providing coaching mentoring and linking them to training opportunities when needed; 
  • Support team members to positively address disagreements / resolve disputes and promote staff care; 
  • In addition, support the Community-Based Team to effectively and efficiently implement the Community-Based Protection Activities and mobilize the community people on child protection mechanisms; 

Reporting and Information Management: 

  • Compile activity progress reports into monthly, quarterly, interim or final internal or donor reports both narrative and quantitative; 
  • Compile field information into reporting requests from the sector (5W, SitRep, sector assessments/reports); 
  • Ensure the safe, confidential collection, storage, access and analysis of all CP data both hard copies and electronic; 
  • In particular, support the Case Management Team to effectively and efficiently use the CPIMS+; 

Coordination and representation: 

  • Represent TdH at field coordination meetings; 
  • Manage donors, and create linkage, networking, liaison, and functional relations with donors and  other stakeholders; 
  • Oversee CiCs Reports and Needs Assessments signing. 
  • Coordinate regular meetings with the project team under Her/His supervision to ensure that  administrative/HR/Log challenges are timely addressed, lessons are learned, experiences are exchanged and feedback of the beneficiaries is effectively incorporated into camp-level programming; 
  • Support the Field Coordinator and Child Protection Coordinator in developing different reports,  and coordination and communication with relevant stakeholders. 

Child Protection/ Safeguarding: 

  • Promote inclusion and equal access for every child, paying particular attention to the most vulnerable and at-risk children and children with disabilities; 
  • Always maintain strict confidentiality regarding information and data sharing of beneficiaries; 
  • Report serious cases of abuse committed against children to the Safeguarding Focal Point; strict  confidentiality must be respected; 
  • Follow-up actions in response to CFRM (Complaint and Feedback Response Mechanism) and ensure that corrective measures are taken to improve the delivery and quality of service. 
  • Promote, and ensure project activities are in line with the Child Protection Minimum Standards  and humanitarian principles; 
  • Ensure that project activities are well-integrated in the Bangladesh Child Protection System and  humanitarian coordination practices and guidelines; 
  • Ensure TdH Global Code of Conduct is respected at all times, cases of abuse are reported  through established reporting channels in a timely and confidential manner; 

Other: 

  • Provide support to other CP Projects if required; 
  • Provide technical support to develop Project Proposals; 
  • The tasks and responsibilities defined in this job description are not exhaustive and can evolve  depending on the project needs. 

Skills & Expertise 

  • Budget Management 
  • Child Protection 
  • Project Management 

Salary: Tk. 144000 - 169920 (Monthly)

Compensation & Other Benefits 

  • Mobile bill, Weekly 2 holidays 
  • Festival Bonus: 2 
  • Severance Pay 
  • Life Insurance for employees 
  • Health Insurance for the employees and dependents 

Workplace 

  • Work at office 

Employment Status 

  • Contractual 

Read Before Apply 

Application should include Curriculum Vitae and a Cover Letter through an Application Link at -
https://hiring-bd.tdh.ch/tdh-application-form-child-protection-project-manager-for-ukhiya-bangladesh/

Only a completed Application Form will be considered for short-listing. Short-listed applications will  subsequently be called for written and interviews. Tdh reserves the right to fill the role prior to the  advertisement's end date. As such, candidates are encouraged to apply at their earliest convenience. 

Application Deadline: 28 Dec 2024