Protection Lead
Job Description
Title: Protection Lead
Company Name: ActionAid Bangladesh
Vacancy: 1
Job Location: Cox's Bazar
Employment Status: Contractual
Educational Requirements:
∎ A university degree, preferably a master's degree in Gender Studies, Anthropology, Sociology, Development Studies, Management, Public Health or any other relevant subject areas of Social Sciences.
Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 5 year(s)
Job Context:
∎ Project : Rohingya Response Project
∎ Types of contract : Fixed term contract
∎ Duration of Contract: One (01) Year
∎ Relationships:
∎ S/he will report to Head of Humanitarian Response of ActionAid Bangladesh. S/he is expected to maintain functional relationship with his/her peers in team, priority, project management team. S/he must be able to communicate with other teams and units, both programme and function of AAB.
∎ S/he retains a close working relationship with project teams for accelerated and effective implementation of project/s and ensures horizontal integration with other programme. The incumbent will maintain liaison and networking with Donor and other stakeholders including Government and Non-Government agencies, partner organizations etc.
Job Responsibilities:
∎ Responsibilities for Protection:
∎ To support the Protection and Livelihood Programming in Rohingya Emergency Response.
∎ To coordinate between partner and AAB in the implementation of the programme.
∎ To follow-up of activities around Multi-purpose Women Centres in the camps and provide day-to-day mentoring to the field-level staff.
∎ To support the implementation of life-skills and livelihoods training of women and adolescent girls.
∎ To produce reports as per AAB and donor requirements.
∎ To provide project related information when and wherever needed.
∎ To participate in the sector meetings (e.g. Protection, Livelihoods, GBV SS etc.) and contribute to its processes together with Women Rights and Protection Coordinator.
∎ To assist building policy and advocacy agenda related to Rohingya women and girls.
∎ To maintain positive and productive collaboration, coordination and relationships with the ActionAid Bangladesh team, and external partners and other sectors.
∎ Responsibilities for SRHR:
∎ Lead rapid and detailed SRHR assessments in new target areas; determine priorities, immediate activities and required resources.
∎ Develop an evidence based SRHR programme plan including programmatic, research and advocacy priorities, closely linked to other sector program.
∎ Support in developing curricula and materials related to Adolescent SRHR programming.
∎ Support in drafting, reviewing and submitting concept notes, proposals and reports in close coordination with other Program Managers.
∎ Assist Project Coordinator in developing market development strategies addressing the needs and priorities of community people including women, men and adolescents with special emphasis on SRH.
∎ Undertake initiative to create linkage and collaboration between SRH related service providers and the targeted community and Entrepreneur Federations for promoting SRH-Nutrition link.
∎ Articulate policy issues for women's entrepreneurship development and initiate local level advocacy actions.
∎ Provide awareness/orientation on SRH (Sexual and Reproductive Health) practices and its implications on women's participation in Multi-purpose Women Centres of Rohingya Camps.
∎ Build awareness /orientation to the community and household, about the link between existing social stigma/taboo and nutritional deficiency and its impact on SRHR.
∎ Organizing participatory meeting/interactive session involving Upazila Parishad Standing Committee and other related institution for strengthening awareness building on SRH and nutrition.
∎ Developing Behavioral Change Communication material related to SRH and ensure wider distribution of these materials among targeted community people.
∎ Responsibilities for Gender:
∎ Lead on implementation process of ActionAid Standards on Gender in Emergencies in the programme, including identifying challenges and recommend practical solutions on the design and implementation of gendered humanitarian interventions
∎ Provide technical advice, direction and support to Project Managers/Coordinators to achieve significant impact on gender and women's rights in the context of emergency response and recovery
∎ Build the capacity of the staff on how to integrate gender concerns from a programmatic perspective through training, guidance, one-on-one support, commenting on strategy plans, providing input to program design and proposal writing and orientation on the use of Gender.
∎ Develop strategies to achieve significant impact on gender and women's rights in the context of emergency response and recovery.
∎ Conduct assessment, selection and capacity building of project participants and staff on their Gender Policy, Strategy and Capacity Building.
∎ Coordinate, develop and maintain key professional networks, relationships with partners, national and international agencies, civil society organisations/ women's organisations to ensure gender is integrated in wider initiatives, and to promote the partners' participation in coordination systems at the local level.
Additional Requirements:
∎ At least 5 years or more of sound experience in project management especially with the focus on women's empowerment, gender, livelihoods, SRHR and/or life-skills programming. Experience of working with Rohingya community or in refugee context will be given preference.
∎ Required Competencies:
∎ Good understanding of and experience in designing and implementing emergency programmes.
∎ Knowledge of Protection, Gender, SRHR, Women, and child rights issues.
∎ Has good understanding on Partnership management
∎ Programme design, implementation and monitoring on women rights issues
∎ Work with NGO, INGO or relevant Government agencies is preferable
∎ Good team player
∎ Policy advocacy and campaign
∎ Sound in participatory development process and HRBA
∎ Understanding of Govt. working system and activities.
∎ Strong understanding and experience on budget preparation and budget management
∎ Sound in partnership management.
∎ Ability to manage multifunctional team.
∎ Documentation and articulation skill.
Salary:
∎ Monthly Gross Salary will be BDT. 200,000 - 250,000 in consideration with individual`s expertise and experience
Application Deadline: 19 Mar 2021
Company Information:
∎ 10 Mar 2021
∎ ActionAid Bangladesh
∎ Business : ActionAid is an international anti-poverty agency working in over 40 countries, taking sides with poor people to end poverty and injustice together.
Category: NGO/Development
Source: bdjobs.com
Deadline Expired on 19th Mar 2021
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