Senior Protection Officer

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The position will be responsible for oversight and support to field-level implementation of the protection case management (PCM), protection monitoring, community-based protection (CBP), and Individual Protection Assistance (IPA) in Bangladesh. The overall goal of the PCM, CBP, PM, IPA is to facilitate community resilience for community-based protection and provide actionable information about the protection environment in Bangladesh for the Rohingya refugees and host community for advocacy and response targeting, and to directly facilitate information provision and referrals for vulnerable refugee populations. S/he will ensure quality referrals and follow-ups, and ongoing responsibilities as they arise, including emergency assessments and focus groups on specific protection issues, identified. S/he will supervise and coordinate the work of the field-based Protection Officers to ensure quality implementation of household and community assessments, information dissemination and internal and external referrals.

• The position will be responsible for oversight and support to field-level implementation of the protection case management (PCM), protection monitoring, community-based protection (CBP), and Individual Protection Assistance (IPA) in Bangladesh. The overall goal of the PCM, CBP, PM, IPA is to facilitate community resilience for community-based protection and provide actionable information about the protection environment in Bangladesh for the Rohingya refugees and host community for advocacy and response targeting, and to directly facilitate information provision and referrals for vulnerable refugee populations. S/he will ensure quality referrals and follow-ups, and ongoing responsibilities as they arise, including emergency assessments and focus groups on specific protection issues, identified. S/he will supervise and coordinate the work of the field-based Protection Officers to ensure quality implementation of household and community assessments, information dissemination and internal and external referrals.

Bachelor’s/master’s degree in law, social work, development studies and any other related field.

• Minimum 3 years of experience and 2 years of supervisory experience working ideally in protection or a related field.
• Previous experience working with an NGO or INGO required, experience with protection programming preferred.
• Experienced on representing the organization in the protection coordination meeting and camp coordination meeting.
• Experience in FD-7, FD-6, need assessment and monthly CiC report.
• Deep understanding of humanitarian protection principles and standards.
• Demonstrated organizational, management and reporting skills.
• Ability to understand and respond to contextual gender dynamics.
• Ability to work well both within a team and independently, strong communication skills.
• Ability to work under pressure with competing priorities and deadlines.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to be flexible, adaptable, and creative in a challenging and dynamic multicultural environment.
• Experience in success story and case study writing.
• Full professional competency in Microsoft Office Suite, especially Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English and Bangla.