Protection Lead

Project: Rohingya Response Project

Location of posting: Cox’s Bazar 

Types of contract: Fixed term contract 

Duration of Contract: One (01) Year 

Number of Positions: 1 

Salary and Benefits: Monthly Gross Salary will be BDT. 200,000 – 250,000 in consideration with individual’s expertise and experience

Key responsibilities include (not limited to)

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. 
• o 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. ActionAid is a global movement of people working together to achieve greater human rights for all and defeat poverty. www.actionaid.org/Bangladesh Find us also in Facebook and Twitter for regular updates!
• 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.  

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.  

Required Educational Qualification and Experiences 

Education
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
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.  

Only those who meet the above requirements are requested to apply following these instructions:
• Last date of application is Friday, 19 March 2021.
 • Please click here to submit your application.

ActionAid Bangladesh aims to attract and select a diverse workforce ensuring equal opportunity to everyone, irrespective of race, age, gender, sexual orientation, HIV status, class, ethnicity, disability, location and religion. Any personal persuasion/phone call will result in disqualification of candidature. 

ActionAid Bangladesh has a non-negotiable policy of ZERO TOLERANCE towards Sexual Harassment, Exploitation and Abuse (SHEA), Child Protection Policy and other relevant safeguarding policies and expects all employees to abide by the Safeguarding Policies and Code of Conduct of ActionAid Bangladesh. 

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