Bangladesh: Child Protection Officer

Position Title : Child Protection Officer

Duty Station : Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh

Classification : Professional Staff, Grade P3

Type of Appointment : Special short-term graded, Six months with possibility of extension

Estimated Start Date : As soon as possible

Closing Date : 30 April 2019

Established in 1951, IOM is a Related Organization of the United Nations, and as the leading

UN agency in the field of migration, works closely with governmental, intergovernmental and

non-governmental partners. IOM is dedicated to promoting humane and orderly migration for the benefit of all. It does so by providing services and advice to governments and migrants.

IOM is committed to a diverse and inclusive environment. Applications from qualified female candidates are especially encouraged. For the purpose of the vacancy, the following candidates are considered as first-tier candidates:

1. Internal candidates

2. Qualified applicants from the following NMS countries:

Antigua and Barbuda; Bahamas; Cook Islands; Cuba; Cabo Verde; Djibouti; Fiji; Micronesia (Federated States of); Gabon; Grenada; Guinea-Bissau; Guyana; Iceland; Kiribati; Comoros; Saint Kitts and Nevis; Lao People's Democratic Republic (the); Saint Lucia; Lesotho; Libya; Montenegro; Marshall Islands; Mauritania; Namibia; Nauru; Papua New Guinea; Palau; Paraguay; Solomon Islands; Seychelles; Somalia; Suriname; Sao Tome and Principe; Kingdom of Eswatini; Timor-Leste; Tonga; Tuvalu; Holy See; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; Vanuatu; Samoa

Context:

IOM places protection at the centre of its humanitarian action . Through its operations in all of the on-going crisis settings involving forced migration, IOM assists and protects migrants, displaced persons and affected communities. The Organization does so through its manifold activities ranging from camp coordination and camp management, to shelter and non-food items distribution, mental health and psychosocial assistance, emergency health assistance, land, property and reparations support and so forth . This includes prevention and response to gender-based violence (GBV) in camp and shelter settlements, prevention and response to child abuse, neglect, exploitation and abuse with specific focus to unaccompanied and separated children, humanitarian evacuations of trapped populations including migrants, protection from sexual exploitation and abuse committed by humanitarians, mental health and psychosocial assistance, civil documentation and prevention of statelessness and so on.

Multiple outbreaks of unrest in 2016 and 2017 in the Rakhine State of Myanmar triggered large influxes of Rohingyas crossing into Bangladesh through the borders in Teknaf and Ukhiya upazilas of Cox’s Bazar. Approximately 800,000 Rohingya have crossed into Bangladesh since

2017, increasing the total Rohingya population residing in Cox’s Bazar town, Ramu, Teknaf, and

Ukhia to an estimated 925,000. Almost fifty per cent of the crisis-affected Rohingya are children.

The speed and scale of the influx has resulted in a critical humanitarian emergency. The majority of the Rohingya rely almost entirely on aid from the international community. The

Rohingya population in Cox’s Bazar is highly vulnerable, having fled conflict with very few possessions and experienced severe trauma due to decades of systematic discrimination in Myanmar. The overarching priorities of IOM include the respect and protection of human rights of the crisis affected population, the improvement of quality and meaningful access to humanitarian services (such as health, shelter and NFI provision, water, sanitation and hygiene, site management) and as well as humanitarian coordination.

IOM also aims to provide a holistic protection response to the Rohingya and Host Community populations and ensure protection in mainstreamed across all sectors.

Under the overall supervision of the Deputy Chief of Mission and the direct supervision of the Protection Coordinator, the successful candidate will be responsible for supporting the formulation, design, planning, implementation monitoring and evaluation of IOM’s Child Protection programme in the Rohingya refugee response.

Core Functions / Responsibilities:

1. Maintain and expand IOM’s current child protection programme to respond to the needs of Rohingya and Host Community children, through direct implementation and establishment of partnerships with identified child protection actors.

2. Regularly participate in inter-agency protection fora regarding child protection and ensure that IOM’s child protection programme is coordinated with relevant actors in the field.

3. When needed and feasible, coordinate response to child protection cases of IOM’s concern and refer or treat them as appropriate (e.g. screening, interview, counselling, referral or assistance depending on programme’s scope and implementing capacities).

4. Ensure child protection staff are recruited and receive adequate training, coaching and supervision to ensure timely delivery of results and support staff wellbeing.

5. Support capacity building efforts for IOM protection staff and implementing partners on child protection related standards and tools.

6. Contribute to project development and reporting by providing technical input and advice for proposals and reports to ensure they are in line with IOM’s mandate and goals. Support donor and other reporting obligations by tracking and advising on projects and operational achievements, challenges, lessons learned and best practices.

7. Support the Protection strategy of the Mission by collaborating with all IOM units to ensure an integrated response to Rohingya and Host communities in Cox’s Bazar. Integration measures may include preparing a plan, holding training to sensitize staff, and assess progress while identifying gaps and taking action.

8. Conduct regular monitoring of project activities to ensure timely delivery of results, identify trends in child protection concerns and make sure that activities are addressing the current needs of children.

9. Perform such other duties as may be assigned.

Required Qualifications and Experience:

Education

• Master’s degree in Social Work, Law, Social Sciences, Child Psychology or a related field from

an accredited academic institution with five years of relevant professional experience; or

• University degree in the above fields with seven years of relevant professional experience.

Experience

• Professional work experience at national and international levels in child protection, including minimum three years of filed work in emergency setting;

• Significant experience in child case management;

• Familiarity with UN system.

Languages

IOM’s official languages are English, French and Spanish.

For this position, fluency in English is required (oral and written). Working knowledge of French and/or Spanish is an advantage.

Desirable Competencies:

Values - all IOM staff members must abide by and demonstrate these three values:

• Inclusion and respect for diversity: respects and promotes individual and cultural differences; encourages diversity and inclusion wherever possible.

• Integrity and transparency: maintains high ethical standards and acts in a manner consistent with organizational principles/rules and standards of conduct.

• Professionalism: demonstrates ability to work in a composed, competent and committed manner and exercises careful judgment in meeting day-to-day challenges.

Core Competencies– behavioural indicators level 2

• Teamwork: develops and promotes effective collaboration within and across units to achieve shared goals and optimize results.

• Delivering results: produces and delivers quality results in a service-oriented and timely manner; is action oriented and committed to achieving agreed outcomes.

• Managing and sharing knowledge: continuously seeks to learn, share knowledge and innovate.

• Accountability: takes ownership for achieving the Organization’s priorities and assumes responsibility for own action and delegated work.

• Communication: encourages and contributes to clear and open communication; explains complex matters in an informative, inspiring and motivational way.

Managerial Competencies– behavioural indicators level 2

• Leadership: provides a clear sense of direction, leads by example and demonstrates the ability to carry out the organization’s vision; assists others to realize and develop their potential.

• Empowering others & building trust: creates an atmosphere of trust and an enabling environment where staff can contribute their best and develop their potential.

• Strategic thinking and vision: works strategically to realize the Organization’s goals and communicates a clear strategic direction.

IOM’s competency framework can be found at this link. https://www.iom.int/sites/default/files/about-iom/iom_revised_competency_framework_external.pdf

Competencies will be assessed during a competency-based interview.

Other:

Internationally recruited professional staff are required to be mobile.

Any offer made to the candidate in relation to this vacancy notice is subject to funding confirmation.

The list of NMS countries above includes all IOM Member States which are non-represented in the Professional Category of staff members. For this staff category, candidates who are nationals of the duty station’s country cannot be considered eligible.

Appointment will be subject to certification that the candidate is medically fit for appointment, accreditation, any residency or visa requirements, and security clearances.

Interested candidates are invited to submit their applications via PRISM, IOM e-Recruitment system, by 30 April 2019 at the latest, referring to this advertisement.

For further information, please refer to:

http://www.iom.int/cms/en/sites/iom/home/about-iom-1/recruitment/how-to-apply.html

In order for an application to be considered valid, IOM only accepts online profiles duly completed.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. You can track the progress of your application on your personal application page in the IOM e-recruitment system.

Posting period:

From 23.04.2019 to 30.04.2019

Requisition: SVN 2019/121 (P) - Child Protection Officer (P3) - Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh (55932023) Released

Posting: Posting NC55932024 (55932024) Released