Country: Bangladesh
Closing date: 08 Mar 2017
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Posted on: **08/02/2017
Desired start date: ASAP
Duration of the mission: 4 months
Location: Teknaf, Cox’s Bazar District
About the mission
SOLIDARITES INTERNATIONAL (SI) opened its mission in Bangladesh at the end of 2007, following cyclone SIDR.
SI’s intervention and strategy in Bangladesh is to address primary needs of crisis affected people in terms of food security, livelihood, disaster risk reduction (DRR), water, hygiene and sanitation (WASH) and shelter, by making use of an integrated disaster risk reduction approach and by taking into account the effects of climate change, whilst working in parallel on mid-long term resilience strategies.
SI strategy for 2017 focuses on 3 axes:
- Emergency preparedness in SI's working areas and emergency response (ER) in all the country.
- Integrated WASH/FSL approach with DRR as a mainstream in all current and future projects.
- Local advocacy approach in Cox's Bazar and at national level to sensitize the stakeholders about protection issues and humanitarian priorities in Bangladesh.
About the job:
The Protection Advisor will lead the design, mainstreaming and integration of protection programming across SI activities in Bangladesh, with special focus on Cox’s Bazar context.
He/she will be supporting the local teams through capacity building and training on protection.
The main activities are entitled but not limited to the following ones:
- Design Solidarites International's strategy and programming on protection at Mission level;
- Contribute to the inclusion of protection activities in project proposals, in close collaboration with the Program Coordinator and Country Director;
- Carry out assessments of protection needs
- Support the Field Coordinator and the Program Coordinator in the activities and methodologies planning in terms of protection and identify which means and resources will be needed;
- Support at mission level the local/ national advocacy strategy regarding protection issues of the Rohingya population in Bangladesh;
- Participate in building methodologies and strengthen the program teams' technical capacities on protection
- Provide technical guidance and support to SI on all protection related issues ensuring the areas of SGBV and child protection are thoroughly understood by the teams.
- Coordination and inter-agencies synergies in Cox’s Bazar district
Your profile
Qualification:
- University degree in law or social sciences with experience / expertise in international law, and / or refugee law and other relevant studies.
Experience:
- At least 3 years of relevant experience in managing protection programs or analysis protection issues.
- Experience in supporting emergency response.
Technical skill and competence:
- Experience in representing an organization in strategic and operational meetings
- Team management, capacity building and training expertise;
- Excellent analytical and writing skills.
- Strategic planning, monitoring and evaluation.
- Good knowledge of the different humanitarian actors and coordination, communication and representation skills.
Personal quality:
- Able to establish and maintain effective working relations with people of different cultural backgrounds.
Language:
- Full English proficiency;
Others:
- Good understanding of ICT-systems and experience with MS Office applications, including Excel
Other desirable qualities:
- Strong knowledge of cultural and political contexts in Bangladesh, especially on Rohingyas issue;
- Cultural sensitivity and respect for diversity.
- Self-driven with integrity, initiative and ability to think and work independently;
- Patience, persistence, pedagogic talent;
- Strong communication, networking and interpersonal skills;
- Good team player
Living conditions :
Teknaf is a small town in Bangladesh counting more than 150,000 inhabitants and offering minimum services (local restaurants, local shops…) and nice beaches. No other INGOs are in Teknaf, except ACF, but it is close to Cox’s Bazar (2h/2h30 by car), where many INGOs and UN agencies are there. Cox’s Bazar is one of the touristic cities of Bangladesh and easily accessible from Dhaka (half day trip including internal flight).
Teknaf base offered minimal but good comfort (electricity, water, internet by a USB Key). The Guest House is close to the Office. Despite possibilities for time to time leisure periods in Dhaka, the restriction of movements due to security reasons and the absence of permanent international presence from other organizations make it a project-focused humanitarian assignment.
We offer
SI will offer you:
A salaried post: according to experience from 1600 euros gross per month, plus 10% annual leave allowance paid monthly and a monthly Per Diem of 500 USD.
Social and medical cover: Expatriates benefit from an insurance package which reimburses all healthcare expenses (including medical and surgical expenses, dental care and ophthalmological expenses, repatriation) and a welfare system including war risks. Essential vaccination and antimalarial treatment costs are refunded.
Vacation: During the assignment, a system of alternation between work and time off is implemented at the rate of one break every three months. For a one-year assignment, the expatriate will have a 7-day break during the 3rd and the 9th month (with 500 euros allocated by Solidarités). He or she will also be entitled to go back to his or her home country for a 14-day period after six months spent on the mission (Solidarités will cover travel costs)
For further information about Solidarités International, please consult our website: http://www.solidarites.org/en/
Contact : Anna FRANGI, Recruitment & Follow Up Officer
How to apply:
Application process
Does this description fit you? Please send us your CV and Cover letter in English. CV only applications will not be considered.
NB: The vacancy may close before the deadline. Thank you for your comprehension