Job ✒ Child Protection Specialist @ Plan Bangladesh

Job Opportunity Founded 75 years ago, Plan is one of the oldest and largest children's development organizations in the world. We work in 50 developing countries across Africa, Asia and the Americas to promote child rights and lift millions of children out of poverty. In 2012, Plan worked with 84 million children in 90,131 communities. Plan is independent, with no religious, political or governmental affiliations but having a vision of a world in which all children realize their full potential in societies that respect people's rights and dignity. Child Protection Specialist, MCA Project Based in Dhaka + consolidated monthly salary Tk. 62,562.00 – 75,000.00 The project: Missing Child Alert (MCA), a sub-regional program of Plan Bangladesh, Plan India, Plan Nepal and Plan Asia Regional Office supported by Plan in Nederland funded by National Postcode Lottery, Nederland. This is a three years pilot project started in January 2012 and in Bangladesh being implemented in the districts of Jessore and Satkhira. The overall objective is to develop and demonstrate a technology based alert system in Bangladesh linked with India and Nepal to trace and rescue missing children and to bring a range of state and non state actors to generate commitment for MCA system and create a conducive legal environment for a collective approach to reduce child trafficking. The project focuses on tracing and rescuing trafficked children and women and links prevention, protection, rehabilitation, lobby and advocacy efforts to ensure an effective and efficient approach to reduce child trafficking. The position - major responsibilities and requirements: Reporting to the Project Manager, you will prepare annual advocacy plan and initiate/coordinate its implementation according to project objectives, budget and implementation plan at the national and local level. You will manage Project Outline (PO) for Missing Child Alert project of Plan and will provide support in operation of MCA activities at the national level engaging government and non-governmental stakeholders. You also will coordinate field level implementation, monitoring and reporting on implementation of activities and feed this in to the donor reporting. Provide support in networking, media communication and organizing national level events of MCA that support national level exposure of the MCA project. You also will ensure proper documentation of MCA Project implementation in Bangladesh to meet Plan’s corporate and donor compliances. For this role you should have a Masters degree preferably in Social Science or Mass Communication or in any other relevant discipline with minimum five years’ experience of which 3 years in similar position in reputed National or International development organization. Proficiency in English language, computing in Word, Excel and Email operation are essential requirements for this position. You must be an excellent team player with the ability to work under pressure. This job requires 40% travel to project areas, relevant offices and partner organizations To Apply Please send your CV with a covering letter and completed Plan’s Job Application Form to: PlanBD.HR@plan-international.org with Child Protection Specialist, MCA Project in the subject line by 25 May 2013. The Job Application Form can be downloaded by clicking here. Only short listed candidates will be called for interview. Any form of persuasion in the selection process will automatically disqualify the candidacy. As a child-centered development organization, committed to the wellbeing of children and to supporting the Convention on the Rights of the Child, we do not tolerate child abuse. We are an equal opportunities employer www.plan-international.org