Starting date of position: 1st July 2026

Place of work: Ukhiya and Cox's Bazar

Deadline for applications: 22nd June 2026

About Terre des hommes (Tdh):

Terre des hommes Foundation (Tdh) is the Swiss leading organization focusing on child rights, based in Lausanne, Switzerland. It is active in 27 countries with development and humanitarian projects. Tdh focuses its action on the following areas of intervention: Migration, Access to Justice, and Health, and through our expertise projects in water, sanitation and hygiene as well as in child protection.. Modern management and communication tools ensure the quality of Tdh’s projects. The Foundation constantly aims to improve its services.

Context:

Tdh has been present and active in Bangladesh since 1974 and focuses its work on Migration, tackling child labour, health, child protection, WASH, Access to Justice and humanitarian aid. We are currently working in Dhaka, Cox’s Bazar, Ukhiya, Teknaf, Kurigram and Satkhira.

Description of the position:

The Child Protection Officer is responsible for providing support to Child Protection Assistants to facilitate structured and non-structured, static, and outreach, age, gender and needs-appropriate GBV and child protection activities to children, adolescents, and caregivers in the assigned Camps/ Host community area along with the Multi-purpose Centre (MPC) in addition to the camp setting. S/He will work under the supervision of MHPSS Technical Specialist and Child Protection Project Manager.

Specific responsibilities:

Responsibility-1: Technical Support & Supervision

• Coordinate and implement child protection (CP), MPC, and community-based activities.

• Monitor project progress, quality standards, and reporting.

• Engage stakeholders, CiC, donors, and partners to ensure compliance.

• Conduct outreach to identify vulnerable children and ensure their participation.

• Maintain proper documentation (registration, referrals, attendance, reports).

• Prepare work plans and regular (weekly/monthly/quarterly) reports.

• Support referrals and participatory M&E activities.

• Supervise CP Assistants and mentor volunteers and staff.

• Ensure data collection, entry, and confidentiality.

• Support CBCPC meetings and provide technical guidance.

Responsibility-2: Capacity Building

• Train and mentor volunteers and staff on CP, PFA, life skills, and related topics.

• Disseminate CP/GBV tools, SOPs, and policies.

• Conduct orientations on safeguarding, PSEA, and Code of Conduct.

• Map stakeholders and support capacity-building plans.

• Strengthen CBCPC through training and coaching.

• Conduct regular coordination and coaching meetings.

Responsibility-3: Coordination, Networking, Representation, documentation:

• Represent Tdh in CP and camp-level meetings.

• Maintain coordination with beneficiaries, partners, CiC, and stakeholders.

• Support monitoring visits, reporting, and documentation.

• Manage inventory, logistics coordination, and liaison with authorities.

• Assist in needs assessments, reporting, and distribution activities.

Responsibility-4: Child Protection & Safeguarding

• Ensure adherence to safeguarding, Code of Conduct, and CP standards.

• Conduct awareness and refresher sessions on safeguarding.

• Maintain confidential reporting mechanisms and data privacy.

• Promote inclusion and protection of vulnerable children.

• Report protection concerns and ensure compliance with humanitarian standards.

Other

• Ensure compliance with Tdh policies, procedures, and quality standards.

• Responsibilities may evolve based on project needs.

Tdh General Code of Conduct and Ethical Policies:

• Commits to promoting and complying with the Global Code of Conduct, systematically reporting any violations of the Code through Tdh's formal reporting mechanisms and dealing with any violations of procedures and processes appropriately.

• Raises awareness of the Foundation of the risks of policy non-compliance, violence and abuse, and related rights, towards children, community members and our own employees.

• Undertakes to comply with key ethical policies and guidelines, including the Safeguarding Policy, the Anti-Fraud and Corruption Policy, the Conflict-of-Interest Policy and other policies related to the prevention of terrorist financing and criminal activities, as well as workplace behaviour.

• Commits to putting values and principles into practice through exemplary behaviour, in full compliance with the Code of Conduct, and always respecting established procedures and processes.

• Commits to developing a compliant and enlightened management culture within the organisation and in our work with children and the communities in which we operate.

Profile: We are looking for a Child Protection Officer (Female) experienced in implementing CP and GBV activities, supervising field teams, and supporting community-based mechanisms, with strong skills in coordination, reporting, and safeguarding in humanitarian settings.

Education: · Masters and Bachelor’s in Psychology, Social science, LL.B (Hon’s), Anthropology, Gender Studies or other relevant discipline

Experience and Skills:

• Minimum 3 years’ experience in implementing GBV and CP program within Rohingya context is desired for this position.

• Clear Understanding GBV and Child Protection.

• Knowledge of the Rohingya refugee crisis and Response

• Excellent training and facilitation skills

Competencies

• Compassion, empathy, and strong interpersonal skills.

• Good conceptual and practical Knowledge on the Child Protection System in Bangladesh

• Good knowledge and skills in GBV programming, Child Protection minimum standard and Child Protection in Emergency

• Community engagement and participation

• Excellent communication, negotiation, networking skills and active listening abilities.

• Ability to work under stressful conditions and adaptive to local culture and situations effectively.

• Understanding of and commitment to maintaining confidentiality and privacy.

• Team player with the capacity to work collaboratively within a team.

Languages:

• Fluent in Bangla and proficient in English (written and spoken)

• Speaking and understanding the local language is mandatory.

IT Knowledge:

• Advanced IT knowledge (Microsoft Office, Internet etc.)

Work Environment:

• Must be willing and able to travel to the camp location five days a week.

• Project locations are in remote areas in refugee camps. Staff is expected to live in his/her base location.

Salary: Monthly gross salary of BDT. 55,800

In addition to the salary, the employee will be entitled to the following benefits in line with Tdh policies:

• Two festival bonuses per year

• Severance pay

• Life insurance for the employee

• Health insurance for the employees and dependents

• Mobile bill coverage

• 18 days annual leave, 14 days sick leave, 10 days casual leave, along with special leave as per organizational policy

These benefits are administered following national staff regulations and it's amendments.

Application procedure:

Only complete applications (Online questions, CV and covering letter) submitted through the Tdh official website will be processed. Additional documents (diplomas, work certificates, etc.) will be requested at a later date. We will only contact those candidates selected for further recruitment.

References check:

Please note that all job offers will be subject to satisfactory references and checks (criminal record and anti-terrorism funding check). Terre des hommes will ask the Human Resources of previous organisations to provide references on any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment, as well as fraud and corruption, during employment, or incidents under investigation at the time the candidate left employment.

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