Child Protection Officer
Pay and conditions
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Job Description
UNICEF seeks a Child Protection Officer in Dhaka to support prevention of violence against children and coordinated child-protection interventions. The officer will strengthen community protection hubs and government mechanisms, support planning and partnerships, promote early identification and referral, engage communities and adolescents, monitor programme evidence, manage safeguarding and ri...
Key Details
Department
Child Protection Programme
Position Details
Experience level
Early
Minimum experience
2 years
Employment type
Temporary
Arrangement
Onsite
Minimum education
Bachelor's degree
Contract duration
364 days
Language Requirements
Required
English, Bengali
Preferred
Another official language
Summary of Responsibilities
- Support planning and implementation of child-protection interventions
- Strengthen Child Protection Community Hubs and community mechanisms
- Support government coordination on child-marriage and child-labour prevention
- Promote community engagement, child participation and positive parenting
- Strengthen referral pathways to statutory child-protection services
- Support monitoring, evidence generation and reporting
- Manage quality assurance, safeguarding and programme risks
Role Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in social work, child protection, social sciences, anthropology, sociology, development studies, international development, public policy or related field
- At least two years of child-protection or violence-prevention experience
- Fluency in English and Bangla
Desired Criteria
- Experience with government counterparts and community protection mechanisms
- UNICEF, UN, NGO or civil-society child-protection experience
- Knowledge of another UN or local language
Skills
Additional Information
- 364-day UNICEF temporary appointment
Source & verification
IGO Jobs sourced this vacancy from UNICEF Careers, on 26 Aug 2026.