Our Ideal Candidate:

All NRC employees are expected to uphold the organization’s core values: dedication, innovation, inclusivity, and accountability. These attitudes and beliefs will guide our actions and relationships.

The Protection Officer is responsible for the direct implementation of Civilian Self Protection (CSP) activities, including leading conflict and risk assessments, holding workshops and capacity building for community groups, raising awareness, and developing and implementing strategies developed together with communities. The role involves working closely with at-risk individuals and communities to identify protection risks, provide tailored support, and strengthen community-based protection mechanisms. The Protection Officer plays a key role in ensuring the safety and dignity of affected populations and upholding protection standards.

Key Tasks and Assignments:

• Facilitate community self-protection activities, working with local leaders, community groups, and volunteers to strengthen community resilience and reduce protection risks.
• Conduct safety mapping and participatory risk assessments to identify protection threats and support communities in developing self-protection strategies.
• Conduct regular field visits to monitor the protection situation, identify trends, and report protection incidents.
• Maintain effective working relationships with relevant stakeholders including partner agencies, community leaders and representatives and service providers.
• Utilize standardized data collection tools and methodologies to gather information on protection risks and concerns from affected communities.
• Support in maintaining incidents and other databases as necessary.
• Assist in identification of changes and/or trends related to the protection environment in his/her area of intervention.
• Contribute to needs assessments, focus group discussions, and key informant interviews to inform program design and response planning.
• Promote the collection of baseline data and indicators.
• Ensure Age, Gender and Diversity (AGD) approach to protection is consistently applied through community and right base participatory methods.
• Produce monthly reports and support the Protection from Violence Coordinator/Program Development Manager in submitting internal reports as per schedule.
• Assess, promote, and document ideas for technical improvement and further programme development options, and to ensure Safe and Inclusive Programming.
• Oversee and ensure achievements of targets of activities according to NRC and donors’ requirements through management of the Protection from Violence activities under his/her supervision. 

Key Education and Skills Requirements: 

• Bachelor’s degree in social sciences, Law, Humanities, and Peace and Conflict studies or any other relevant qualification.
• At least 3 years’ experience implementing Protection Case Management and community-based protection programs in humanitarian settings, especially in Cox’s Bazar and Bashan char.
• Experience with Civilians Self-Protection (CSP) activities and programming.
• Experience working in a humanitarian/recovery context is an asset
• Demonstrable technical expertise in the assessment of, design, and delivery of relevant CSP programming.
• Previous training in protection risk reduction and/or protection of civilians.
• Experience working with information data management (protection).
• Good knowledge of data protection standards.
• Strong experience in training and capacity-building on Protection technical areas with a variety of stakeholders.
• Experience in internal and external coordination and representation of programmes.
• Very strong interpersonal and teamwork skills; collaborative approach with the ability to work within different cultural environments.
• Positive and solutions-oriented leader focused on team building, problem-solving, and support to the teams and beneficiary communities.
• Level of knowledge and practice with Word, Excel, Outlook, etc. required.
• Understanding the rights and protection issues of Rohingya Refugees is an advantage.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills both in Bangla and English.
• Knowledge of Chittagonian language. 

What we offer:

• Duty Station: Teknaf, Cox’s Bazar.
• Contract duration: 12 months
• Number of positions: 02
• 80% travel within the programme area, approximately.
• Grade 06 in NRC’s Salary Scale monthly Gross Salary is 75,716 BDT, with accompanying terms and conditions. NRC offers an excellent compensation and benefits package. Group Insurance for staff and dependents, 24/7 Psychosocial assistant. Two festival bonuses, End service benefit, maternity allowance, various types of leaves (Annual, casual, maternity, paternity, etc.)
• NRC is an equal opportunities employer and aims to have staffing diversity in terms of age, gender, ethnicity, nationality, and physical ability.
• We think outside the box, encourage ideas, and give responsibility to all employees at all levels. You will have many opportunities to be heard and take the initiative.

Important information about the application process:

• Internal candidates: – log in with your official NRC email address or click on Opportunity Marketplace.
• This position is open to Bangladeshi Nationals only.
• When creating your profile, include your full name as per your passport/NID.
• Apply by completing all the system-required fields of your experience, employment history, and education in your application.
• Ensure to attach your latest CV.
• Submit your application and CV in English.
• Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. NRC is dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace, so if you’re excited about this role and you meet most, but not all the requirements, we encourage you to apply anyway.
• Applications that do not meet the minimum standards in terms of experience or qualifications will generally not be considered.
• We welcome applications from qualified and interested candidates, particularly local candidates per the job location. Qualified female candidates are encouraged to apply. Candidates are encouraged to apply early as applications may be screened prior to the vacancy deadline.
• An incomplete application will not be considered.
• Unsolicited applications not related to this specific job advertisement will not be considered.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. We receive many applicants for each vacant position. Unfortunately, we do not have the resources to give detailed feedback to applicants who have not been shortlisted.

Why NRC?

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is an independent humanitarian organisation helping people forced to flee. Our 15,000 staff work in crises across 40 countries, providing life-saving and long-term assistance to millions of people every year.

Watch this short video to see NRC in action.

NRC works in Cox’s Bazar in response to the Rohingya crisis, and in areas such as Sylhet in the north-east addressing the impacts of climate change. Alongside partners, our integrated operations include shelter and water, hygiene and sanitation (WASH), responding to weather-related emergencies, ensuring education continuity through in-person and digital learning, and scaling up information counselling for refugees and host Bangladeshis, reaching over 150,000 people per year. Our approach to humanitarian action focuses on principled aid delivery and promotes the agency and dignity of impacted populations.

We are looking for people who are passionate about helping refugees and people forced to flee. Are you one of those people? If you are, NRC offers you the opportunity to:

• Do demanding and professional work, often in challenging contexts.
• Join a work culture that empowers every employee to share ideas and take responsibility.
• Be part of a welcoming and assisting community committed to human dignity.

Learn more about NRC here