Requirements

Additional Requirements

• Age 25 to 30 years

Responsibilities & Context

The role of a Program Officer at Justice and Care in Bangladesh typically involves supporting and implementing programs aimed at preventing human trafficking, rescuing victims, and facilitating their rehabilitation. Justice and Care works closely with law enforcement, government agencies, and civil society organizations to tackle modern slavery and trafficking, and the Program Officer’s role is critical in ensuring these partnerships are effective.

Job Responsibilities:

• Fully understand the process of casework, relevant victim protection and custody laws and procedures
• Develop and implement Individual Care Plans (ICP) for all victims in coordination with counselors and other relevant stakeholder.
• Provide on-going all round support for rescued victims, including crisis management
• Involve the victim in a reintegration plan for their future and whenever required
• Conduct home investigations for cross-border victims for the purpose of repatriation, follow up with local Police and MOHA for relative repatriation order and facilitate physical repatriation at the border.
• Nurture and maintain professional relationships within the MOU and aftercare team
• Develop a healthy rapport with victims within boundaries
• Maintain and update Case Management (CM) sheet and generate report thereby
• Networking:
• Maintain professional relationship with staff of the government homes, private aftercare facilities, local child centric or women centric bodies and other relevant organizations
• Network with government officials, NGOs, Tribunals and other relevant stakeholders to strengthen organization’s work
• Develop and maintain good relationships with staff and authorities in the shelter homes.
• Represent the organization in meetings with external stakeholders as required
• Documentation:
• Document case histories, follow up and status of victims regularly
• Ensure that detailed and timely reports are maintained for of all Aftercare team activities and meetings – intake sheets, follow up reports, HIR, case diaries, relevant documents for each case, weekly update of victim status sheet and assist in monthly reports and maintaining of documents

Note: The roles and responsibilities outlined above are not meant to be an exhaustive list of tasks. Flexibility is required and the incumbent is expected to carry out any other related duties that are necessary for the optimum functioning of the organization as a whole within the employee’s skills and abilities whenever a need is pointed out, becomes apparent or as reasonably instructed

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