Project Officer

Company Name: Young Power in Social Action (YPSA)

Location: Cox`s Bazar (Ukhia)

Job Type: Full-Time

Workplace Type: Full-time

Job ID: IJOB202661212

Young Power in Social Action (YPSA) is an organization for sustainable development, working in the greater Chattogram division including Hill Tracts (CHT) since 1985 (International Youth Year). YPSA is going to implement the project " Advancing Scalable Solutions to Transform the Lives of Children on the Move: Play to Learn 2.0”. LEGO Foundation is funding the project through BRAC Bangladesh till November, 2027.

Job Title: Project Officer (Male/Female)

Duration: 16 Months.

No. of Position: 02

Job Description/Responsibilities

• Support the rollout and implementation of Humanitarian Play Lab (HPL) activities, including caregiver & Parents engagement sessions, in targeted communities while ensuring alignment with project objectives, quality standards, and guidelines.
• Supervise field-level implementation of daily play-based sessions, caregiver engagement, and psychosocial support activities to ensure effective and quality service delivery.
• Coordinate logistics for teaching and learning materials, Play Lab setup, material distribution, and community mobilization activities.
• Provide regular supervision, mentoring, and coaching to Field Facilitators, Case Workers, Para-Counselling Volunteers, Play Leaders, and others relevant project personnel.
• Conduct regular field visits to monitor programme activities, assess implementation quality, identify gaps, and provide timely on-site guidance and feedback.
• Support the capacity building of field staff and volunteers through trainings, refresher sessions, and mentoring, and facilitated learning sessions.
• Ensure the appropriate use, management, and maintenance of teaching and learning materials in HPLs, including regular monitoring and updating of stock records.
• Proactively identify operational and programme-related risks, develop appropriate mitigation measures, and address emerging challenges in a timely manner.
• Maintain effective coordination with CiC, Camp Focal Points, government representatives, community leaders, and other relevant stakeholders to facilitate smooth programme implementation.
• Promote and ensure the safety and well-being of programme participants, staff, volunteers, and all individuals who come into contact with the organization by preventing and addressing harm, abuse, neglect, harassment, exploitation, and Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (SEA).
• Serve as a key source of support, guidance, and technical assistance on safeguarding issues and contribute to establishing and maintaining a safe, respectful, and inclusive working environment.
• Promote awareness and adherence to organizational safeguarding policies and standards among team members, ensuring that safeguarding principles are integrated into all programme activities and actions.
  
  

Requirements

• Experience: At least 3 years
• Education:
• Skills: positive youth development, youth outreach, youth work, youth development, project support, civil society development, youth leadership training, non-profit program development, youth leadership, youth empowerment
  
  

Last Date of Application: 12 September 2026