Protection Officer

Janajati Society Development Programme (JSDP) Sindhuli

Vacancy Announcement for Protection Officer

Project

Educated, Empowered, and Thriving Girls for a Safe and Inclusive Society

Working area

Dudhauli, Kamalamai, Golanjor, Tinpatan, Marin and Sunkoshi RM

Contract type

8 months with possible to extension

Expertise: Bachelor's Degree in sociology, rural development, development studies, education, gender studies, environmental science, or other relevant field with 3 years of working experience e in the development section i.e. NGO/INGO

Responsible to

Project Coordinator of JSDP, Sindhuli.

Janajati Society Development Program, Sindhuli (JSDP) is a district based non-profit making development organization. JSDP is registered under Organization Registration Act 2034, in 2064 at District Administration Office, Sindhuli. Janajati Society Development Program (JSDP) Sindhuli has been working in the different developmental initiatives for sustainable development at Sindhuli district, since its establishment. It is established for the socio- economic improvement of the deprived, socially excluded, and marginalized people of the district. Janajati Society Development Program, Sindhuli (JSDP) foresees a rightful, gender equitable and socially inclusive society where peace, progress and prosperity are established.

The “Educated, Empowered and Thriving Girls for a Safe and Inclusive Society in Sindhuli” is a consortium project with Plan International Nepal, HANDS Nepal and JSDP, Sindhuli for two years focusing Education and ECD, and Protection as themes, and youth empowerment, climate crisis, WASH and humanitarian as cross cutting themes. It targets public schools and marginalized communities of 33 wards from six local governments (LGs) of Sindhuli districts, which starts on July 2026 and will end on June 2028. The project adapts the learnings from previous projects and focuses to enable children, adolescents, and youth especially girls from marginalized communities in Sindhuli District to access quality, safe, inclusive, and gender-responsive education, to get support for transition to home to schools, to thrive in a safe, non-violence and non-discriminative environments and to nurture through parenting education, thereby reducing child, early, and forced marriage (CEFM) and supporting a dignified transition to adulthood. To enable children, adolescents, and youth, especially girls from marginalized and vulnerable communities in Sindhuli District, the project will focus;

The main responsible of the Protection Officer is to work as the project focal person for the allocated local government/s of the Educated, Empowered, and Thriving Girls for a Safe and Inclusive Society project. S/he should assist Project Coordinator with the project cycle management of the project in Sindhuli including planning and budgeting, implementation, monitoring and supervision, and reporting. S/he should support the field supervisor for day-to-day project planning and implementation. S/he should coordinate key stakeholders including local governments, schools, health institutions, security agencies, child/ girls/ youth clubs/ networks, and so on. S/he should support GESI, Monitoring, and Documentation Officer to prepare knowledge management products, project learning, and challenges.

Implementation and Stakeholder Coordination (30%)

Planning, Supervision, and Monitoring of field activities (30%)

Data collection and reporting (20%)

Experience: S/he has an experience in a similar position in the development project cycle management of Protection. S/he should have 3 years of working experience in the development section i.e. NGO. Preference will be given to the candidate working in Child Protection and working with different child club and networks.

If eligible, drop your CV with cover letter to HR Department of JSDP Sindhuli within 7 days office hour of notice publication (no later than 19 November, 2026) to [email protected] or Documents can be submitted in office of JSDP Sindhuli Kamalamai-6, Ratmata Sindhuli in office hour within the mentioned time frame. If the last day of application falls on public holiday, the application can be submitted on the next day as well.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for the next stage of the selection process. Requested to submit updated CV including cover letter clearly mentioning the position applying in the subject line. No telephone inquiries will be entertained and any inappropriate recommendation might automatically disqualify the candidate from further processing. JSDP Sindhuli respects child rights and strictly follows the child protection policy of the organization.

JSDP Sindhuli is an equal opportunities employer and strictly follows the merit-based selection. Qualified female candidates or those from disadvantaged communities are strongly encouraged to apply.

JSDP Sindhuli reserves right to qualify/disqualify applications in any case.

Female, Dalit, Adibashi, Janajati, Person with Disability candidates are strongly recommended to apply.

Level of Contact with Children and Program Participants

High

Note: For the Detail JD please request to [email protected] or directly reach to office within office hour. Male, Dalit, Adibashi/Janajati and Madeshi candidates are strongly recommended to apply.

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