Employer: Save the Children
Location: East and Southern Africa
Closing date14 Aug 2021
Regional Safeguarding Advisor - East and Southern Africa
The core purpose of this role is to work closely with the Regional Safeguarding Director and Country Offices to ensure timely and high-quality reporting and responding through SCI's Datix reporting system. This includes reporting to internal and external stakeholders. The specialist will provide capacity building support to the country offices to implement lessons learned from cases and strengthen their system to prevent future incidents, and address gaps in safeguarding system. On top of that the advisor will play a key role in targeted capacity building and deployment and support to humanitarian responses.
This role will liaise regularly with staff across the organisation including, the global safeguarding team, Country Office Safeguarding leads and other staff, Field Office staff, and regional staff (PDQ, Partnership Manager, OPS and HR functions). The post holder may also represent Save the Children at external fora, including on relevant UN sector and cluster teams, PSEAH taskforce groups and other inter-agency meetings specific to a humanitarian response.
In order to be successful, you will bring/have:
Essential:
Strong track record and experience in either:
Case management, investigations, report writing
Or, safeguarding, child safeguarding, child protection, SGBV
Or, a prior management position in the aid sector, preferably within Save the Children
Firm and confident personality - able to stand up against more experienced and senior colleagues
Excellent communication and listening skills in English with proven writing and numerical experience in writing/editing, e.g. for briefing documents, monitoring reports and investigation reports.
Proven attention for detail and ability to effectively manage a high volume of data and information.
Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills in order to deal tactfully and sensitively with a wide range of people in a large organisation, very often at a distance.
Good team member skills, including the ability to be part of and organise, support, manage and develop a small team;
Experience in designing and delivering training or workshops to diverse stakeholders.
Ability to manage stress, be flexible and accommodating in difficult and frustrating working circumstance.
Commitment to and understanding of child rights, as well as of Save the Children's aims, values and principles.
Ability to take a proactive approach to problem solving, to recommend and implement continuous improvement initiatives.
Willingness and ability to travel abroad at short notice.
Ability and willingness to change work practices and hours in the event of major emergencies including travelling at short notice and for extended periods of time
Ability to critically analyse written material including evidence, reports, policies
Strong organisational skills and ability to meet regular and recurring deadlines
Desirable
Significant experience in CSG/PSEAH including investigation/case management and sector best practice
Strategic and analytical approach to Child/Adult Safeguarding
Substantial experience of child safeguarding, child protection, PSEAH, SGBV or MEAL issues and practice, within humanitarian or insecure settings, including leading or participating in investigations.
Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and/or Learning (MEAL) experience.
Knowledge of Save the Children's key sectors
Legal expertise
Knowledge of international humanitarian systems, institutions and donors.
Understanding local context of ESA
Contract duration:1 year (12 months)
Location: Based in East and Southern Africa region in any country with SCI programming - up to 25% travel
The Organisation
We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realise the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard.
We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:
No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday
All children learn from a quality basic education and that,
Violence against children is no longer tolerated
We know that great people make a great organization, and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children. We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive environment where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.
Application Information:
Please attach a copy of your CV and cover letter with your application, and include details of your current remuneration and salary expectations. A copy of the full role profile can be found at careers
We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.
All employees are expected to carry out their duties in accordance with our global anti-harassment policy.
Regional Safeguarding Advisor - East and Southern Africa
The core purpose of this role is to work closely with the Regional Safeguarding Director and Country Offices to ensure timely and high-quality reporting and responding through SCI's Datix reporting system. This includes reporting to internal and external stakeholders. The specialist will provide capacity building support to the country offices to implement lessons learned from cases and strengthen their system to prevent future incidents, and address gaps in safeguarding system. On top of that the advisor will play a key role in targeted capacity building and deployment and support to humanitarian responses.
This role will liaise regularly with staff across the organisation including, the global safeguarding team, Country Office Safeguarding leads and other staff, Field Office staff, and regional staff (PDQ, Partnership Manager, OPS and HR functions). The post holder may also represent Save the Children at external fora, including on relevant UN sector and cluster teams, PSEAH taskforce groups and other inter-agency meetings specific to a humanitarian response.
In order to be successful, you will bring/have:
Essential:
Strong track record and experience in either:
Case management, investigations, report writing
Or, safeguarding, child safeguarding, child protection, SGBV
Or, a prior management position in the aid sector, preferably within Save the Children
Firm and confident personality - able to stand up against more experienced and senior colleagues
Excellent communication and listening skills in English with proven writing and numerical experience in writing/editing, e.g. for briefing documents, monitoring reports and investigation reports.
Proven attention for detail and ability to effectively manage a high volume of data and information.
Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills in order to deal tactfully and sensitively with a wide range of people in a large organisation, very often at a distance.
Good team member skills, including the ability to be part of and organise, support, manage and develop a small team;
Experience in designing and delivering training or workshops to diverse stakeholders.
Ability to manage stress, be flexible and accommodating in difficult and frustrating working circumstance.
Commitment to and understanding of child rights, as well as of Save the Children's aims, values and principles.
Ability to take a proactive approach to problem solving, to recommend and implement continuous improvement initiatives.
Willingness and ability to travel abroad at short notice.
Ability and willingness to change work practices and hours in the event of major emergencies including travelling at short notice and for extended periods of time
Ability to critically analyse written material including evidence, reports, policies
Strong organisational skills and ability to meet regular and recurring deadlines
Desirable
Significant experience in CSG/PSEAH including investigation/case management and sector best practice
Strategic and analytical approach to Child/Adult Safeguarding
Substantial experience of child safeguarding, child protection, PSEAH, SGBV or MEAL issues and practice, within humanitarian or insecure settings, including leading or participating in investigations.
Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and/or Learning (MEAL) experience.
Knowledge of Save the Children's key sectors
Legal expertise
Knowledge of international humanitarian systems, institutions and donors.
Understanding local context of ESA
Contract duration:1 year (12 months)
Location: Based in East and Southern Africa region in any country with SCI programming - up to 25% travel
The Organisation
We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realise the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard.
We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:
No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday
All children learn from a quality basic education and that,
Violence against children is no longer tolerated
We know that great people make a great organization, and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children. We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive environment where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.
Application Information:
Please attach a copy of your CV and cover letter with your application, and include details of your current remuneration and salary expectations. A copy of the full role profile can be found at careers
We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.
All employees are expected to carry out their duties in accordance with our global anti-harassment policy.