Summary of Position
Action Against Hunger is seeking an experienced and motivated Safeguarding Specialist who will oversee the Safeguarding priorities and will be in charge of creating and developing the overall work plan, capacity building and recruitment of relevant workforce. He/she will take specific responsibility for ensuring that Action Against Hunger offices are prepared and able to respond to reports of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse and Child Safeguarding in humanitarian and development contexts we work in. This means ensuring that risk assessments are completed, staff and related personnel are trained and that complaints mechanisms are designed, consulted on and communicated to staff and program participants and the wider community. S/he will ensure that reports are followed up and survivor centered support mechanisms are in place. S/he will oversee the functioning of Safeguarding Investigations in consultation with the Incident Management Team (IMT).
Purpose
The Regional Safeguarding Specialist will take lead in ensuring that Action Against Hunger HEARO and Country Offices prepare and are able to respond to reports of SEA (sexual, exploitation and abuse), Child Safeguarding and trafficking in persons. S/he will raise awareness Action Against Hunger’s policy commitments, including zero-tolerance approach through training, coaching and ensure that the global PSEA, Child Safeguarding and Anti-trafficking in persons mechanisms are socialized and used by staff and related personnel.
Engagement
The Regional Safeguarding Specialist will collaborate closely with Action Against Hunger Safeguarding focal persons, key stakeholders at Country and Regional level. S/he will also work with program teams in the region to ensure that Safeguarding policies is mainstreamed into program design. A strong rapport will be created and enhanced with the Safeguarding unit in Canada as well as others in the international network including the Safeguarding Community of Practice.
Externally, close collaborations and working relationships will be created and maintained with Safeguarding working groups in the region, InterAgency Working groups (ICVA, IASC, CHS, AAP, CDAC etc), organizational partners, collaborators and other INGOs with the aim of creating a positive culture.
Delivery
S/he will be responsible for the timely and quality delivery of the Safeguarding road map to ensure that regional and country office priorities are achieved.
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