Safeguarding Adviser at Save the Children

We are currently looking for a Safeguarding Adviser to join our team. As a Safeguarding Adviser, you will support the response team to identify and mitigate safeguarding risks to children and adults in the affected populations. You will ensure awareness, prevention as well as safe and accessible reporting and response mechanisms are place. In addition, you will support the response team to  respond to safeguarding risks and violations to programme participants and people in the affected populations , including (but not limited to) the risks of sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment by Save the Children staff, volunteers and other INGO workers and partners, and the risks of unsafe programming

You will bring to the role substantial experience of child and adult safeguarding, PSEAH, Survivor support, within humanitarian or insecure settings, including leading or participating in responding to reports and conducting investigations into serious incidents including, SEAH of children and adults; and, excellent knowledge of Safeguarding policies and supporting teams to put policies into practice.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

Essential:

• Undergraduate or Masters in Social work Gender, Child Protection,  Child Rights, Human Rights, Humanitarian Action, Anthropology, Development, Conflict or related degree
• Substantial experience of child and adult safeguarding, PSEAH, Survivor support, within humanitarian or insecure settings, including leading or participating in responding to reports and conducting investigations into serious incidents including , SEAH of children and adults.
• Good understanding and experience of supporting child and adult survivors and putting mechanisms in place ensure they access the relevant support available locally and are listen too.
• Experience living or working in a development context, emergency response contexts or fragile states.
• Excellent knowledge of Safeguarding policies and supporting teams to put policies into practice; 
• HEAT / Safety & Security Training for Insecure contexts or recognised equivalent;
• Strong safeguarding practitioner who can transfer skills to others; 
• Good team member skills, including the ability to be part of and organise, support, manage and develop a small team;
• 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.
• Experience in designing and delivering training on Safeguarding, including , safer programming and strengthening the capacity of key stakeholders to prevent , detect and respond to Safeguarding issues and unsafe practice; 
• Proven attention for detail and ability to effectively manage a high volume of data and information;
• Experience of working with partners and of using a participatory approach as well as of coordinating responses with a range of actors, including Government authorities, national/local organisations, NGOs, UN;
• Ability to achieve results and maintain consistent high standards of professional  behaviour and achievement, including when working alone;
• Ability to manage stress, be flexible and accommodating in difficult and frustrating working circumstance;
• Ability to take a proactive approach to problem solving, to recommend and implement continuous improvement initiatives;
• Fluency in written and spoken English;
• Commitment to and understanding of child rights, as well as of Save the Children’s aims, values and principles. 
• Knowledge and understanding of the ISAC six principles in relation to PSEA and the CHS Alliance PSEAH Index

Desirable 

• Fluency in Arabic, French, Spanish and or another language.
• Good knowledge of and experience in using established inter-agency standards and guidelines in child protection, such as the Inter-agency Guiding Principles on Unaccompanied and Separated Children, IA Case Management Guidelines;; and others
• Budget development and financial monitoring skills;