Safeguarding Consultant at World University Service of Canada

Responsibilities

Specifically, the consultant will be responsible for the following:

• Review the existing brochure and update it for use by WUSC and Young Africa Works partners;
• Prepare and deliver training on digital safeguarding for SEOR RLOs
• Support the RLOs to develop safeguarding action plans for their organizations.

Deliverables

Brochure Review and Update

• Deliverable: Revised brochure tailored for WUSC and Young Africa Works partners.

Training Preparation and Delivery

• Deliverable: Comprehensive training program on digital safeguarding for SEOR RLOs.
• Develop training materials (slides, handouts, and resources).
• Schedule and conduct a training session, ensuring participation and engagement from all RLOs.
• Gather feedback from participants to assess the effectiveness of the training.

Safeguarding Action Plans Development

• Deliverable: Customized safeguarding action plans for each RLO.
• Facilitate workshops or one-on-one sessions with RLOs to identify safeguarding needs and strategies.
• Provide a template for action plans and guide RLOs in completing them.
• Review and finalize the plans to ensure they are practical and effective for each organization.

Delivery of the Training of Trainers (ToT)

• Facilitate and deliver the Training of Trainers over the agreed-upon timeframe (1-2 days, online/in-person).
• Ensure interactive participation, engage trainees through real-world case scenarios, group discussions, and role-playing activities.
• Provide mentorship and coaching to participants on how to facilitate similar training within their organizations.
• Document key discussions, feedback, and any challenges or success stories during the training delivery.
• Develop a follow-up plan to provide ongoing support to ToT participants in applying digital safeguarding measures within their RLOs.

Requirements

The Consultant should have:

• Significant and relevant experience in developing and implementing safeguarding policies and procedures in conflict-affected contexts for programs targeting adolescents and youth.
• Proven experience of facilitation of capacity strengthening and training on safeguarding.
• Demonstrated experience in developing concise and clear guidance and templates on safeguarding measures.
• Excellent oral and written communication in English.
• Strong knowledge and experience of sub-Saharan Africa and adolescent programming (particularly in the refugee context) preferred.
• Ability to establish and maintain good working relations with individuals of diverse backgrounds and cultures.

Qualifications and experience

• Postgraduate degree in social sciences, social work, and human rights preferably with a focus on protection/ child protection/ child rights. Relevant experience would compensate for lack of educational background
• Experience designing and implementing comprehensive safeguarding systems for aid/humanitarian organizations.
• Understanding of international best practices on safeguarding.
• Experience designing and implementing safeguarding referral pathways and confidential incident reporting systems within the refugee context.