Advisor - Safeguarding and Investigations

Job Description

Title: Advisor - Safeguarding and Investigations

Company Name: CARE Bangladesh

Vacancy: 1

Age: Na

Job Location: Dhaka

Salary: Negotiable

Experience:

• 8 to 10 years

• Masters Degree level of education (preference  in Human Resources and Law).

• 8 to 10 years

• Location: Based at CARE Bangladesh Dhaka Office

• Duration: Contract duration will be 2 years

Job Summary:

• CARE is one of the world`s leading international humanitarian and development organizations, committed to helping people in poor communities improve their lives and alleviate poverty. Founded in 1945, CARE is working over 121 countries to fight global poverty and marginalization. CARE has been active in Bangladesh since 1949 and is one of the largest programs in CARE confederation. Women and girls are at the core of all CARE programs because they represent half of the marginalized group and it is not possible to overcome poverty until all people have equal rights and opportunities. CARE Bangladesh works to implement programs with long-term impacts that result in sustainable changes for the extreme poor and marginalized communities.

• This is a new role that has been created to underpin the culture of accountability at CARE Bangladesh.

• Reporting to the CD/DCD, this post holder will be responsible for managing Safeguarding across the operations of CARE Bangladesh. These are critical skills that are required by CARE Bangladesh given the scale and scope of our work. The role is the technical expert in Safeguarding and a specialist in planning, conducting and managing investigations to ensure that CARE Bangladesh staff and related personnel are able to prevent Safeguarding issues from occurring, and, where they do occur, the organization is able to respond to a high standard protecting survivors and the most vulnerable from harm.

• To be successful in this role the post holder will be responsible for 2 key areas of work-

  • Prevention of safeguarding concerns from occurring - ensuring the continued integration of our policy, sector guidelines and safer programs strategy, this includes awareness raising with staff, related personnel and program participants, and integration of safer programs standards with senior program managers and staff at CARE Bangladesh

  • Responding to safeguarding concerns- Coordination and Investigation of safeguarding concerns that are reported to the organization through local channels and through the CARE reporting mechanism (CAREline www.care.ethicspoint.com )

• The post holder will carry out investigations and will also supervise and direct the work and activities of internal investigators to ensure all HR processes and procedures are followed and that misconduct is dealt with in a professional, fair and timely manner. It is critical to evaluate all support mechanisms are in place for all those implicated, and that all actions are consistent with our values policies and procedures. All cases should be closed out in a timely manner and communicated to the appropriate stakeholders.

• The post holder will be responsible for coordinating their work with CARE’s Safeguarding team, ensuring that all protocols and practices are aligned.

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• Monthly gross salary: BDT 212,623 (Negotiable). In addition, CARE offers Provident Fund, Gratuity, Festival Bonus, Leave Encashment, Life and Health Insurance, Working Mother Benefits and Day Care Facilities etc.