Senior Manager - Safeguarding

Job Description

Title: Senior Manager - Safeguarding

Company Name: Save the Children

Vacancy: 1

Location: Dhaka

Minimum Salary: Negotiable

Experience:
∎ At least 7 years

Published: 8 Feb 2024

Education:
∎ Master’s Degree in any subjects preferably in Social Science/Psychology /English/Business studies.

Requirements:

Additional Requirements:
∎ At least 7 years of experience, particularly in the area of staff and child safeguarding / HR preferably in reputed INGOs and development agencies
∎ The person should also have worked in a managerial capacity / supervisory role for at least 3 years.
∎ Experience in training and partners’ capacity building.
∎ Demonstrated ability to safeguard children
∎ Must be able to understand and demonstrate Save the Children’s vision, mission and values and of the Child and staff safeguarding policy.
∎ Must be able to work with community people, volunteers, partner organization staff and local child safeguarding support systems in a culture-sensitive way.
∎ A Flexible approach to work with a willingness to assist with the provision of Child Safeguarding policy when there are staff and technical capacity shortfalls.
∎ Excellent in report writing

Responsibilities & Context:
∎ Child and Adult (staff/ adult beneficiaries) safeguarding is a business-critical issue for Save the Children. As such SC has made different policies to ensure safeguarding of all. SC’s mission and the people it serves are of paramount importance and the representatives of the organization must have a safe working environment to effectively function. It is mandatory and implies to all of its representatives, including the partners and volunteers. Following the global standard, in order to make sure that we, including our other representatives, “Do No Harm” to children, adult beneficiaries and staffs. However, given the huge operational activities and geographical coverage, it is a necessity for a dedicated staff for the Country Office to ensure that the system is followed everywhere in a consistent manner and any violations and concerns are managed on time and as per SCI policies and procedures.
∎ Working with the key stakeholders, the Safeguarding Lead is expected to play a key role in facilitating the development and implementation of an all-inclusive Safeguarding framework for Save the Children in Bangladesh, including the large operation is running in Cox’s Bazar. The position holder will act as the Country office Focal person for Child Safeguarding and Adult Safeguarding for Bangladesh Country Office to maintain the safeguarding framework (Awareness, Prevention, Reporting and Responding). S/he will map out the child and adult safeguarding infrastructure to understand the local/country context and identify location-based entities that can provide support/ referrals in the case of an incident. S/he will develop strategy with an emphasis on setting boundaries in relation to SCI direct and indirect responsibilities towards staff, partners, any other representative, communities, external parties; considering local customs and practices. S/he will undertake Safeguarding investigations, sometimes in challenging environments and to rigorous timescales and standards, in coordination with the HR Director and the International Child Safeguarding Director/Regional HR Director –Asia. S/he will work actively with partnership team to build the capacity of partners’ staff on Child and Adult safeguarding. S/he will also manage the safeguarding reporting management system (DATIX) for documentation and closure of the cases.
∎ Save the Children invites applications for the above-mentioned position. We are committed to equal employment opportunities, regardless of gender, sexual orientation, race, colour, ethnic origin, nationality, disability, age, or beliefs and religion. We are committed to diversifying our staff to better represent the communities we serve and actively welcome underrepresented groups to apply.
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∎ The Opportunity

Employment Status: Full Time

Job Location: Dhaka

Apply Procedure:

Hard Copy:
∎ Please apply using a cover letter and an up-to-date CV as a single document. Please also include details of your current remuneration and salary expectations
∎ For a detailed job description and to apply online, please visit:
∎ https://hcri.fa.em2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_1/job/6055
∎ Only short-listed candidates will be invited for an interview
∎ `Save the Children promotes diversity in its workforce.`
∎ We need to keep children safe, so our selection process 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.
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Company Information:
∎ Save the Children
∎ House No. CWN (A) 35, Road No.43 Gulshan-2. Dhaka-1212 Bangladesh
∎ 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 workplace where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.

Address::
∎ House No. CWN (A) 35, Road No.43 Gulshan-2. Dhaka-1212 Bangladesh
∎ 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 toleratedWe 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 workplace where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.

Read Before Apply: Please apply only who are fulfilling all the requirements of this job

Application Deadline: 17 Feb 2024

Category: NGO/Development