KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:

Policies and internal control mechanisms

• Ensure all staff has access to relevant safeguarding policies (CSG, PSEA, Anti-harassment etc.) and updated versions and provide interpretations as necessary
• In collaboration with HR Coordinator, ensure all  staff have signed copies of safeguarding policies in their employee folders
• Lead efforts to improve awareness and engagement on safeguarding issues among staff and partner staff through developing communications products and strategies
• Ensure SCI premises and offices have safeguarding visibility displayed
• Support sector leads and managers on cascading safeguarding requirements to their area of work
• Work collaboratively with sector leads and key partner staff to improve safeguarding risk management
• Ensure safeguarding committee meetings are taking place regularly, minutes of meetings are archived and shared with required parties
• Prepare and distribute safeguarding related reports
• Prioritize the capacity building of partner focal points, provide them with related trainings and tools
• Identify potential tools and systems to develop a more effective way of working for safeguarding within our operation  

Safeguarding related capacity strengthening and inductions

• Ensure all staff receives necessary safeguarding inductions/trainings as per established guidelines and they are provided with regular refreshers accordingly
• Keep track of mandatory trainings tracker and suggest conducting of safeguarding trainings when there are new staff or staff with refresher training needs
• Coordinate organizing of safeguarding trainings, keep attendance reports and share with HR for their archiving
• Ensure specific training needs e in regard to making sure that safeguarding risks and concerns are responded in a timely manner (e.g. trainings to service providers, suppliers, etc.)
• Keep safeguarding training materials relevant, up to date and interactive
• Support other offices or countries in the region with their safeguarding training needs as necessary
• Actively identify safeguarding related capacity strengthening needs of staff and partners and address them accordingly
• In close collaboration with sector leads, develop sector specific safe programming materials and trainings
• Support ‘lessons learnt’ process for humanitarian safeguarding

Safeguarding related capacity strengthening of partners

• Participate in partnership assessment process and provide input to Partnership Assessment Tools (PAT) of any new or existing partners
• In close collaboration with partnerships, ensure timely implementation of capacity building actions related to safeguarding indicated in PATs
• In close collaboration with partnerships, ensure compliance to global Safeguarding in Partnerships Core Standards
• In close collaboration with partnerships, ensure all partners have safeguarding focal points appointed
• Provide partner safeguarding focal points with necessary inductions, main materials related to safeguarding and one to one coaching as necessary
• Design and deliver safeguarding capacity building initiatives (trainings etc.) as per specific partner needs
• Link relevant and eligible partner staff with safeguarding capacity building initiatives that are happening at SCI end
• In close collaboration with sector leads, identify sector specific safeguarding development needs for partner programme staff and design together ways to address these needs

External capacity building and coordination

• Be an active member of working groups related to safeguarding and represent SCI safeguarding team as required
• Design and deliver safeguarding capacity building initiatives (trainings etc.) as per specific external party needs
• In close collaboration with cluster coordinators and relevant programme staff, actively promote safeguarding in relevant fora
• Support regional office and other country offices with their safeguarding related gaps/needs as requested

Reporting and safeguarding investigations

• Ensure relevant reporting channels (such as DATIX, whistleblowing etc.) are known, functional and accessible for all staff
• Actively promote reporting responsibility and the importance of reporting amongst SCI and partner staff
• Act as a focal point for receiving safeguarding related suspicions, concerns or complaints
• Ensure partner organizations are well informed about reporting and investigation procedures of SCI, provide support and guidance as necessary
• Ensure timely registration of incidents reported by partners on DATIX, acquire further details and register them in DATIX for use of relevant parties accordingly
• Lead assigned safeguarding investigations from beginning to end
• Provide guidance and support to partner safeguarding focal points when they are dealing with investigations; with taking investigation decisions, planning of investigations, methodologies and tools to use, proper recommendations and their strict implementation.
• Ensure timely preparation of initial member reports and provision of initial case related information DATIX
• Ensure proper recording of investigation details to DATIX for assigned investigations
• Ensure investigation recommendations and follow-up actions are being implemented by assigned departments/individuals
• Respond to any inquiries related to closed cases from management, donors, members or charity commission as necessary and requested by management

Other

• Identify data protection related safeguarding risks to our programming/ways of working and ensure there are mitigation measures are in place
• Lead on any projects as delegated by the Area Director
• Any other reasonable safeguarding related duties as delegated by or at absence of MO Safeguarding Advisor and or RO

SKILLS AND BEHAVIOURS (our Values in Practice)

Accountability:

• Holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values

Ambition:

• Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team, takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages their team to do the same
• widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others
• future orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale

Collaboration:

• Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to;
• builds and maintains effective relationships with colleagues, Members and external partners and supporters
• Values diversity and different people’s perspectives, able to work cross-culturally.

Creativity:

• Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions

Integrity:

• Honest, encourages openness and transparency, builds trust and confidence