Global Safeguarding Manager (Maternity Cover) at Volunteer Service Overseas (VSO)

Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO) is an international development charity[1] with a vision for a "world without poverty" and a mission to "bring people together to fight poverty". VSO recruits professionals to work as volunteers, living and working alongside local populations in developing countries. Founded in 1958, VSO has sent over 50,0...

 

Global Safeguarding Manager (Maternity Cover)

  • Job TypeFull Time
  • QualificationBA/BSc/HND
  • Experience
  • LocationNairobi
  • Job FieldSafety and Environment / HSE  , Security / Intelligence 

The Global Safeguarding Manager will support the management of safeguarding across VSO globally. 

  • The role holder will provide guidance on safeguarding practice contextually for the locations VSO is currently implementing work. S/He will be responsible for incident and crisis management response acting on the matter on hand and provide support as needed, and also cull learning and action points following the incidences. S/He will develop safeguarding training curriculum and provide training on safeguarding and duty of care. S/He will also be responsible in case monitoring, documenting and registering of cases.
  • The ideal candidate combines strong technical experience in safeguarding incident management with a track record of safeguarding assessment for proposal development. The candidate has working experience with different teams in an international environment and is available per February or as soon as possible for 6 months.

Main technical competencies: 

  • Experience in safeguarding, child protection, protection against sexual exploitation and abuse or other relevant specialism
  • Experience of incidence management and handling high-volume casework in a cross-cultural context
  • Experience in coaching and capacity building on safeguarding
  • Experience with safeguarding in proposal development, project specific risks and measures
  • Undertaken Safeguarding/Child protection training
  • This is a maternity cover for 6 months and the role should start as soon as possible. It is a fulltime and remote role, based in a country where VSO has a presence. There might be occasional travel.
  • Salary per annum (gross) for some of the VSO countries: India INR 1,885,606, Kenya KES 4,770,883, Nigeria NGN15,647,108, South Africa ZAR 890,054, UK GBP 47,152
  • For more information on the content of the role and the requirements, please check the job and job description via the VSO website.

Desired Skills and Experience

  • The ideal candidate combines strong technical experience in safeguarding incident management with a track record of safeguarding assessment for proposal development. The candidate has working experience with different teams in an international environment and is available per February.

Technical Competencies

  • Experience in safeguarding, child protection, protection against sexual exploitation and abuse or other relevant specialism
  • Experience of incidence management and handling high-volume casework in a cross-cultural context
  • Experience in coaching and capacity building on safeguarding
  • Experience with safeguarding in proposal development, project specific risks and measures
  • Undertaken Safeguarding/Child protection training

Method of Application

Interested and qualified? Go to Volunteer Service Overseas (VSO) on vso.my.salesforce-sites.com to apply

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