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International Child Safeguarding Director WCA

Détails de l'annonce

Organisation : Save the Children International (Afrique de l’Ouest et du Centre)
Site web : https://www.savethechildren.net/jobs/job-details/3845
Lieu de l'emploi : Dakar / Senegal
Type d'emploi : Contrat à durée déterminée
Type de contrat : Temps plein
Fonction : Autre
Date de publication : 21/03/2017
Date limite : 03/04/2017

Profil

Essential • Education to degree standard with a professional qualification in a relevant field • Deep experience of child protection/child safeguarding practice within developing/fragile countries • Leadership experience within an INGO, a complex large NGO, ministry or similar other organisation working with vulnerable communities and children or with similar experience within Save the Children • Strong track record of influencing and working in partnership with senior leaders and key influencers • Experience of working on investigations and or disciplinary investigations • Multi-disciplinary experience of working successfully with senior managers in other parts of own/partner’s organisation to deliver major operational change with a track record of delivering results to high standards • Extensive experience of building personal internal and external networks at senior level. • Extensive experience of planning and undertaking training programmes/workshops in child protection/safeguarding at a range of levels (e.g. field workers, mangers, senior managers and decision makers) • Proven ability in terms of verbal communication and report writing in English language • Proven ability in terms of verbal communication, training and report writing in French language • Inspirational people and leadership skills • Excellent communication and presentational skills • In depth understanding of children’s issues within developing countries • Demonstrable commitment to Children’s Rights • Ability to manage and maximise the benefits of cultural diversity • Self-sufficient, proactive self-motivating work styles • Ability to prioritise and deal with competing demands • Ability to provide long distance support and establish supportive relationships and networks • Ability to deliver results against demanding timetables and in the face of competing demands • Ability to travel and work within challenging environments • The resilience and personal circumstances to be able to travel within a region and to a lesser extent internationally, for an indicative minimum period of approximately 100 days a year, in some cases involving long journeys and often at short notice • Awareness of own strengths and weaknesses and evidence of commitment to self-managed personal development Desirable • Experience of leading and undertaking complex child protection/safeguarding investigations and or disciplinary investigations • Senior experience of a lead role in national/international advocacy or policy work either in the field of Child Protection/Safeguarding or Child’s Rights to achieve policy change • Experience of leadership, coordination and participation within professional networks • Evidence of professional expertise, personal development and learning in the field of child care • Experience of working within hostile and challenging environments • Experience of work related travel in challenging environments

Description

CONTRACT LENGTH: 03 Years ROLE PURPOSE: Making Save the Children safe for children is a global strategic objective for the entire organisation. We have an aligned global Child Safeguarding strategy across the 17,000 strong employees within Save the Children International and our 30 plus member’s organisations which comprise of another 8,000 employees. In addition, Child Safeguarding is a core Strategic Initiative as part of our 2016-2018 strategy. This role sits as part of a team of regional International Child Safeguarding, one in each of our 5 regions. At Regional and Country Office level, Child Safeguarding is underpinned by a global set of standards which are assessed annually as well as through KPI’s which are reported against on a quarterly basis. In addition, the region has been supported by internal and external audit processes which have identified areas which need to be strengthened. This regional role will focus on enabling Country offices to develop and resource their own action plans in order to deliver on this challenging set of requirements. The post will provide oversight and technical expertise in issues requiring the reporting of and responding to any alleged Child Safeguarding breaches. This is essential in order to ensure that our people and our programmes are safe for children and fit for purpose. This role will need to combine innovative capacity building and development with robust compliance and accountability as well as aspects of high level advocacy. The role will also need to ensure that this work is embedded within and interconnected with the priorities of the Regional Leadership team and thus requires a post holder of seniority and depth of experience who will work with other senior colleagues from other high risk disciplines such as Fraud Prevention and Safety and Security. In the event of a major humanitarian emergency, the role holder will be expected to work outside the normal job descriptions, be able to vary working hours accordingly and lead regional safeguarding responses. KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY: Child Safeguarding Leader and Champion within the Regional Senior Leadership Team • Provide clear, strong leadership and capacity building in line with the Global Child Safeguarding Strategy at Regional Office level. Working with other senior colleagues including those from high risk areas (such as safety and security and fraud) to utilise all appropriate internal platforms in order to raise awareness, drive standards and enable Country Offices to deliver against identified action plans and priorities. • Deliver high quality, accessible and reliable technical support, guidance and capacity in responses to safeguarding issues as they emerge from long term programmes, emergency/humanitarian responses as well as complex multi-disciplinary investigations. • Support the regional child safeguarding network to enable country level implementation Regional training of trainers programmes • Undertake a training of trainers’ approach to enable long term sustainable regional group of Focal Points, Training Officers and Investigation Officers in order to deliver compliance within Country Offices. • Review and strengthen Child Safeguarding systems within partner agencies, through planning and enabling their own training programs Child Safeguarding Capacity development and sustainability within Country Offices • Support the implementation of Country/Regional Office action plans. Oversee and follow-up, and work with Regional Director in order to ensure they demand the maximum levels of compliance and competence. • Work in conjunction with senior leaders and technical experts to identify and utilise opportunities to integrate safeguarding approaches into all aspects of our work • Apply critical analysis to ensure that we live up to our commitment to making Save the Children safe for children. Child Safeguarding Practice promoted across the sector • Make appropriate use of external opportunities to develop the Child Safeguarding practice, draw on experience to inform and refresh internal policy to ensure that Save the Children maintains its position as a leader within the sector • Act as an ambassador for Child Safeguarding at all times • Role model high levels of professional safeguarding behaviour and maintain the standards required by the Child Safeguarding Policy and Code of Conduct