United Kingdom: Safeguarding Adviser - Humanitarian Surge Team
We are currently looking for a Safeguarding Advisor - Surge Team to join our team. As the Safeguarding Advisor, you will support the response team to identify and mitigate safeguarding risks to children and adults in the affected populations. The post holder will ensure awareness, prevention as well as safe and accessible reporting and response mechanisms are place. In addition the post holder will support the response team to respond to safeguarding risks and violations to programme participants and people in the affected populations , including (but not limited to) the risks of sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment by Save the Children staff, volunteers and other INGO workers and partners, and the risks of unsafe programming.
You will bring to the role substantial experience of child and adult safeguarding, PSEAH, Survivor support, within humanitarian or insecure settings, including leading or participating in responding to reports and conducting investigations into serious incidents including , SEAH of children and adults; excellent knowledge of Safeguarding policies and supporting teams to put policies into practice; and, experience living or working in a development context, emergency response contexts or fragile states. You will be a strong safeguarding practitioner who can transfer skills to others. Proficiency in English and French is a must.
About Us:
The Global Expertise and Humanitarian Surge Platform (GEHSP) is Save the Children's global humanitarian surge, technical expertise and new business development deployment management function, operating on behalf of both members and SCI. It is dedicated to identifying, developing and deploying skilled and experienced talent from across the movement to meet the needs of our domestic and international programmes and humanitarian responses. Our vision is to help to improve the quality, timeliness, and effectiveness of our humanitarian responses and programmes; directly contributing to Save the Children's capability to deliver the best outcomes for children and their families.
About the HST:
HSTs work alongside country, regional and member teams to support the scale up and management of international and domestic emergency responses, enabling positive change for children. The role of the surge staff varies depending on the needs of the response and could include:
- deploying in the first days or hours following a natural disaster or crisis to lead the first phase of a response to sudden onset emergency;
- supporting ongoing emergency response and recovery work through providing advice, guidance and expertise in a specific skill area;
- providing short term interim cover for country office staff;
- supporting delivery of capacity building initiatives.
For more information about the requirements and role's scope and purpose, please check the attached Job Description.
We offer a competitive package in the context of the sector. This role can be based anywhere and is offered on the basis of compliance hiring.
How to Apply:
Please attach a copy of your CV and cover letter with your application, and include details of your current remuneration and salary expectations. A copy of the full role profile can be found at www.savethechildren.net/careers/apply
Please follow this link to apply: https://www.aplitrak.com/?adid=c2RvZGVlbi40NzM0Ny4xMjE4NUBzYXZldGhlY2hpbGRyZW5hby5hcGxpdHJhay5jb20
*We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, 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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