KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:
Safe programming in Emergency:
• Provide support to SG manager in gathering information to integrate safe programming principles in all phases of emergency response.
• Support Safeguarding manager to ensure rapid SG risk assessment is completed jointly with humanitarian - emergency team as required.
• Support staff to take proactive steps to ensure that all programming activity identifies the potential risks and works to eliminate and mitigate those risks.
• Deliver mandatory SG inductions/training ensure all visitors received SG induction before their arrival to duty station.
• Enable staff with key responsibilities to undertake their roles and mainstream safeguarding functions.
Incident Reporting & Case Management:
• Act as a focal point for reporting Unsafe programming or safeguarding concerns, leading on it and support referrals in line with organizational protocols.
• Ensure safe, confidential, and survivor-centered reporting and response mechanisms are in place and accessible.
SG Audits, Monitoring & Compliance:
• Monitor program activities to ensure compliance with organizational safeguarding policies.
• Collaborate with MEAL teams to integrate safe programming indicators and feedback mechanisms.
• Conduct regular field visits and report on safe programming implementation and challenges.
• Ensure continues improvement plan is in place, lessons learned are documented and shared with SG manager for future consideration.
• Integrate SG monitoring into regular field visits (check safe distribution, safe interaction with children, adults).
Coordination:
• Support the unit in coordination with various stake holders to improve SG practices.
• High levels of professional behaviour and maintain the standards required by the Policies and Code of Conduct.
• Whenever required support humanitarian response team on ensuring SG minimum standards embedded into the response plan.
• Coordinate with Child Protection Sub-Cluster and partners on SG risks.
• Work with Child Protection Sub-Cluster and humanitarian coordination bodies in Kunar to align safeguarding actions.
• Advocate for safeguarding to be included in all project/partner response plans.
SKILLS AND BEHAVIOURS (Save the Children Values in Practice)
Accountability:
• Holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values.
• Able to respectfully and constructively challenge stakeholders in the course of their work
Ambition:
• Set ambitious and challenging goals for themselves, take responsibility for their own personal development and encourage their team to do the same.
• Widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others
Collaboration:
• Builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, Members and external partners and supporters
• Values diversity, see it as a source of competitive strength
• Approachable, good listener, & easy to work with
Creativity:
• Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions.
Integrity:
• Demonstrates the highest levels of integrity and honesty
Additional job responsibilities
The job duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the post holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills and experience.
Equal Opportunities
The post holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the Save the Children Equal Opportunities and Diversity policies and procedures.
Health and Safety
The post holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with Save the Children Health and Safety policies and procedures.
Safeguarding our Staff:
The post holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI anti-harassment policy.
Child Safeguarding:
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.
