Safeguarding Manager at BRAC February 2025 - New Jobs (Ajira Mpya)
BRAC is an award-winning international non-governmental development organisation, with the vision of a world free from all forms of exploitation and discrimination, where everyone has the opportunity to realize their potential. BRAC is a leader in developing and implementing cost- effective, evidence- based programmes to assist poor and disadvantaged communities in low- income countries, including in conflict- prone and post-disaster settings. It is an organisation of and for the people of the Global South, pioneering new development and social enterprise approaches to equip communities to achieve prosperity. As well as being the world’s biggest NGO by number of staff and people directly reached, BRAC has regularly been ranked the number one NGO in the world by the Geneva-based NGO Advisor, an independent organisation committed tohighlighting innovation, impact and governance in the non-profit sector. BRAC retained the top spot in 2020 among the top 500 NGOs for the fifth consecutive year.
BRAC was founded in Bangladesh in 1972 by Sir Fazle Hasan Abed. It started its first plan outside of Bangladesh in Afghanistan in 2002, and has since reached millions of people in 11 countries in Asia and Africa. BRAC has a complete development approach that uses many column plans and social businesses, as well as in microfinance, education, health, agriculture, gender and human rights. Brac believes that everyone has a natural ability, and while the saturation environment is created and that capacity is provided, even the poorest can be agents of positive change in their lives, for their families and communities.
BRAC Maendeleo Tanzania is part of a leading development organization that started its operations in 2006 in Tanzania, focusing on thematic areas of Agriculture, Youth and Women Empowerment, Food Security and Livelihood.
About the Programme;
The MasterCard Foundation in partnership with BRAC International (BI) is implementing an initiative that will create a positive and measurable impact for 1.2 million adolescent girls and young women and 9.5 million people across seven countries in East and West Africa, including Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, and Uganda.
There is mounting urgency to support adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) living in poverty, which has been further amplified by the global pandemic. Through this partnership, scalable economic development approaches will be delivered in communities to foster the agency and voice of AGYW. They will have the opportunity to fulfill their aspirations, achieve sustainable livelihoods, and engage in advocacy issues.
Position (01): Safeguarding Manager
Job Location: Country Head Office- Dar es salaam.
Purpose of this job:
This role will lead safeguarding activities for all programmes in the country, with a key focus on the Accelerating Impact for Young Women in Africa (AIM) project.
Responsibilities:
• Lead the implementation of the 06 Safeguarding and sub-set of policies by training the country leads of programmes/departments, AIM project leads and build up a pool of trainers to ensure.
• 100% staff, partners, volunteers, consultants and service providers receive training and refreshers on the safeguarding policies, prioritizing AIM project staff and partners.
• Ensure the country management and programme leads champion safeguarding.
•Act as the primary reporting avenue for safeguarding related concerns/violations and be the key resource for survivors, ensuring their safety, security and providing survivor support services in line with a survivor-centered approach.
• Conduct safeguarding risk assessment and integrate safeguarding measures in programmes; and operations with support from the Regional and Head Office Safeguarding units.
• Lead case management of safeguarding violations ensuring that Brac Maendeleo Tanzania meets its donor obligations to reportsafeguarding violations without delay.
• Develop capacity of staff to conduct sensitive investigations and produce high quality investigation reports, maintaining confidential investigation case files
• Ensure organizational reporting and response mechanisms are functional, practical and community-friendly.
• Prepare quarterly reports of reported cases for reporting to BI management;
• Review monitoring and audit review findings and address gap areas.
• Create impactful presentations for senior management on reported cases and trend analysis.
• Participate in program design meetings and kick-off workshops to facilitate inclusion of risks, planning and strategy with regard to safeguarding.
Required Skills and Abilities:
• Bachelor’s degree in Sociology, Gender and Women’s Studies, Development Studies, International Development, Anthropology, Economics or any relevant discipline.
• At least 7 years of experience in the development or humanitarian sector.
• At least 3 years of experience working in the areas of safeguarding, protection, gender or GBV in any reputed organization.
Skills & Competencies:
• Excellent conceptual and analytical skills with regards to safeguarding.
• Experience of implementing safeguarding policies and practices.
• Ability to build trust among stakeholders to report safeguarding violations.
• Ability to maintain the highest level of confidentiality and sensitivity
• Knowledge of international standards of safeguarding and ability to implement best practices
• Experience of conducting complex and sensitive safeguarding investigations and preparing investigation reports and guiding other teams to do so
• Ability to work strategically and practically with multiple stakeholders
• Strong facilitation and presentation skills
• Experience of designing and delivering training and capable of delivering messages appropriately to a variety of audiences
• Clear communication and public speaking skills
• Capable of working both individually and as part of a team
• Excellent relationship management skills and ability to communicate in all forms (written, verbal, negotiation, presentation skills).
• Ability to prioritize and deal with competing demands to deliver results.
• Ability to work under pressure and manage tight deadlines.
Safeguarding Responsibilities:
• Ensure the safety of team members from any harm, abuse, neglect, harassment and exploitation to achieve the programme’s goals on safeguarding implementation
• Act as a key source of support, guidance and expertise on safeguarding for establishing a safe working environment.
• Practice, promote and endorse the issues of safeguarding policy among team members and ensure the implementation of safeguarding standards in every course of action.
• Follow the safeguarding reporting procedure in case any reportable incident takes place and encourage others to do the same.
Safeguarding Manager at BRAC February 2025
Employment type: Contractual
Salary: Negotiable
How to Apply :
If you feel you are the right match for the above-mentioned position, please follow the application instructions accordingly:
Candidate needs to email their CV with a letter of interest mentioning educational grades,years of experience, current and expected salary at: [email protected]
Please mention the name of the position and your preferred region in the subject bar. Only complete applications will be accepted and shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Application deadline: 25th February 2025.
BRAC is committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults, and expects all employees and volunteers to share the same commitment. We believe every stakeholder andevery member of the communities we work with has the right to be protected from all forms of harm, abuse, neglect, harassment, and exploitation – regardless of age, race, religion, and gender, status as an individual with a disability or ethnic origin. Therefore, our recruitment process includes extensive reference and background checks, self-disclosure of prior issues regarding sexual or other misconduct and criminal records and our values are a part of our Performance Management System.
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