Safeguarding Officer at BRAC Maendeleo Tanzania – January 2024

Safeguarding Officer at BRAC Maendeleo Tanzania – January 2024

BRAC Tanzania – Dar Es Salaam
Location: Dar es Salaam

NGO and Social Work Jobs

About BRAC International: BRAC is an award-winning international non-governmental development organization, dedicated to creating a world free from all forms of exploitation and discrimination. BRAC is a leader in developing and implementing cost-effective, evidence-based programs to assist poor and disadvantaged communities in low-income countries. BRAC Maendeleo Tanzania, established in 2006, focuses 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), has initiated a project to impact 1.2 million adolescent girls and young women and 9.5 million people in East and West Africa. This project aims to deliver scalable economic development approaches to foster the agency and voice of adolescent girls and young women.

Position (1): Safeguarding Officer
Location: Brac Maendeleo Country Office

Purpose: The Safeguarding Officer will support the Safeguarding Manager in upholding responsibilities to vulnerable adults and children participating in programs. This includes creating a safe working environment for staff and associated personnel and ensuring ethical standards while safeguarding against any form of harassment, exploitation, and abuse.

Main Job Responsibilities:

1. Implement the Safeguarding policy, conduct training for staff, and build up a pool of trainers to ensure 100% staff, partners, volunteers, consultants, and service providers receive safeguarding training.
2. Act as the secondary reporting avenue for safeguarding-related concerns/violations and be a key resource for survivors, ensuring their safety, security, and providing survivor support services in line with a survivor-centered approach.
3. Under the guidance of the Safeguarding Manager, conduct safeguarding risk assessments and integrate safeguarding measures in programs and operations with support from the Regional and Head Office Safeguarding units.
4. Case management of safeguarding violations, ensuring that BRAC Tanzania meets its obligations to report safeguarding violations without delay.
5. Develop the capacity of staff to conduct sensitive investigations and produce high-quality investigation reports, maintaining confidential investigation case files.
6. Ensure organizational reporting and response mechanisms are functional, practical, and community-friendly.
7. Map and update local support services available to survivors across the country.
8. Maintain the online safeguarding case management system, reviewing incidents submitted and ensuring timely follow-up actions.
9. Support the annual safeguarding activities.
10. Participate in program design meetings and kick-off workshops to facilitate the inclusion of risks, planning, and strategy regarding safeguarding.
11. Supervise the safeguarding champions who will be working in the Safeguarding unit, providing them effective supervision and mentoring.

Required Skills/Capacity:

• At least 3+ years of relevant experience in Human Resource Management and Safeguarding in an International development context.
• At least 2 years of Management experience working in International Human resources, demonstrated experience in the areas of safeguarding, protection, gender or GBV in any reputed organization.
• Excellent organizational skills with the ability to manage time effectively.
• Conceptual and analytical skills with regards to Human Resource and safeguarding.
• Ability to build trust among stakeholders to report safeguarding violations.
• Ability to maintain the highest level of confidentiality and sensitivity.
• Demonstrated ability to be professional, calm, flexible, resilient, solution-oriented, and creative.
• Knowledge of international standards of Human resource management and safeguarding.
• Experience of conducting complex and sensitive investigations and preparing investigation reports.
• Strong facilitation and presentation skills.
• 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 effectively.

Educational Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree/ Masters in Sociology, Gender and Women’s Studies, Industrial relations and labor laws, Human Resources Management, Development Studies, International Development, Anthropology, or any relevant discipline.

Employment Type: Contractual

How to Apply: If you feel you are the right match for the position, email your CV with a letter of interest mentioning educational grades, years of experience, current and expected salary to bimcf.tanzania@brac.net.

Only complete applications will be accepted, and shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Application Deadline: 16th January 2024

BRAC is committed to safeguarding children, young people, and vulnerable adults and expects all employees and volunteers to share the same commitment. The recruitment process includes extensive reference and background checks.

BRAC is an equal opportunities employer.