SAFEGUARDING MANAGER – Christian Blind Mission

Job Summary

Safeguarding and PSEAH are organisational priorities. The Safeguarding Manager will lead on maintaining and implementing the safeguarding and PSEAH policies and associated protocols and procedures. The key responsibilities will combine elements of policy and procedure development; capacity building; monitoring; safeguarding report handling, management and investigation; and enforcing compliance and accountability.
The scope of the role covers all aspects of safeguarding and PSEAH related to the CBM Global Secretariat, Technical teams, Country Teams and our projects and programmes. Ensuring CBM Global Members have appropriate safeguarding and PSEAH policies in place is within the scope of this role. Safeguarding and PSEAH incidents within a Member, which are entirely internal to that member and do not relate to or impact upon other CBM Global entities, projects or programmes are outside the scope of this role.
Based: This role can be based in any CBM Global Office. Applications are therefore encouraged from those with the right to work in: Bangladesh, Bolivia, Burkina Faso, Indonesia, Kenya, Lao PDR, Madagascar, Nepal, Nigeria, Philippines, Zimbabwe, as well as Australia, Germany, Ireland, Netherlands, Switzerland and the UK. Hours: Permanent/Full-time
Salary range: The salary offered will be competitive, dependent on skills and experience, as well as country of location. We offer a local contract

Duties And Responsibilities

1. Articulate and promote the strategic importance of safeguarding in all aspects of the organization’s work. Demonstrate leadership in ensuring that staff, programmes, and operations are safe for all programme participants, staff, and volunteers
2. Continually review, update, maintain, and seek to improve an effective organizational level safeguarding and PSEAH system and framework (policies, protocols, procedures etc) across the CBM Global Federation. Ensure the system meets good practice standards and the needs of CBM Global entities (Members, Country Teams, Technical Teams, and Secretariat)
3. Ensure each Country Team has a robust safeguarding and PSEAH framework in place for identifying and mitigating safeguarding and PSEAH risks; enabling reporting; managing incidents; and building the capacity of staff and partners
4. Provide ongoing support, coaching, and mentoring to Country Teams to enhance their safeguarding practices
5. Ensure effective auditing, accountability, and report handling procedures related to the safeguarding and PSEAH system are in place and applied
6. Ensure all reported safeguarding and PSEAH incidents are managed effectively and expeditiously by ensuring that report handling procedures are properly followed for all reports received that are within the scope of this role.
7. Maintain and continually develop a network of safeguarding focal points across the CBM Global Federation. Ensure focal points understand their role and are provided with the necessary training to fulfill their responsibilities.
8. Lead a small team of colleagues within the Federation to provide support to the Safeguarding function, including incident management. Ensure they are provided with the necessary training to fulfill their responsibilities
9. Ensure all aspects of the safeguarding and PSEAH system are clearly communicated across the Federation. Working with the safeguarding focal points, lead on improving organizational understanding; capacity to implement; and compliance with all aspects of the safeguarding system, throughout the CBM Global Federation
10. Represent CBM Global at global safeguarding networks such as the Keeping Children Safe Coalition etc. Proactively engage in relevant discussion and debate within the sector, bringing a disability inclusion and partnership perspective.
11. Working closely with relevant teams and utilizing the safeguarding focal points, proactively developing and delivering strategies and actions for developing the capacity of CBM partners with regard to safeguarding and PSEAH.
12. Working with the network of safeguarding focal points, support CBM Global entities to comply with the safeguarding system and meet their obligations and responsibilities. Escalate incidents of non-compliance.
13. Liaise effectively and as necessary with the health, safety, and security function within CBM Global
14. Effectively manage existing Safeguarding budget/resources and maximize opportunities to increase funding in this area via CBM Member Associations.
15. Produce periodic safeguarding and PSEAH reports for the CBM Global Board Key outcomes expected from this role
1. CBM Global has a well-established and comprehensive safeguarding system and framework in place
2. Staff and entities within CBM Global understand and have the capacity to fulfill their responsibilities with regard to safeguarding and PSEAH
3. A network of trained and capacitated safeguarding focal points is maintained
4. All safeguarding incidents are managed effectively and expeditiously
5. Capacity of partners with regards to safeguarding is enhanced

Qualifications And Experience

All of the following requirements are essential unless marked with a * when they are desirable.
CBM Global welcomes applicants from diverse backgrounds and people with lived experience of disability.
Experience and knowledge
• Minimum of 4 years’ experience in a dedicated safeguarding role, or in which safeguarding has been the primary responsibility.
• Minimum of 2 years experience in a safeguarding role at a management level, preferably in an international not-for-profit organization.
• Experience in a safeguarding or similar role, with responsibilities spanning more than 1 country*
• Demonstrable track record of success in a senior safeguarding role
• Extensive in-depth hands-on practical knowledge and experience of safeguarding issues, including legal frameworks, policies, procedures, incident management and good practices
• Understanding of the wider Safeguarding topic within the context of humanitarian and development programmes
• Experience in training/capacity building related to safeguarding
• Experience working within a Federation structure*
• Experience in the disability sector, with an understanding if inclusive safeguarding practices*
• Lived experience of disability*

Skills/competencies/personal qualities

• Outstanding interpersonal, relationship building and people-coaching skills
• A self-starter able to work independently. Proactive and resourceful
• Diligent, persistent with excellent attention to detail
• Strategic thinker and a doer. Able to shape strategy and deliver it. Comfortable working at strategic and operational levels.
• Ability to work under pressure, with minimum supervision
• Able to hit the ground running and to make a difference in the role from day 1
• Adept at working on multiple things at once and at prioritizing
• Influencing others.
• Excellent written and verbal communication
• Fluent in English (written and verbal)

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level or above