Safeguarding Manager

He /She will also be responsible for development and implementation of agreed safeguarding activities, initiatives and training with regard to the Saving Lives phase 3 programme.

The safeguarding Manager will support partner to link users of the Consortium CRM line to appropriate identified services when appropriate and will (with support) lead on capacity building and advocacy efforts.

The Safeguarding manager will be the first point of contact for the management of safeguarding incidents in relation to the Saving Lives programme with the support of the Consortium Director, Country Director and Directorate of Protection and Safeguarding in Dublin.

Responsibilities:

• Maintain up to date and accurate database of all reported incidents registers, documents and assesses all adult and asset safeguarding in line with Concerns policies and maintaining confidentiality.
• Assist consortium members to consult and engage with all relevant stakeholders during the program inception in order to ensure support, high-level commitment, sustainability, and community trust and ownership especially with regards to CRM.
• Liaises with the Protection and Safeguarding directorate for support in terms of;
  • Coordinate with Concern internal audit and investigations unit and investigating officers as needed following any report.
  • Support Consortium coordination unit and consortium leadership board in planning and reporting on investigations.
• Update and maintain service directory for operational districts to improve referral for survivor care.

Training and capacity building

• Assist in organizing and facilitation of child safeguarding induction for newly recruited project staff, volunteers, beneficiaries, stakeholders and partners.
• Compile partners’ activity documents, analyze partners risk assessment result and support on identified gap.
• Conduct initial and refresher training for consortium partners.
• Periodically review all consortium partners, to ensure clearly defines policies on safeguarding including; Code of Conduct,  Child Safeguarding Policy and Anti trafficking in persons policy are in place and in use.
• Ensure all consortium staff and partners, clearly understand key concepts in relation to and safeguarding; 
  • Understanding of safeguarding and protection key definitions.
  • Understanding of safeguarding risk and how this can be mitigated.
  • Clear understanding of Organizational and in country reporting pathways and processes.
• Support consortium partners to assess their internal safeguarding policies and procedures and document clear suggested areas for strengthening implementation or capacity.
• Ensure ongoing compliance with consortium safeguarding policies and procedures throughout the course of the programme.
• Ensure there is a clear assessment and understanding of programme participant and consortium partner needs and perceptions of risk.
• Support risk reduction within the consortium through risk assessment, design of mitigation plans and effective implementation.
• Regularly review the risk register and implementation including through regular visits to program areas.

Program implementation

• Lead on the consortiums preparation to respond programme;
• Assessment of risk within government health service delivery in operational areas.
• Lead on the updated mapping of response and support services in collaboration with consortium partners, district MoH and Ministry of Gender and children’s affairs.
• Assessment of training and capacity building needs within Health facilities and district health management teams paying particular attention to survivor centred approaches.
• In collaboration with Hired consultant, FCDO, Consortium director and Government of Sierra Leone develop a standardized learning pathway and training needs analysis, training programme, and plan to train trainers.
• Document and present to MoH policy recommendations for consideration in the development of a National Health care Safeguarding policy.
• In collaboration with the consortium director and Protection and safeguarding directorate recommend prioritized interventions to increase immediate patient safety as well as long term capacity strengthening to produce improved practice and patient safety.
• Compile and develop monthly safeguarding report including; training data/activity, coordination with partners and collaboration/ coordination with Government.
• Provide technical guidance on safeguarding to partners, volunteers, Concern staff and other key stakeholders including consultants.
• Conduct supervision and monitoring visits to project sites as required.
• Maintain clear records of number of staff, partners, volunteers, contractors, vendors, consultants and other parties trained in safeguarding.

• University degree (or equivalent evidenced experience) in Human Resources Management, Management, Social work, Social sciences, Law, Psychology, Organizational psychology, or related Master’s degree in one of the above fields preferable
• 4+ years of experience of safeguarding, working with children, young people and/or adults who are vulnerable. 
• Clear understanding of local safeguarding networks and support.

• Able to clearly articulate own and colleagues’ roles, responsibilities, and professional boundaries, including what constitutes both organizational and professional abuse. Is able to clearly explain how they would raise concerns about conduct of colleagues.
• In depth knowledge of Safeguarding, PSHEA and risk assessment.
• Uses safeguarding and local context knowledge, and understanding of what constitutes any signs of adult or child abuse, harm or neglect. Including the further recognition of local safeguarding priorities, for example, financial abuse, modern slavery, trafficking.
• Clear understanding of person centred approaches.
• Commitment to Concern’s core values and to promoting positive culture of safeguarding.
• Demonstrated excellent communication skills.
• Strong facilitation and presentation skills, including experience in the design and delivery of training programmes
• Ability to work collaboratively with a wide range of stakeholders and cultures.
• High degree of organisational ability, working well under pressure and to deadline.
• Excellent self-awareness and understanding of the need for self-care, personal strength and resources to face possible hostilities related to its tasks.

• Raising awareness and being updated on HIV & AIDS issues.
• Protecting him/herself and colleagues.

Sharing information with colleagues and avoiding stigma and discrimination.

Therefore, each staff member of Concern is expected to be sensitive to equality issues in their relationships with colleagues and in their work and to participate in implementation of gender mainstreaming plans, both at the workplace and in programmes.

Concern has an organisational Code of Conduct (CCoC) with three Associated Policies; the Programme Participant Protection Policy (P4), the Child Safeguarding Policy and the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Policy. These have been developed to ensure the maximum protection of programme participants from exploitation, and to clarify the responsibilities of Concern staff, consultants, visitors to the programme and partner organisation, and the standards of behaviour expected of them. In this context, staff have a responsibility to the organisation to strive for, and maintain, the highest standards in the day-to-day conduct in their workplace in accordance with Concern’s core values and mission. Any candidate offered a job with Concern Worldwide will be expected to sign the Concern Staff Code of Conduct and Associated Policies as an appendix to their contract of employment. By signing the Concern Code of Conduct, candidates acknowledge that they have understood the content of both the Concern Code of Conduct and the Associated Policies and agree to conduct themselves in accordance with the provisions of these policies. Additionally, Concern is committed to the safeguarding and protection of vulnerable adults and children in our work. We will do everything possible to ensure that only those who are suitable to work or volunteer with vulnerable adults and children are recruited by us for such roles. Subsequently, working or volunteering with Concern is subject to a range of vetting checks, including criminal background checking.