Safeguarding Officer

About the role

A global movement working across Africa, South Asia and Latin America to end hunger is hiring a Safeguarding Officer based in Kampala, Uganda. The role holds global responsibility for strengthening safeguarding practice across all countries and offices, leading the implementation of Child Protection and Protection from Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Harassment (PSEAH) policies, tools and systems. It is a full-time, on-site position with salary negotiable.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the continuous improvement of Child Protection and PSEAH policies, codes of conduct and standard operating procedures, and turn global policy into practical tools, guidelines, checklists and templates
• Maintain the safeguarding policy suite, including version control, accessibility and translation into local languages
• Design and deliver safeguarding induction and refresher training for staff, volunteers, partners and Board members, and build the capacity of Country Safeguarding Focal Points
• Serve as the global focal point for safeguarding concerns, maintain the incident reporting and case management system, coordinate investigations and advise leadership on case management and duty of care
• Analyse incident trends and report regularly to senior leadership and the Board
• Support safeguarding risk assessments, compliance monitoring, due diligence for partners and contractor screening for roles working with children
• Represent the organisation in sector networks and interagency safeguarding working groups, and liaise with donors on accreditation and reporting

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in social work, international development, human rights, law or a related field, or equivalent experience
• 5+ years of experience in a safeguarding, Child Protection or PSEAH role within international development, humanitarian or NGO settings
• Demonstrated experience designing and implementing safeguarding policy and tools across multi-country operations, and managing sensitive incident reports
• Experience designing and delivering training to diverse audiences, including remote and low-connectivity settings
• Willingness and ability to travel regularly to program countries across Africa, South Asia and Latin America
• Fluency in English required; French or other regional languages highly regarded