Summary
Date Posted: Friday, August 04 2023, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Job Purpose
This role will lead safeguarding activities for all programs in the country. Responsibilities include: implementing the Safeguarding and sub-set of policies and procedures across the organization, act as the reporting avenue for safeguarding concerns violations: lead the process of ensuring safeguarding risk management is done and safeguarding indicators are mainstreamed in the programme design, implementation, monitoring, evaluation and partnerships: lead the case management process ensuring timely reporting of incidents to donors, BRAC international (BI) Head Office affiliates, ensure confidential investigations are done in a timely fashion following a risk assessment of cases, ensure disciplinary actions are implemented and documented by HR, provide survivor support, and lead the mapping of referral services in the country for all programs.

Core Roles and Responsibilities
• Lead the implementation of the Safeguarding and sub-set of relationship management skills and ability to communicate policies by training all the 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 Excellent Excel and PowerPoint skills. Job Title: Safeguarding Office
• BRAC Uganda staff 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 Positions: 01 champion safeguarding:
• Establish a safeguarding culture across all levels of the programme by implementing the safeguarding policy. Act as a key source of support, guidance and expertise on safeguarding for establishing a safe working environment.
• Responsible for ensuring team members are appropriately trained, supported and have access to resources regarding issues that are identified and actioned in accordance with the safeguarding policy and procedure.
• Follow the safeguarding reporting procedure in case any Development Studies, reportable incident takes place, encourage others to do so.
• Follow the safeguarding reporting procedure in case any reportable incident takes place, encourage others to do so. maintaining documentation of all Bl-wide support services.
• Support in establishing and strengthening survivor referral systems in BRAC program
• Coordinate with Safeguarding focal person to address and report concerns regarding failure to mitigate and safeguarding issues.
• Ensure that confidentiality and the security are maintained in case of incidents. Safeguarding roles
• Establish a safeguarding culture across all levels of the program by implementing the safeguarding policy. Act as a key source of support, guidance and expertise on safeguarding for establishing a safe working environment.
• Responsible to ensure team members are appropriately trained, supported and have access to resources regarding issues that are identified and actioned in accordance with the safeguarding policy and procedure.

Educational Requirements
• Bachelor's degree in Sociology, Gender and Women's Studies,
• International Development, Anthropology or any relevant Educational Requirements Skills and Competencies discipline
• Experience Requirements, Skills and Competencies At least 5-7 years of experience in the development or humanitarian sector, areas of safeguarding, protection, gender or GBV in any reputed organization Excellent conceptual and analytical skills with regard 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


Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 60

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure

Interested candidates should send their Application, CV and academic documents as one document addressed to the Head Human Resources by email to hrd.uganda@brac.net  Deadline is Friday 11 August 2023. The subject must be the name of the position applied for strictly when submitting. Only complete applications will be accepted, and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

NOTE: BRAC Uganda doesn't charge any fee at any stage of the recruitment process from the applicants. Should you have any doubts about the authenticity of any communication purportedly on behalf of BRAC Uganda please send us an email before taking any further action in relation to the issue at hand.

BRAC is committed to safeguarding children, young people, and adults, and expects all employees and volunteers to share the same commitment. We believe every stakeholder and every 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 policy and procedure include extensive background checks and disclosure of criminal records in order to ensure safeguarding to the fullest extent.



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