Overall Purpose
The Position is based at the Kenya Red Cross Society
(KRCS’) Headquarters. The position holder is responsible for development,
implementation and coordination and monitoring of KRCS’ safeguarding
initiatives both at institutional level and program implementation levels. This
will include promoting safe programming in emergencies and regular programming,
enhancing safe partnerships, training, risk management and compliance
monitoring and reporting and supporting the mainstreaming of safeguarding
throughout operations.
This role contributes to the realization of the
organizational objective of proactively promoting the wellbeing, health and
resilience of our staff, volunteers and members as well as the communities we
work with.
Scope of the role
- This role covers PSEA and child protection in all our contexts
(all KRCS offices or wherever KRCS employees work and within all
programming, including humanitarian).
Duties and Responsibilities
Key Responsibilities
- Lead in fostering a culture of safeguarding, PSEAH, inclusion
and promotion of diversity at KRCS ensuring alignment with organizational
strategy.
- . Establish an annual safeguarding plan for the society
and monitor progress against the plan.
- Collaborate with and provide advice to key teams and/or
departments within the Society office to promote fulfilment of the
safeguarding risk analysis, including risk identification and management
strategies of the society processes, procedures and activities, and
appropriate mitigating actions are developed.
- Partner with the MEAL department, program teams, and other
areas to ensure the operation of safeguarding complaints mechanism and
awareness-raising in communities where the society operates, around
community reporting mechanisms
- Provide direction and guidance to management, staff and
volunteers, ensuring they clearly understand and meet their roles and
responsibilities for efficient and collaborative work towards achieving
safeguarding goals.
- Strategically advocate for safeguarding, highlighting its
value and impact, and securing continued support from stakeholders.
- Oversee implementation of institutionalization of safeguarding
initiatives through monitoring progress against the work plan, identify
and address challenges, to make adjustments as needed.
- Maintaining regular communication with stakeholders, including
senior management, partners, and staff, volunteers and members, keeping
them informed of safeguarding progress, challenges, and key decisions.
- Contribute to policy development by providing insights and
expertise to inform policy changes that would support the KRCS’
safeguarding goals.
- Stay informed of relevant trends and best practices through
continuously learning and apply new knowledge to improve safeguarding
initiatives at KRCS.
- Provide guidance to staff, volunteers members and other
stakeholders and trainers in the roll out of education programmes and
support safeguarding focal persons in the development of awareness
raising, sensitization, communication and training resources.
- With respect to safeguarding investigations, coordinate case
management, and support fact-gathering as needed.
- Act as a reporting avenue for safeguarding related issues,
concerns, or experiences and foster an environment where all potential
safeguarding misconducts are reported as per KRCS Safeguarding Policy.
- Be the Safeguarding Focal person for the society and get
involved in partnership network meetings and humanitarian setting by way
of attendance and participation.
- Champion safeguarding policies and accompanying policy
guidance support materials, including strong advocacy for safeguarding
across all levels of business to promote a culture of safeguarding.
- Provide quality and accessible advice, support, and guidance
to Staff, Volunteers, members and other stakeholders ensuring that
adequate safeguarding measures are integrated into office operations,
processes, and programs as outlined by KRCS Safeguarding Standards and
other core documents
- Participate, when needed, in key program design meetings and
kick-off workshops to facilitate the inclusion of risks, planning, and
strategy in relation to safeguarding.
- Collaborate with Human Resources to ensure on-boarding is
completed and safer recruitment adhered to.
Desired Competencies
- Demonstrate high levels of integrity and Decision making.
- Strategic Planning and Prioritization
- Excellent Communication skills
- Interpersonal and leadership skills.
- Programme management skills.
- Stakeholder Management.
- Basic skills and knowledge on psychosocial support
- Team work
Education and Experience
- Minimum: Bachelor’s degree level of education in relevant
field
- 3-5 years of safeguarding experience or experience in a
similar field such as protection, child protection, SGBV – preferably in a
humanitarian organization. Experience in partnering with government
agencies, NGOs, and other stakeholders in safeguarding and humanitarian
space.
- Demonstrated understanding of inclusive practices and
promotion of diversity
- Experience dealing with sensitive matters – highly
confidential and discrete – and ability to build/maintain trust.
- Experienced trainer, facilitator, and mediator
- Experienced in change management and project management skills
- Must have a high level of resilience with the ability to be
impartial and remain calm under difficult circumstances
- Must be able to demonstrate impartiality in all situations.
- Must have excellent problem–solving, and decision-making
skills
- Excellent report writing and presentation skills
- 1+ years of safeguarding investigation experience is an added
advantage
How To Apply
