Global Safeguarding Lead at Relief International

Global Safeguarding Lead

London/ UK remote homebased.

The post holder will require the right to work in their homebased location and national terms and conditions will apply. This role is classified as requiring advanced pre-employment checks.

About Relief International

Relief International (RI) is a leading nonprofit organization working in 16 countries to relieve poverty, ensure well-being and advance dignity. We specialize in fragile settings, responding to natural disasters, humanitarian crises and chronic poverty.

RI includes the four corporate members of the RI Alliance: in the UK, USA, France, and Belgium. Under our alliance agreement, we operate as a single, shared management structure.

RI is committed to ensuring that all those involved in our work uphold the highest ethical standards and are safeguarded against any form of exploitation and / or abuse.

About the opportunity

The Global Safeguarding Lead will solely oversee all areas of safeguarding on behalf of the RI Alliance, including ensuring that we uphold our responsibilities to the children and vulnerable adults participating in our programs as well as to RI’s own staff and associates around the world.

A critical part of this role will be to strengthen and deliver RI’s safeguarding framework across the organization to ensure that safeguarding is an integral part of everything that RI does.

You will also manage and coordinate investigations into safeguarding violations and strengthen the capacity of our country program staff and key focal points across the organization to raise awareness and champion best practice.

About you

You will bring a degree or equivalent experience in social work or/ and in international development, with a proven track record of giving technical safeguarding advice, implementing safeguarding policy and practices in large/complex organisations.

Your strong interpersonal, communication and training skills will be essential in your approach to influencing and building the capacity of a range of internal stakeholders and partners across diverse locations and cultures.

Previously supported the design and implementation of humanitarian and/or development programming –including conducting safeguarding risk assessments, risk mitigation planning, and the development of effective complaints and feedback mechanisms. In addition, bringing significant experience in conducting and coordinating safeguarding investigations and case management with the skills to deal appropriately with sensitive issues as they arise.

How to apply

To apply for this post, click on the “Apply” button in the job advert page.

You will be asked to upload a CV and Cover Letter. The cover letter should be no more than 2 pages long and explain why you are interested in this post with Relief International and how your skills and experience make you a good fit.

Closing date. Note the closing date as per the job board listing, however, please apply immediately as we will be reviewing applicants on a rolling basis and may withdraw the position before the job board closing date.

Due to limited resources, only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

COVID 19: To ensure a safe workplace, RI follows government requirements, and in some locations a mandatory vaccination policy applies. When working or traveling on RI business, all staff, contractors and visitors must follow the rules and entry requirements of the country.

If this role is US based a mandatory policy for COVID 19 vaccination will be required by the post holder.

Relief International has a zero-tolerance policy for unlawful harassment, sexual exploitation and abuse. Relief International is committed to protecting our staff and the communities we work with from abuse and harm including sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and sexual harassment.

All staff are expected to abide by our Code of Conduct.

Recruitment to all roles in Relief International include a criminal records self-declaration, references and other pre-employment checks, which may include police and qualifications checks.