Global Safeguarding Advisor – Lausanne

Starting date : 01.05.2024 

Duration : fixed-term contract – 8 months – possibility of extension

Work percentage: 100% 

Location : Lausanne  

Deadline for applications : 24th April 2024  

 

Tdh : 

Terre des hommes (Tdh) is Switzerland’s largest child relief organisation. Since 1960, Tdh has been helping to build a better future for disadvantaged children and their communities through innovative and sustainable solutions. Present in 26 countries with an operational budget of over 100 million Swiss francs, Tdh works with local and international partners to develop and implement projects in the field which improve the daily lives of over four million children and their families in the fields of health, Access to Justice and Migration but also protection and emergency. This commitment is financed by individual and institutional support, with administrative costs kept to a minimum.   

 

Mission : 

The Global Safeguarding Advisor based in Lausanne reports to the Head of the Child Protection Sector in HQ and is a member of the Child Protection Transversal Expertise team in Terre des hommes (Tdh). The function conducts its activity within the protection mandate of the sector through providing expertise on Safeguarding and aligning its work with the other domains of expertise within the sector, namely Mental Health Psychosocial Support (MHPSS), Case Management (CM), Participation and Empowerment and Child Rights and Business (CRB).

 

The position acts as the global technical lead of Tdh in the field of Safeguarding in front of internal and external stakeholders. She/he leads and supports the development of technical interventions aimed at strengthening the approach, culture and the prevention and response mechanisms on safeguarding within Tdh and amongst partners, collaborators, and other external stakeholders.

 

The Global Safeguarding Advisor is in charge of ensuring the Tdh global safeguarding interventions, policy and procedures are aligned with the international standards, adequately disseminated and well-known across the institution at the global, regional, and local level.

 

 

Main responsibilities : 

·       Always acts as a thematic reference in in the field of safeguarding global expertise and on projects and/or contracts with a safeguarding component.

·       Act as Tdh’s HQ expert in the domain of Safeguarding in front of external stakeholders and partners and as a Coordinator for all project/contracts on Safeguarding (UEFA, IOC, IGF, etc).

·       As part of the global Child Protection team, provides technical guidance to operations (Portfolios and Programmes & Expertise’s), delegations and technical specialists to support them in ensuring that the organizational ethical and safe-guarding standards are integrated and implemented across Tdh interventions, in line with internal policies’ provisions.

·       Draft and periodically review the Tdh’s Safeguarding policy and its procedures integrating the highest requirements according to international standards and best practices in collaboration with the Ethics and Compliance department.

·       Ensure its proper dissemination at all levels within Tdh, in collaboration with and through supporting all the relevant departments in charge of ensuring its implementation such as the Operations department, HR, Communications, Ethics and Compliance and the General Directorate.

·       Assist portfolios to periodically assess safeguarding risks and setting safeguarding measures to prevent and mitigate risks on an annual basis in line with Tdh’s Safeguarding procedures.

·       Facilitate learning, training, and competency development within the organization in the domain of safeguarding, in relation to all staff, volunteers, collaborators and partners and other external stakeholders.

·       Promote new and innovative solutions, best practices and generate learning in the domain of Safeguarding.

·       Contributes to the Child Protection Sector’s development of thematic approaches and methodologies that are specific to her/his area of expertise as well as to the other CP domains.

Salary :

·       Salary between CHF 7’000.- and CHF 7’500.- gross x 13 depending on the level of experience.

 

Profile :  

·       Master’s degree in the field of social work, international relations, international development, social innovation.

·       Training in Child Rights, Child Protection, Safeguarding, PCM.

·       Knowledge on Tdh’s Child Protection Programming and Tdh’s Safeguarding Policy is an asset.

·       10 years of experience in the humanitarian and/or international development sectors, working in Protection programmes.

·       Experience on the field with Tdh is an asset.

·       Min 7 years proven experience in the field of safeguarding (prevention, awareness raising, capacity building, reporting and response) and working with children, young people and/or adults who are vulnerable.

·       Min 5 years of experience acting in an advisory role in the field of Child Protection and/or safeguarding. 

·       Excellent oral and written communication skills in French and English

·       Microsoft office tools

 The full job description will be shared with the candidates selected to start the recruitment process.

 

Tdh Global Code of Conduct and Risk Management Policies :   

·       Fully complies with Tdh’s Global Code of Conduct and systematically reports any breach to the Code through the whistleblowing procedure: raises awareness within the Foundation on abuse and violence and the rights deriving therefrom, respecting the rights and dignity of children, members of the communities and our own Staff  

·       Commits to respecting Risk Management Policies including: Safeguarding Policies (Child Safeguarding Policy, Policy on the Protection against Sexual Exploitation and the Directive on Staff Misconduct at the Workplace), Safety and Security Policy and Anti-Fraud/Corruption and Prevention of the Financing of Criminal Activities Policies  

·       Commits to reducing the risk of abuse and harm by developing a culture of open and informed leadership within the organization and in our work with children and the communities in which we intervene in.   

 

 We offer you an exciting and varied job that is both useful and meaningful, as part of a team that wants to make a difference for children in highly vulnerable situations. 

 

Are you interested? Are you ready to take on this challenge?    

 

How to apply :  

 

Please apply directly online: www.tdh.org à https://hiring.tdh.org/global-safeguarding-advisor-lausanne/

Application files sent through our official website will be processed only if complete (CV + cover letter). Additional documents (diplomas, work certificates, etc.) will be requested at a later stage.   

We will be in touch with the shortlisted candidates only in the selection process – with the large number of applications received, we unfortunately cannot provide personal follow-up to the larger candidate pool. Thanks for your understanding.  

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