Safeguarding Officer at BRAC Tanzania Finance Limited

BRAC International

Career with BRAC International
BRAC is an award-winning
international non-governmental development organization, with the vision
of a world free from all forms of exploitation and discrimination,
where everyone can realize their potential. BRAC is a leader in
developing and implementing cost-effective, evidence-based programs to
assist poor and disadvantaged communities in low-income countries,
including in conflict- prone and post-disaster settings. It is an
organization of and for the people of the Global South, pioneering new
development and social enterprise approaches to equip communities to
achieve prosperity. As well as being the world’s biggest NGO by number
of staff and people directly reached, BRAC has regularly been ranked the
number one NGO in the world by the Geneva-based NGO Advisor, an
independent organization committed to highlighting innovation, impact,
and governance in the non-profit sector.

BRAC retained the top
spot in 2020 among the top 500 NGOs for the fifth consecutive year. BRAC
was founded in Bangladesh in 1972 by Sir Fazle Hasan Abed. It started
its first program outside of Bangladesh in Afghanistan in 2002 and has
since reached millions of people in 11 countries in Asia and Africa.
BRAC has a holistic approach to development that uses a wide array of
programs and social enterprises, including microfinance, education,
health, agriculture, gender, and human rights. BRAC believes that every
person has inherent potential, and when an enabling environment is
created and that potential is unleashed, even the poorest can become
agents of positive change in their own lives, for their families and
their communities.

BRAC Maendeleo Tanzania is part of a
leading development organization that started its operations in 2006 in
Tanzania, focusing on thematic areas of Agriculture, Youth and Women
Empowerment, Food Security and Livelihood

About the Programme
The
Mastercard Foundation in partnership with BRAC International (BI) has
initiated its Project to create a positive and measurable impact for 1.2
million adolescent girls and young women and 9.5million people across
seven countries in East and West Africa, including Ghana, Kenya,
Liberia, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, and Uganda.

There is
mounting urgency to support adolescent girls and young women (AGYW)
living in poverty, which has been further amplified by the global
pandemic. Through this partnership, scalable economic development
approaches are delivered in communities to foster the agency and voice
of AGYW. They can fulfill their aspirations, achieve sustainable
livelihoods, and engage in advocacy issues.

BRAC Maendeleo
Tanzania is seeking applications from competent, dynamic, and self-
motivated individuals to fill the following position.

Safeguarding Officer
Safeguarding Officer at BRAC April 2024
Position (1): Safeguarding Officer
Job Location: Dodoma/Singida
Purpose:
The
position holder will support safeguarding manager in upholding our
responsibilities to the vulnerable adults and children participating in
our programmes, create a safe working environment for our staff and
associated personnel, and help to ensure all those involved in our work
uphold the highest ethical standards and are safeguarded against any
form of harassment, exploitation, and abuse.

MAIN JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Implementation
  of the Safeguarding policy, training of staff and build up a pool of
  trainers to ensure 100% staff, partners, volunteers, consultants, and
  service providers receive safeguarding training.
• Act as the
  secondary reporting avenue for safeguarding related concerns/violations
  and be the key resource for survivors, ensuring their safety, security
  and providing survivor support services in line with a survivor-centered
  approach.
• Under the guidance of safeguarding manager, conduct
  safeguarding risk assessment and integrate safeguarding measures in
  programmes; and operations with support from the Regional and Head
  Office Safeguarding units.
• Case management of safeguarding
  violations ensuring that BRAC Tanzania meets its obligations to report
  safeguarding violations without delay.
• Developing capacity of
  staff to conduct sensitive investigations and produce high quality
  investigation reports, maintaining confidential investigation case files
• Ensure organizational reporting and response mechanisms are functional, practical and community friendly.
• Mapping and updating local support services available to survivors across the country
• Maintain the online safeguarding case management system, reviewing incidents submitted and ensure timely follow-up actions
• Support the annual safeguarding activities
• Participate
  in program design meetings and kick-off workshops to facilitate
  inclusion of risks, planning, and strategy regarding safeguarding
• Supervise
  the safeguarding champions who will be working in the Safeguarding
  unit, providing them effective supervision, and mentoring so that they
  have a positive learning experience

REQUIRED SKILLS/CAPACITY:
At least 3+ years of relevant experience in Human Resource Management
and Safeguarding in an International development context.
 At least 2
years of Management experience working in International Human
resources, demonstrated experience in the areas of safeguarding,
protection, gender or GBV in any reputed organization
 Excellent organizational skills with the ability to manage time effectively and get stuff done
 Excellent conceptual and analytical skills with regards to Human Resource and safeguarding.
 Ability to build trust among stakeholders to report safeguarding violations.
 Ability to maintain the highest level of confidentiality and sensitivity.
 Demonstrated sensitivity and discretion when handling confidential information.
 Demonstrated ability to be professional, calm, flexible, resilient, solution oriented, and creative.
 Knowledge of international standards of Human resource management and safeguarding and ability to implement best practices.|
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Experience of conducting complex and sensitive 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
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Excellent relationship management skills and ability to communicate 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

EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s degree/ Masters in Sociology, Gender and Women’s Studies,
• Industrialrelations
  and labour laws, Human Resources Management, Development Studies,
  International Development, Anthropology, or any relevant discipline

EMPLOYMENT TYPE: CONTRACTUAL
If you feel you are the right match for the above-mentioned position, please follow the application instructions accordingly:

Candidate
needs to email their CV with a letter of interest mentioning
educational grades, years of experience, current and expected salary at:
bimcf.tanzania@brac.net
Only complete applications will be accepted, and shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Application deadline: 24th April 2024.

BRAC
is committed to safeguarding children, young people, and vulnerable
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 process includes extensive
reference and background checks, self- disclosure of prior issues
regarding sexual or other misconduct and criminal records and our values
are a part of our Performance Management System.
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BRAC is an equal opportunities employer.