Nonviolent Peaceforce is hiring a
Job Title: Safeguarding and Accountability Advisor
Department: Operations
Division: Quality & accountability
Duty Station: Odesa
Line Manager: Head of Mission
Line Management Responsibility: N/A
Position Type: Full-time
Nonviolent Peaceforce (NP) is a dynamic, international non-governmental organisation. We work with people affected by violent conflicts to enhance their security and dignity through Unarmed Civilian Protection (UCP). We work to reduce violence, protect civilians in countries affected by violent conflict and its aftermath, and help transform the world’s response to conflict situations.
Overview
NP Ukraine operates from its head office in Odesa. Currently, NP Ukraine has five field sites in the Northeast and South of the country. The position is hosted in the Odesa office and will entail visits to field sites across the country programme. The successful applicant will report to the Head of Mission.
Job Summary
The Safeguarding and Accountability Advisor will lead efforts to implement and strengthen NP’s safeguarding and accountability approaches across its Ukraine programme. The successful candidate will possess technical expertise and understanding related to safeguarding of stakeholders, including relevant national and international rules, regulations, and donor requirements concerning safeguarding and accountability. They will translate those standards into day-to-day practices for use by NP staff and build an infrastructure within NP Ukraine to support compliance. The Safeguarding and Accountability Advisor will develop detailed guidance and provide ongoing technical support to field teams and partners across NP Ukraine to strengthen best practices, tools, and implementing strategies for safeguarding and accountability. The scope of work will include ensuring that quality support is provided to persons with protection concerns while working alongside UCP Specialists and Protection Officers, particularly related to case management.
Key Responsibilities
Design and implement strategies to support and guide staff ensuring that safeguarding measures are integrated into office operations, processes and programmes in line with safeguarding implementation standards and other core safeguarding documents.
Coordinate the implementation of NP’s Safeguarding Policy Implementation standards, ensuring managers are aware of which standards apply to their area of responsibility and facilitating a team of delegate focal points, in order to ensure safeguarding measures are integrated into activities across all departments.
Effectively manage an audit programme within NP Ukraine, ensuring compliance with national and international requirements and to ensure that any action plans are fed back to the global Safeguarding Manager.
Undertake clear and strong advocacy on safeguarding at all levels across the office, acting as an ambassador and role model for safeguarding implementation at all times. This will involve making use of appropriate internal platforms and events (e.g. management meetings, staff inductions etc.) to raise awareness of and increase commitment to policies.
Deliver mandatory safeguarding briefings, inductions and/or workshops to staff, managers and associates ensuring all are aware of what safeguarding means for them and how to execute their specific responsibilities under the policy.
Coordinate the annual safeguarding implementation standards self-assessment and incident reporting exercises, providing reports on outcomes and trends to the country management team.
Focal point for coordination with staff cares external provider, promoting the use of mental health tools available to all staff.
Supporting field-based safeguarding focal points with refresher training and support materials.
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This position demands a dynamic individual with a demonstrated ability to achieve results in demanding and often difficult environments.
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Application Process
SPECIAL NOTICE
Nonviolent Peaceforce is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against based on disability.
Nonviolent Peaceforce acknowledges the duty of care to safeguard and promote the welfare of employees, contractors, volunteers, interns, communities we work with, and other stakeholders and is committed to ensuring safeguarding practice reflects statutory responsibilities and government guidance and complies with best practices in the Humanitarian and Development sector.NP expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment through our code of conduct. We prioritise ensuring that only those who share and demonstrate our values are recruited to work for us.
The post holder will undertake the appropriate level of training and is responsible for ensuring that they understand and work within the safeguarding policies of the organisation.
All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks,
which can include criminal records and terrorism finance checks. NP also participates in the Inter
Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this Scheme, we will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment or incidents under investigation when the applicant left
employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures.
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