World Vision International

World Vision is a Christian humanitarian, development and advocacy organisation devoted to improving the lives of children, families and their communities around the world. Our over 34,000 staff members working in nearly 100 countries are united in helping the most vulnerable children overcome poverty and experience fullness of life. We help children of all backgrounds, even in the most dangerous places, inspired by our Christian faith.

Through our work, every 60 seconds … a family gets water … a hungry child is fed … a family receives the tools to overcome poverty.

Here’s where you come in:

As the Regional Safeguarding Advisor, you will provide strong safeguarding support to Field Office (FO) Safeguarding Focal Points, as well as FO and Regional Office (RO) leaders. You actively build a culture of safeguarding within the region and empower RO and FO leaders to become safeguarding champions on and for their teams. You will provide technical guidance to FOs on all aspects of safeguarding policy implementation and ensure RO safeguarding compliance and capacity building, in alignment with WV’s Child and Adult Safeguarding Policy.

Requirements include:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a Legal, Human Resources or Child Rights-related field, or field/practical experience working with situations of policy formation, guidance and implementation
• Direct programming or management experience in child protection, prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse (PSEA), gender-based violence (GBV) or safeguarding
• 2 years’ + experience in overseeing child protection, PSEA, GBV, or safeguarding work
• Strong relationship building/network capacity, excellent communication skills, spiritual maturity in Christian faith, ability to influence, innovative, and proactive personality.
• Strong computer and knowledge management skills, including ability to learn new platforms quickly