NP Safeguarding and Accountability Manager Jobs in South Sudan
NP Safeguarding and Accountability Manager Jobs in South Sudan
Job PurposeThe post holder will lead efforts to refine NP’s safeguarding and accountability approaches across its South Sudan programme (NPSS).
The SAM must have vast technical expertise and understanding of relevant national and international rules, regulations, and donor requirements concerning safeguarding and accountability.
S/he will be able to translate those standards into day-to-day practices and build an infrastructure within NPSS to effectuate implementing mechanisms.
For this purpose, the SAM will develop detailed guidance and provide ongoing technical support to field teams and partners across NPSS’s portfolio to strengthen best practices, tools, and implementing strategies for safeguarding and accountability.
Key Responsibilities
Design and implement strategies to support and guidance to managers and staff ensuring that adequate Safeguarding measures are integrated into office operations, processes and programmes as outlined by the 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 NPSS, 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 on and increase commitment to the policy.
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. Deliver on-going refresher training and induction as necessary.
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 care external provider, promoting the use of mental health tools available across all country offices.
Qualifications and Competencies
Education, Knowledge and Experience
This position demands a dynamic individual with a demonstrated ability to achieve results in demanding and often difficult environments.
A master’s degree or equivalent experience in a field related to humanitarian assistance and international development
Demonstrated experience in the application of Safeguarding and Accountability Policies, Protection programming and rights based approaches to development, with at least 5 years’ experience in protection and safeguarding programme design and implementation in fragile context settings
Practical and theoretical expertise in designing and managing protection programmes in at least one of NP's areas of programme.
Proven experience responding to and managing sensitive protection / safeguarding matters in a confidential manner
Experience developing safeguarding and accountability resource materials, including guidance, tools, and best practices. Experience in effectively delivering trainings, workshops and inductions
Experience working in fragile settings that have conflict, post-conflict, or transitional state characteristics
Skills
Independent judgement and analytical
Ability to set priorities, solve problems and analyse data
Ability to manage information with discretion
Demonstrable conflict analysis skills, identify entry points and design prevention and protection strategies
Interpersonal and representational
Ability to communicate effectively with individuals, motivate and provide leadership to the team and to work in a multi-cultural environment
Solutions focused, creative problem solver
Proven ability to build relationships with the full range of actors including government, chiefs, military, police and non-state actors
Genuine commitment and interest in living and working at the community level
Flexibility and adaptability
Management
Ability to structure and direct work plans of national and international staff, managing conflict and maximising human resources
Ability to address staff welfare issues maturely and discreetly
Language
Ability to interact confidently in English with colleagues and external contacts, to write documents and reports, and to present effectively relevant information
How to Apply
For more information and job application details, see; NP Safeguarding and Accountability Manager Jobs in South Sudan
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