About the Role:

The position holder is one of the members of BRAC Rwanda’s safeguarding team who will help to uphold our responsibilities to the vulnerable adults and children participating in our programs, help to 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.

The Safeguarding Officer will work as part of the central safeguarding team. The role will support the Safeguarding Manager to implement safeguarding-related activities that include: strengthening the organization’s capacity to implement safeguarding policies, procedures and measures which meet international standards and are locally relevant; supporting to ensure safeguarding elements are included in the program design, implementation, monitoring, evaluation and partnerships of BRAC Rwanda; conduct needs assessment and training for country office capacity development as needed. The incumbent will also support in preparing communications and reports for various mediums such as the organizational annual report, CMT meetings, and other relevant internal and external meetings. The ideal candidate will have interpersonal, communication, and training skills which will be essential in influencing and building the capacity of a range of internal stakeholders and partners across locations and cultures, together with proven experience and skills to deal appropriately with sensitive issues and champion best practice.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assist and support Safeguarding Manager, in the implementation of safeguarding across BRAC Rwanda by delivering training to country teams, helping them to conduct safeguarding risk assessments and integrate safeguarding measures in programs and operations including capacity development of local partners;
• Support Safeguarding Manager to strengthen the capacity of safeguarding champions by conducting awareness building sessions and through the exchange of information to and from different departments/regions on safeguarding-related matters, for example, monthly reports, support needed, and new initiatives;
• Support safeguarding team to identify, map and regularly update local support services available to survivors, maintaining documentation of all BI-wide support services;
• Support in establishing and strengthening survivor referral systems in BRAC program;
• Support Safeguarding Manager, to practice, promote and endorse the issues of safeguarding policy among team members and ensure the implementation of safeguarding standards in every course of action;
• Submit technical reports in accordance with the work plan and established deadlines, while ensuring that all activities are conducted and reported through accurate and verifiable reporting system;
• Work with and follow-up with stakeholders to ensure that identified risks and gaps are addressed in a timely and appropriate manner;
• Coordinate with Safeguarding focal person to address and report concerns regarding failure to mitigate and safeguarding issue;
• Support to maintain and update safeguarding risk register and database on daily and weekly bases;
• Assist Safeguarding Manager, to make sure the reporting mechanisms are used and known by all;
• Ensure that confidentiality and the security of all are maintained in case of incidents
• Assist and support Safeguarding Manager to conduct coordination meetings, organizing training and capacity activities with partner, staff and field team.

Safeguarding responsibilities:

• Ensure the safety of team members from any harm, abuse, neglect, harassment and exploitation to achieve the programme’s goals on safeguarding implementation. Act as a key source of support, guidance and expertise on safeguarding for establishing a safe working environment.
• Practice, promote and endorse the issues of safeguarding policy among team members and ensure the implementation of safeguarding standards in every course of action.
• Follow the safeguarding reporting procedure in case any reportable incident takes place, encourage others to do so.
• Promote a culture of safeguarding, compliance, and continuous improvement within the grants management team.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs):

• Authentic data and information from the regions
• Capture and document the best practices among regions
• Systematic coordination among multi-stakeholders across districts
• Effective communication, networking and alliance building
• Timely support to regions in need

Academic Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in Social Science, Gender studies, Law, Sociology, Human rights or any other relevant discipline.

Required Skills, Competencies & Knowledge:

• Excellent understanding on safeguarding activities in designing, implementation and assessment in different contexts and geographies
• Knowledge of safeguarding approaches for programmatic and organizational interventions
• Clear communication and public speaking skills, capable of delivering messages appropriately to a variety of audiences
• Capable of working both individually and as part of a team
• Ability to prioritize and deal with competing demands to deliver results
• Ability to work under pressure and manage tight deadlines
• Ability to understand people in an unbiased way
• Excellent Excel and PowerPoint skills

Experience Requirements:

2-3 years of relevant experience in the areas of child/adult safeguarding, protection, gender or GBV in any reputed organization

About BRAC International:

BRAC International (BI), a leading non-profit organization, is on a mission to empower people and communities facing poverty, illiteracy, disease, and social injustice. Our vision is to create a world free from exploitation and discrimination, where everyone has the opportunity to realise their potential. We design proven, scalable solutions that equip people with the support and confidence they need to achieve their potential. BRAC was founded in Bangladesh in 1972 and over the last five decades has grown to become one of the world’s largest non-governmental organisations (NGOs), reaching over 100 million people. We started our first international operation by venturing into Afghanistan in 2002, building on lessons from our work in Bangladesh to support a nation devastated by war. Currently operating in 16 countries across Asia and Africa. Born, proven and led in the Global South, BRAC International brings a unique Southern perspective and commitment to continuous learning, providing a depth of insight, experience and evidence to meet the needs of diverse communities with humility and courage across Asia and Africa. To learn more about BRAC International, please visit (www.bracinternational.org)

Our Core Values:

• Integrity: We approach our work with honesty and integrity.
• Innovation: We innovate and iterate to improve our impact.
• Inclusiveness: We foster inclusion to reach those who need it most.
• Effectiveness: We strive for effectiveness to better serve people in poverty.

BRAC is committed to safeguarding children, young people and 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 policy and procedure include extensive background checks and disclosure of criminal records in order to ensure safeguarding to the fullest extent.

“BRAC International is an equal opportunities employer”

• Assist and support Safeguarding Manager, in the implementation of safeguarding across BRAC Rwanda by delivering training to country teams, helping them to conduct safeguarding risk assessments and integrate safeguarding measures in programs and operations including capacity development of local partners;
• Support Safeguarding Manager to strengthen the capacity of safeguarding champions by conducting awareness building sessions and through the exchange of information to and from different departments/regions on safeguarding-related matters, for example, monthly reports, support needed, and new initiatives;
• Support safeguarding team to identify, map and regularly update local support services available to survivors, maintaining documentation of all BI-wide support services;
• Support in establishing and strengthening survivor referral systems in BRAC program;
• Support Safeguarding Manager, to practice, promote and endorse the issues of safeguarding policy among team members and ensure the implementation of safeguarding standards in every course of action;
• Submit technical reports in accordance with the work plan and established deadlines, while ensuring that all activities are conducted and reported through accurate and verifiable reporting system;
• Work with and follow-up with stakeholders to ensure that identified risks and gaps are addressed in a timely and appropriate manner;
• Coordinate with Safeguarding focal person to address and report concerns regarding failure to mitigate and safeguarding issue;
• Support to maintain and update safeguarding risk register and database on daily and weekly bases;
• Assist Safeguarding Manager, to make sure the reporting mechanisms are used and known by all;
• Ensure that confidentiality and the security of all are maintained in case of incidents
• Assist and support Safeguarding Manager to conduct coordination meetings, organizing training and capacity activities with partner, staff and field team.
• Ensure the safety of team members from any harm, abuse, neglect, harassment and exploitation to achieve the programme’s goals on safeguarding implementation. Act as a key source of support, guidance and expertise on safeguarding for establishing a safe working environment.
• Practice, promote and endorse the issues of safeguarding policy among team members and ensure the implementation of safeguarding standards in every course of action.
• Follow the safeguarding reporting procedure in case any reportable incident takes place, encourage others to do so.
• Promote a culture of safeguarding, compliance, and continuous improvement within the grants management team.

• Excellent understanding on safeguarding activities in designing, implementation and assessment in different contexts and geographies
• Knowledge of safeguarding approaches for programmatic and organizational interventions
• Clear communication and public speaking skills, capable of delivering messages appropriately to a variety of audiences
• Capable of working both individually and as part of a team
• Ability to prioritize and deal with competing demands to deliver results
• Ability to work under pressure and manage tight deadlines
• Ability to understand people in an unbiased way
• Excellent Excel and PowerPoint skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Social Science, Gender studies, Law, Sociology, Human rights or any other relevant discipline.