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Senior Safeguarding Specialist (Africa Country Cluster)

Senior Safeguarding Specialist (Africa Country Cluster)

war child alliance • Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
2 dagen geleden
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Your mission

War Child is looking for a:
Senior Safeguarding Specialist (Africa Country Cluster)
Who strengthens safeguarding systems and drives a culture of safety accountability and protection.

About the role

The Senior Safeguarding Specialist provides technical expertise to strengthen safeguarding practice across War Child Alliance ensuring that safeguarding standards policies and approaches are consistently understood applied and continuously improved.

The role supports the organisation to identify and manage safeguarding risks embed safeguarding into programmes and organisational processes and strengthen systems capacity and culture. Working across teams functions and contexts the Safeguarding Specialist contributes to safe accountable and ethical ways of working that protect children communities and staff..

What you will do

This role sits within the Integrity & Safeguarding function and works across country programmes and global teams. It supports coordination between HR safeguarding investigations and operational teams to ensure a consistent and effective approach to integrity safeguarding ethical behaviour and misconduct management.

  • Provide technical safeguarding advice and guidance to managers and teams supporting consistent interpretation and application of safeguarding standards policies and frameworks.
  • Contribute to the development refinement and contextualisation of safeguarding approaches tools and frameworks to ensure they remain practical relevant and aligned with organisational and sector standards.
  • Advise on the identification assessment and mitigation of safeguarding risks across activities programmes and partnerships supporting informed and risk-aware decision-making.
  • Guide the strengthening of safeguarding systems and processes including reporting mechanisms community feedback channels and risk management practices ensuring consistency and effectiveness.
  • Support the integration of safeguarding principles into organisational processes including programme design partnerships recruitment and operational practices.
  • Provide technical input to capacity strengthening efforts including advising on learning approaches training content and capability development for staff focal points and partners.
  • Contribute to monitoring analysis and interpretation of safeguarding data trends and risks providing insight to inform organisational learning improvement and decision-making.
  • Work across functions (e.g. HR programmes MEAL safeguarding integrity) to promote alignment and coherence in safeguarding approaches policies and practices.

Your profile

Education
  • Relevant qualification or equivalent professional experience in safeguarding social work psychology international development humanitarian action human rights or a related field is desirable.
Experience
  • Minimum of 2 years experience working on protection PSEA and/or safeguarding with civil society / I/NGOs
  • Experience of delivering safeguarding activities in emergency response situations
  • Worked on safeguarding protection or related risk areas in a complex organisational or programme environment
  • Supported or advised on safeguarding concerns incidents or risk management processes
  • Contributed to the development or application of safeguarding policies frameworks or standards
  • Worked across teams functions or partners to support consistent approaches to safeguarding practice
  • Supported integration of safeguarding into programmes partnerships or organisational processes
  • Contributed to capacity strengthening learning or awareness initiatives related to safeguarding or protection
  • Worked with sensitive information and situations requiring discretion sound judgement and ethical decision-making
  • Worked in international humanitarian development or values-led environments
Languages
  • Fluency in English is required for this role.
  • Fluency in French is also desireable
  • Additional languages may be useful for example Swahili Arabic Hausa
(Technical) Knowledge
  • Knowledge of safeguarding principles protection standards and risk management approaches
  • Understanding of safeguarding in both organisational and programme contexts including partnerships and community engagement
  • Understanding of relevant international standards (e.g. CHS PSEA safeguarding frameworks) and their practical application
  • Ability to provide clear practical and context-sensitive technical advice
  • Ability to assess and interpret safeguarding risks and support appropriate mitigation measures
  • Ability to work across functions and build effective working relationships with diverse stakeholders
  • Ability to communicate clearly and support shared understanding on sensitive or complex issues
  • Strong stakeholder engagement skills with a proven ability to build trust understand client needs and deliver clear tailored solutions in client-facing environments.
  • Uses judgement to balance policy context and organisational values in decision-making
  • Ability to support learning reflection and continuous improvement in safeguarding practice
  • Supports inclusive respectful and values-led ways of working

What we offer

  • Location: Based in any of the War Child offices across the Africa Cluster.
  • Type of Contract : Local contract with salary and secondary labour conditions based on the in-country salary scale local T&Cs will apply.

Why You Should Apply

  • Meaningful Impact :Contribute directly to improving the lives of children and families affected by conflict through quality education and long-term sustainable change.
  • Professional Growth:Join a dynamic organisation that values learning innovation and professional development with opportunities for capacity building and growth through the role and War Childs global network.
  • Global Reach :Play a key role in scaling a ground-breaking programme across multiple conflict-affected contexts worldwide.
  • Collaborative & Inclusive Culture :Work alongside passionate mission-driven colleagues in a diverse inclusive and respectful workplace that prioritises safety fairness and equal opportunity for all.

How to Apply

To apply please submit yourCV and cover letter in Englishthrough our careers website byAugust 12 2026

Please note that CVs and applications sent by email will not be considered. Applications must be submitted through the official application channel only.


By submitting your application you certify that all of the statements made in your application are true complete and correct and are made in good faith. You understand that falsifying misrepresenting or intentionally withholding information will be grounds for rejection of your application or withdrawal of any offer of appointment or if an appointment offer has been accepted this will be ground for employment sanctions such as but not limited to instant addition you understand that you need to submit a Criminal Record Certificate and that if you fail to submit it no employment relationship can be established.

Disclaimer
  • Only applications received via our website are processed.
  • If we appoint a suitable candidate before the given closing date we reserve the right to remove the vacancy from our website before that such a case any responses received after that time are not processed.
  • It could be that during our selection process the closing date for the vacancy is extended. If so and you have not yet heard from us your application will remain active.

About us

The War Child Allianceis an international non-governmental organization committed to providing psychosocial support child protection youth empowerment programming and quality education to the children affected by armed conflict. We implement evidence-based interventions to empower key stakeholdersincluding governments educators caregivers and communitiesto foster childrens wellbeing education and work with global teams with team members being based in different locations. War Child is currently operates in: Afghanistan the Central African Republic Colombia DR Congo Germany Jordan Lebanon the occupied Palestinian territory South Sudan Sweden Syria Uganda Ukraine (soon to be registered) and Yemen. We also have offices in the Netherlands and the United Kingdom.
Learn more about War Child and our programmes and Integrity
Our work with children and at-risk adults to keep them safe is the most important thing we do. We are committed to the safeguarding of children and vulnerable adults in all areas of our work. We have zero tolerancefor any behaviours and practices that puts children and/or vulnerable adults at risk of abuse and/or harm. All (prospective) employees will be expected to be compliant with and sign up to our Child Safeguarding policy our Code of Conduct and PSEA: Adults at Risk Policy. You can find the Child Safeguarding and Adults at Risk policy here: Integrity & Safeguarding - Home

Justice Equity Diversity and Inclusion (JEDI) and Belonging (DEIB)
We value diversity and inclusion and are committed to ensuring that all our people and job applicants are treated fairly irrespective of where what or whom they were born or of other characteristics. We want to offer a safe and inclusive workplace where all our people especially those who are currently marginalised or underrepresented can be themselves at work. If you have any questions about our commitment to Justice Equity Diversity and Inclusion (JEDI) and Belonging (DEIB)do get in touch:


Required Experience:

Senior IC


Employment Type : Full-Time
Experience: years
Vacancy: 1

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