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We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realize the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard. 

We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:

•            No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday

•            All children learn from a quality basic education and that,

•            Violence against children is no longer tolerated

We know that great people make a great organization and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children.  We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive workplace where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.

SCI - Afghanistan

 Save the Children has been working in Afghanistan since 1976. Our way of working close to people and on their own terms has enabled us to deliver lasting change to tens of thousands of children in the country. The UN Convention of the Rights of the Child is the basis of our work.

We are helping children get a better education, we make it possible for more boys and girls to attend school, we help children protect themselves and influence their own conditions. We work with families, communities and health workers in homes, clinics and hospitals to promote basic health in order to save lives of children and mothers

CHILD SAFEGUARDING:
Level 3:  the post holder will have contact with children and/or young people either frequently (e.g. once a week or more) or intensively (e.g. four days in one month or more or overnight) because they work country programs; or are visiting country programs; or because they are responsible for implementing the police checking/vetting process staff.

ROLE PURPOSE: 
The Safeguarding and Counter-Fraud Officer will play a key role in supporting the Safeguarding and Counter-Fraud team in delivering comprehensive capacity-building initiatives across the Herat response. The Officer will be responsible for conducting regular training sessions for staff on topics including Child Safeguarding (CSG), Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA), the Code of Conduct, Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking, Bullying and Harassment in the Workplace, and Anti-Fraud, Bribery, and Corruption.

In addition to training responsibilities, the Officer will carry out routine monitoring visits to project implementation sites across Herat Province. These visits aim to ensure that Save the Children (SCI) and its implementing partners maintain safe, inclusive, and accountable programming environments for all beneficiaries, especially children and vulnerable individuals and uphold a safe working environment for everyone. The Officer will provide feedback, identify risks, and support the development of mitigation measures in line with SCI's safeguarding and integrity standards.

The role holder is required to work for emergency response and hence requires the employees to work out of normal working hours. 

SCOPE OF ROLE: 
Reports to: Coordinator for multifaceted cases 
Staff reporting to this post: None
Budget Responsibilities: None
Travels to the field: Extensive travels required to the provincial SCI and partner offices. 

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY: 
•    Identify potential risks to children and adult in all the project activities and report them to respective lead. 
•    Closely coordinate with provincial CF & SG focal point, to improve CFSG practices.
•    Support on delivering mandatory and refresher/ capacity building training on CSG, anti-harassment, Bullying, code of conduct, Modern Slavery and human trafficking, Anti-fraud, corruption, bribery and PSEAH.
•    Conduct regular visits to project sites of SCI and partners, to ensure that CFSG reporting system is working and beneficiaries know how to report cases.
•    Identify gaps or areas of concern and provide actionable recommendations to strengthen safeguarding and accountability.
•    Support in developing risk mitigation plans where necessary and track implementation progress.
•    Support efforts to ensure community members, especially returnees, are informed about their rights/ aid and the mechanisms available for reporting concerns.
•    Contribute to the establishment and strengthening of feedback and reporting mechanisms that are accessible and trusted by affected populations.
•    During field visits ensure that all CFSG concerns are reported effectively in line with the policy.
•    Lead the investigation process assigned while directly coordinate with respective counter parts to ensure quality case management and timely closure as per SCI standards. 
•    High levels of professional behaviour and maintain the standards required by the Counter fraud & Safeguarding Policies and Code of Conduct.
•    Whenever required support humanitarian response team on ensuring safeguarding minimum standards embedded into the response plan. 

BEHAVIOURS (Values in Practice)
Accountability:
•    Holds self accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values.
•    Holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities - giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved.
Ambition:
•    Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team, takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages their team to do the same
•    Widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others
•    Future orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale.
Collaboration:
•    Builds and maintains effective relationships, with colleagues and other Safeguarding officers, Values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength.
•    Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to.
Creativity:
•    Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
Integrity:
•    Honest, encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates highest levels of integrity

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in Social science or any other related field.
• Fluency in local language (specific to context) is essential.

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

• Two years of experience in the area of Child protection, fraud prevention and familiar with Safeguarding.
• Experience doing project monitoring and investigation.
• Multi-disciplinary experience of working successfully with senior managers to deliver major operational change with a track record of delivering results to high standards.
• Experience of building personal network with SG focal points of SCI and partners.
• Experience of planning and undertaking training programmes/workshops in safeguarding at a range of levels (e.g. field workers, community-based staff, project staff).
• Good verbal communication and report writing skills in English and Dari languages and priority will be given to candidates who worked in similar context like Herat.  
• Good presentation skills.
• Demonstrable commitment to Children’s Rights.
• Ability to deliver results against demanding timetables and in the face of competing demands.
• Ability to travel and work within challenging environments.
• Awareness of own strengths and weaknesses and evidence of commitment to self-managed personal development.

Desirable

• Evidence of experience, personal development and learning in the field of childcare
• Experience of working within challenging environments.
• Experience of work-related travel in challenging environments.

Additional job responsibilities

The duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the role holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills and experience.

Equal Opportunities

The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI Equal Opportunities and Diversity policies and procedures.

Health and Safety

The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SCI Health and Safety policies and procedures.

Qualified applicants are highly encouraged to apply for the position by filling in the online application form. In addition to the online application form, they can also attach their CV and cover letter in the online system. Please note that only the applications received through the online portal will be considered for this position.

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It is recommended that you save your username and password for future job applications through the online system.

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Save the Children International (SCI) is committed to fostering diversity, equity, and inclusion as core to our vision and values. We provide equitable employment opportunities and aim to increase the representation of women, people with disabilities, and individuals from minority groups to effectively meet the diverse needs of the children and communities we serve.

At SCI, we value the authentic selves of everyone, including you! If you have any access needs or require support due to a disability or other reasons, please let us know at the time of your application. We are here to assist you and ensure an accessible and inclusive recruitment experience.

Please note: SCI does not request any fees during any stage of the recruitment process.

We need to keep children safe so our selection process reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.

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