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Acted:

Created in 1993, Acted is an international non-governmental organization pursuing a dual mandate of emergency response and development interventions in 40 of some of the world’s most vulnerable countries affected by conflicts, disasters, or socio-economic hardship. With a team of 7,000 national staff and 400 international staff, Acted implements 500 projects a year to support more than 20 million beneficiaries, notably in hard-to-reach areas.

Acted goes to the last mile through programs and approaches that look beyond the immediate emergency towards opportunities for longer-term livelihood reconstruction and sustainable development. Guided by the motto “Think Local, Act Global” and its 3Zero –Zero Exclusion, Zero Carbon, and Zero Poverty – strategy, Acted puts local territories at the center and provides tailored support to local needs.

Acted Afghanistan:

Acted is working in 20 provinces in Afghanistan around the country. These provinces are affected by natural and man-made disasters. Acted provides relief and emergency assistance to vulnerable populations affected by displacements, conflicts, or natural disasters, in the fields of agriculture, shelter, wash, and food security.

Job Purpose:

Under the supervision of Country coordinator and Deputy Country Coordinator, the SC is responsible for providing overall technical guidance and operational program support to REACH project teams around appropriate safeguarding and PSEAH practices. The ideal candidate has demonstrable experience working with safeguarding, child protection, and PSEAH, and has a proven track record of safeguarding risk management particularly in research activities, as well as in the management of safeguarding incidents.

Duties & Responsibilities:

Under the line-management of the REACH Country Coordinator the Safeguarding Coordinator will fulfill the following functions:

Review and revise safeguarding plans and processes

Conduct a review of all existing safeguarding and PSEAH plans and processes in consultation with REACH program, operations, data, and management teams

Update existing safeguarding and PSEAH plans and processes according to the most recent technical guidance

Ensure that safeguarding and PSEAH plans and processes are appropriate for Afghanistan context and specific to research activities, and include mechanisms for safeguarding risk and incident management

Monitor safeguarding processes and systems

Review safeguarding and PSEAH systems and provide technical inputs on how to improve

Oversee changes in safeguarding and PSEAH systems as necessary, including updating of risk and incident management systems

Ensure safe and accessible reporting mechanisms are in place in all program areas, including working the Acted’s CRM team

Monitor safeguarding and PSEAH systems, including to work with Acted Transparency and Compliance teams both in country and at HQ to respond as necessary when system is triggered by an event

Incident Management

Sensitively manage complaints and ensure that timely escalation and management is done in coordination with Acted’s investigations team

When necessary and appropriate, work with Acted on investigations

Capacity building

Design and update trainings on mainstreaming safeguarding and PSEAH practices across program, operations, data, and management teams

Provide trainings to all REACH and Acted staff on safeguarding and PSEAH processes, practices, and systems

Provide trainings and inductions on safeguarding and PSEAH standards and systems to all REACH downstream partners

Provide regular capacity building to REACH and Acted staff on mainstreaming safeguarding and PSEAH processes

External coordination

Act as REACH representative for safeguarding and PSEAH externally, both with relevant working groups within the Afghanistan response as well as with donors

Stay up to date with the latest best practices on safeguarding and PSEAH

Liaise with HQ specialists on best practices of safeguarding and PSEAH standards and monitoring.

The Safeguarding Coordinator will maintain the strictest confidentiality on all data collected and related processes. S/he will actively take measures to prevent the unauthorized sharing of any information and data belonging to REACH and its partners or collected during his/her assignment with REACH.

Standard PSEAH blurbs for job advertisement:

Acted has a zero-tolerance approach to sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment (SEAH) and strives to recruit those who share our values. 

All candidates will be subject to a pre-employment check that includes satisfactory references, screening, and criminal checks in line with legal requirements.

All candidates who have been offered a position will sign and respect Acted’s Code of Conduct and related policies as part of their work contract. All staff are expected to abide by the standards of behavior outlined in those documents. 

Managers will have a special responsibility to foster a safe environment. 

Misconduct can lead to serious disciplinary sanctions.

Job Requirement:

• 3-5 years of experience in developing and coordinating safeguarding and PSEAH processes for humanitarian organizations.
• Bachelor’s degree in relevant discipline;
• Demonstrated experience of managing safeguarding and PSEAH incidents;
• Excellent relevant academic qualifications,
• Demonstrated experience in designing and delivering trainings, with excellent facilitation skills required.
• Demonstrated ability to connect with and advise downstream partners;
• Demonstrated ability to engage with donors and senior coordination-level partners around safeguarding and PSEAH issues;
• Excellent verbal and written communication and drafting skills for effective reporting;
• Ability to operate in a complex and challenging security environment;
• Willingness to travel across Afghanistan as needed;
• Professional fluency in Dari and English; Pashto considered an asset;
• Strong leadership skills.

Submission Guideline:

Those who fulfill the above-mentioned criteria should send their updated CVs to the submission below email:

 afghanistan.jobs@acted.org

Kindly mention the Vacancy number, and position title in the subject line of your email otherwise your application may not be considered) (KBL_016/ REACH Safeguarding Coordinator).

Please do not send heavy-sized documents (i.e., Tazkira, Education documents, work certificates)

Only shortlisted candidates will be called for the next stage of recruitment.

No CV will be considered after the closing date.

Acted is an equal opportunity employer and does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process. All applications are free for all candidates, and no one should require any payment or compensation during the recruitment process.

afghanistan.jobs@acted.org