Safety, Security and Safeguarding Coordinator

Job Title

Safeguarding and Security Manager

Company/Organisation Name

Save the Children

Location

Rwanda and Burundi

Key Areas of Accountability

• Child Safeguarding Leader and Champion
• Work with programme teams to identify risks to children and plan mitigating measures.
• Advocate for safeguarding policies at national levels.
• Provide support and guidance to emergency and programme teams.
• Establish country safeguarding networks.
• Work with colleagues to map service providers for children and develop local procedures.
• Coach and support Field Focal Points.
• Safe Programming and Safeguarding Practice
• Ensure programming is designed and implemented through a safeguarding lens.
• Support staff to identify and mitigate risks in programming activities.
• Ensure tools and knowledge are available for managers.
• Role model high levels of professional safeguarding behaviour.
• Country Roll-out and Maintenance of Training Programmes
• Deliver mandatory core training workshops.
• Deliver on-going refresher training and inductions.
• Review and strengthen safeguarding systems.
• Identify safeguarding issues and develop response plans.
• Deploy resources to maintain safeguarding standards.
• Capacity Building
• Develop capacity building plan for staff and partners.
• Serve as safeguarding lead focal point.
• Build capacity of Safeguarding Focal Points.
• Strengthen capacity of Focal Points in delivering safeguarding inductions.
• Develop training modules for the CO Safety and Security team.
• Identify gaps in security management and planning.
• Safeguarding Standards Application
• Coordinate with Senior Leadership Team for policy implementation.
• Conduct reviews and implement action plans.
• Ensure safeguarding mechanisms are in place and monitored.
• Identify opportunities to integrate safeguarding approaches.
• Ensure reporting procedures are understood and followed.
• Provide guidance for safeguarding investigations.
• Collaborate with key teams to integrate safeguarding into systems.
• Safety and Security Responsibilities
• Assess threat, risk, and vulnerability.
• Undertake safety and security assessments and reviews.
• Assist in preparing/maintaining/update safety and security management plan.
• Ensure staff training and orientation on safety and security roles.
• Facilitate safety and security management training.
• Develop security briefing materials and provide security orientation/briefing.
• Ensure incident reporting requirements and procedures are followed.
• Liaise with administration and logistics offices for vehicle movement and facility safety and security.
• Responsible for ensuring compliance with SCI Key Performance Indicators.
• Responsible for preparing, managing, and reporting on the CO Security Budget.
• Assist in preparing for major events and critical incidents.
• Conduct security awareness training.
• Oversee assessment of staff premises' locations and advise on security measures.
• Planning and Preparation
• Ensure compliance with SCI Key Performance Indicators.
• Prepare, manage, and report on the CO Security Budget.
• Assist in preparing for major events and critical incidents.
• Conduct security awareness training.
• Oversee assessment of staff premises' locations.
• Procedures and Protocols
• Ensure redundancy in communication.
• Establish and maintain effective communications.
• Support Field Senior Management Teams in crises or emergencies.
• Coordinate information during serious security incidents.
• Assist with emergency evacuations and investigate security incidents.
• Report security incidents in accordance with SCI protocols.
• Act in a Crisis
• Support Field Senior Management Teams in crises or emergencies.
• Coordinate information during serious security incidents.
• Assist with emergency evacuations and investigate security incidents.
• Report security incidents in accordance with SCI protocols.

Competencies and Behaviors

• Leading and Inspiring Others (Accomplished)
• Communicates vision, values, and strategy.
• Influences others positively.
• Recognises and celebrates team success.
• Takes a flexible and positive leadership style.
• Demonstrates humility in leadership.
• Values and articulates a compelling vision.
• Innovating and Adapting (Accomplished)
• Pushes boundaries and ways of working.
• Demonstrates flexibility in following processes.
• Anticipates change and adapts plans.
• Builds confidence in others for new ideas and change.
• Generates learning and evidence for impact and quality.
• Applying Technical & Professional Expertise (Accomplished)
• Makes decisions based on professional expertise.
• Shares knowledge and best practice.
• Actively seeks new ways to develop technical and professional standards.
• Communicating with Impact (Accomplished)
• Conveys complex issues with clarity and confidence.
• Promotes dialogue with key stakeholders.
• Adapts communication style for engagement.
• Advises others on different communication approaches.
• Seeks new methodologies for communication.
• Networking (Accomplished)
• Builds trust with contacts through openness and honesty.
• Participates effectively in complex relationships and networks.
• Builds strong relationships with a broad range of stakeholders.
• Spots opportunities to bring together partnerships.