Safeguarding Senior Manager - Erbil

Job Description

The International Rescue Committee responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people to survive and rebuild their lives. Founded in 1933 at the request of Albert Einstein, IRC offers life-saving care and life-changing assistance to refugees forced to flee from war or disaster. At work today in more than 40 countries and in 22 U.S. cities, IRC restores safety, dignity and hope to millions who are uprooted by conflict or disaster. IRC leads the way from harm to home.

CONTEXTUAL BACKGROUND

The IRC established programs in Iraq in 2003 to address the overwhelming needs of displaced people in Iraq and the neighboring countries. Since re-establishing its presence in Iraq in November 2007, the IRC has been assisting thousands of internally displaced families in the northern, central and southern governorates in the sectors of protection, gender-based violence (GBV), education, economic recovery, child Protection and emergency humanitarian assistance. Working in coordination with the humanitarian community in Iraq, the IRC's assistance and emergency programs address the needs of war-affected Iraqi internally displaced persons (IDPs) from several operational bases in the country, and include both camp-based and urban-based assistance. IRC operates throughout Iraq, with the main office in Erbil and field offices in, Baghdad, SAD, Kirkuk, Anbar and Mosul.

Job Overview/Summary:

The IRC has a strong commitment to creating a culture of prevention of safeguarding in our workplace and in our programs – as well as a safe environment for reporting. We are determined to protect our clients and staff from safeguarding violations through prevention and, where misconduct is alleged, to address it without fear or favor. The Safeguarding Manager is responsible for mainstreaming IRC’s safeguarding approach for programs preparedness and response, and implement all necessary tools and steps as needed to ensure safeguarding is integrated at all stages and points in our program’s implementation.

The Safeguarding Senior Manager will be working under the direct supervision of Country Director, with a technical link to the Director of Safeguarding, and in close collaboration with HR coordinator, Deputy Director of Programs, compliance coordinator, MEAL Department and program coordinators.

Major Responsibilities:

This overarching responsibility includes but is not limited to:

- Support in the development of all necessary procedures and tools as needed to ensure safeguarding is integrated at all stages and points in our programs design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation. - Integrate rapid service mapping and community-based reporting questions into needs assessment, in partnership with Program Coordinators. - Ensure the implementation of IRAQ Safeguarding SOP. - Orient all newly hired IRC staff, enumerators, incentive workers, etc., to IRC polices related to Safeguarding, reporting guidelines considering survivor center approach, and basic survivor referral and support options. - Integrate safeguarding into partnership agreements and conversations; make plans as needed to support partners to reinforce their own safeguarding policies and practices awareness of these pathways into community outreach and information - Work with the FARM team to improve existing community-based reporting methods/tools in locations of implementation, ensuring safeguarding is duly integrated in it. - Work with technical staff, human resources and the compliance coordinator in country program on the development and implementation of all safeguarding activities - Advise SMT, Grants teams, and other staff on safeguarding progress and challenges in country, as needed - Contextualization and rolling-out of communication materials on safeguarding - Participate in local mechanisms and inter-agency forums on safeguarding - Foster ongoing learning, honest dialogue and reflection to strengthen safeguarding and to promote IRC values and adherence to IRC policies - Maintain an accurate and confidential information related to staff clients or beneficiaries concerns. - Hold responsibility on an operational day to day basis to promote the safeguarding of staff and clients and ensuring that a stable and secure work environment is provided to all staff. - Any Additional tasks requested by supervisor

Key Working Relationships:

Position Reports to: Country Director Position directly supervises: NA

Indirect Reporting: NA Other Internal and/or external contacts:

Internal: Director of Safeguarding, and in close collaboration with HR Coordinator, Deputy Director of Programs, Compliance Coordinator, MEAL Department and program coordinators.

External: Clients and beneficiaries

Qualifications

- At least 5 years work experience in the same or similar position with international organizations or UN Agencies. From which 3 years in a managerial level. - Minimum bachelor degree in Law Psycho-social or similar fields MBA degree is preferred.

- Experience of Safeguarding within a professional setting and strong experience with all related Safeguarding policies (Adult safe guarding, Child Safeguarding, Anti-Harassment...Etc.) - PSEA trainings certificates or license. - Experience in GBV programming, client protection from abuse and exploitation, sexual violence in development and humanitarian contexts in conflict/refugee settings, and knowledge of international protection frameworks and mechanisms on safeguarding. - Experience facilitating ongoing learning and orientation with diverse teams - Strong analytical skills in related to feedback mechanism safeguarding protection and similar matters - Demonstrated ability to handle sensitive situations diplomatically and possesses strong communication skills.

- Ability to travel to other IRC field sites and province field project sites to promote safeguarding awareness through trainings and orientations. - Excellent interpersonal and representational skills. - Good communication and report writing skills essential. - Strongly support gender balance and gender oriented - Demonstrates a systematic and efficient approach to work. - Flexibility and proven team player with ability to cultivate and maintain good working relationships with colleagues - Strong analytical skills and sound judgement - Computer skills: MS Office package and Internet. - Fluency in spoken and written English and knowledge of local languages is essential. - Must be capable of applying skills and knowledge in a range of capacities, including implementation, advisory functions, training and the transfer of technical knowledge and management skills to others under stressful working conditions - Proven track record in working with teams, excellent interpersonal skills, positive and professional attitude,

Standards of Professional Conduct:

The IRC and IRC workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined in IRC Way - Standards for Professional Conduct. These are Integrity, Service, and Accountability. In accordance with these values, the IRC operates and enforces policies on Beneficiary Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Anti Workplace Harassment, Fiscal Integrity, and Anti-Retaliation.

Gender Equality

IRC is committed to narrowing the gender gap in leadership positions. We offer benefits that provide an enabling environment for women to participate in our workforce including maternity leave, gender-sensitive security protocols and other supportive benefits and allowances. Qualified female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.

Attention Returning National Candidates:

IRC strives to attract, motivate and retain qualified national staff in our programs. We strongly encourage national or returning national candidates to apply for this position. If you are a national of the country in which this position is based and are currently located outside of your home country and possess over two years of international work experience, IRC has introduced an attractive remuneration package. The package includes competitive compensation, return flight to post, shipping allowance, temporary housing and a relocation allowance. Certain restrictions may apply.

Notice to all Job Seekers

IRC implements an equal employment opportunity policy and our recruitment process is based on merit.

Applicants and/or successful interview candidates (both internal and external) are not required to pay any fees at any stage of the recruitment process.

If anyone asks you for any financial or non-financial favors to help you secure a job at IRC, kindly report to iraq.hr@rescue.org****.

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