Regional Safeguarding and Protection Advisor - MEER at World Vision in Nicosia

Job description

With 75 years of experience, our focus is on helping the most vulnerable children overcome poverty and experience fullness of life. We help children of all backgrounds, even in the most dangerous places, inspired by our Christian faith. Come join our 31,000+ staff working in nearly 100 countries and share the joy of transforming vulnerable children’s life stories! Employee Contract Type: Local - Fixed Term Employee (Fixed Term) Job Description: Job Title: Regional Safeguarding and Protection Advisor - MEER PURPOSE OF THE POSITION The purpose of the role is to empower Middle East and Eastern Europe Field Offices to fulfil World Vision International’s Safeguarding and Gender Equality, Disability and Social Inclusion (GEDSI) policies and to ensure delivery of quality and sustainable programmes and projects, in adherence to international humanitarian benchmarks and commitments in Safeguarding, PSEAH and gender equity. The role has two core dimensions: A business partner to national and field offices for implementing WVI Safeguarding Management Policy, including PSEA efforts and adherence to international community’s best practices and expectations for keeping children and adult project participants safe from exploitation and abuse. A business partner to support GEDSI Policy implementation across the region, with emphasis on GEDSI and protection strategy, GEDSI-responsive grants designs, staff and partners capacity strengthening, GEDSI-responsive storytelling and organizational GEDSI audits/self-assessments. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES A. Regional Safeguarding and Protection Advisor’s primary function is to enable the Field Office’s (FOs) Safeguarding Focal Points to be successful in their roles. They also ensure that the Regional Office is safe for children and adult project participants. 1. Regional Leadership in Safeguarding Actively support building a culture of safeguarding, where staff are informed and empowered to discuss key issues, report, and take action on safeguarding violations, making World Vision a safe place for all, everywhere we operate Build Safeguarding capacity among Field Offices Safeguarding focal points and ensure they facilitate general and function-specific refreshers locally every two years Build collaborative working relationships with Field Safeguarding Focal Points and other relevant staff in Field Offices Support and lead thinking on safeguarding risks and protection issues across the region, including appropriate prevention, programming, and response methodology Present to Regional and Field Senior Leaders on safeguarding compliance gaps, incident trends, and emerging risk when necessary Influence, network and collaborate with regional level networks, coalitions, clusters, NGOs or UN Agencies among other relevant safeguarding peers Support FOs to ensure safeguarding is properly resourced across Field Offices and programmes; advocate for increased resources as needed Advise programme/project designs, including grants, on matters related to safeguarding and PSEAH upon request 2. Child and Adult Safeguarding Policy Implementation Support full compliance with the WVI Child and Adult Safeguarding Policy in the Regional and Field Offices Support FOs to develop contextualised national safeguarding policies that meet or exceed the standards in the WVI Child and Adult Safeguarding Management Policy Support FOs to provide accessible complaints and response mechanisms in all communities where WV works, in line with the Programme Accountability Framework (PAF) Support FOs to develop awareness-raising materials that inform children and communities about the behaviour they can expect from WV employees or affiliates Roll out the Child and Adult Safeguarding Policy to all RO staff and affiliates, including the obligation for all WV staff to immediately report known or suspected child/adult beneficiary Safeguarding violations within 24 hours for a Level 2 or Level 3 incident; Promote the same at the FO level Guide developme