Organisation

The Specialist is responsible to provide strategic and operational leadership for all safeguarding activities within the projects in a convener/enabler way, to ensure that an effective safeguarding culture and safe programming practices are created and maintained through the projects. Broadly, the specialist leads in safeguarding capacity strengthening efforts, developing and monitoring the project safeguarding framework, and acting as liaison across the project on all matters to do with safeguarding and integrity.

S/he/they is/are accountable to uphold Oxfam values and principles, in particular a strong commitment to the sexual diversity and gender identity policy. For the projects, the Safeguarding Specialist will report to the Project Leader of the respective Oxfam Novib teams (matrix managed). The position involves collaboration with colleagues in The Hague, colleagues in the project implementation countries, and other relevant stakeholders and experts.

Type of safeguarding this relates to
Protection from sexual exploitation and abuse and sexual harassment; PSEAH
Countries this relates to
The Netherlands

 
 

Safeguarding Essentials