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Senior Safeguarding Coordinator job at Plan International | Apply Now
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About the Organisation
Plan International is a renowned global development and humanitarian organization dedicated to advancing children's rights and equality for girls. Founded in 1937, Plan International operates in more than 75 countries, working with communities, governments, and other partners to address the root causes of poverty and inequality and to create lasting change.
The organization's work focuses on a wide range of areas including education, health, child protection, economic security, and disaster response. Plan International is committed to ensuring that all children, especially girls, have access to quality education. They implement programs that improve school infrastructure, provide learning materials, and train teachers to create safe and inclusive learning environments. The organization also advocates for policies that promote education for all children.
In the area of health, Plan International works to improve maternal and child health, nutrition, and access to clean water and sanitation. Their health programs include initiatives to prevent and treat malnutrition, provide immunizations, and ensure access to sexual and reproductive health services. By focusing on preventative care and health education, Plan International aims to reduce mortality rates and improve overall health outcomes for children and their families.
Child protection is another critical area of focus for Plan International. The organization implements programs to prevent violence, abuse, and exploitation of children. They work to strengthen child protection systems, support children who have experienced trauma, and promote laws and policies that safeguard children's rights. Plan International also addresses harmful practices such as child marriage and female genital mutilation, advocating for the rights of girls to live free from violence and discrimination.
Economic security programs by Plan International aim to empower communities and families to become self-sufficient. The organization provides vocational training, supports small businesses, and promotes savings and loans groups to help families generate income and improve their livelihoods. By enhancing economic opportunities, Plan International helps to break the cycle of poverty and improve the quality of life for children and their communities.
In times of disaster and conflict, Plan International responds with emergency relief efforts, providing essential supplies, medical care, and psychosocial support to affected populations. Their disaster risk reduction programs also help communities build resilience and prepare for future emergencies.
Plan International places a strong emphasis on advocacy and campaigning to influence policy changes and mobilize support for children's rights and gender equality. The organization's "Because I am a Girl" campaign is a notable example, raising awareness and driving action to address the unique challenges faced by girls around the world.
Kampala, Uganda
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Job Title
Senior Safeguarding Coordinator job at Plan International
Plan International
Job Description
Job Title: Senior Safeguarding Coordinator
Organisation: Plan International
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Job Summary:
The Senior Safeguarding Coordinator is a member of the Programme Department and contributes to the development of Plan International Uganda’s strategic plans – both long and short term and mainstreaming safeguarding and Preventing Sexual Harassment, Exploitation and Abuse (PSHEA) in new and on-going programs and projects. The job holder will work with the leadership team, country program team, Project Managers and Regional Area Managers to implement PIU’s strategies and interventions in Safeguarding & PSHEA that have been incorporated into operational programme plans and that the learning results are fed back into the design and adaptation of strategy.
This position directly participates in the overall programme development and implementation stages. This role does not hold a budget but works closely with the Business Development and different Project staff to ensure that safeguarding activities are duly budgeted for and the budgets are spent in the interest of safeguarding and PSHEA at all levels within the organisation.
The critical challenge for this position is ensuring that all aspects of Safeguarding & PSHEA are implemented consistently and that all stakeholders working with children and program participants follow best practices and guidelines that are provided by PIU.
This requires the job holder to:
Have good planning and organising skills ensuring that all planned activities are implemented on time and to standards.
Good relationship building abilities as they work and engage with various stakeholders.
Good influencing skills that facilitate the influencing of PIU staff, partners, and national-level and local-level stakeholders to understand programme goals.
Level of contact with children
This position has been classified as “mid contact”: Occasional interaction with children.
Duties, Roles and Responsibilities
KRA 1: Fostering a Culture of Safeguarding and PSHEA –
Work with leaders, managers and staff to create an environment where it is safe to address structural inequalities, challenge issues of power and prejudice and promote equality for children, programme participants and staff in all their diversities.
Support recruitment, orientation, ongoing training/capacity building of staff, safeguarding focal point persons to ensure high level of knowledge and expertise inline with organizational standards
Provide dedicated support and training to the management team on safeguarding and PSHEA and ensure safeguarding priorities are part of the management team meetings and action plans
Lead the planning, budgeting and ensure all safeguarding policies and procedures are implemented in all field locations and there are clear roles and responsibilities for all staff in their job descriptions
Develop and deliver safeguarding trainings, briefings, inductions and/or workshops to all staff, partners and associates based on the local and global polies and guidelines to build commitment to Safeguarding and minimize the risk of abuse to children and all program participants
Lead and, guide the process to update and contextualize any Safeguarding related IEC materials in accordance and guidance from PI Global and Regional hubs and, where necessary, grant donor requirements.
Work across PIU offices and departments to provide ongoing training and awareness raising on the PIU Safeguarding Policy.
Promote understanding of safeguarding and PSHEA standards by all staff and affiliates, including the channels/platforms and obligation for all PIU staff and program participants to immediately report known or suspected safeguarding violations.
Ensure accountable and engaged leadership in keeping children and program participants safe and protected.
Lead the annual self-assessment on management standards including coordination of the development and implementation of resultant action plans
KRA 2: Identifying and Managing Safeguarding and SHEA Risks
Risks to children and programme participants, in all their diversities, arising from their contact with or the impact of the organisation are identified and minimized. Ongoing risk management strategies for safeguarding and PSHEA are integral to all engagements, operations, processes, interventions, and activities.
Develop and keep up to date a country safeguarding risk register annually covering all business areas of the organisation and escalating issues to the leadership team as needed and putting in place and rolling out relevant mitigation measures
Support staff, partners and volunteers to take proactive steps to identify potential safeguarding and SHEA risks and actively works to mitigate and eliminate those risks.
Ensure that all child participation activities are risk assessed and appropriate measures such as SOPs are put in place to guide all activity implementation and monitoring.
Collaborate with and provide advice to key teams and/or departments within the offices to ensure that risk identification and management strategies of the country office includes assessment of safeguarding all children and programme participants and appropriate mitigating actions are developed.
KRA 3: Reporting and Response
Complaints mechanisms and reporting lines are appropriate and accessible for receiving reports of harm and abuse (including SHEA) experienced by children and programme participants in all their diversities. Responses are survivor-centred, prioritize the best interests of the child or programme participant, and are timely and efficient.
As a Safeguarding focal point for the Country Office (CO) and work with Safeguarding focal point persons at Program areas to file quarterly Safeguarding reports including case management, follow up of cases, providing reports on outcomes and trends to the country management team
Provide leadership and support in handling alleged safeguarding issues involving Plan staff, associates such as partners, consultants, volunteers and interns and sponsors and taking part in the any necessary investigations base on the set guidelines.
Review and continuously update the local (in country) reporting and response mechanism in line with global guidelines and consultation with children/young people, communities and staff.
Support Operations and program teams to put in place community feedback mechanisms in all program area; these mechanisms must be culturally appropriate, sensitive, safe and confidential for use by children and adults.
Utilize outcomes of case management/investigations to inform safeguarding and PSHEA practice improvements and wider organizational changes
Ensure that staff are aware of the process for incident reporting via the Plan International Incident reporting platform CAMMS and that there is effective management of incident reporting in CAMMS.
Ensure all reported safeguarding incidents are timely updated and responded to appropriately. This shall include direct response to specific incidents in the system and technical case management guidance to staff on ground on relevant responses.
KRA 4: Working with Safe Partners
Plan International’s partners and other external stakeholders have the commitment, skills and capacity to safeguard children and programme participants in all their diversities.
Lead partner safeguarding and PSHEA assessments as part of ongoing due diligence and use the findings to inform tailored capacity building plans for all partners
Conduct internal regular spot checks to partners and communities and provide coaching and technical support for them to act base on the findings.
Develop and roll out minimum guidelines for safeguarding and PSHEA assessment of 3rd parties that are contracted or supported to work with children and programme participants; these may include vendors, suppliers and contractors.
Participate in national level safeguarding reference/working group engagement to foster collaboration, learning and sharing on safeguarding widely with other partners and government agencies
KRA 5: Designing and Delivering Safe Programmes, Influencing and Research Work
Programming, influencing, monitoring and research work- including all such work undertaken in emergency/humanitarian settings – are designed and delivered in a manner which is safe for children and programme participants in all their diversities.
Develop and rollout guidelines and SOPs to ensure all types of engagement with, and inclusion of children and programme participants in all their diversities, give priority to their best interest and safety
Conduct safeguarding and SHEA risk assessments for all program, influencing, evaluation and research work to ensure safety of children and program participants involved and advise on relevant mitigation measures and ensure they are implemented
Ensuring communications and fundraising work (including publicity and media) preserve the privacy and dignity of children and programme participants in all their diversities
Participating in proposal writing/project design processes with the BD and the technical advisors to ensure safeguarding standards are embedded in the project design and sufficiently budgeted for
Reviewing and putting in place measures to ensure Child sponsorship programmes support the best interest of the child. Information on the child and their family, as well as contacts between sponsors and children, are handled sensitively and appropriately, to ensure they remain safe for both the child and the adults involved
KRA 6: Gender Equality and Non-Discrimination
Ensure that all Safeguarding and PSHEA policies and procedures consider gender equality and non-discrimination requirements; adopting an intersectional approach. Recognising that girls, boys, young women, young men, and children and programme participants of different gender identities may face different risks relating to their safety and protection and that all children and/or programme participants have an equal right to protection, irrespective of: age, sex, gender, nationality, ethnic origin, colour, race, language, religious or political beliefs, marital status, disability, physical or mental health, family, socio-economic or cultural background, or class.
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Qualifications, Education and Competencies
Bachelor’s degree in Development Studies, Social Sciences, Social Work or a relevant degree. Post Graduate Training and/or, a background in law or understanding of the legal framework is an added advantage
At least 5 years of experience implementing Development and Humanitarian Programs in a relevant organizational context in the area of Child Protection, Safeguarding and gender-based violence.
Leadership Competencies
Myself as a Leader
Behaves in line with our values, bringing energy and commitment to the task of safeguarding girls, children, young people, vulnerable adults and colleagues; constructive and optimistic in facing challenges and change.
Lasting Impact
Focuses effort where it will make the best contribution to PIU’s purpose and strategic goals; takes the initiative to find new and better ways of doing work.
Open & Accountable
Understands and adheres to the policies, processes, practices and standards relevant to own work; honest and efficient in the use of resources, including own time.
Work Well Together
Creates a positive team spirit, helping people work well together as a team; proactively resolves situations of conflict by generating solutions that will work for all involved; deliberately adjusts own behaviour to influence or persuade others.
Inclusive & Empowering
Collaborates with team members, colleagues and partners in an active and engaged manner; shares information, experience and ideas with the aim of helping or empowering others..
Skills & Knowledge
Takes responsibility for own performance and development: reflecting, seeking and listening to feedback, learning from mistakes, finding people or resources to help them learn, and keeping knowledge and skills up to date.
Critical Business Management Competencies
Good understanding of broad trends in the development and humanitarian sector and key external organisations relevant to the Safeguarding & Protection.
Good track record of planning and organising work effectively; managing time to deliver results against agreed priorities, objectives and quality requirements, to time and within budget.
Good understanding of financial and procurement systems, with a good track record of complying with relevant procedures and controls.
Good analytical skills as required to obtain and process information and numerical data from a range of sources and use the insights gained to inform decisions or communications.
Good written and spoken communication skills, including in [any required language], with an ability to effectively adjust content and presentation so as to connect with an audience.
Good teamwork skills, including an ability to listen well to others, appreciate viewpoints and respond positively to diversity.
Critical Technical Competencies
A good understanding and appreciation of the environment and current effective practices concerning Child Protection and prevention of Violence Against Women in Uganda, including existing networks, CSOs and government stakeholders
How to Apply
All Qualified and interested candidates should apply online at the APPLY Button below.
Deadline: 29th September 2025
