GESI & Safeguarding Officer

Job Level Specifications

Essential

• Bachelor’s degree in Sociology, Gender and Women’s Studies, Development Studies, Anthropology, International Development, Human Rights.
  
• 3 years’ experience in gender, safeguarding or protection, programme roles in the development or humanitarian sector
  
• Experience working with community groups, CSOs, youth structures, or implementing partners.
  
• A good understanding of safeguarding, gender-responsive and inclusive programming principles.
  
• Experience in supporting safeguarding awareness, reporting processes, or protection referrals.
  
• Demonstrable interest in working to prevent Sexual Exploitation and Abuse.
  
• Demonstrable understanding of power relations.
  

Inductions and Training

• Conduct GESI & safeguarding inductions of locally recruited staff within 30 days of employment and ensure they understand and commit to policies and procedures related to GESI & safeguarding.
  
• Plan, organise and co-facilitate GESI and safeguarding training for programme teams and partners, on GESI & general safeguarding polies & procedures through formal training and refresher sessions.
  

Programme Implementation Support

• Work with technical teams to ensure programme activities reflect the needs of women, youth, and marginalized groups.
  
• Support inclusive selection processes for participants, partners, and community representatives.
  
• Ensure GESI and safeguarding considerations are applied during activity implementation and partner monitoring.
  
• Ensure documentation and reports for GESI & safeguarding is compiled and submitted to the GESI & Safeguarding Advisor monthly.
  

Safeguarding Standards at Field Level

• With support from the GESI & Safeguarding Advisor, work with program teams to conduct mapping and risk assessments
  
• In liaison with the GESI & Safeguarding Advisor, support the program teams to develop safeguarding mitigation and prevention action plan as per risk assessments
  
• Act as field safeguarding focal point for ASTYE Programme.
  
• Act as the field Community Feedback and Response Mechanism (CFRM) focal point receive feedback and consolidate reports from CFRM system.