Volunteer - Safeguarding Advisor
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Oxfam-Québec
- Career category: Admin, Health professional, Human Resources (HR), Programme/ Project design & management, Training
- Job type: Volunteering
- Humanitarian or Development: Humanitarian
- Experience level: Not specified
- Organisation type: Civil Society
- Remote option: No
- Right to work requirements: Not specified
- Remuneration: Volunteer position (unpaid)
- Work schedule: Full-time
- Length of contract: Temporary/ Fixed-term
- Deadline: 14/08/2026
- Location: El Salvador, San Salvador
This is a 12-month mandate in San Salvador, El Salvador
The mandate is under the Equality in Action Volunteer Cooperation Program (VCP), which takes place in 12 countries and 3 regions over an eight-year period (2020-2028).
The VCP aims to increase the involvement of local partners in developing countries in inclusive, innovative, and sustainable development initiatives that will advance gender equality. Oxfam's role is to support these organizations, working with the most vulnerable and marginalized people, to claim and exercise their rights. Oxfam places the rights of women, girls, and vulnerable and marginalized people at the heart of everything we do.
Here's what your daily life will look like:
In close collaboration with Oxfam's in El Salvador team members and partner organizations, your mandate will be to:
- Identify and systematize challenges and best practices in safe programming in collaboration with partner organizations, providing key inputs to strengthen their safeguarding policies;
- Design and implement a comprehensive awareness-raising and training plan on feminist and safeguarding principles, promoting their understanding and practical application;
- Support partner organizations in designing and facilitating training spaces for men and community leaders, fostering equitable and non-violent masculinities through context-specific pedagogical tools;
- Support organizational strengthening processes in the areas of gender, diversity, safe programming, and ethical case management.
For this mandate you must:
- Be a Canadian citizen or have permanent resident status in Canada;
- Have university degree in gender studies, sociology, international development or any other relevant field;
- Have at least 3 years of experience related to the mandate;
- Be fluent in Spanish, spoken and written (required);
- Master the Office suite.
What we offer:
- Monthly allowance for living expenses;
- 20% increase in the allowance per accompanying child (maximum of 2 children)
- 1,500$ CAD per year/per child for school fees
- Monthly housing allowance;
- Round trip flight with 2 checked luggage;
- Round trip flight for accompanying child(ren).
- 200$ CAD for additional luggage;
- Advantageous medical insurance for you and the accompanying child(ren);
- A volunteer support program during your mandate and up to two months after the end of your mandate;
- 20 days of vacation and other holidays;
- Access to various training courses (E-Learning, etc.);
- A rewarding experience with a well-known and recognized organization.
Oxfam has a zero-tolerance policy against any behavior that violates its code of conduct, including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, as well as lack of integrity, corruption and fraud.
We thank all applicants for their interest, only those selected will be contacted. We accept applications on an ongoing basis. It is possible that this posting ends before the posted date. Please do not wait until the deadline to apply.
We thank all applicants for their interest, only those selected will be contacted. We accept applications on an ongoing basis. It is possible that this posting ends before the posted date. Please do not wait until the deadline to apply.
If you are interested in the mandate, please click on Apply for details on the recruitment process.
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