Safeguarding Coordinator
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Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)
- Career category: Programme/ Project design & management
- Job type: Job
- Experience level: 2-5 years
- Organisation type: Civil Society
- Remote option: No
- Right to work requirements: Right to work required in advance
- Remuneration: Remuneration not disclosed
- Work schedule: Full-time
- Length of contract: Temporary/ Fixed-term
- Location: Belgium
Main Purpose
Under the responsibility of the Head of Mission and in close collaboration with the CP, HR Coordination, PCA and EAMA teams, develop the OCP Safeguarding strategy in [MISSION COUNTRY] to create a safe environment for staff, patients, and the community.
The Safeguarding Coordinator defines and leads the implementation of a Safeguarding strategy aimed at reducing the risk of abuse of individuals in the context in which he/she is deployed. He/she works closely and across the board with all coordination and project teams, reporting directly to the Head of Mission.
Accountabilities
1. Context analysis:
- Map key actors at the country level (other MSF sections, NGOs, MSPs, community organizations, etc.) in order to discuss their policies and abuse prevention activities and identify available resources.
- Participate in PSEA coordination meetings.
- Using a participatory approach with staff and communities, conduct an abuse risk assessment (for individuals) to identify risks and measures to reduce them.
2. Implementation of the prevention strategy:
- Using a participatory and cross-cutting approach to activities, with staff and communities, conduct an assessment of risks of abuse to individuals to identify risks and measures to reduce these risks.
- Based on this analysis, develop a plan including risk reduction measures to be included in the project, identifying the necessary resources, the person responsible, and deadlines.
3. Raise awareness: Awareness-raising among MSF and MSP staff:
- Identify gaps in awareness of abuse of persons.
- Adapt existing MSF OCP abuse awareness training and tools to contexts as needed.
- Raise awareness among mission managers of their role in establishing and maintaining a respectful working environment for all staff, patients, and partners.
Awareness-raising among patients and community members:
4. Establishment of a complaint reporting system
- In consultation with community members and beneficiaries, and in collaboration with the HP manager, identify appropriate feedback and complaint reporting mechanisms
- In collaboration with the Project/Mission team, implement the complaint mechanisms identified by beneficiaries, ensuring the initial rollout of implementation through targeted training, monitoring, and support for the staff involved
5. Analysis, supervision, and support for case management :
- Follow up on prevention measures with those responsible and review them if necessary
- Conduct regular visits to projects and closely supervise the activities of project focal points
- With the support of the health promotion activities manager, design activities to assess beneficiaries' understanding of the organization's and staff's behavior and the use of reporting mechanisms
Qualification
- Master's degree in Political Science, Humanitarian Affairs, or International Law required.
- A minimum of two years' experience with an NGO or association in the field of safeguarding/protection is required.
- At least one mission carried out in an emergency context is desirable.
- Experience in designing and implementing training and awareness-raising activities in this field is desirable.
- Field experience as a project coordinator is a plus.
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