Closing date: 16 Jul 2019
- Location: Location is negotiable provided an Oxfam office exists and a contract of employment can be established with the hosting affiliate. Oxfam is unable to provide relocation support for a candidate to take up this role. Candidates must already have and be able to maintain the legal right to take up paid employment in their location. Oxfam is unable to guarantee a work permit for this role.
- Contract: 2-year fixed term
- Salary: in line with Oxfam Values & subject to location
Oxfam is a global movement of people working together to end the injustice of poverty.
That means we tackle the inequality that keeps people poor. Together we save, protect and rebuild lives. When disaster strikes, we help people build better lives for themselves, and for others. We take on issues like land rights, climate change and discrimination against women. And we won’t stop until every person on the planet can enjoy life free from poverty.
We are an international confederation of 19 organizations (affiliates) working togetherwith partners and local communities in the areas of humanitarian, development and campaigning, in more than 90 countries.
The Oxfam International Secretariat is currently headquartered in Nairobi, with offices in Oxford, Washington DC, New York, Brussels, Geneva, and a liaison office with the Africa Union in Addis Ababa.
All our work is led by three core values: Empowerment, Accountability, Inclusiveness. To read more about our values please click here
Oxfam is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behavior at work including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and financial misconduct; and committed to promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. Oxfam expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment through our code of conduct. We place a high priority on ensuring that only those who share and demonstrate our values are recruited to work for us.
Note: All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and may be subject to appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records and terrorism finance checks.
The Role
Oxfam International Secretariat is looking for a global Safeguarding Learning and Development Manager who will provide overall coordination of Oxfam’s learning and capacity-building work in the area of safeguarding, with focus on improving awareness the Oxfam policies and procedures on Safeguarding (Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) and Child Safeguarding (CS), and improving application and practice of these. The Safeguarding Learning and Development Manager will also lead implementation of the Global Safeguarding Learning and Development Strategy.
The post-holder will strategically and practically lead the development and delivery of capacity building on Safeguarding in collaboration with the Global Safeguarding Team. The post-holder will directly deliver capacity building as well as provide both practical and strategic guidance to senior management at global, regional and country level in relation to capacity building and behaviour change on safeguarding.
Please see the job description for further details.
What we're looking for
We are looking for a passionate and experienced organizational learning and development professional with specific expertise in safeguarding (including sexual abuse and exploitation of children and adults, child protection and gender-based violence). Ideally you will have developed, coordinated, and delivered capacity building in multiple forms, across a range of contexts, including developing or fragile countries.
You will have strong interpersonal and networking skills, solid experience in the provision of both strategic, as well as practical advice and support into effective capacity building and learning, and the ability to influence, leading to effective individual behaviors change, organizational change and culture shift. You will have a proven track record in strengthening individual and organizational capacity in investigations and case management, as well as understanding of and adherence to organizational policies and procedures related to safeguarding. You will be comfortable working in complex and diverse organizations, and challenging international environments, and supporting and influencing a geographically diverse set of colleagues and teams.
What we offer
This role will give you an opportunity to work with a group of passionate people with fair pay and competitive benefits package.
How to apply:
To view the job description and for information on how to apply please go to the Oxfam International Website, found at: https://recruitment.oxfam.org/