Safeguarding Coordinator at University of Global Health Equity (UGHE): (Deadline 27 January 2024)

Safeguarding Coordinator at University of Global Health Equity (UGHE): (Deadline 27 January 2024)

Safeguarding Coordinator

Title: Safeguarding Coordinator

Reports to: Regional Safeguarding Advisor

Department: Human Resources

Location: Kigali, Rwanda

Job Type: Full Time

Position overview 

The safeguarding Coordinator plays a crucial role in executing safeguarding initiatives across the Africa sites. They perform an assistant role to the OnePIH Regional Safeguarding Advisor.

Key Duties and Responsibilities :

1. Technical Support: 

• Support in setting up a safeguarding capacity building tracker for all staff including awareness dashboard across OnePIH

• Update and monitor safeguarding activities across OnePIH sites and including partners including work plans, dashboards and incident trackers.

• Assist to coordinate with safeguarding programs as key point of contact across the sites and including OnePIH partners

• Assist in responding to inquiries from sites

• Coordinate the design and printing of safeguarding information, education and communication (IEC) materials

• Assist in follow ups with safeguarding managers across various country sites to keep track with timelines of their initiatives in line with the regional safeguarding dashboard.

• Assist the Regional Advisor in preparation of training and facilitation of respective content

2. Program Management and Administration Support:

• Schedule appointments, maintain calendar and book appointments for the Regional Advisor

• Assist Regional Advisor to prepare, write, collate and distribute communications: memos, emails, invoices and other correspondences

• Arrange travel itineraries for Regional Advisor

• Order office supplies

3. Support Development of Safeguarding Community of Practice: 

• Coordinate community of practice meetings and take detailed minutes and action follow-ups

• Assist in documenting best safeguarding practices across the Africa region.

• Assist in organizing learning workshops and retreats for the coordination site

4. Support Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning: 

• Support the Regional Advisor in monitoring and updating the safeguarding site risk registers and tracking mitigation progress

• Support in consolidating program lessons learnt and best practices for OnePIH safeguarding initiatives across sites

• Support in monitoring safeguarding annual performance dashboards

• Support in maintaining and updating internal resource library and Teams page

5. Reporting: 

• Assist in gathering scheduled reports from safeguarding managers and support in synthesizing all coordination site reports.

• Assist in developing newsletters and other media publications

Qualifications and Experience 

Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s degree in law, Development Studies, Business administration, social work, Community Psychology or related field from an accredited academic institution.

• Qualification or experience in child safeguarding, Prevention of Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Harassment (PSEAH), Child Protection, Human Rights programming project management can be an added advantage.

Relevant Experience:

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in safeguarding or protection/ child rights and/ project management, preferably with an INGO.

• Demonstrated experience in networking, project management and coordination.

• Experience in working with children and vulnerable adults

• Demonstrable ability to work with and maintain strict confidentiality.

• Ability to draft, write and consolidate reports.

Competencies and Attributes:  

• Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively and productively within a multidisciplinary and multicultural environment

• Excellent verbal, written and presentation skills

• Full proficiency in written and spoken English is mandatory

• Ability to organize work and prioritize work under pressure, coordinate multiple tasks, maintain attention to detail and technicalities, and coordination with a variety of stakeholders.

• Knowledge of office management systems and procedures.

• Proficiency in MS Office (MS Word, Excel and MS PowerPoint, in particular).

• Self-motivated and a strong team player who is able to handle complex situations.

• Strong leadership and problem-solving skills.

How to Apply

Applicants should provide: (1) curriculum vitae, (2) Degree, (3) A cover letter describing your interest in UGHE and relevant experience. Please upload these under the ‘Additional Files’ tab on the application page before 27th January 2024.

University of Global Health Equity is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Organizational Profile 

UGHE is a new kind of university focused on training the next generation of global leaders in health care delivery. The university launched in Rwanda in September 2015. Through an academic experience uniquely rooted in the values of equity, students are empowered to both ease suffering at the bedside and drive transformational, systemic changes to the health system.

UGHE is an initiative of Partners In Health (PIH), an internationally recognized non-profit organization whose mission is to provide a preferential option for the poor in health care. The UGHE Center for Equity in Global Surgery (CEGS) is focused on contributing solutions to the imbalance in surgical access through five key pillars- Fellowship, Education and Training, Global Convening, Research and Innovation, and Policy and Advocacy. In partnership with several global surgery organizations, the Center provides support for both undergraduate and postgraduate curriculum development in the surgical sciences, clinical and community-based research across sub-Saharan Africa, and support for regional surgical, obstetrics, and anesthesia plans.

Members of the UGHE community are tenacious and resolute in our drive to attain social justice, make common cause with those in need, listen to and learn from others, and operate with honesty and humility as we uphold academic integrity and intellectual curiosity. The University of Global Health Equity seeks individuals committed to these values to join the team.

Commitment to Safeguarding and Prevention of Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Sexual Harassment: 

At UGHE, we are committed to ensuring that those who benefit from our work- including community members – as well as our students, contractors, staff, and visitors to our campus are treated with dignity and respect and protected from sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment and any form of systemic abuse, whilst reducing risk and vulnerabilities. A range of pre-employment checks will be undertaken in conformity with UGHE’s policy.

UGHE will request information from applicants’ previous employers about any findings of fraud, harassment, sexual harassment and any form of systemic abuse or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By applying, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures.

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