Safeguarding Coordinator - Beirut

The Opportunity

The Safeguarding Coordinator shall lead on the implementation of and maintain the standards of Safeguarding in Lebanon operations. The role holder will always act as an ambassador for Safeguarding and role model high levels of professional safeguarding behaviour required by the Child Safeguarding, PSEA, Anti-Harassment, Bullying and Intimidation policies and Code of Conduct.  The postholder works closely with Partnerships and Localization to support local and national organizations to deliver against their Safeguarding accountabilities.  The postholder also is the primary focal point for the HCT PSEA working group and other external fora as needed.

In order to be successful you will bring/have:

• Bachelor’s degree in social work, human rights, Psychology, Child Protection or relevant field.
• Written and spoken fluency in English and Arabic is essential.
• Minimum five years’ experience in working with Child Safeguarding or Child Protection or PSEA issues in a humanitarian context
• Experience in leading internal investigations
• Minimum two years’ experience in delivering training and capacity building for large-scale programmes, in both emergency and development contexts, mainly excel, word, PowerPoint and Visio
• Proven sense of professional discretion and ability to keep confidentiality
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and time management skills
• Commitment to Save the Children values

We offer a competitive package in the context of the sector. This role is offered on the basis of national terms and conditions only.

A copy of the full role profile can be found at Safeguarding Coordinator - Beirut

The Organisation

We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realise the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard. 

We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:

No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday

All children learn from a quality basic education and that,

Violence against children is no longer tolerated

We know that great people make a great organization, and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children.  We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive environment where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.

We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.

All employees are expected to carry out their duties in accordance with our global anti-harassment policy.