Remote Director, Safeguarding

Summary

Join GiveDirectly as Director of Safeguarding and lead the Safeguarding Team, ensuring that safeguarding is fully mainstreamed across all pillars in the organization. The Director of Safeguarding will be responsible for creating a strategic vision for the team and a clear roadmap on how this vision will be achieved.

Requirements

• Exceptional alignment with GiveDirectly Values
• Active demonstration of our core competencies: emotional intelligence, problem solving, project management, follow-through, and fostering inclusivity
• Language Requirement: English
• 7+ years of relevant experience - e.g. in non-profit country management, safeguarding organizational leadership – with a track record of demonstrated excellence and increasing responsibility
• Relevant technical expertise e.g. safeguarding investigations, program design, gender or protection
• Exceptional communications skills: written and verbal, including with senior audiences
• Strong organizational and project management skills, with demonstrated ability to deliver results and manage a complex portfolio

Responsibilities

• Be the custodian of “Recipients First” value at GiveDirectly by ensuring that safeguarding is fully mainstreamed across all pillars in the organization
• Responsible for creating a strategic vision for the team and a clear roadmap on how this vision will be achieved
• Lead coordination and project management to implement the strategic vision
• Own strategic planning, goal setting and budgeting for the Safeguarding team
• Serve as a staff focal point for safeguarding concerns, being an independent resource for staff to disclose or discuss safeguarding concerns outside of management lines or People Division
• Represent GiveDirectly in external safeguarding forums for sector compliance, best practice learning and partnership building
• Establish and mainstream a strong organisational culture of safeguarding, including the prevention of SEAH, through the development of appropriate policies, procedures, training and communications
• Oversee strong knowledge management and internal communications in order to make Safeguarding standards and guidance accessible throughout the organisation
• Ensure safeguarding standards are mainstreamed in documents, project designs, processes, and procedures. Sign off on Project Stories from a safeguarding perspective
• Develop and oversee implementation of safeguarding metrics to be used by stakeholders across the organisation
• Collect regular data from country offices on progress against specific safeguarding indicators, and disseminate reports of these indicators to stakeholders with the aim of informing program improvements and protection strengthening
• Own all safeguarding audit undertakings with internal and external partners/stakeholders
• Accountable for developing, disseminating and upholding GiveDirectly’s safeguarding standards and best practice; represent safeguarding in cross-functional/leadership discussions
• Champion safe programming design and implementation across the organisation, including advising country teams on proposals and delivery
• Ensure Safeguarding Team provides high-quality support to the programs team to ensure safeguarding policies and practices are well coordinated across GiveDirectly programs, and to mitigate safeguarding related risks in program design and delivery
• Conduct spot checks, country oversight visits and other audits as needed to assess GiveDirectly’s adherence to safeguarding standards
• Develop and monitor safeguarding reporting mechanisms to ensure that all recipients and staff have an accessible reporting system. Audit and monitor these to ensure proper management
• Receive and follow up on incident reports received via the Whistleblowing email inbox and Ethico independent reporting platform
• Support country operations team in delivering survivor-centred responses for both staff and recipients who experience safeguarding violations

Benefits

• A positive and supportive team with opportunities for advancement
• A demonstrated commitment to helping all staff develop and grow
• A competitive salary, including bonus
• A robust health benefits plan (exact details will vary by country)
• Unlimited PTO (that we encourage staff to take!)
• Desk allowance and flexible work location