Safeguarding Associate

Summary

Join GiveDirectly as a US Safeguarding Associate and play a crucial role in protecting the well-being of recipients in our US programs. This part-time, fully remote (US-based) position involves advising on safe programming practices, managing safeguarding cases, implementing policies, and conducting training. You will work with program teams to mitigate risks, investigate incidents, and maintain a referral network for additional support. The ideal candidate possesses experience in safeguarding, investigations, and project management, along with strong interpersonal and analytical skills. GiveDirectly offers competitive pay, a supportive team environment, and opportunities for professional growth.

Requirements

• Exceptional alignment with GiveDirectly Values and active demonstration of our core competencies: emotional intelligence, problem solving, project management, follow-through, and fostering inclusivity
• Empathy, honesty, and the highest standards of integrity
• High emotional intelligence and interpersonal skills, especially with talking to people living in vulnerable communities
• Experience in Safeguarding
• Experience leading internal investigations
• Comfort and ability to work with individuals who have experienced SEAH, discrimination, abuse, conflict, or other challenging situations
• Excellent critical thinking and decision making skills
• Strong ability to show good judgment when resolving complex problems
• Technological literacy and comfort with understanding and analyzing data
• Experience with end to end project management, from scoping to execution
• Comfort creating reports and memos
• Language Requirement: English

Responsibilities

• Advise on Safe Programming
• Work with our programs team to advise on safeguarding best practices, supporting to design programs that identify and actively avoid harm to recipients and community
• Conduct safeguarding assessments to identify potential risks and develop appropriate mitigation actions
• Support Programs in community engagement work, including community scoping before program launch, engagement with local partners, and proactive engagement with community members
• Safeguarding Case Management
• Serve as a case manager for all safeguarding related cases
• Own systems that proactively collect feedback or identify concerns from program recipients (for example, recipient surveys, call center reports, whistleblower reports)
• Lead case investigations process
• Work directly with recipients and relevant stakeholders to resolve concerns
• Document and track all safeguarding incidents
• Use reports to understand safeguarding trends, identify risks, and design responses
• Generate reports to keep key stakeholders informed of cases and trends, and to maintain compliance with donors and partners
• Develop and maintain a referral network of partner organizations to refer recipients to for additional support
• Safeguarding Policy and Training
• Implement and monitor global safeguarding and ethics policies for the US Program
• Lead Safeguarding Training for all US staff
• Training will be conducted annually for all staff, and on a rolling basis for all new staff
• The US Safeguarding Associate will support in adapting global training materials to ensure that they are context-specific
• Identify and participate in safeguarding stakeholder forums that help GD keep updated on sector standards and best practices

Preferred Qualifications

Language Preference: Spanish or other languages

Benefits

• A positive and supportive team
• A demonstrated commitment to helping all staff develop and grow
• Competitive pay
• The salary for this role is $39.00 / hourly