With over 70 years of experience, our focus is on helping the most vulnerable children overcome poverty and experience fullness of life. We help children of all backgrounds, even in the most dangerous places, inspired by our Christian faith.

Come join our 34,000+ staff working in nearly 100 countries and share the joy of transforming vulnerable children’s life stories!

Key Responsibilities:

Strategic Leadership in Safeguarding

Actively build a culture of safeguarding, where staff are informed and empowered to discuss key issues, report, and take action on safeguarding violations, making World Vision a safe place for allLead thinking on safeguarding risks and protection issues across the programme, including appropriate prevention, programming, and response methodologyEnsure safeguarding is properly resourced across the office and programme; advocate to Senior Leadership Team for increased resources as neededInfluence, network and collaborate with national level government, NGOs, donor agencies, UN Agencies, Clusters, Working Groups, and other safeguarding peers

Child & Adult Safeguarding Implementation

Develop a contextualized Child and Adult Safeguarding Policy that meets or exceeds the WVI Child and Adult Safeguarding Policy, which is culturally sensitive and legally soundPromote and roll out the Child and Adult Safeguarding Policy to all staff and affiliates, including the obligation for all WV staff to immediately report known or suspected child or adult beneficiary safeguarding violations within 24 hours for a Level 2 or Level 3 incidentGuide development of safeguarding incident preparedness plans (SIPPs), including referral plans for child and adult victims of sexual and other abuse, and plans to report incidents to local police and other duty bearers or regulatorsAdvise P&C, Communications, Sponsorship, Marketing, Procurement, Integrated Programming, and other relevant teams on their safeguarding responsibilities in alignment with the Child and Adult Safeguarding Policy (ie. Criminal background checks, visitor preparations, prevention of harm in communications, minimum requirements for contractors, complaints mechanisms, reviewing correspondence, etc.)

Safeguarding Capacity Building and Awareness Raising

Lead, develop, and coordinate a safeguarding capacity building strategy for WV staff and affiliatesDevelop and coordinate a one-time training for all staff, child monitors, interns, volunteers, and Board/Advisory Council members on the new Child and Adult Safeguarding Policy (if partners)

Safeguarding Incident Management

Create (with SLT approval) and lead Safeguarding Incident Management TeamCoordinate and support response to Level 1 child protection community-level incidents according to local Child Protection/Safeguarding Incident Preparedness PlanManage the response of Level 2 and Level 3 safeguarding incidents including investigations and reports, with accountability to the Global Centre’s WVI Integrated Safeguarding Unit, according to global protocols and local Child Protection/Safeguarding Incident Preparedness Plan with support from Regional Safeguarding Focal PointCoordinate agreed incident response actions including safeguarding investigations with support from P&C, Security, Communications, Legal, Regional Safeguarding Focal Point, and the Global Centre’s WVI Integrated Safeguarding UnitProvide safeguarding incident updates, reports, and documentation on Ethics Point within deadlines (target <90 days)

Supportive Engagement and Capacity Building

Attend and participate in daily devotion sessions Any other duties assigned by superiorBuild Capacity building

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION/SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCEBachelor’s degree in law, social work, development studies, or another relevant field.2 years’ + experience in child protection, prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse (PSEA), gender-based violence (GBV), or safeguardingBasic investigation experience or trainingDirect programming or management experience in child protection, PSEA, GBV, or safeguarding.Clear demonstration of experience in collaborating vertically and horizontally for organization wide change/initiatives.Strong relationship-building/network capacity.Excellent communication skills.Spiritual maturity in Christian faith.Ability to influence, innovative, and proactive personality.

A competitive salary, benefits, and career development opportunity will be offered commensurate with relevant experience, knowledge, and qualifications.

Interested applicants should submit the following documents all in one PDF file before; Monday 24 February, 2025, 11:59 PM (Midnight, PNG Time)

Expression of interestDetailed CVValid Police & Medical Clearance Certificate

Note: This is a National Role and we encourage qualified Nationals that fit the criteria above to apply.

World Vision is committed to the principles of workplace diversity. Qualified women and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

World Vision is committed to the protection of children. We do not employ staff whose background is not aligned with our safe guarding practices. Hence employment is conditional upon successful completion of all applicable background checks, including criminal record checks, where possible.

We appreciate the time it takes to prepare your application. Please note that only short-listed candidates suitable for interviews will be contacted. If you do not hear from World Vision within two (2) weeks of the closing date, please consider your application unsuccessful.

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