Job Description: Safeguarding & Protection Officer/Trainer

Number Of positions: 1

Duration: One Year

Location:  Duhok Governate

Deadline of submission: 15th April 2023

About Us:

The Lotus Flower is a non-governmental organization which empowers vulnerable women and girls so that they are safe, have opportunities to learn, the tools to become financially independent and the freedom to lead change. We provide safe social spaces inside refugee camps and implement projects to help them rebuild their lives and earn a living. We run four women’s centers for the IDP, refugee and host community in Kurdistan.

Our programs are based around pillars from the UN's 2030 Sustainable Development Goals:

·       Health & Safety

·       Education & Livelihoods

·       Peacebuilding & Human Rights

Our centers implement much-needed livelihood training, language courses, computer training, mental health support, fitness and health training, and awareness sessions and advocacy on women's rights and gender-based violence. 

We aim to provide the foundation for women to rebuild themselves, their families, and their futures. As local implementers, we work at the grassroots level to get right into the heart of communities, listening to local needs and employing local women to implement the programs. Our fundamental belief is that women and girls are powerful drivers of change, and we provide the support they need to reach their full potential and rebuild their futures.

Job Overview:

Under the project manager supervision, the Safeguarding & Protection Officer will support TLF staff and rightsholders to ensure continuous improvements in reinforcing protection from exploitation of women’s rights. S/he will support TLF members and their programs (and through them partners and sub-grantees) to foster a work environment that protects women’s rights. This role covers PSEA, including all TLF working locations and within all programming.

Duties and Responsibilities:

1.     Systems strengthening, monitoring and reporting

·       In consultation with all levels of the organization, especially HR departments and PSEA focal points, support the process of improving prevention of SEA through HR policy and practices, including PSEA standards into induction materials and training courses for TLF employees and related personnel;

·       Coordinate with members, the development of strategies, systems and procedures to respond to SEA, including integrating already existing complaint mechanisms and identifying additional complaint channels, supporting members and TLF Office with guidance on best practice community-based complaints mechanisms, and supporting the membership in developing investigative capacity and standards in victim/survivor assistance.

·       Support members to have in place effective and consistent monitoring and evaluation mechanisms for PSEA.

·       Coordinate TLF members’ efforts in defining, compiling and collecting data related to Sexual Exploitation and Abuse and Sexual Harassment as lead on report-back both internally and externally.

2.     Technical support and capacity building

·       Provide technical advice, support and mentoring to TLF Members and related personnel conducting difficult investigations and act as the resource person to help source tools, resources and provide any relevant guidance.

·       Provide guidance to members and trainers in the roll-out of education programmes and support PSEA focal point.

·       Development of awareness raising, sensitization, communication and training resources.

·       Create and maintain a PSEA resource tool to ensure systematic education of TLF Staff and

related Personnel to prevent and empower them to respond to SEA.

3.     Policy development and engagement

·       Work closely with the PSEA Task Force, PSEA focal points and other key groups/networks to develop a global action and communication plan for PSEA to guide policy implementation.

·       In coordination with key stakeholders, support the PSEA policy development and integration of related policies across CI with an aim of achieving greater consistency e.g. sexual harassment policy, and Code of Conduct.

Qualifications & Preferred Skills:

·       Advanced degree in social science, human resources law, criminal law, investigation, gender-based violence or related field

·       Work Experience: 3-4 years of relevant work experience

·       Commitment to and understanding of child rights, as well as of TLF aims, values and principles.

·       Experience of planning and undertaking training programmes/workshops in child protection/safeguarding at a range of levels.

·       Excellent verbal communication and report writing skills

·       Self-sufficient, proactive and self-motivating.

·       Ability to priorities and deal with competing demands to deliver results.

·       Ability to provide long distance support and establish supportive relationships and networks.

·       Awareness of own strengths and weaknesses and evidence of commitment to self-managed personal development.

·       Fluency in written and spoken English and Arabic.

How to apply:

·       Please send your updated CV and cover letter to careers@thelotusflower.org mentioning “Safeguarding & Protection Officer“ as the subject of your email.

·       CVs and cover letters that are in the form of pictures, and screen-shots will not be accepted.

·       CVs that do not include the subject line will not be considered.

·       Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

·       Applications past the expiration date of the advertisement will not be considered.