PURPOSE OF THE POSITION

The purpose of the role is to empower Middle East and Eastern Europe Field Offices to fulfil World Vision International s Safeguarding and Gender Equality, Disability and Social Inclusion (GEDSI) policies and to ensure delivery of quality and sustainable programmes and projects, in adherence to international humanitarian benchmarks and commitments in Safeguarding, PSEAH and gender equity.

The role has two core dimensions:

• A business partner to national and field offices for implementing WVI Safeguarding Management Policy, including PSEA efforts and adherence to international community s best practices and expectations for keeping children and adult project participants safe from exploitation and abuse.
• A business partner to support GEDSI Policy implementation across the region, with emphasis on GEDSI and protection strategy, GEDSI-responsive grants designs, staff and partners capacity strengthening, GEDSI-responsive storytelling and organizational GEDSI audits/self-assessments.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

Required Education, training, license, registration, and/or Certification

• Bachelor s or master s degree in law, social work, gender studies, development studies, or other relevant field
• Technical skills: direct programming or management experience in child protection, prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse (PSEA), gender-based violence (GBV) or safeguarding
• Experience: 2 years + experience in overseeing child protection, PSEA, GBV, or safeguarding work

• Understanding of institutional donors and INGO GEDSI frameworks, emerging models, policies and/or programming
• Excellent project management, partnering and communications skills
• Demonstrated willingness to be flexible and versatile in a changing work environment while maintaining effectiveness and efficiency
• Ability to motivate and develop staff
• Strong relationship building/network capacity, excellent communication skills, spiritual maturity in Christian faith, ability to influence, innovative, and proactive personality

Required Professional Experience

• Five years of direct programming or management experience in gender and protection, prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse (PSEA), gender-based violence (GBV) or safeguarding in an international NGO
• Experience in supporting GESI responsive and transformative designs and related mainstreaming strategies and activities across various sectors

• Experience leading GESI analysis (specifically gender and disability analysis) to inform design and to support GESI-Responsive monitoring and evaluation
• Experience leading or supporting Organisational GESI Self-Assessments or GESI Audits
• Experience in capacity building and staff empowerment

Required Language(s): Fluency in spoken and written English.

Desired Candidate Profile

• Bachelor s or master s degree in law, social work, gender studies, development studies, or other relevant field
• Technical skills: direct programming or management experience in child protection, prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse (PSEA), gender-based violence (GBV) or safeguarding
• Experience: 2 years + experience in overseeing child protection, PSEA, GBV, or safeguarding work
• Understanding of institutional donors and INGO GEDSI frameworks, emerging models, policies and/or programming
• Excellent project management, partnering and communications skills
• Demonstrated willingness to be flexible and versatile in a changing work environment while maintaining effectiveness and efficiency
• Ability to motivate and develop staff
• Strong relationship building/network capacity, excellent communication skills, spiritual maturity in Christian faith, ability to influence, innovative, and proactive personality

Required Professional Experience

• Five years of direct programming or management experience in gender and protection, prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse (PSEA), gender-based violence (GBV) or safeguarding in an international NGO
• Experience in supporting GESI responsive and transformative designs and related mainstreaming strategies and activities across various sectors

• Experience leading GESI analysis (specifically gender and disability analysis) to inform design and to support GESI-Responsive monitoring and evaluation
• Experience leading or supporting Organisational GESI Self-Assessments or GESI Audits
• Experience in capacity building and staff empowerment

Required Language(s): Fluency in spoken and written English.

Required travel and/or work environment accommodations: The position requires ability and willingness to travel domestically and internationally up to 20% of the time.