Overview
The Safeguarding, Risk & Compliance Officer is responsible for strengthening and implementing robust safeguarding and compliance systems across the country programme, focusing on child safeguarding standards, policy adherence, and risk management.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop, adapt, and implement effective safeguarding systems, including child safeguarding and PSEA policies.
- Build the capacity of staff, partners, and stakeholders through training, tool development, and ongoing support.
- Support programme teams to mainstream safeguarding and compliance into all stages of project design, budgeting, implementation, monitoring, and reporting.
- Conduct regular field monitoring visits for quality assurance and provide technical guidance.
- Ensure compliance with internal policies, donor regulations, and national laws.
- Manage and update safeguarding and compliance records.
- Collaborate with HR, Programme Operations, MEAL, and Supply Chain teams.
- Represent the organization in relevant working groups and maintain relationships with authorities and partners.
- Support internal investigations related to fraud, whistleblowing, or policy violations.
- Prevent abuse, exploitation, neglect, harm, and modern slavery within areas of responsibility.
- Prevent fraud, bribery, and corruption within areas of responsibility.
- Support capacity strengthening of leaders, people managers, and staff on safeguarding risk mitigations.
- Deliver safeguarding training to different audiences.
- Coordinate the annual Safeguarding and Counter Fraud Assessment process.
- Engage with stakeholders to embed safeguarding in the country office and partners.
- Implement Safe Programming practices including safety by design, resourced activities, and contextualised risk assessments.
- Mitigate risks and regularly review them throughout the project cycle.
- Engage with community members to identify and mitigate risks.
Required Experience
Minimum of five years of experience in safeguarding, compliance, risk management, or a related area, preferably within an NGO or development context. Proven experience in capacity building, policy development, and training delivery for diverse audiences. Experience in programme integration, monitoring, evaluation, and reporting.
Qualifications
University degree in Law, Risk Management, or Professional Qualification such as ACCA/CIMA/ZICA. Certified Fraud Examiner certificate, or similar Safeguarding related certificate.
