Internals Only: Senior Safeguarding Specialist (Fundraising Members, Country Cluster)

Hybrid / Remote

Full-time

Permanent employee

Your mission

The Safeguarding Specialist provides technical expertise to strengthen safeguarding practice across War Child Alliance, ensuring that safeguarding standards, policies, and approaches are consistently understood, applied, and continuously improved.

The role supports the organisation to identify and manage safeguarding risks, embed safeguarding into programmes and organisational processes, and strengthen systems, capacity, and culture. Working across teams, functions, and contexts, the Safeguarding Specialist contributes to safe, accountable, and ethical ways of working that protect children, communities, and staff.

What you will do:

This role sits within the Integrity & Safeguarding function and works across country programmes, regional structures, and global teams. It supports coordination between HR, safeguarding, investigations, and operational teams to ensure a consistent and effective approach to integrity, safeguarding, ethical behaviour, and misconduct management.

Provide technical safeguarding advice and guidance to managers and teams, supporting consistent interpretation and application of safeguarding standards, policies, and frameworks.
Contribute to the development, refinement, and contextualisation of safeguarding approaches, tools, and frameworks to ensure they remain practical, relevant, and aligned with organisational and sector standards.
Advise on the identification, assessment, and mitigation of safeguarding risks across activities, programmes, and partnerships, supporting informed and risk-aware decision-making.
Guide the strengthening of safeguarding systems and processes, including reporting mechanisms, community feedback channels, and risk management practices, ensuring consistency and effectiveness.
Support the integration of safeguarding principles into organisational processes, including programme design, partnerships, recruitment, and operational practices.
Provide technical input to capacity strengthening efforts, including advising on learning approaches, training content, and capability development for staff, focal points, and partners.
Contribute to monitoring, analysis, and interpretation of safeguarding data, trends, and risks, providing insight to inform organisational learning, improvement, and decision-making.
Work across functions (e.g.HR, programmes, MEAL, safeguarding, integrity) to promote alignment and coherence in safeguarding approaches, policies, and practices.

ROLE-SPECIFIC OR CONTEXT RESPONSIBILITIES
The Safeguarding Lead Fundraising Members+ is responsible for strengthening safeguarding awareness, risk management, and safe practices across Fundraising Member (FM) offices and supporting the a country office in the delivery of its I&S action plan. The role ensures that safeguarding is consistently integrated into fundraising, communications, advocacy, ambassador (or equivalent) engagement, and public-facing activities. This includes delivering training, supporting Focal Points, ensuring compliance with global standards, and providing oversight and guidance during fundraising events and campaigns. Where FM offices also implement War Child programmes, the role will additionally support safe programming activities, including with partner organisations as relevant.

The role is also expected to contribute to wider I&S prevention activities as required.
This role is expected to be mobile across Fundraising Member countries; expected duration can vary depending on needs of the country.

Awareness Raising & Capacity Building

Work with Fundraising Member countries (UK, Netherlands, Germany, Sweden, Switzerland and USA) to conduct safeguarding gap, risk exposure and context analysis reviews and develop action plans with clear deliverables
Work with Fundraising Member Focal Points to ensure safeguarding materials are visible, accessible, and adapted to local context across all fundraising offices and fundraising-led events.
Facilitate the Global Integrity & Safeguarding Community of Practice (Fundraising Members),providingFM-specific insights, learning, and follow-up actions.
Coordinate and deliver safeguarding briefings for ambassadors, high-profile representatives and other groups (e.g. content gathering trips) to ensure that they receive appropriate sessions with in-country I&S representatives ahead of proposed visits.
Work closely with the Fundraising Member Communications, Media and Advocacy teams to embed safeguarding, integrity and ethical practices including safeguarding in digital/online communications
Ensure FM safeguarding practices align with FM Country regulatory expectations and support FM offices during any regulatory reviews and/or audits

Your profile

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, EXPERIENCE

Education	Relevant qualification or equivalent professional experience in safeguarding, social work, psychology, international development, humanitarian action, human rights, or a related field is desirable.
Experience	Minimum of 2 years’ experience working on protection, PSEA and/or safeguarding with civil society / I/NGOs Experience of delivering safeguarding activities in emergency response situations Worked on safeguarding, protection, or related risk areas in a complex organisational or programme environment Supported or advised on safeguarding concerns, incidents, or risk management processes Contributed to the development or application of safeguarding policies, frameworks, or standards Worked across teams, functions, or partners to support consistent approaches to safeguarding practice Supported integration of safeguarding into programmes, partnerships, or organisational processes Contributed to capacity strengthening, learning, or awareness initiatives related to safeguarding or protection Worked with sensitive information and situations requiring discretion, sound judgement, and ethical decision-making Worked in international, humanitarian, development, or values-led environments
Languages	Fluency in English is required for this role. Additional languages may be useful depending on stakeholder groups and organisational context, for example Arabic, Dari, French, Spanish, or Ukrainian
(Technical) Knowledge	Knowledge of safeguarding principles, protection standards, and risk management approaches Understanding of safeguarding in both organisational and programme contexts, including partnerships and community engagement Understanding of relevant international standards (e.g. CHS, PSEA, safeguarding frameworks) and their practical application Ability to provide clear, practical, and context-sensitive technical advice Ability to assess and interpret safeguarding risks and support appropriate mitigation measures Ability to work across functions and build effective working relationships with diverse stakeholders Ability to communicate clearly and support shared understanding on sensitive or complex issues Uses judgement to balance policy, context, and organisational values in decision-making Ability to support learning, reflection, and continuous improvement in safeguarding practice Supports inclusive, respectful, and values-led ways of working

What we offer

Location : We work with global teams with team members being based in different locations. War Child is currently operates in: Afghanistan, the Central African Republic, Colombia, DR Congo, Germany, Jordan, Lebanon, the occupied Palestinian territory, South Sudan, Sweden, Syria, Uganda, Ukraine (soon to be registered), and Yemen. We also have offices in the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. Preference is given to applicants who reside and have valid working permits. War Child does not offer relocation.
Type of Contract : Local contract with salary and secondary labour conditions based on the in-country salary scale, local T&C's will apply.
Internals only may apply.

Why You Should Apply

Meaningful Impact : Contribute directly to improving the lives of children and families affected by conflict through quality education and long-term, sustainable change.
Professional Growth: Join a dynamic organisation that values learning, innovation, and professional development, with opportunities for capacity building and growth through the role and War Child’s global network.
Global Reach : Play a key role in scaling a ground-breaking programme across multiple conflict-affected contexts worldwide.
Collaborative & Inclusive Culture : Work alongside passionate, mission-driven colleagues in a diverse, inclusive and respectful workplace that prioritises safety, fairness and equal opportunity for all.

How to Apply

Qualified candidates are encouraged to submit their applications (CV and motivation letter in English) by June 26, 2026. We are reviewing submissions on a rolling basis, so early applications are strongly recommended. ________________________________________________________________________________
By submitting your application you certify that all of the statements made in your application are true, complete, and correct and are made in good faith. You understand that falsifying, misrepresenting or intentionally withholding information will be grounds for rejection of your application or withdrawal of any offer of appointment or, if an appointment offer has been accepted, this will be ground for employment sanctions, such as, but not limited to, instant dismissal. In addition, you understand that you need to submit a Criminal Record Certificate and that, if you fail to submit it, no employment relationship can be established.

Disclaimer

Only applications received via our website are processed.
If we appoint a suitable candidate before the given closing date, we reserve the right to remove the vacancy from our website before that date. In such a case, any responses received after that time are not processed.
It could be that during our selection process the closing date for the vacancy is extended. If so, and you have not yet heard from us, your application will remain active.

Over ons

Onze organisatie
War Child is een dynamische organisatie waar een informele sfeer heerst en waar veel ruimte is voor creativiteit en eigen initiatief. Het imago dat War Child extern uitdraagt, is een blauwdruk van het werk op het hoofdkantoor: het is dynamisch, vernieuwend, integer en gericht op het behalen van resultaten tegen lage kosten. War Child besteedt zoveel mogelijk budget aan het helpen van kinderen in oorlog en doet er daarom alles aan om de kosten zo laag mogelijk te houden. Onze arbeidsvoorwaarden zijn op het niveau van de Nederlandse NGO sector. Het kantoor is gevestigd in de Amsterdamse wijk Watergraafsmeer. We werken in een hybride vorm, met de combinatie van thuis en op kantoor.

Veiligheid
War Child werkt vanuit humanitaire waarden en normen. Van mogelijke nieuwe collega’s vragen we hetzelfde. Voor War Child staat de veiligheid van de kinderen en jongeren die we steunen voorop. We bestrijden elke vorm van misbruik. Omdat we willen dat kinderen en jongeren geen enkel risico lopen komt dit uitgebreid aan bod bij de werving van nieuwe collega’s. Als onderdeel van sollicitaties vragen we daarom om referenties naar aanleiding van het Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme en een recente Verklaring Omtrent Gedrag (VOG).

Gelijke kansen
War Child droomt dat alle kinderen in vrede kunnen leven, wie ze ook zijn en waar ze ook opgroeien. Daarom is War Child trots dat we gelijke kansen bieden aan iedereen die met ons wil werken. We bevorderen diversiteit en willen dat iedereen zich bij ons thuis voelt. War Child selecteert mogelijke nieuwe collega’s ongeacht hun gender, ras, nationaliteit, beperking, leeftijd of seksuele voorkeur.

Sollicitaties
We besteden zoveel mogelijk van onze inkomsten aan de ondersteuning van kinderen en jongeren. Daarom werken we efficiënt. Dat betekent dat we alleen sollicitaties bekijken die we via onze websites ontvangen. Mochten we een geschikte persoon vinden vóór de sluitingsdatum, verwijderen we de vacature van onze websites. Sollicitaties die we later ontvangen, kunnen we dan niet meer in behandeling nemen.