Senior Safeguarding Officer at CAMFED Tanzania April 2025

Senior Safeguarding Officer

Senior Safeguarding Officer at CAMFED Tanzania April 2025

Job Title: Senior Safeguarding Officer

Location: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Contract: 3 year FTC
Job Type: Full-time
Reporting to: Executive Director
Please note that we will only be accepting applications from candidates with the Right to Work in the location above.

Please note:
CAMFED will never request applicants to pay a processing fee or to
provide personal or financial information for recruitment purposes. If
you have any concerns please contact recruitment@camfed.org

Principal Accountability
The
Safeguarding Officer is responsible for upholding CAMFED’s
zero-tolerance stance on sexual exploitation, abuse, discrimination, and
harassment. This role involves ensuring the organization promotes safe
environments and upholds the rights and safety of marginalized girls and
young women. The Safeguarding Officer provides technical and strategic
guidance on safeguarding policies and is the primary contact for staff
regarding safeguarding concerns.

Who we are
CAMFED
(the Campaign for Female Education) is internationally recognized as a
leader in girls’ education, for its child protection policy and
practice, and as a voice for girls’ education and women’s empowerment at
the highest levels. Founded in 1993, CAMFED supports girls throughout
their primary and secondary school years and supports women to
transition to productive and fulfilling livelihoods and onto leadership,
as role models, activists, and philanthropists. CAMFED operates in
Ghana, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and Malawi. CAMFED began working in
Malawi in 2009, and is currently operating in all the districts, working
closely with the Ministry of Education.

Specific Accountabilities
Policy Management and implementation

• Review, update, and implement safeguarding policies.
• Enhance reporting channels and response plans for safeguarding concerns.
• Develop annual safeguarding plans.
• Ensure policies comply with data protection and confidentiality regulations.

Capacity Building

• Design and deliver safeguarding training for staff, stakeholders, and partners.
• Ensure understanding of safeguarding policies and conduct expectations.
• Develop and share awareness materials and support community learning.

Promoting Safe Environments

• Raise awareness and coordinate with various committees and authorities.
• Monitor and assess safeguarding practices and implement improvements.

Case Management

• Serves as a key contact for safeguarding concerns and provide support and advice in consultation with the National Director.
• Investigate safeguarding violations and facilitate appropriate referrals and follow-ups.

Monitoring and Continuous Quality Improvement

• Report on safeguarding indicators and suggest improvements.
• Track and evaluate safeguarding practices, maintaining confidentiality.

Strategic Partnerships

• Identify
  and maintain relationships with relevant service providers and
  authorities to ensure appropriate referrals and linkages, including
  developing and maintaining a directory.
• Represent CAMFED and
  contribute in relevant expert groups/communities of practice with a view
  to ongoing strengthening of Safeguarding in CAMFED.

Person specification

• 5 years’ experience of working in Safeguarding.
• Bachelor’s
  degree in social science / Gender and Development /Sociology/community
  Psychology or equivalent degree in other relevant fields with relevant
  skill and proven expertise of Safeguarding in recent roles in
  development sector.
• Demonstrable experience in Child Protection and safeguarding.
• Demonstrable interest in working to prevent sexual exploitation and abuse.
• Demonstrable interest in working with young people and communities.

Essential

• The ability to maintain strict confidentiality and handle highly sensitive information. discreetly.
• The ability to demonstrate integrity throughout a decision-making process.
• The
  ability to develop and maintain positive working relationships and to
  work in an inclusive and collaborative manner with internal and external
  stakeholders.
• Knowledge of safeguarding legislation.
• Strong facilitation and training skills.

The
duties and responsibilities in this role profile are not exhaustive and
are subject to change following the needs of the organization. A job
profile needs to be flexible enough to allow us to be adaptive as an
organisation.