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As a global leader, CARE is shaping the future of the humanitarian and development sector. Each year, we deliver support and services to millions of people globally. We do this by focusing on our mission and vision, and the values of equality and excellence that guide our organization. We seek dedicated individuals who align with our mission and are passionate about making it a reality by collaborating with others, embracing learning and innovation, and delivering results.

This is a new role that has been created to underpin the culture of accountability at CARE, and to ensure that our programs are safe and prevent sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse.

The post holder reports to the Director of Safeguarding and PSHEA, the post also has strong links to program and gender justice work, the post holder will have a strong background in program design, and the program cycle, and must be able to work across CARE teams and departments ensuring a joined up approach across disciplines.  Convening and coordinating with key stakeholders and experts across the organisation.

The post holder is a technical expert and specialist in mainstreaming safeguarding and PSHEA principles into programs, designing and testing tools to be used and adopted across a number of types of programs including emergency response, gender, livelihoods, education and health, taking responsibility for ensuring that CARE offices are actively engaged in preventing sexual harassment exploitation and abuse through good program design and awareness, and that design and delivery of effective community based complaints and feedback mechanisms is in place.  

The post holder is responsible for ensuring that safer programming is adopted across CARE USA and country offices and that the right people are convened across the organization to ensure that this happens in a coordinated way. Approaches must be consistent with CARE’s Core Values.

This is a global role and (40%) travel is a key aspect of this role. The post holder is required to travel to locations of humanitarian disaster and conflict as part of this role and should be willing and able to do so (the role is home based during the COVID 19 pandemic).

- Expert in mainstreaming Safeguarding into program design in International NGO context
- Master’s degree of education or equivalent
- 10 years’ experience of program design (program cycle) in humanitarian and development context
- Excellent training coaching and facilitation skills
- Project management skills and qualification (desirable)
- Technical skills and knowledge in PSHEA and Safeguarding
- Expertise in program design and monitoring (Program cycle)
- Ability to run a number of complex processes and projects at the same time, staying on track
- Highly organized with excellent time management skills
- Risk management experience
- High levels of discretion and confidentiality
- Tenacity and drive
- Ability to take tough decisions
- Excellent relationship builder and networker
- Confident and self-assured but acts with humility
- Has excellent skills in project management and driving change