Safeguarding and Code of Conduct Specialist (Readvertisement)

Job Title

Safeguarding & Code of Conduct Specialist

Company/Organisation

Danish Refugee Council

Location

Nigeria

Job Description and Responsibilities

The Safeguarding & Code of Conduct Specialist is responsible, on behalf of the Country Director, for nurturing and promoting a culture of code of conduct in collaboration with managers, staff, the Regional Safeguarding & Code of Conduct Coordinator as well as the Safeguarding & Code of Conduct Unit in HQ, for reviewing, planning, and implementing capacity building plans on strengthening functional COCRM and safeguarding practices in Nigeria Country office.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Complaint Registration: - Setting complaint (RSM) tracks, managing complaint tracks (e.g. hotline, green line, e-mail, complaint boxes etc.) and receiving RSMs in person. - Advising reporting persons on DRC’s CoCRM structure and procedures, available reporting opportunities and other. - Registering RSMs in the Code of Conduct Tracking Tool and informing the Gate A+ (Region) or Gate B (HQ) Registrars of such registration. Updating the Code of Conduct Tracking Tool with available information. - Supporting the Gate A+ (Region) or Gate B (HQ) Registrars for the purpose of providing feedback to the Reporting Persons. - Coordinating with the Regional Registrar for COC.
• Investigation lead and support: - Conducting internal investigations as investigator under the monitoring of the relevant Regional or HQ authorizing officer (AO). - Producing high quality reports on investigation (closure or investigation reports), and advisory reports on gaps, risks and issues identified during investigation. - Monitoring of investigations on behalf of the ReSCO (Regional Safeguarding & Code of Conduct Office). - Representing and participating in relevant working groups, clusters, or inter-agency PSEAH networks within the limits permitted by DRC’s applicable policies. - Supporting investigators and authorizing officers in the frame of PSEAH investigations by mapping relevant and available services, approaching Survivors, identifying their needs (with the Survivors themselves) and referring them to the appropriate service provider within or outside DRC. - The Safeguarding & Code of Conduct Specialist will, from time to time, support the investigator by interviewing the Survivor when/if appropriate.
• Collaboration with Nigeria Teams: - Collaborating and coordinating with the relevant programme and MEAL teams to ensure that accountability towards the affected population is upheld at country level which includes the setting of relevant CFMs, identifying, flagging, and suggesting mitigation measures around SEAH risks that might arise. - Collaborating with the relevant Registrars at country and regional levels to maintain an efficient connection between the CoCRM and the CFM in their regional area to register and fast-track PSEAH related cases - Advising the relevant management regarding the contracting with implementing partners regarding safeguarding and accountability requirements. - Planning, delivering and supporting the dissemination of PSEAH trainings and CoCRM awareness sessions to staff, management, implementing partners’ Workforce and persons of concern (PoCs) in coordination with the ReSCO.
• Compliance: - Work with the Risk and Compliance Specialist to update compliance and accountability improvement Plans. - Support and evaluate areas of compliance risk while feeding into risk registers and recommend corrective actions. - Work with operations department to ensure DRC policies and procedures are relevant, communicated, and implemented. - Build capacity of the team, conduct and/or plan trainings on topics such as strengthening internal controls and fraud detection

Requirements/Qualifications

• At least three (3) years of directly related experience in safeguarding and Code of Conduct operations.
• Demonstrated experience with safeguarding and code of conduct operations or similar , influencing senior-level management and key stakeholders effectively across the organization and within complex contexts.
• Demonstrate experience with conducting and/or monitoring internal investigations, including Fraud investigations.
• Demonstrate experience with developing and delivering successful training sessions, facilitating meetings.
• Demonstrated experience with Safeguarding and PSEA standards, including an ability to apply a survivor-centered approach in relating with survivors of Sexual Harassment (SH) and Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (SEA) and in handling SEA and SH allegations.
• Have good oral and written communication skills in English and in Hausa is mandatory.
• Commitment to upholding and modelling DRC’s values and Code of Conduct.
• Demonstrating integrity, diplomacy, professionalism, reliability, and resilience at all times.
• Able to always work professionally and with a high degree of confidentiality.

Education

• Master's degree in relevant area.

Languages

• Fluency in written and spoken Hausa and English.

How to Apply

All applicants must send a cover letter and an updated CV (no longer than four pages) on DRC website. Both must be in English. https://drc.ngo/en/jobs/job/?id=175926