Regional Safeguarding Adviser

**Work Location **:Vietnam - Hanoi **Type of Post **:Not Applicable **Other Possible Location **:Cambodia - Phnom Penh **Funding **:APPROVED **Expected Travel **:up to 40% **Type of Contract**: **Language Requirement **:English and Vietnamese, Lao or Khmer **Application Deadline**: **Employee Duration **:Active Full-Time **Job Summary**: At CARE, we seek a world of hope, tolerance and social justice, where poverty has been overcome and people live with dignity and security. This has been our vision since 1945, when we were founded to send lifesaving CARE Packages® to survivors of World War II. Today, CARE is a global leader in the movement to eradicate poverty. In 2016, CARE worked in 94 countries and reached 80 million people with an incredible range of life-saving programs. We also put women and girls at the center of our work because we know that we cannot overcome poverty until all people have equal rights and opportunities. We believe that poverty is an injustice, poverty is solvable and together, we have the power to end it. CARE believes that everyone has the right to live free from abuse of any kind. We have a responsibility to keep children and vulnerable adults safe, and we are committed to protecting them in all our activities. This role has been created to ensure that we continue to protect people from sexual harassment exploitation and abuse, and that this is managed in a professional, sensitive, coordinated, accountable and urgent way, in line with best practices within CARE and the sector. The post holder reports to the CARE USA Director of Safeguarding and PSHEA and is responsible for socialising and raising awareness of CI’s Safeguarding and PSHEA policy by; - Ensuring that CARE offices in the Asia Mekong region are prepared and able to repond to reports of SHEA (sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse) and CA (Child abuse). - Raising awareness of the issues and CARE’s policy commitments, including our zero-tolerance approach through training and coaching - Ensuring that the global SHEA/ CA reporting mechanism (CAREline) is socialised and used by staff and related personnel - Ensuiring that community based complaints mechanisms are designed, consulted on and communicated to staff and program participants and the wider community. - The post holder will be the Lead SHEA and CA investigator in the region, and will be accountable for ensuring that reports are followed up and survivor support mechanisms are in place. - Working with program colleagues in the region to ensure that PSHEA is mainstreamed into program design - Working closely with country office (CO) PSHEA focal points and SHEA Investigators to deliver these objectives The post holder is also jointly responsible for the delivery of the Safeguarding and PSHEA team road map, working closely with the Safeguarding team to ensure that the HQ authorised training/ awareness raising program is delivered in country offices, and to support with investigations and capacity building of CO PSHEA focal points and investigators. Although the primary focus of the role is Asia - Mekong region this is a global role therefore, 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. **Responsibilities**: - PSHEA capacity building support and advice to Asia - Mekong region country offices - Provide technical advice, and support to Country Office’s (CO’s) in coordination with Safeguarding team colleagues. - Ensure that advice and guidance is in line with CARE USA and CARE International Safeguarding and PSHEA policies and protocols - As part of the global delivery team assist with the roll out of the HQ designed and endorsed awareness raising and training in accordance with the plans designed by the Safeguarding and PSHEA and Learning and development team - Work closely with CO PSHEA focal points and trained SHEA Investigators to build their skills and capabilities to support the work of the CO. - Ensure coordination and close working with PSHEA and Safeguarding networks in the region - In coordination with the Director of Safeguarding and PSHEA, and Safeguarding team colleagues to act as a strategic adviser to the Asia - Mekong region on PSHEA issues aligning with the regional strategy - Work with CO program and gender staff to ensure that PSHEA is mainstreamed in project plans and program design - Work with Regional HR staff and the Regional Director to deliver a coordinated service to CO’s in the region - Leading and working alongside PSHEA country office focal points in PSHEA and safeguarding related data collection and auditing. - Ensuring that action plans are in place at the country office and regional level to facilitate continuous improvement in the prevention of and response to safeguarding and SHEA reports. - Work with COs program teams to ensure that effective "Community Complaints Mechanis