Safeguarding Advisor – VisionFund International

VisionFund – World Vision International

VisionFund is World Vision’s microfinance provider serving vulnerable clients through loans, savings, and insurance. We enable families to grow their livelihoods in hard to reach, rural locations in 28 countries so that caregivers can create secure futures for their children.

We believe in brighter futures for children; empowering families to create incomes and jobs; unlocking economic potential for communities to thrive.

Join VisionFund as we seek to end intergenerational poverty through microfinance.

Here’s where you come in:

As the Safeguarding Advisor – VisionFund International, you will provide technical expertise to build a culture of safeguarding; strengthen VFI’s safeguarding system; and mitigate VFI’s safeguarding risks at global, regional, national and local levels – in alignment with VFI’s Child and Adult Safeguarding Policy. You will create and update MFI-specific safeguarding guidance, will mentor and enable VFI Safeguarding Focal Points on their safeguarding role and build capability in the field. They will continuously improve VFI’s safeguarding system by ensuring MFIs fully participate in the annual Safeguarding Update Reporting process and supporting MFIs in the development and implementation of their Safeguarding Action Plans.

Requirements include:

• Master’s degree or equivalent in a Legal, Human Resources or Child Rights-related field, or field/practical experience working with situations of policy formation, guidance and implementation
• 5 years experience in safeguarding or related function in an international NGO
• Proficient in coaching, influencing, facilitation, presentation, communication, analysis and problem solving
• Expertise in child safeguarding issues, emergency relief, the UN CRC and the field of child protection
• Excellent analytical, interpersonal, and collaboration skills in a diverse environment. Proven ability to work as an effective team member on cross-cultural teams
• Experience developing and interpreting complex or challenging policies
• The position requires ability and willingness to travel domestically and internationally up to 15% of the time.