Safeguarding Advisor

Mary's Meals Malawi

Mary’s Meals is a global movement supported by people from all walks of life and we are focused on one goal – that every child receives a nutritious daily meal in a place of education. We continue to change the lives of over 2 million children who today will receive a Mary’s Meals. Mary’s Meals Malawi is our largest school feeding programme, and we work closely with schools and community volunteers who help prepare and serve the nutritious meals every school day.

Marys Meals Malawi is looking to recruit energetic and motivated individuals for the positions of:

Safeguarding Advisor – Permanent (Blantyre)

Job purpose

Reporting to the Country Director, to support managers and staff at Mary’s Meals Malawi to fully implement the Mary’s Meals Global Safeguarding Policy and standards across the programme and all its activities.

This role will focus on strengthening a safe culture and environment, promoting safeguarding awareness, survivor support and ensuring that across the programme, staff are encouraged and feel empowered to report concerns.

Requirements

  • Relevant degree and experience
  • Experience of working in a role that supports safeguarding, PSEA (Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse) or the protection of children or vulnerable adults
  • Experience of developing and delivering training and workshops to different audiences
  • Experience of developing accessible messages and materials for child protection and/or safeguarding.
  • Experience in conducting assessments, monitoring and report writing
  • Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage and prioritize a heavy and varied workload to meet deadlines and work calmly under pressure.
  • Strong computer skills including the use of email, internet and database management.
  • Ability to develop and maintain positive working relationships with colleagues at different levels of an organization.
  • Commitment to the Mary’s Meals vision, mission and values
  • Strong communication skills, especially active listening, strong facilitation and presentation skills

Mary’s Meals is a value driven organisation, we believe in the innate goodness of people, respect the dignity of every human being and family life and believe in good stewardship of the resources entrusted to us. In line with our values Mary’s Meals is fully committed to a culture of safeguarding. Our selection process therefore includes rigorous background checks to ensure our commitment to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults.

If you would like to join our global family and would relish the chance to make a difference to the lives of thousands of children across the world, we’d love to hear from you.

Applications stating expected net salary and CV (including contacts for three professional referees) should be e-mailed to  malawi.vacancies@marysmeals.org indicating the position title and applicant’s name in the subject line. All attached files should be saved under the applicant’s name. Hard copy applications will NOT be accepted. Deadline for receipt of applications is Wednesday, 04th December 2024. Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.