Safeguarding Lead - Safeguarding Unit (f/x/m) - Brussels

Global Safeguarding Strategy and Culture • Enhance and oversee the delivery of the OCB Safeguarding Strategy ensuring it is enhanced, developed, and maintained and monitored, and is a mainstreamed issue within OCB • Provide strategic vision to drive through essential, systematic integration of SG into all of OCB's work • Act as strategic lead for all constituents of safeguarding in OCB operations, with specific emphasis on preventative aspects of work • Build a culture that embodies a consistent tone, energy and language on Safeguarding • In close collaboration with OCB departments and Executive Leadership Team, drive the integration of safeguarding roles and responsibilities throughout all aspects of OCB's work OCB Safeguarding Systems, Policies and Systems • Ensure that standards of safeguarding are maintained across all parts of OCB • Ensure a robust and effective case management process & work to enhance the case management system • Ensure the development of staff capacity through the promotion and embedding of safeguarding policies and procedures across the movement • Oversee the Case Management and Reporting Standard Operating Procedure (SOPs) • Enhance and maintain OCB Safeguarding standards and Operating Procedures to take into consideration learning through implementation and necessary changes Thought Leadership and Influencing • Participate in stakeholder engagement including participation in international sector platforms on safeguarding, benchmarking market best practice and positioning OCB as a thought subject -matter leader • Strengthen the SG voice within program design, risk assessment and mitigation and safe programming in a coordinated and consistent way • Ensure the integration of safe programming and safeguarding risk management throughout the project cycle, including safe and accessible community-based reporting mechanisms for SEAH and adequate safeguarding response capacity at country level, in close collaboration with the Operational Department • Lead the coordination of safeguarding positioning and external engagement within the wider sector and represent OCB externally on sector wide debates on safeguarding management Leadership of Safeguarding resources • Engage with the members of the IPOB and Safeguarding network of colleagues across the movement • Lead, support, and develop the OCB Safeguarding Team • Management and leadership of the safeguarding team • Ownership and management of the Safeguarding Unit budget • Work with the HR Director to ensure compliance with safeguarding policies, including safe recruitment practices • Monitor activity to ensure there is an adequate resource for the Safeguarding Unit Education & Experience • Relevant qualification in safeguarding, law, ethics, social work, gender-based violence or a related field, and/or at least five (5) years' experience preventing, detecting and responding to sexual exploitation, abuse, harassment and other forms of misconduct • Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Harassment (SEAH) investigation qualification (e.g. CHS Tier 3, CFE, CFF, CPA, CCEP or equivalent recognised certification) • Minimum five (5) years' experience in a strategic role within a complex organisation • Minimum five (5) years' experience working within an international NGO, UN agency or comparable international environment • Experience leading or conducting safeguarding investigations and managing highly sensitive and confidential matters • Experience working in multicultural and transversal environments and building trust across all organisational levels • Experience leading and developing multicultural teams Competencies • Critical thinking, analytical and decision-making skills for the protection of vulnerable people • People management, team l