The Gender, Safeguarding, and Inclusion Officer will support the integration of inclusive and equitable practices across all programs and operations. The role focuses on promoting gender equality, ensuring the protection of vulnerable groups, and advancing the meaningful participation of persons with disabilities (PWDs).

Key Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Gender Studies, Sociology, Psychology, Social Work, Human Rights, or a related field.

• 2–3 years’ experience in safeguarding, gender advocacy, protection, or similar roles, preferably with youth or educational programmes.

• Certifications in safeguarding, child protection, gender inclusion, or PSEA are an added advantage.

• Proven experience handling confidential and sensitive cases with professionalism and empathy.

• Strong understanding of safeguarding principles, GESI frameworks, and disability inclusion standards.

• Excellent communication, facilitation, and interpersonal skills.

• Strong analytical, reporting, and documentation abilities.

• Ability to coordinate stakeholders and manage multi-site programme activities.

Key Responsibilities 

• Develop, update, and implement safeguarding, gender inclusion, anti-harassment, child protection, and code of conduct policies.

• Deliver safeguarding and gender inclusion trainings for staff, facilitators, interns, and students.

• Lead onboarding sessions focused on safeguarding expectations, acceptable behaviour, and reporting pathways.

• Create IEC materials such as posters, videos, and handouts to strengthen awareness.

• Organize quarterly refresher training sessions every quarter.

• Serve as the primary contact for all safeguarding and gender-related concerns.

• Receive, document, and manage reports of misconduct including harassment, bullying, abuse, exploitation, or discrimination.

• Coordinate investigations with internal teams and relevant external authorities while maintaining confidentiality.

• Provide psychosocial support referrals for affected individuals.

• Maintain accurate data on trainings, attendance, incident reports, and compliance records.

• Promote gender balance and inclusion across admissions, teaching teams, learning activities, and community programmes.

• Conduct periodic gender analyses to identify gaps and propose actionable improvement strategies.

• Ensure training centres and programme environments are safe, accessible, and disability-inclusive.

• Monitor gender and disability representation and identify participation gaps.

• Collaborate with HR, programme, and student support teams to integrate safeguarding across curriculum delivery and project activities.

• Liaise with NGOs, community groups, caregivers, accessibility support teams, and safeguarding networks to adopt best practices.

• Represent the organization at safeguarding and gender inclusion workshops, trainings, and advocacy events.

• Facilitate sensitization and awareness activities on inclusion, respect, dignity, culture, and safety.

• Support the planning of quarterly digital and physical awareness campaigns.

• Promote positive behavioral change among staff, students, facilitators, and community members.

• Maintain a safeguarding case log, training database, and compliance tracker.

• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual safeguarding and gender inclusion reports for management.

• Track key metrics such as gender distribution, disability representation, attendance, and reasonable accommodation needs.

• Support accessibility audits and follow through on implementation of recommendations.

• Participate in monitoring visits and contribute to compliance assessments.