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The post holder will play a critical role in ensuring the safety and protection of children, beneficiaries, and communities within project locations. The position will support the localization and effective implementation of safeguarding and MEAL frameworks across all project locations, including partner organizations (ADWSO and RSDO).

The role is responsible for strengthening both safeguarding and MEAL systems by promoting safe and accountable programming, and supporting effective monitoring, data management, reporting, and learning processes. The MEAL and Safeguarding Officer will help ensure that safeguarding concerns are appropriately identified, reported, and addressed, while also strengthening accountability to affected populations through accessible feedback and complaints mechanisms, evidence-based decision-making, and continuous program improvement. The role contributes to creating a safe, accountable, and learning-oriented environment where beneficiaries are aware of their rights, have confidence in reporting concerns, and where program quality is continuously monitored and enhanced.

The Duties and responsibilities may include but not limited to:

• Monitor all project activities and progress towards achieving the project output;
• Preparing monthly and quarterly MEAL & Safeguarding reports
• Assist WCUK in planning and implementation of baseline/endline surveys, monitoring and evaluation exercises and other studies when needed;
• Assist MEAL Manager in Organizing and conducting MEAL trainings and workshops to the staff and partner organizations.
• Prepare and maintain WUCK databases
• Manage and maintain WCUK complaints and feedback mechanism
• Conduct regular field monitoring visits to assess program quality and safeguarding compliance, provide technical support, and produce monitoring reports with follow-up on agreed action plans.
• Support the contextualization, roll-out, and enforcement of safeguarding and integrity policies, tools, and procedures across all project locations.
• Deliver safeguarding inductions, training, and refresher sessions for staff, partners, volunteers, and contractors.
• Promote consistent use of safeguarding tools (e.g., consent forms, child safety checklists, risk assessments).
• Lead community sensitization sessions to raise awareness of safeguarding policies, reporting mechanisms, and expected behaviors.
• Strengthen the capacity of partner organizations (RSDO and ADWSO) and field focal points by providing technical guidance and support on safeguarding, PSEA, and risk mitigation, and promoting the integration of safeguarding within partner systems.
• Facilitate regular reflection and learning sessions with teams to strengthen safe programing practices.
• Ensure safeguarding awareness materials and reporting channels are accessible, visible, and culturally appropriate across all locations.
• Ensure all safeguarding concerns, allegations, and incidents are reported within 24 hours in line with organizational procedures.
• Support initial assessment and appropriate response to safeguarding cases, including SEA allegations, as required.
• Contribute to the development of accessible, community-based reporting mechanisms.
• Provide practical solutions to complex safeguarding risks within the framework of organizational policies.

Our Values

• Accountable to Children: Children can rely on us to respond to their voices and to treat them with respect and dignity.
• Transformative: Highlights our commitment to making real and sustainable improvements in the lives of children and communities, rather than simply continuing current practices.
• Equitable Justice: Emphasizes fairness, inclusion, and addressing inequality, especially for marginalized children and communities.
• Integrity: Integrity refers to ethical behavior, professionalism, and honesty in everything we do.

Experience and mandatory criteria:

• University Degree
• Minimum 4 years’ work experience working with and managing humanitarian projects (preferably child protection)
• Minimum 3 years’ relevant work experience in MEAL and Safeguarding preferably experience with INGOs, UN, or donors in Afghanistan.
• Experience in Leading and facilitating relevant training
• Experience in designing tools and approaches for data collection, able to analyze qualitative and quantitative data and production of reports;
• Proficient and experience in report writing, documentation and working with databases
• Knowledge and experience in project management and PCM
• Experience in leading a team
• Must be able to communicate effectively in English (written and oral).
• Must be able to travel to the project sites and other provinces
• Computer skills, including Microsoft Office Packages
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills
• Able to work independently with little supervision
• Able to work under pressure, to tight deadlines, and with competing priorities.
• Strategic perspective and keen to take ownership of monitoring and evaluation functions, challenges, and solutions.

How to Apply

How to Apply

Pre-employment checks
Employment with War Child will be subject to the following checks prior to your start date:

• a satisfactory police record check and a clear vetting and Due Diligence check
• receipt of three satisfactory references
• Due to the emergency nature of the role, applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and the vacancy may close before the deadline.

Submission Guideline:

• Fill in your information, and attach your documents before the closing date.
• Applications of candidates submitted without a valid National ID will not be considered for shortlisting.
• Applications after the closing date will not be accepted.
• Please note that there is no telephonic inquiry and only shortlisted applicants will be contacted for written test/interview.