Project Safeguarding Officer at VSOVSO is the world’s leading international development organisation that uses volunteers to fight poverty and reduce inequality.
Our vision is simple: a world without poverty. Our approach is unique: sending skilled volunteers from sectors such as health, education and business to work with partners who have requested our help. VSO enables a two-way exchange that benefits the volunteer and the community they serve far beyond the life of the placement.
Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO) began in 1958 when Alec and Mora Dickson recruited and sent 16 British volunteers overseas in response to a letter from the Bishop of Portsmouth asking for people to teach English in Borneo.
Much has changed since then. VSO has engaged over 43,000 volunteers to work on international development programmes in more than 120 countries. We’ve gone from being a UK charity to an international one, with recruitment bases in seven countries.
In 2013/2014 alone, our volunteers trained over 174,000 people, and delivered services that had an impact on the lives of 2 million.
Today, VSO is a truly global organisation. We recruit skilled volunteers from all over the world, and from all sectors of society, including business leaders, parliamentarians and young people. Currently, over 30% of our people come from within the country of their placement. We also send increasing numbers of people from one developing country to another.
We're always looking for new ways to turn human energy and ingenuity into lasting change. We still send professionals to share their skills with their local counterparts, but we’ve embraced a range of methods that allow us to provide whatever kind of help is needed most, including promoting international understanding and action, knowledge sharing and youth exchanges.
Watch the video above to learn more about our journey to the forefront of international development.Job Summary
The job holder will be responsible for supporting all VSO project teams to analyse and document safeguarding risks and their mitigating actions from the start of project design through to implementation in line with current policy and guidance.
To continuously build the capacity of project staff in their understanding of safeguarding as it relates to VSO people, programmes and partners.
Ideal Applicant Summary
We are seeking a safeguarding professional with proven experience in child protection, PSEA, and managing high-volume casework, along with providing confidential support.
The ideal candidate will have strong knowledge of safeguarding best practices and completed training in safeguarding, child protection, and safeguarding investigations.
Our selection process includes an assessment based on these core competencies:
Ability to be open minded and respectful
Ability to be resilient and adaptive to new situations
Ability to facilitate positive change and build sustainable working relationships.
Ability to seek and share knowledge.
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