Safeguarding & Protection Coordinator

Skills Required

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be willing to abide by Samaritan’s Purse’s code of conduct and understand the principles of Samaritan’s Purse’s statement of faith, as well as be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• High level of integrity, discretion, and stewardship; demonstrated ability to maintain confidentiality under pressure.

• Sufficient professional presence to raise concerns with senior staff and to hold the line when safeguarding or protection considerations run against operational interest.

• Strong documentation discipline, including written case notes and structured reporting in both Arabic and English.

• Demonstrated familiarity with PSEAH standards and safeguarding principles.

• Sound judgment in sensitive, ambiguous, and emotionally difficult situations.

• Cultural sensitivity and the ability to adapt communication to staff and residents from displacement-affected communities.

• Strong analytical skills, including the ability to identify patterns across cases and operations.

• Strong cross-cultural communication skills, both written and verbal.

• Must be a humble team player able to work collaboratively with the residential team and HR while maintaining role independence.

• Knowledge of computer systems and applications such as Outlook, Word, and Excel.

• High level of integrity and stewardship.

• Committed to SP values and ethics.          

Education / Experience Needed

Required:

• Bachelor’s Degree.

• Minimum 3-5 years’ experience in a humanitarian, development, or community-serving organization, with at least 2 years involving direct safeguarding, protection, child protection, GBV, or PSEAH casework.

• Demonstrated prior involvement in handling and documenting safeguarding or protection concerns.

• Familiarity with PSEAH standards and safeguarding reporting requirements.

• Demonstrated track record of handling sensitive information with discretion, verifiable through references.

Preferred:

• Formal qualification in social work, law, psychology, child protection, or a related field.

• Prior experience in residential or child-focused programming.

• Prior experience working with displacement-affected populations.

• Prior interaction with organizational safeguarding or compliance functions.

LANGUAGE 

• Fluency in Arabic, English, and Kurdish (Badini and/or Shingali) required.

• Strong written documentation capacity in Arabic and English required.

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