Job ID
48310
Job Title
Child safeguarding incident manager
To work for
SOS Children's Villages Syria
Country
Syria
City
Damascus
Field of Work
Social Services - Humanitarian/Disasters
Job Type
Full time
Military service
Not Specified
Minimum Education Level
Bachelor/ License Degree
Responsibilities
•Investigating allegations of child abuse by conducting interviews, inspections, and monitoring suspicion on program and national levels.
•Develops, assesses, and implements Child protection investigation protocols for assigned cases to determine legitimacy of allegations.
•Documenting and reporting all new findings of abuse cases, results and generating final investigation reports to the child safeguarding advisor.
•Collaborating with social workers, psychologists, and lawyers, to develop support and intervention strategies.
•Performing follow-up investigations of cases and take part in conducting the national/location risk assessment.
•Support the national and location CS teams in developing individual support plans for victims/survivors to ensure that their concerns are heard and their needs met
•Support on developing the action plan after investigation.
•Follow up on the progress of action plan whenever requested.
•Follow up to ensure that necessary actions are taken with respect of perpetrators, in accordance with national law
•Report regularly to the National CS advisor on the progress of all commissioned investigations and fulfillment of planned response actions for victims/survivors and perpetrators.
•Testifying in court and presenting all evidence and investigative documents.
•Ensure strong focus on CS prevention by organizing with CS teams informal and formal discussions, workshops and other capacity building activities for children and young people to make them understand the CS risks and protection mechanisms
•Facilitate internal knowledge sharing on Child Safeguarding with a strong focus on prevention and capacity building.
•Develops, assesses, and implements Child protection investigation protocols for assigned cases to determine legitimacy of allegations.
•Documenting and reporting all new findings of abuse cases, results and generating final investigation reports to the child safeguarding advisor.
•Collaborating with social workers, psychologists, and lawyers, to develop support and intervention strategies.
•Performing follow-up investigations of cases and take part in conducting the national/location risk assessment.
•Support the national and location CS teams in developing individual support plans for victims/survivors to ensure that their concerns are heard and their needs met
•Support on developing the action plan after investigation.
•Follow up on the progress of action plan whenever requested.
•Follow up to ensure that necessary actions are taken with respect of perpetrators, in accordance with national law
•Report regularly to the National CS advisor on the progress of all commissioned investigations and fulfillment of planned response actions for victims/survivors and perpetrators.
•Testifying in court and presenting all evidence and investigative documents.
•Ensure strong focus on CS prevention by organizing with CS teams informal and formal discussions, workshops and other capacity building activities for children and young people to make them understand the CS risks and protection mechanisms
•Facilitate internal knowledge sharing on Child Safeguarding with a strong focus on prevention and capacity building.
Qualifications
•Bachelor’s degree in law, Education, Guidance/Counseling, Social Work, Psychology, or a closely related field.
•At least 2-3 years work experience in the field of invistigation, safeguarding and or child protection
•Knowledge of international child safeguarding standards
•Knowledge of child protection legislation and mechanisms in Syria.
•Training and experience in investigation of child abuse and neglect
•Proven project and team management skills
•Good coordination and organization skills, including ability to plan, organize and deliver results
•Ability to prioritize and handle a large amount of information
•Excellent analytical, research and problem-solving skills
•Excellent report writing skills.
•Fluent Arabic and English
•At least 2-3 years work experience in the field of invistigation, safeguarding and or child protection
•Knowledge of international child safeguarding standards
•Knowledge of child protection legislation and mechanisms in Syria.
•Training and experience in investigation of child abuse and neglect
•Proven project and team management skills
•Good coordination and organization skills, including ability to plan, organize and deliver results
•Ability to prioritize and handle a large amount of information
•Excellent analytical, research and problem-solving skills
•Excellent report writing skills.
•Fluent Arabic and English
Specific Vacancy Requirements
•Culturally sensitive, resilient and impartial
•Good communication skills with children and young people
•Facilitation, negotiation, and diplomatic skills
•Ability to work under pressure
•Good communication skills with children and young people
•Facilitation, negotiation, and diplomatic skills
•Ability to work under pressure
Salary and Benefits
Salary: as per SOS salary scale.
Medical Insurance
Social Insurance
Medical Insurance
Social Insurance
About us
SOS Children's Villages Syria, a nonprofit, nongovernmental association that is committed to responding to the social development needs of society's most vulnerable children and young people. We establish facilities and programs that aim to strengthen families and prevent the abandonment of children. We join hands with community members to provide education, protection, and alternative care services.
SOS Children's Villages Syria is a branch of the International Federation of Children's Villages, based in Austria and spread out in 136 countries worldwide. It was founded in Syria in 1975, and since then, we have been working to ensure that children and young people without parental care or at risk of losing it grow up with the needed support and care to become their strongest selves.
SOS Children's Villages strives to maintain a recruitment process that is open and competitive for all candidates. SOS supports employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, ancestry, sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran status, marital status or any other status protected by applicable law.
SOS Children's Villages Syria is a branch of the International Federation of Children's Villages, based in Austria and spread out in 136 countries worldwide. It was founded in Syria in 1975, and since then, we have been working to ensure that children and young people without parental care or at risk of losing it grow up with the needed support and care to become their strongest selves.
SOS Children's Villages strives to maintain a recruitment process that is open and competitive for all candidates. SOS supports employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, ancestry, sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran status, marital status or any other status protected by applicable law.
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Posted On
May 07, 2026
Expiry Date
May 22, 2026
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