Gender and Safeguarding focal point

Afghan Development Association (ADA) is a non-governmental, non-profit and non-political organization. It promotes and provides development and humanitarian services to the people of Afghanistan, in particular to the country’s rural population.

ADA was established in 1990 with a mission to provide emergency aid and humanitarian assistance to Afghan refugees in Pakistan.  ADA now operates solely in Afghanistan and over the years it has transformed itself into the one of Afghanistan’s foremost development NGOs, although it continues to respond to natural and conflict-related emergencies in the country.  ADA endeavours to reach the most disadvantaged groups in Afghan society often under very difficult circumstances. Among those with whom ADA works are: farmers, poor families, women, the unemployed and the uneducated, returning refugees, internally displaced persons (IDPs), disaster affected communities as well as a variety of community-based organisations.

With the ultimate goal of the eradication of poverty from Afghanistan, ADA has increasingly focused its interventions on contributing to more productive and sustainable livelihoods, particularly within the agricultural sector, and on strengthening basic education.  Understanding that resolving conflicts at all levels of society is a prerequisite to successful development in Afghanistan, ADA has, in recent years, come to include community peacebuilding as a further focus of its activities.

The Gender and Safeguarding Focal Point is responsible for promoting gender equality and ensuring safeguarding standards are integrated across all organizational programs and operations. The role focuses on preventing harm, supporting safe programming, and strengthening accountability mechanisms related to gender, child protection, and protection from sexual exploitation and abuse (PSEA). The position holder will have the following key responsibilities;

1 Gender

• Support integration of gender considerations in all programs and policies.
• Promote gender equality and women's empowerment initiatives.
• Provide technical advice and training to staff on gender-sensitive approaches.
• Monitor and report on gender mainstreaming progress and gaps.

2 Safeguarding

• Promote awareness of safeguarding policies, codes of conduct, and procedures.
• Serve as a confidential contact point for safeguarding concerns or incidents.
• Support investigations and follow-up of safeguarding reports in collaboration with HR or relevant authorities.
• Facilitate training and capacity-building on safeguarding, including child protection and protection from sexual exploitation and abuse (PSEA).

3 Coordination & Reporting

• Act as liaison with internal teams, management, and external partners on gender and safeguarding issues.
• Contribute to policy development, risk assessments, and preventive measures.
• Prepare regular reports on gender and safeguarding activities, challenges, and achievements.

Bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences, Gender Studies, Human Rights, or a related field.

Minimum 3–5 years of relevant experience in

Gender equality and women’s empowerment

Safeguarding / protection / child protection

Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA)

Experience working with NGOs,  organizations, or humanitarian programs is preferred.

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