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SOS Children’s Villages International is the umbrella organisation for the global federation of SOS Children’s Villages. As a non-governmental social development organisation we support children without parental care and families in difficult living conditions through services in care, education, health and emergency relief, and we advocate for the rights of children and young people, in alliance with a great diversity of partners. We work in more than 130 countries and territories, reaching over one million children, young people, families and caregivers each year. To support the International Office Region CEE/CIS/Middle East with this important responsibility we are now looking for a committed:   Regional Child Safeguarding Advisor CEE/CIS/Middle East (f/m)   Location: Amman, Jordan   Mission of the position:   The purpose of the position is to drive the area of Child Safeguarding (CS) in ME MAs. Support and monitor MAs in the implementation of the organizational standards, policy support documents and actions in the area of CS in in line with SOS Children’s Villages vision, mission and values; federation strategy; SOS Care Promise priorities and related strategic federation projects. Lead and/or coordinate regional projects in this area with a focus on ME MAs. IOR CS Advisor provides capacity building and leads a network of national CS advisors and focal points in Middle East MAs, as well as a pool of Arabic speaking CS investigators.   Tasks and Responsibilities Lead and steer implementation of CS: - Ensure support to member associations on implementation of the Child Protection Policy and  related child safeguarding policy support documents and in cooperation with national child safeguarding focal persons monitor the implementation and compliance to International Child Safeguarding Standards - Provide technical guidance and capacity building to MA teams and monitors the MA’s work in the area of CS based on the minimum requirements of the policy support document on the CS investigation - Identify promising practices as well as key challenges in relation to Child Safeguarding Middle east Member associations - In coordination with the main clients, develop and facilitate training materials in line with the child safeguarding policy for ME MAs and regional office  Monitoring and evaluation: - Conduct Child Safeguarding audits in MAs - Monitor the implementation of the CS project within MAs and advise on the implementation whenever needed  Human Resources: - Contribute to the recruitment process for national CS teams and some CS regional positions as needed Incident management: - Technically support MEMAs in incident management process - Technically support MA led investigations  CS responsibility: - Responsible within own area of work to raise awareness of the SOS Child Protection Policy principles and to prevent and protect children from all forms of abuse, abandonment, exploitation, violence and discrimination - Responsible to report any CS suspicion, concern, allegation or incident immediately following Child Safeguarding reporting procedures. CS reports should be made to the IOR CS focal person and/or to the respective line manager    Knowledge management: - Disseminate new policies and materials as they become available. - Facilitate internal and external knowledge sharing on Child Safeguarding with a strong focus on prevention and capacity building - Liaise with CS/ Safeguarding advisors/ focal points from other NGOs and UN agencies and contribute to Safeguarding Network whenever available   Requirements - Higher university degree education in social sciences, social pedagogy, social work, psychology or law - At least 5 years of work experience in the field of alternative child care, prevention of separation, child protection, and child safeguarding - Knowledge of child safeguarding standards and procedures - Experience in the management of safeguarding incidents and investigations - Strong experience in programme planning, monitoring and evaluation - Experience in organizing and holding workshops, meetings and trainings - Good understanding of the Middle East context - Fluent in written and spoken English and Arabic - Readiness to travel at least 30% of working time - Strong communication, presentation, facilitation and interpersonal skills - Positive mindset, motivate and guide people by role-modelling - A strong team-player work ethic     We offer - Working for a meaningful cause - A diverse range of interesting tasks in a leading INGO with multicultural working environment - Opportunities for learning and development - Caring and safe working environment - A salary that will be commensurate with experience and qualifications - Home-office possibility   What We Stand For: ** SOS Children’s Villages is committed to creating and maintaining a caring and protective environment, which promotes its core values, and prevents and addresses child abuse and exploitation. We strongly condemn all forms of child abuse and exploitation, be it within or outside of our organisation, and always respond to any case of proven, alleged or attempted abuse within our sphere of influence according to its nature. Efforts ensure that mechanisms are in place to raise awareness, aid prevention, encourage reporting and ease response. The organisation prohibits harassment, exploitation and abuses by or of any employee, supervisor, manager, child, young people, community, contractor, applicant, or other individual with whom SOS Children’s Villages employees come into contact by virtue of their work. All employees are expected to carry out their duties in accordance with our prevention and protection against Sexual Harassment, Exploitation and Abuse policy. In addition, SOS Children’s Villages apply a zero-tolerance concerning any fraud situation. We also provide equal employment opportunities to all employees & qualified applicants without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, ancestry, national origin, age, disability, marital status, or class. SOS Children´s Villages complies with all applicable laws governing non-discrimination in employment.   Further information This position involves working with an INGO committed to children and human rights and is subject to strict safer recruitment checks. The successful candidate will be required to complete safer recruitment checks including police and reference checks to help verify their suitability to work for SOS CV. In addition to candidates’ ability to perform the duties of the post, in the selection process will be also explored the motivation and approach of the candidate to safeguarding.   How to Apply: If you are interested in this position, please send your CV and motivation letter in English by the latest date 11 April 2023 SOS-Children’s Villages International, www.sos-childrensvillages.org.

Position Title: Digify Web Developer   Working Location: Nairobi, Kenya   Direct Supervisor: Digify Product Advisor   Coordinates internally with:Digify Developers at IO, Digital Fundraising Advisors at IOR, Digify Product Advisors (PA) at IO, ICT Team – IOR, National ICT Advisors, Member Association End Users   Coordinate externally with: ICT staff of marketing agencies, ICT solution providers, like payment providers   Context of the Position Established in 1949, SOS Children's Villages International (CVI) is a dynamic, international social development organization working globally to meet the needs and protect the interests and rights of children without parental care and those who are at the risk of losing it. Within the Eastern and Southern Africa region, SOS Children’s Villages International is headquartered in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and has member associations in 26 countries.   Mission of the position The role involves supporting countries in the ESAF in maintaining and developing new processes for fundraising oriented websites for the fundraising area, in accordance with organizational policies and benchmarks, with the purpose of generating increased fundraising.   Purpose of the position The position will be based in either Nairobi, but you will have coordinate with multiple countries in the region and beyond as you work with a global team to build capacity for digital fundraising. A supportive Fund Development network and digital fundraising team in the region, the International Office and a Software Developer in the International Office will be at your disposal for Technical Support and experience sharing. In additional both regional and country based colleagues will provide required content, context and other input to enable you excel in your role. The position will report to the Digify Product Advisor. We are the largest global federation of childcare organization operating in 135 countries and territories worldwide that offers you the opportunity to become a global citizen. While all other competitive benefit packages remain constant, we also offer you one of the challenging tasks that would help you maximize your potential and make a real difference in the lives of Children and young people across Africa.   Responsibility for Procedures and Process - The developer is responsible for forms, synchronisations to payment providers and 3rd party systems. - Develop & implement technical features on the Member Associations website as per the approved digital fundraising plans. - Promote the use of new technologies/tools - Complete functional understanding of the product - Adhere to global ALM and software manufacturing processes - Adhere to technical implementation standards   Priority Tasks and Responsibilities - Implements requirements of the National Associations regarding DIGIFY in the area of web forms, synchronization to CRM systems and integration of external payment providers and technical integration of Google Analytics - Maintains and customizes fundraising oriented websites - Maintains updated project documentation regarding information and communication technology issues - Coordinates with the Digital Fundraising Advisor (in his BA role) the development of new processes - Review and evaluate (assess maturity, estimations) requirements handed in by the Digital Fundraising Advisor in his BA role - Supports the implementation processes of the DIGIFY platform in National Associations - Ensures the correct functioning of the different interfaces with which the DIGIFY platform is related - Performs maintenance of existing processes and tools - Perform other duties and tasks, consistent with the skills and expertise, as required in non-routine circumstances Child Safeguarding - The Web Developer shall ensure that the Child Safeguarding/Child Protection Policy is mainstreamed in his/her activities in the implementation of Web developer objectives in the Organization. Job Profile Education Qualifications Essential: A bachelor’s degree in web development, information technology, computer science, or a similar field Experience (essential and desirable):                 Essential:  ·         4-7 years’ experience with Microsoft Visual Studio and Microsoft SQL Server ·         Excellent knowledge of object oriented programming OOP ·         Excellent knowledge of .NET and C#, and Web Services, REST API ·         Excellent Knowledge in CSS, HTML, JavaScript ·         Basic understanding of MVC patterns and object-relational mapping ·         Microsoft certification in .NET and web applications Desired: ·         Kentico CMS skills ·         Willingness to work in cross-continental teams Competencies: Organizational Competencies ·         Commitment ·         Responsibility ·         Confidence ·         Boldness Area Competencies ·         Customer Orientation ·         Achievement orientation Job Competencies ·         Analytical Thinking ·         Teamwork ·         Concern for Order, Quality and Accuracy ·         Communication Skills ·         Ability to solve problems Language Skills (essential and desirable) Essential:Fluent in English   “SOS Children’s Villages International holds strict child safeguarding principles and a zero-tolerance policy for conducts of sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse in the workplace and other places where the organization’s activities are rendered.  Parallel to technical competence, recruitment, selection and hiring decisions will give due emphasis to assessing candidates value congruence and thorough background checks, police clearance reference check processes”.       How to Apply If you believe you are the right candidate for the above position, please send your application letter, detailed curriculum vitae (CV), and photocopies of academic certificates, and names and contact details of three referees not later than 7th  April 2023.   Applications that are late, or do not have CV or certificates attached, will be disqualified. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.     Female candidates are highly encouraged to apply.      

SOS Children’s Villages International is the umbrella organisation for the global federation of SOS Children’s Villages. As a non-governmental social development organisation we support children without parental care and families in difficult living conditions through services in care, education, health and emergency relief, and we advocate for the rights of children and young people, in alliance with a great diversity of partners. We work in more than 130 countries and territories, reaching over one million children, young people, families and caregivers each year. To support us with this important responsibility the International Office CEE/CIS/ME is looking for a committed:   HROD Coordinator CEE/CIS/ME (f/m/d) -Part Time Location:Vienna/Austria WorkLoad: 20 Hours per week    Mission of the position:   The Human Resources & Organisation Development Coordinator supports the Director of Human Resources & Organisation Development CEE/CIS/ME in the smooth and efficient administration of tasks deriving from the position description, from the regional department plan as well as overall tasks deriving from the area of work from the Director of HROD.     Tasks and Responsibilities: - Direct support to HROD Director. Back office support for HROD administration tasks (personnel folders), assistance in terms of meeting preparation, stakeholder communication, ICT, team coordination & appointments, information management and documentation. - Workforce and FTE management. Administration of CEE/CIS/ME employees in Microsoft D365 Human Resources (entry/exits, updates, FTE budgeting). Monthly checking of workforce reports, keeping an overview on FTEs in the region. - Meeting organization. Organization and follow-up of virtual and physical meetings for the HROD department, HROD Conference and different meetings related to new employee onboarding. Administrate/organise weekly virtual team meetings (telcos) incl. minutes, technical hosting and etc. - HR Administration. Responsible to coordinate SOS ring of honour process/ceremonies from Member Associations. Monitor anniversaries of employees and coordinate process according to guidelines. Coordinate "Harvesting" applicants from CEE/CIS/ME - User Management – Virtual Collaboration. Responsible to administer email accounts of employees CEE/CIS/ME in the SOS user management system in the role of HR contact. Responsible for the content management for HROD on different workspaces in the role of a Virtual Collaboration key user. - Coordinating Contact Person (CCP). Responsible in the role of Coordinating Contact Person (CCP) regarding the internal registry of data processing activities (visa letters, passport scans, SOS mother rings) for the ICL department. - Organizational Development. Responsible to update the organizational chart in alignment with the supervisor and share with CEE/CIS/ME employees. - Responsible within own area of work to raise awareness of the SOS Child Protection Policy principles and to prevent and protect children from all forms of abuse, abandonment, exploitation, violence and discrimination - Responsible to report any Child Safeguarding suspicion, concern, allegation or incident immediately following Child Safeguarding reporting procedures. CS reports should be made to the IOR CS focal person and/or to the respective line manager   Requirements:  Essential - University degree in Human Resources, Law or related studies - 5 years working experience in a related position including HR administration, executive assistance, meeting organisation, office management. - Fluent in written and spoken English language skills. German language skills on independent user level - Computer literacy: Proficient in Microsoft Office, Microsoft Excel knowledge on intermediate level - Willingness to learn and work in HRMS systems - Attention to details, team mentality and a positive attitude - Excellent organizational and time management skills - Excellent verbal and written communication skills Desirable - Work experience in virtual collaboration (MS teams, Zoom), intercultural team coordination - Working experience in HRMIS systems   We offer: - Working for a meaningful cause - The opportunity to work in one of the largest International Non-Profit Organizations globally - A diverse range of interesting tasks a multicultural working environment - Opportunities for learning and development - A committed team and management culture  - Flexible working hours      - Home-office possibility What We Stand For: ** SOS Children’s Villages is committed to creating and maintaining a caring and protective environment, which promotes its core values, and prevents and addresses child abuse and exploitation. We strongly condemn all forms of child abuse and exploitation, be it within or outside of our organisation, and always respond to any case of proven, alleged or attempted abuse within our sphere of influence according to its nature. Efforts ensure that mechanisms are in place to raise awareness, aid prevention, encourage reporting and ease response. The organisation prohibits harassment, exploitation and abuses by or of any employee, supervisor, manager, child, young people, community, contractor, applicant, or other individual with whom SOS Children’s Villages employees come into contact by virtue of their work. All employees are expected to carry out their duties in accordance with our prevention and protection against Sexual Harassment, Exploitation and Abuse policy. In addition, SOS Children’s Villages apply a zero-tolerance concerning any fraud situation. We also provide equal employment opportunities to all employees & qualified applicants without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, ancestry, national origin, age, disability, marital status, or class. SOS Children´s Villages complies with all applicable laws governing non-discrimination in employment.   Further information This position involves working with an INGO committed to children and human rights and is subject to strict safer recruitment checks. The successful candidate will be required to complete safer recruitment checks including police and reference checks to help verify their suitability to work for SOS CV. In addition to candidates’ ability to perform the duties of the post, in the selection process will be also explored the motivation and approach of the candidate to safeguarding.   How to apply If you are interested in this position, please send your CV and motivation letter in English by 6 April 2023at the latest  SOS Children’s Villages International, Human Resources, Vienna, Austria www.sos-childrensvillages.org/

SOS Children’s Villages International is the umbrella organisation for the global federation of SOS Children’s Villages. As a non-governmental social development organisation we support children without parental care and families in difficult living conditions through services in care, education, health and emergency relief, and we advocate for the rights of children and young people, in alliance with a great diversity of partners. We work in more than 130 countries and territories, reaching over one million children, young people, families and caregivers each year. To support us with this important responsibility the International Office CEE/CIS/ME is looking for a committed:   Incident Manager (People and Asset Safeguarding)CEE/CIS/ME (f/m/d)   Location: Vienna/Austria, Tallinn/ Estonia, Amman/ Jordan, Skopje/ North Macedonia, Almaty/Kazakhstan, and Sarajevo /Bosnia and Herzegovina   Mission of the position:   To ensure that all suspected cases of misconduct are recorded and assessed on a timely basis and appropriate further action taken, such that organization fulfills its obligation to pursue and respond to all violations of the SOS Children’s Villages Code of Conduct and the policies or regulations referred in it and to prevent further harm.   Tasks and Responsibilities:   - Registers, documents and assesses all adult and asset safeguarding incidents according to the Federation’s Incident Management regulations. - Advises management on how to proceed with each incident (investigate, close, hand over) - Supports management in planning and commissioning investigations. - Acts as a regional counterpart to investigators. - Trains National Incident Management teams on their duties in Incident Management in Asset and Adult Safeguarding. - As a member of the Regional safeguarding team, contribute to continuous reflection and improvement in knowledge and practices.   Requirements: - University degree in Human Resources Management, Management, Finance, Law, Psychology, Organizational psychology, or related Master’s degree in one of the above fields preferable - 5 years of working experience with a minimum of 3 years of experience in Human Resources or Management, or Safeguarding or anti-corruption - In depth knowledge of Safeguarding, PSHEA, Value Based conduct or anti-corruption - English language Advanced (proficient) level, Russian or Arabic languages are desirable - Research, Knowledge Management and learning skills - Ability to advocate and offer policy guide - Conforms to organizational policies and procedures We offer: - Working for a meaningful cause - A competitive Salary depending on Experience/Country of employment - The opportunity to work in one of the largest International Non-Profit Organizations on Child Care, in a position with a varied scope of tasks and responsibilities directly impacting on the development of the organization in achieving its strategic goals - To contribute to our meaningful mission: “We build families for children in need, we help them shape their own futures and we share in the development of their communities. - A range of interesting tasks in a leading international NGO’s multicultural working environment   What We Stand For: ** SOS Children’s Villages is committed to creating and maintaining a caring and protective environment, which promotes its core values, and prevents and addresses child abuse and exploitation. We strongly condemn all forms of child abuse and exploitation, be it within or outside of our organisation, and always respond to any case of proven, alleged or attempted abuse within our sphere of influence according to its nature. Efforts ensure that mechanisms are in place to raise awareness, aid prevention, encourage reporting and ease response. The organisation prohibits harassment, exploitation and abuses by or of any employee, supervisor, manager, child, young people, community, contractor, applicant, or other individual with whom SOS Children’s Villages employees come into contact by virtue of their work. All employees are expected to carry out their duties in accordance with our prevention and protection against Sexual Harassment, Exploitation and Abuse policy. In addition, SOS Children’s Villages apply a zero-tolerance concerning any fraud situation. We also provide equal employment opportunities to all employees & qualified applicants without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, ancestry, national origin, age, disability, marital status, or class. SOS Children´s Villages complies with all applicable laws governing non-discrimination in employment.   Further information This position involves working with an INGO committed to children and human rights and is subject to strict safer recruitment checks. The successful candidate will be required to complete safer recruitment checks including police and reference checks to help verify their suitability to work for SOS CV. In addition to candidates’ ability to perform the duties of the post, in the selection process will be also explored the motivation and approach of the candidate to safeguarding.   How to apply If you are interested in this position, please send your CV and motivation letter in English by 5 April 2023 at the latest. SOS Children’s Villages International, Human Resources, Vienna, Austria www.sos-childrensvillages.org/

SOS Children's Villages, founded in 1949, is the world's largest non-governmental organization focused on supporting children and young people without parental care, or at risk of losing it.   Child neglect, abuse and abandonment is everywhere. Families are at risk of separation. Locally led, we work in more than 130 countries and territories to strengthen families who are under pressure so they can stay together. When this is not in a child or young person's best interests, we provide quality care according to their unique needs.   Together with partners, donors, communities, children, young people and families, we enable children to grow up with the bonds they need to develop and become their strongest selves. We speak up for each child's rights and advocate for change so all children can grow up in a supportive environment.   Location: Innsbruck, Vienna (Austria), La Paz (Bolivia), Costa Rica, Fariabad (India), Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), Skopje (North Macedonia), Nairobi (Kenya, only home office from official home address in Kenya)    Duration: unlimited, full time    Mission   The mission of the Anti-corruption & Asset Protection Advisor is to coordinate and support our asset safeguarding work. The primary focus of this position is to undertake asset safeguarding incident management and supporting asset safeguarding incident management processes within the General Secretariat. The Anti-corruption & Asset Protection Advisor will play a central role in ensuring communication with federation stakeholders on incident management and in supporting the development of asset safeguarding incident management tools and training.    Tasks & Responsibilities    - Support the development of asset safeguarding reports, tools and training materials on asset safeguarding incident management.   - Monitor the asset safeguarding reporting channels (email, whistleblowing channel) and follow the required steps to ensure an appropriate and fast response.   - Develop asset safeguarding incident papers on asset safeguarding incidents where the General Secretariat gets involved.   - In close cooperation with the International Office Regions, monitor the implementation of the Anti-Fraud and Anti-Corruption Guideline and related procedures. This includes the consolidation of the Annual Asset Safeguarding Incident Report and analysing Audit and Asset Safeguarding Investigation Reports for learning purposes.   - Undertake any reasonable tasks delegated from the Head ofAsset Protection & Anti-Corruption consistent with the role and nature of the job and responsibility.    Requirements   Essential:    - Advanced university degree (Master) in economics, law, business administration, or administrative sciences, preferably with a specialization or additional diploma or certificate in asset-safeguarding, anti-corruption, anti-fraud, compliance or similar.   - A minimum of 5 years practical experience working onAnti-corruption & Asset Protection incident management.   - Previous experience in anti-corruption, anti-fraud, compliance.  - Excellent drafting skills with respect to assessments and incident papers.  - Strong ability to scan long reports for defined asset safeguarding misconduct.   - Developing anti-corruption training materials,for example for e-learning and digital platforms and in-house trainings.    - Excellent command of English (written and verbal). Spanish, French, Arabic or Russian would be an asset.  - Readiness to work and live from Austria. Willingness to relocate to Austria (home address in Austria is required for filling this position.)  - EU citizenship or eligibility to work in Austria.   Desirable:    - Asset safeguarding investigation skills.   - Experience in local and global humanitarian work.  - Experience in alternative care, community, aid or implementingprogrammesincluding: focusing on keeping children, young people or other vulnerable groups safe from abuse and harm.   We offer   - A diverse range of interesting tasks in a leading INGO multicultural working environment  - As a responsible employer we provide a range of training schemes and encourage educational enhancement   - A salary that will be commensurate with experience and qualifications  - Home office possibility (from your official home address in Austria)  - Training possibilities  - Possibility for future horizontal career moves and promotion    If you are interested in this position, please submit your detailed application in English by the 11th of April, 2023 at https://careers-sos-kd.icims.com     Successful candidates will have to submit a criminal record certificate, current within the last three years. In accordance with the organisation’s child protection policy, these positions will be subject to criminal record checks.   Due to the high level of responses, SOS Children Villages can only respond to shortlisted candidates.   SOS Children’s Villages International,www.sos-childrensvillages.org/ 

SOS Children's Villages, founded in 1949, is the world's largest non-governmental organization focused on supporting children and young people without parental care, or at risk of losing it.   Child neglect, abuse and abandonment is everywhere. Families are at risk of separation. Locally led, we work in more than 130 countries and territories to strengthen families who are under pressure so they can stay together. When this is not in a child or young person's best interests, we provide quality care according to their unique needs.   Together with partners, donors, communities, children, young people and families, we enable children to grow up with the bonds they need to develop and become their strongest selves. We speak up for each child's rights and advocate for change so all children can grow up in a supportive environment.   Location: Vienna (Austria), Innsbruck (Austria), Dakar (Senegal), Nairobi (Kenya)*, Faridabad (India), Lome (Togo), Casablanca (Morocco), La Paz (Bolivia), Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), Amman (Jordan), Tallin (Estonia)     Duration:Full-time, limited for one year    *In Nairobi, only full home office from your official Kenyan home address is available.   Mission   Inspire engagement for global action for children and young people without or at risk of losing parental care. Position SOS Children's Villages as the champion for these children and young people, to ensure that they can grow up with the bonds they need to become their strongest selves.   The primary focus of the role is pro-active media outreach and engagementbyidentifying and creating opportunities for increased visibility in international media.    Tasks & Responsibilities    - Works closely with the President of SOS Children’s Villages International, serving as the primary liaison for the President on external communications and his internal communications towards federation-audiences.  - Proactively seeks, identifies and coordinates media engagement opportunities. Manages media relations, drafts responses, coordinates media interviews, prepares briefs.  - Researches and drafts various communications materials for the President, talking points, video messages, op-eds, (end-of-year) messages or letters etc. Relevant for external and internal audiences. Ensures that all material is on brand and in line with relevant organizational and communications strategies.    - Provides strategic advice on social media engagement, and manages the President’s social media platforms and online profiles as necessary. Defines KPIs for social media engagement and manages monitoring and evaluation. This includes the President’s engagement on the internal social media channel Yammer.     - Manages the existing internal communications formats of the President like President’s Townhall or President’s blog and all related tasks.     - Ensures that content and information from the President’s office are visible and easy to access on the Collaboration Platform.   - Provides advice and expertise to the President, other senior staff members and the Communications and Brand community on a range of public relations issues and approaches.    - Monitors external trends and proposes messaging helps position SOS Children’s Villages toward global audiences.    Requirements   Essential:    - Master's degree in journalism, communications, international development or similar, or an undergraduate degree with comparable experience.    - Minimum of five years working experience in journalism, communications or public relations in the area of campaigning, reputation management or similar, combined with experience in public affairs or media relations preferably in an INGO.   - Experience in working closely with seniorofficial's desirable.   - Experience with communications monitoring and evaluation desirable.  - Excellent English writing and editing skills combined with the ability to convey and adapt complex information to the needs of the intended audiences.    - Ability to provide strategic counsel and manage stakeholder relationships.    - Experience working on media relations.  - Strong academic research skills.  - Experience working at the international level.  - Citizenship or work permit that allows working in the location of your choice  - Strong willingness and ability to relocate to the location of your choice (including traveling outside of the assigned duty station)    Desirable:    - Experience supporting high-level officials   - Experience working in the field of child rights.   - Experience with communications monitoring and evaluation  - Knowledge of French, German or Spanish would be an asset   We offer   - A diverse range of interesting tasks in a leading INGO with multicultural working environment   - As a responsible employer we provide a range of training schemes and encourage educational enhancement    - A salary that will be commensurate with experience and qualifications   - Flexible working hours    - Home-office possibility   If you are interested in this position, please submit your detailed application in English by the 13th of February at https://careers-sos-kd.icims.com Please note that due to the high number of applications, SOS Children's Villages is only able to contact shortlisted candidates.   Successful candidates will have to submit a criminal record certificate, current within the last three years. In accordance with the organisation’s child protection policy, these positions will be subject to criminal record checks.   

SOS Children's Villages, founded in 1949, is the world's largest non-governmental organization focused on supporting children and young people without parental care, or at risk of losing it.   Child neglect, abuse and abandonment is everywhere. Families are at risk of separation. Locally led, we work in more than 130 countries and territories to strengthen families who are under pressure so they can stay together. When this is not in a child or young person's best interests, we provide quality care according to their unique needs.   Together with partners, donors, communities, children, young people and families, we enable children to grow up with the bonds they need to develop and become their strongest selves. We speak up for each child's rights and advocate for change so all children can grow up in a supportive environment.   Location: Vienna & Innsbruck (Austria), Dakar (Senegal), Nairobi (Kenya)*, Faridabad (India) Duration: Full time, Unlimited     *In Nairobi, only full home office from your official Kenyan home address is available.   Mission   SOS Children’s Villages maintain a culture of integrity in consideration of the needs and expectations of all stakeholders. An essential component in this context is Safeguarding and Asset Protection and the avoidance or the early detection of financial crime.    This includes countering internal fraud risks: including procurement, fraud relating to donors and/or other third parties, embezzlement, bribery and other forms of corruption, money laundering, terrorism financing or other sanctions violations, information security / cyber security and data management / data protection. In addition it is essential to identify potential conflicts of interest at an early stage and to clarify them through a transparent process.Asset Protection also includes the efficient and effective use of assets like buildings, infrastructure, other physical property and funds used by SOS Children’s Villages,as well as data and intellectual property.    The main high-level purposes of the Anti-Corruption and Asset Protection Team are:    - Promoting a culture of integrity, leading and championing asset protection, included but not limited to: anti-fraud & corruption, compliance with financial regulations; such asdeveloping strategies and action plans to ensure asset protection is mainstreamed across all parts of the Federation  - Identifying and assessing risks relevant to asset protection as part of a wider Federation risk identification and risk management approach   - Developing policies, standards and control processes for the asset protection and anti-fraud & corruption  - Creating and running trainings and other awareness raising sessions on all topics relevant to asset protection and anti-fraud & corruption for the Federation, including all relevant stakeholders  - Supportingthe management in the General Secretariat (GSC) and Member Associations in the implementation, monitoring and reporting about the implementation of policies, practices, capacity building, awareness raising and other activities for prevention of fraud and corruption in the SOS Children’s Villages system  - Promoting whistleblowing mechanisms, running the incident management process, reporting and supporting management response and actions when dealing with allegations made in relation to fraud and corruption, in conjunction with the independent audit and investigations unit  - Monitoring, evaluating and reporting on progress in delivery of strategies, outcomes and learning to Governance bodies, Leadership and Management  - Scanning for changes in legislation and best practices across main jurisdictions and participating in, sharing with and learning from external networks to improve internal practice and SOS Children’s Villages’ compliance with regulatory requirements and sector wide best practice  - Ensuring that measures taken by the Anti-Corruption and Asset Protection Team are incorporated into the work processes of the relevant departments, in order to work as efficiently as possible This role is part of the wider Safeguarding and Asset Protection Team. The purpose of the role is primarily to ensure the alignment of policies, processes for prevention and to detect the often- linked cases in safeguarding and fraud / corruption.    Moreover, the purpose of the position is to deliver the mission of the Anti-Corruption and Asset Protection Unit Team by:     - Championing and mainstreaming the work of Anti-Corruption and Asset Protection corruption across the Federation   - Contributing to the enterprise-wide risk identification, assessment and management or mitigation strategies   - Leading the development and implementation of strategies and controls including policies, processes, tools, training, systems and monitoring processes  - Keeping up to date with legal best practices and other changes in the regulatory environment  - Working with all layers and entities across the Federation to enable governance bodies, leadership, management and staff to fulfil their asset protection responsibilities  - Reporting progress, outcomes and overall incident management picture to Leadership and Senate  - Managing the Anti-Corruption and Asset Protection function of theInternational Office and, as lead of the Federation-wide network, supporting the equivalent teams and individuals in GSC-run operations and countries and Member Associations      Tasks & Responsibilities    - Global leadership of Asset Protection - Champions and enables mainstreaming of Anti-Corruption and Asset Protection across the organisation’s staffing, functions, geographies and its programmes, including supporting and constructively challenging Governance, Leadership and Senior Management roles  - Develops Federation wide asset protection strategies using a risk-based approach, and supports the General Secretariat and Member Associations leadership in implementation of those  - Supports the SOS Children’s Villages Federation to properly develop, implement and improve risk management, compliance and control processes  - Builds a subject matter expert capacity of the asset protection network (International Office and International Office Region teams, focal points in the General Secretariat and Member Associations) as well as management and other staff across the Federation in Anti-Corruption and Asset Protection  - Champions and models the correspondingorganisational values and behaviours  - Works with other functions and their managersto ensure strong integration of Anti-Corruptionand Asset Protection principles and approacheswith child rights-based, child and youthparticipation, programmatic, fundraising andother relevant approaches  - Supporting management and others across theFederation to build an environment in which SOS’s assets are protected, fraud and corruption is minimized - Develops and updates a full suite of aligned internal controls including global policies, standards, processes, tools and systems for use by leaders, managers and staff across theFederation for Anti-Corruption and Asset Protection  - Builds the relevant elements for Asset Protection, Anti-Fraud & corruption as part of an enterprise-wide risk assessment and risk management approach   - Ensures awareness raising, training and othertools are developed to help all staff know what agood asset protection environment is, theirresponsibilities and how to implement the relevant policies and processes relating to financial crime, bribery/corruption, fraud etc.  - Collaborates with managers across the Federation to manage related functions: primarily Finance, Procurement and Logistics teams but also, for example, property managers   - Works with legal team on compliance processes and, as needed, on incident management   - Liaises with the HROD / People & Culture team leading the wider work on the Code of Conduct  - Incident Management - Promotes, alongside the safeguarding unit, that the International Office team and Regions are running robust Incident Management for General Secretariat managed entities(countries, programmes, International Office, Regions) and supports Member Associations to run high quality incident management processes and that the relevant measures and procedures are properly reported   - Works with Audit and Investigations team to ensure coherent, comprehensive and aligned compliance audits and investigations   - Ensures learning is used to improve incident management processes  - Supports the project team in charge of setting up a Federation-wide incident case management process and tool.   - Works with crisis management team as needed   - In some cases,possibly works directly with law enforcement bodies   - Monitoring, evaluation, learning and reporting - Reports progress on implementation of strategies and outcomes to leadership and the Senate   - Leads on monitoring and evaluation of asset protection approaches, strategies and outcomes  - Ensures that learning is captured, shared and utilized across the Federation via management and the internal asset protection network   - Participates in external networks to share and learn from best practice across the sector and similar organisations  - Management of staff and other resources - Manages, strengthens and leads a diverse and collaborative team of asset protection advisors at the International Office, based in different locations and virtually connected  - Manages the Anti-Corruption and Asset Protection unit budget and seeks additional project or permanent funding from promoting and supporting associations  - Frequent travel to Member Associations and GSC-managed countries and regions (around 12-18 trips a year) - In addition to the planned work, the unplanned nature of incident management, especially very complex and rapidly emerging clusters of cases, necessitates adaptability, occasional unsocial working hours and resilience  Requirements   Essential:  - Minimum of 10 years of experienceleading a team or network in a complex global organisation with multicultural context and large numbers of staff in a similar function(e.g., risk lead, compliance, finance, law enforcement, audit)   - Proven experience and track record in area of work in managing (designing/operating) the incident management function for an organisation with large and complex case load in a global setting of multiple regions/cultures/applicable laws  - Extensive knowledge of anti-corruption and other similar legislations (e.g., counter-terrorism financing) across multiple jurisdictions  - Expert knowledge in designing asset protection approaches, strategies, policies, standards, processes, systems for use across all functions, geographies and levels in a large organisation or network  - Previous experience in designing quality assurance systems, compliance and control processes for asset protection   - Experience in developing and enabling the utilization of successful monitoring, evaluation, learning and knowledge management culture, processes, tools and systems  - Strong understanding and practical experience/application in incident and/or case management  - Experience in a non-profit and child focused environment is an asset  - Previous experience in being a participant and contributor in relevant INGO networks  - Strong leadership and management experience of multicultural teams including virtual and remote teams across cultures and time zones, building and leading a diverse and inclusive globally distributed team and enable every team member to reach their full potential  - Expertise in strategic thinking, organizational and people management skills, setting realistic goals and translating them into actionable plans  - High competence in making difficult decisions about complex issues using judgment and experience and effectively assessing and managing complex risks  - Strong ability to champion asset protection and anti-corruption integrity over organisational reputation issues or management layer barriers  - Strong skills in results-orientation, looking for solutions and focusing on desired results  - Very good skillsin influencing decision makers, leaders, management and staff at all levels from global governance bodies down  - Strong ability to maintain the highest standard and quality of work, managing stress effectively whilst prioritizing multiple tasks and competing deadlines  - Strong skillsin demonstrating and modelling organisational values and behaviors aligned with those of SOS Children’s Villages, and inspiring and learning from others  - High levels of inclusiveness andmindfulness of diverse perspectives and experiences, respecting and valuing every person equally  - Expertise in collaboration and removing barriers to participation, sharing decision making and building partnerships  - Very high level in both written and spoken Business English  - A valid work permit to the chosen location    Desirable:  - Experience working for an International NGO   - Work experience from and/or being based in the Global South  - Knowledge of French, Spanish, or Arabic would be an asset    We offer - A diverse range of interesting tasks in a leading INGO with multicultural working environment  - As a responsible employer we provide a range of training schemes and encourage educational enhancement   - A salary that will be commensurate with experience and qualifications  - Flexible working hours   - Home-office possibility (from your official home address)   If you are interested in this position, please submit your detailed application in Englishby 26th February, 2023 at https://careers-sos-kd.icims.com  

SOS Children's Villages, founded in 1949 by Hermann Gmeiner, is the world's largest non-governmental organization focused on supporting children and young people without parental care, or at risk of losing it.   Child neglect, abuse and abandonment is everywhere. Families are at risk of separation. Locally led, we work in more than 130 countries and territories to strengthen families who are under pressure so they can stay together. When this is not in a child or young person's best interests, we provide quality care according to their unique needs.   Together with partners, donors, communities, children, young people and families, we enable children to grow up with the bonds they need to develop and become their strongest selves. We speak up for each child's rights and advocate for change so all children can grow up in a supportive environment.   Location: Innsbruck or Vienna/Austria   Duration: Unlimited, 19,25 -38,5 hours/week      Mission   The Global Legal Governance Advisor reports to General Counsel and has a dotted line to the CEO. In their position, the Global Legal Governance Advisor guides the development and implementation of good governance principles across all regions. This aims to contribute to a strong and uniform governance landscape, strengthening the importance of Good Governance standards.     The position holder is expected to identify and advance required governance projects, guiding co-workers from different units across the organization as well as a network of regional governance advisors.   The position holder guides the international office regions in all aspects of complex legal and organizational governance matters and provides subject matter expertise.    The incumbent partners with internal stakeholders and provides independent advice, guidance and counsel to SOS Children´s Villages International and its executive leadership in the area of legal governance affairs. The objective throughout is to provide for a modern governance structure for the organisation and to minimize risk and liability for SOS Children’s Villages International while optimizing the relevant legal processes in support of key business objectives.    The incumbentestablishes the legal and financial responsibilities of SOS Children’s Villages International under local law of all General Secretariat-run operations and member Associations; supports the decision-making in legal and governance terms on whether or not SOS Children’s Villages International-run operations should become ordinary members of SOS Children’s Villages International.      Tasks & Responsibilities    Global Governance  - Developing polices and activities that promote Good Governance practices based on internal organizational and external requirements, in alignment with the regional offices.  - Develop/benchmark and implement organisational policies and practices aligned with sector best practice and taking into consideration the organisational federation governance. - Collaborate closely with Regions and Member Associations and respective leadership level to ensure a wide scope of needs are considered and sensitive to our mission and the diversity of our organization. - Review policies regularly to integrate lessons learnt and to ensure policies are up to date, fit for purpose and meet our federation context and societal changes. - Develop necessary tools and guidelines to ensure appropriate implementation. - Establish KPIs and develop monitoring guidelines, develop a monitoring tool to oversee the implementation and necessary adaptations. - Lead the regional Governance network to ensure new/revised processes are implemented following policy reviews ensuring consistency of approach across the federation. - For cross-functional policies, collaborate with respective stakeholders and ensure relevant good governance policies and procedures are implemented. - Promote youth participation.   Direct support to regions   - Guide theinternational office regions in the establishment and implementation of Good Governance principles in Memer Associations’ statutes, policy documents and Member Associationorganisational/governing body processes.  - Advise Childrens Villages International Representatives in handling Member Association legal/governance matters towards Member Associations.  - Advise and support the international director of the region in handling Member Association complex / crisis legal governance situations. - Advise the international office region in the application of federation statutes, policies, regulations and General Secretariat instructions and on the federation legal structure.  - Train Childrens Villages International Representatives, in coordination with the COO Office, on legal governance matters in order to enable them to train Member Associations. - Provide legal and governance advise relating to General Secretariat-run operations to IORs and Executive Board. - Establish SOS Children's Villages International legal, financial and governance responsibilities for all General Secretariat run operations.     Requirements   Essential:  - Minimum 10 years of proven work experience in an international company or organisation.  - Advanced Law Degree (Master’s degree), preferably acquired in an international setting (LLM)   - Analytical mind-set with an eye for practical solutions     - Excellent skills in communication and concise legal drafting     - Ability to synthetize complex information into executive messages   - Ability to work independently and to prioritize multiple demands    - Sensitivity to confidential matters, ability to maintain and respect confidentiality     - Experience in negotiating, drafting and revising legal documents (statutes, policies, contracts and agreements) preferably in an international context  - Advanced knowledge of Good Governance principles   - Experience in working on corporate governance  - Relevant professional experience working in an international organization with the ability to work independently  - Relevant work experience in a federation-like organisational structure is an asset  - Excellent command of English and German (both written and oral)  - EU citizenship or eligibility to work in Austria  Desirable:  - Coordination skills with co-workers in different (non-legal) functions and from different national backgrounds   - Intercultural competencies in African and Latin-American context    - Ability to provide ad hoc legal governance advice in crisis situations  - Additional training in Corporate Governance is an asset      We offer   - A diverse range of interesting tasks in a leading INGO multicultural working environment  - As a responsible employer we provide a range of training schemes and encourage educational enhancement   - A salary that will be commensurate with experience and qualifications  - As a responsible employer we provide a range of training schemes and encourage educational enhancement    - 14 salaries/year   - Overtime – does not get lost and can be taken as hours off   - Home-office possibility (from your official home address in Austria) - Possibility to work from abroad max 25% of your working time   - 25 days of paid annual leave   - Choice between Innsbruck and Vienna office    If you are interested in this position, please submit your detailed application in Englishat https://careers-sos-kd.icims.com   The position remains open until filled.