SPARC Safeguarding Implementation Lead

Médecins Sans Frontières - MSF

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Canberra, Australia

Brussels, Belgium

Brasilia, Brazil

Ottawa, Canada

Santiago, Chile

Beijing, China

Taipei, Taiwan

Bogota, Colombia

Prague, Czechia

Copenhagen, Denmark

Helsinki, Finland

Paris, France

Berlin, Germany

Athens, Greece

Hong Kong, Hong Kong

New Delhi, India

Dublin, Ireland

Rome, Italy

Tokyo, Japan

Nairobi, Kenya

Beirut, Lebanon

Luxembourg, Luxembourg

Mexico City, Mexico

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Wellington, New Zealand

Oslo, Norway

Warsaw, Poland

Lisbon, Portugal

Singapore, Singapore

Pretoria, South Africa

Madrid, Spain

Stockholm, Sweden

Bern, Switzerland

London, United Kingdom

Washington, United States

Montevideo, Uruguay

Staff Closes 17 Aug 2026 17 days left

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Overview

The SPARC Safeguarding Implementation Lead drives the implementation, operationalisation, monitoring, and continuous improvement of MSF’s SPARC Safeguarding ambitions and strategic initiatives across the movement. The role leads coordination and implementation efforts that translate safeguarding ambitions, commitments, policies, and standards into practical, measurable, and sustainable safeguarding practices.

Key Responsibilities

Lead coordination and implementation follow-up of SPARC Safeguarding ambitions and strategic initiatives.
Translate common safeguarding ambitions into implementation plans, deliverables, milestones, accountability mechanisms, and measurable outcomes.
Monitor movement-wide coordination of safeguarding initiatives and report on implementation progress.
Develop implementation guidance, tools, frameworks, templates, and operational resources.
Drive integration of safeguarding as a core organizational practice.
Strengthen safeguarding accountability, leadership engagement, and operational ownership.
Embed safeguarding responsibilities into organizational systems, operational planning, management practices, onboarding, and workforce processes.
Monitor implementation progress, identify risks and gaps, and drive corrective and improvement actions.
Analyse safeguarding implementation trends, challenges, and lessons learned.
Produce implementation reports, dashboards, briefing papers, presentations, and governance updates.
Lead learning and knowledge-sharing initiatives related to safeguarding implementation and best practices.
Coordinate safeguarding reviews, consultations, evaluations, and implementation follow-up processes.

Required Experience

A minimum of 3 years implementing safeguarding initiatives in operational/country programme contexts. MSF experience is an asset.

Qualifications

A master's degree in relevant field such as international law, human rights OR a bachelor's degree combined with significant relevant experience in safeguarding.