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Safeguarding and Inclusion
East Africa Market Development Associates Ltd.
Nairobi, KE
Full-time
Posted 20 hours ago
Job Description
Location: Kenya (Nairobi-based with frequent field travel)
Reports to: Program Manager
Technical line: Managing Partner / Senior Leadership
Works closely with: Regional Coordinators, MEL Lead, Communications, Partner Liaison (SACCOs/market actors), and service providers.
Deadline: 10th March 2026
About The Program
The Financial Inclusion for Youths and MSMEs in Agriculture program is a bold, 5-year nationwide initiative that aims to support financially disadvantaged young people and enable youth work opportunities by strengthening farmer organizations, youth-led MSMEs, value chain clusters, and access to affordable finance. EAMDA is the technical and market systems lead, designing youth-friendly enterprise support, strengthening value chains, coordinating clusters, and driving business development.
Role Purpose
The Safeguarding & Inclusion Coordinator will support the implementation and contextualisation of safeguarding and inclusive programming systems across EAMDA programmes, in close coordination with the programme's safeguarding and inclusion partner, Women Empowerment Link (WEL).
The role serves as EAMDA's internal safeguarding and inclusion focal point and liaison with WEL, ensuring that safeguarding and inclusive programming standards are practically embedded in day-to-day programme delivery.
The position focuses on operationalising agreed frameworks, monitoring compliance, strengthening equitable participation, and ensuring safe, accessible, respectful, and accountable programme environments for young women, persons living with disabilities (PLWD), refugees, and other vulnerable or marginalized groups.
This includes prevention and response to sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment (SEA/SH), gender-based violence (GBV), discrimination, bullying, intimidation, economic coercion linked to access to finance, accessibility barriers, and abuse of power within programme activities.
Core Responsibilities
• Safeguarding & Inclusion Implementation and Coordination
• Support implementation of safeguarding and inclusion frameworks, policies, and SOPs in alignment with WEL guidance.
• Adapt and contextualise safeguarding and inclusion tools for EAMDA programme delivery.
• Serve as the primary liaison between EAMDA and WEL on safeguarding and inclusion matters.
• Ensure programme teams understand and apply agreed safeguarding, accessibility, and inclusion standards.
• Support onboarding of staff, consultants, mentors, and partners on safeguarding and inclusive conduct expectations.
• Ensure safeguarding and inclusion measures are operational in trainings, field visits, mentorship settings, events, transport arrangements, accommodation, and digital engagement platforms.
• Prevention, Risk Assessment & Mitigation
• Conduct activity-level safeguarding and inclusion risk assessments in coordination with programme teams.
• Identify participation barriers related to gender, disability, displacement status, power dynamics, literacy, or other vulnerability factors.
• Recommend practical and enforceable mitigation measures and escalate systemic concerns to management and WEL where required.
• Support integration of disability inclusion approaches, including use of the Washington Group Short Set Questions for appropriate data disaggregation (in collaboration with MEL).
• Promote gender-transformative and inclusive methodologies, including approaches such as Gender Action Learning System (GALS), where relevant to programme activities.
• Ensure event planning and field delivery checklists incorporate safety, accessibility, and reporting visibility measures.
• Reporting, Case Management & Response Coordination
• Manage and monitor EAMDA-level reporting channels, ensuring they are confidential, accessible, and low-barrier.
• Receive, document, and safely store safeguarding concerns in line with agreed protocols.
• Coordinate immediate safety measures where required and escalate cases to WEL in accordance with established procedures.
• Support referrals to appropriate services (medical, psychosocial, legal, protection, disability services), maintaining updated referral pathways.
• Ensure all actions follow survivor-centered principles, including safety, confidentiality, informed consent, respect, non-discrimination, and do-no-harm.
• Inclusion Mainstreaming & Equitable Participation
• Support integration of gender, disability, and displacement inclusion considerations across programme design and delivery.
• Advise teams on reasonable accommodations, accessible venues, inclusive communication formats, and safe participation arrangements.
• Monitor participation trends using disaggregated data (sex, age, disability, refugee status, and other relevant markers).
• Identify and flag risks of exclusion, gatekeeping, elite capture, retaliation, or discriminatory practices within groups, SACCO engagements, or partner processes.
• Support development of practical guidance to ensure access to finance and programme benefits does not create exploitative or exclusionary pressure.
• Training, Culture & Capacity Strengthening
• Deliver safeguarding and inclusion training sessions to staff, regional teams, mentors, consultants, and key partners.
• Reinforce expectations around respectful conduct, boundaries, accountability, and inclusive participation.
• Support managers with practical tools to identify early-warning signs of misconduct, boundary violations, or exclusion risks.
• Contribute to building a programme culture where safeguarding and inclusion are shared operational standards.
• Partner & Vendor Safeguarding Support
• Support integration of safeguarding and inclusion requirements into procurement and contracting processes.
• Assist with due diligence checks for high-contact service providers.
• Support partner onboarding on safeguarding, inclusion, and reporting obligations.
• Monitor compliance and follow up on corrective actions in coordination with management and WEL.
• Monitoring, Learning & Continuous Improvement
• Support tracking of safeguarding and inclusion indicators in collaboration with MEL and WEL.
• Monitor training coverage, reporting awareness, accessibility measures, and participation equity trends.
• Contribute to periodic safeguarding reviews and field audits.
• Document field-level learning and recommend operational improvements to strengthen safety and inclusion.
Required Qualifications And Experience
• Bachelor's degree in Social Work, Gender Studies, Disability Studies, Psychology, Public Health, Law, Development Studies, or a related field (Master's is an advantage).
• Minimum 4â6 years of relevant experience in safeguarding, protection, gender, disability inclusion, or related fields.
• Practical experience supporting implementation of safeguarding systems in community-based, livelihoods, youth, or development programmes.
• Demonstrated familiarity with:
• SEA/SH prevention and response principles
• Survivor-centered approaches
• Complaints and feedback mechanisms
• Disability inclusion frameworks and reasonable accommodation
• Washington Group Questions for disability data collection
• Gender-transformative methodologies such as GALS or similar participatory approaches
• Experience working collaboratively with external technical partners or safeguarding leads.
• Strong understanding of ethical information handling, confidentiality, and data protection practices.
Skills And Competencies
• Applied understanding of safeguarding and inclusive programming in field-based contexts.
• Ability to translate policies and standards into practical delivery adjustments.
• Strong facilitation and communication skills across diverse literacy levels.
• High integrity, discretion, and emotional maturity.
• Structured and calm approach to incident documentation and response coordination.
• Ability to navigate power dynamics and sensitive situations.
• Cultural competence and intersectional inclusion lens.
• Strong stakeholder management and ability to maintain professional boundaries while sustaining partnerships.
Privacy Notice
EAMDA is committed to protecting your personal information. All applications will be handled in strict confidence and used solely for the purposes of recruitment. Your data will not be shared with third parties without your consent and will be securely stored in accordance with our privacy policy. By applying, you consent to the processing of your data for recruitment purposes.
Shortlisting
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
EAMDA Africa is an equal opportunity employer. Women and members of vulnerable and marginalized groups are strongly encouraged to apply.
Reports to: Program Manager
Technical line: Managing Partner / Senior Leadership
Works closely with: Regional Coordinators, MEL Lead, Communications, Partner Liaison (SACCOs/market actors), and service providers.
Deadline: 10th March 2026
About The Program
The Financial Inclusion for Youths and MSMEs in Agriculture program is a bold, 5-year nationwide initiative that aims to support financially disadvantaged young people and enable youth work opportunities by strengthening farmer organizations, youth-led MSMEs, value chain clusters, and access to affordable finance. EAMDA is the technical and market systems lead, designing youth-friendly enterprise support, strengthening value chains, coordinating clusters, and driving business development.
Role Purpose
The Safeguarding & Inclusion Coordinator will support the implementation and contextualisation of safeguarding and inclusive programming systems across EAMDA programmes, in close coordination with the programme's safeguarding and inclusion partner, Women Empowerment Link (WEL).
The role serves as EAMDA's internal safeguarding and inclusion focal point and liaison with WEL, ensuring that safeguarding and inclusive programming standards are practically embedded in day-to-day programme delivery.
The position focuses on operationalising agreed frameworks, monitoring compliance, strengthening equitable participation, and ensuring safe, accessible, respectful, and accountable programme environments for young women, persons living with disabilities (PLWD), refugees, and other vulnerable or marginalized groups.
This includes prevention and response to sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment (SEA/SH), gender-based violence (GBV), discrimination, bullying, intimidation, economic coercion linked to access to finance, accessibility barriers, and abuse of power within programme activities.
Core Responsibilities
• Safeguarding & Inclusion Implementation and Coordination
• Support implementation of safeguarding and inclusion frameworks, policies, and SOPs in alignment with WEL guidance.
• Adapt and contextualise safeguarding and inclusion tools for EAMDA programme delivery.
• Serve as the primary liaison between EAMDA and WEL on safeguarding and inclusion matters.
• Ensure programme teams understand and apply agreed safeguarding, accessibility, and inclusion standards.
• Support onboarding of staff, consultants, mentors, and partners on safeguarding and inclusive conduct expectations.
• Ensure safeguarding and inclusion measures are operational in trainings, field visits, mentorship settings, events, transport arrangements, accommodation, and digital engagement platforms.
• Prevention, Risk Assessment & Mitigation
• Conduct activity-level safeguarding and inclusion risk assessments in coordination with programme teams.
• Identify participation barriers related to gender, disability, displacement status, power dynamics, literacy, or other vulnerability factors.
• Recommend practical and enforceable mitigation measures and escalate systemic concerns to management and WEL where required.
• Support integration of disability inclusion approaches, including use of the Washington Group Short Set Questions for appropriate data disaggregation (in collaboration with MEL).
• Promote gender-transformative and inclusive methodologies, including approaches such as Gender Action Learning System (GALS), where relevant to programme activities.
• Ensure event planning and field delivery checklists incorporate safety, accessibility, and reporting visibility measures.
• Reporting, Case Management & Response Coordination
• Manage and monitor EAMDA-level reporting channels, ensuring they are confidential, accessible, and low-barrier.
• Receive, document, and safely store safeguarding concerns in line with agreed protocols.
• Coordinate immediate safety measures where required and escalate cases to WEL in accordance with established procedures.
• Support referrals to appropriate services (medical, psychosocial, legal, protection, disability services), maintaining updated referral pathways.
• Ensure all actions follow survivor-centered principles, including safety, confidentiality, informed consent, respect, non-discrimination, and do-no-harm.
• Inclusion Mainstreaming & Equitable Participation
• Support integration of gender, disability, and displacement inclusion considerations across programme design and delivery.
• Advise teams on reasonable accommodations, accessible venues, inclusive communication formats, and safe participation arrangements.
• Monitor participation trends using disaggregated data (sex, age, disability, refugee status, and other relevant markers).
• Identify and flag risks of exclusion, gatekeeping, elite capture, retaliation, or discriminatory practices within groups, SACCO engagements, or partner processes.
• Support development of practical guidance to ensure access to finance and programme benefits does not create exploitative or exclusionary pressure.
• Training, Culture & Capacity Strengthening
• Deliver safeguarding and inclusion training sessions to staff, regional teams, mentors, consultants, and key partners.
• Reinforce expectations around respectful conduct, boundaries, accountability, and inclusive participation.
• Support managers with practical tools to identify early-warning signs of misconduct, boundary violations, or exclusion risks.
• Contribute to building a programme culture where safeguarding and inclusion are shared operational standards.
• Partner & Vendor Safeguarding Support
• Support integration of safeguarding and inclusion requirements into procurement and contracting processes.
• Assist with due diligence checks for high-contact service providers.
• Support partner onboarding on safeguarding, inclusion, and reporting obligations.
• Monitor compliance and follow up on corrective actions in coordination with management and WEL.
• Monitoring, Learning & Continuous Improvement
• Support tracking of safeguarding and inclusion indicators in collaboration with MEL and WEL.
• Monitor training coverage, reporting awareness, accessibility measures, and participation equity trends.
• Contribute to periodic safeguarding reviews and field audits.
• Document field-level learning and recommend operational improvements to strengthen safety and inclusion.
Required Qualifications And Experience
• Bachelor's degree in Social Work, Gender Studies, Disability Studies, Psychology, Public Health, Law, Development Studies, or a related field (Master's is an advantage).
• Minimum 4â6 years of relevant experience in safeguarding, protection, gender, disability inclusion, or related fields.
• Practical experience supporting implementation of safeguarding systems in community-based, livelihoods, youth, or development programmes.
• Demonstrated familiarity with:
• SEA/SH prevention and response principles
• Survivor-centered approaches
• Complaints and feedback mechanisms
• Disability inclusion frameworks and reasonable accommodation
• Washington Group Questions for disability data collection
• Gender-transformative methodologies such as GALS or similar participatory approaches
• Experience working collaboratively with external technical partners or safeguarding leads.
• Strong understanding of ethical information handling, confidentiality, and data protection practices.
Skills And Competencies
• Applied understanding of safeguarding and inclusive programming in field-based contexts.
• Ability to translate policies and standards into practical delivery adjustments.
• Strong facilitation and communication skills across diverse literacy levels.
• High integrity, discretion, and emotional maturity.
• Structured and calm approach to incident documentation and response coordination.
• Ability to navigate power dynamics and sensitive situations.
• Cultural competence and intersectional inclusion lens.
• Strong stakeholder management and ability to maintain professional boundaries while sustaining partnerships.
Privacy Notice
EAMDA is committed to protecting your personal information. All applications will be handled in strict confidence and used solely for the purposes of recruitment. Your data will not be shared with third parties without your consent and will be securely stored in accordance with our privacy policy. By applying, you consent to the processing of your data for recruitment purposes.
Shortlisting
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
EAMDA Africa is an equal opportunity employer. Women and members of vulnerable and marginalized groups are strongly encouraged to apply.
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