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Child Rights & Safeguarding Assistant at Child Rights African Network (CRAN)
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Nairobi 🇰🇪 Kenya
Posted 1 day ago (12 Oct 2026) Updated about 5 hours ago
How to Apply
Apply via the Child Rights African Network website at www.cran.africa.
Job Description
The Child Rights & Safeguarding Assistant supports CRAN’s programs by implementing safeguarding policies, conducting risk assessments and managing referrals for vulnerable children. The role involves coordinating with partners, maintaining confidential records and promoting a safeguarding culture across projects. Candidates need a relevant bachelor’s degree and 1‑3 years of experience in child protection or social work.
Qualifications & Requirements
- • Bachelor’s degree in Social Work, Child Protection, Psychology, Counselling or related field
- • 1–3 years’ experience in safeguarding, child protection or social work
- • Experience handling child safeguarding cases and referrals
- • Strong stakeholder engagement and partnership‑building abilities
- • Excellent organisational, communication and problem‑solving skills
- • Ability to maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive information professionally
- • Knowledge of best practices in safeguarding and child protection (desirable)
- • Experience with donor‑funded programmes (desirable)
Required Skills
Responsibilities
- • Implement safeguarding policies, procedures and standards across programs
- • Conduct risk assessments and monitor compliance with safeguarding requirements
- • Promote a positive safeguarding culture through guidance, coaching and support
- • Receive, assess and manage safeguarding concerns in line with organisational procedures
- • Coordinate survivor‑centred referrals and develop protection plans
- • Maintain confidential safeguarding records and support investigations
- • Lead awareness campaigns and ensure reporting mechanisms are accessible
- • Develop resources, guidance materials and learning tools for safeguarding
- • Coordinate referrals for psychosocial, health, legal and disability services
- • Build and maintain partnerships with government, NGOs, community groups and mental‑health providers
- • Maintain an up‑to‑date regional safeguarding referral network
- • Monitor safeguarding trends and prepare reports