Regional Lead for Safeguarding Resource and Support Hub- MENA

Starting position: 01/02/2026

Duration : fixed term contract from 1st February 2026 until 31st July 2028

Place of work : Jordan

Deadline for applications: Terre des hommes does not set a deadline for applications for this position, recruitment is open until the position is filled.

Terre des hommes (Tdh) :

The Terre des hommes Foundation (Tdh), with headquarters in Lausanne and an office in Zurich, is the leading Swiss child rights organisation with more than 2000 employees worldwide. We stand together with children to uphold their rights, protect their lives and improve their well-being. We achieve this through innovative programmes focused on health, migration and access to justice, specially designed to have a positive and sustainable impact.

Context :

The Safeguarding Resource and Support Hub (RSH) is a programme that aims to support organisations in the aid sector to strengthen their safeguarding policy and practice against Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Sexual Harassment (SEAH). RSH supports organisations working in both the humanitarian and development sectors and is driven by the needs of smaller national or local organisations in developing countries. The programme is funded by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) until 2030. The Regional Lead will play a pivotal role in the delivery of effective and high-quality implementation of the Resource and Support Hub programme. The role will be responsible for team management, planning and coordination of activities, as well as stakeholder engagement and policy influencing.

Main responsibilities:

The successful candidate will lead the way in identifying, mapping and strengthening our most important relationships. You will bring structure and insight to how we engage, using data to ensure we act with clarity, purpose and impact. We are looking for someone who thrives on connecting people, shaping strategy and influencing change. This role will also convene and connect stakeholders around key sector issues. You will support colleagues across the programme to build confidence in stakeholder engagement, embedding a culture of collaboration and shared ownership.

We are seeking someone who is proactive, strategic and highly networked, with a proven track record of building trusted partnerships that deliver results. The role will work closely with the Strategic Communications and Policy Influencing Lead to ensure national workplans are delivered in line with national approach papers.

The role is full time on a fixed term contract from 1st February 2026 until 31st July 2028.

Specific responsibilities:

Team Leadership and Delivery

• Team leadership: manage and develop the strategic relationships within the team. Cultivate an inclusive, high-performing, values-driven culture that champions collaboration, reflection and continuous learning.
• Operational delivery: work with the Deputy Team Leader to develop and track a workplan for the regional delivery.
• Stakeholder representation: represent RSH at high level meetings, lead activities such as roundtables or webinars.
• Quarterly reporting: coordinate team members to develop quarterly update on activities and impact of the RSH work in MENA.
• Learning and collaboration: Collaborate with the global team, sharing ongoing data to build on lessons learned and adapt approaches.

Communications and Dissemination

• Strategy and planning: Develop and implement communication and dissemination regional or country strategies to align with project goals.
• Convening: Organize and implement events, workshops, roundtables to share information and results.
• Advisory: Engage the Strategy Communications Lead to advise the RSH MENA team on the best way to communicate their research and outputs, and to ensure that Regional or Country Level communications assets and products (newsletters, social media, blogs) are developed and are contextually relevant and appropriate.

Stakeholder Engagement and Policy Influencing

• Strategic stakeholder leadership: lead and coordinate strategic stakeholder relationships. Embed mutual benefit, shared purpose and member-centred engagement into all relationship-building activity. Support others to lead relationships, embedding the core principles of good stakeholder management across the team. Ensure key relationships such as FCDO, PSEAH Networks, CSO Networks are actively engaged.
• Change leadership: Navigate and influence shifts in traditional partnership dynamics, encouraging stakeholders to lead and co-create. Engage with organisation leadership to promote culture change towards PSEAH.
• Cross-functional enablement: act as a connector and enabler for RSH in MENA, supporting teams to understand, utilise and grow relationships with key stakeholders, amplifying partner voices and integrating their insights into RSH work.
• Agile convening: operate with both planned and reactive agility to convene stakeholders around emerging issues, strategic priorities and sector challenges. Facilitate purposeful dialogue, sometimes at short notice, to maintain momentum and relevance.
• Partnership innovation and growth: seek and develop opportunities for partnerships that extend RSH’s reach and sustainability strategy for local ownership.
• Approach complex and sensitive topics focusing on shared values and human rights: initiate and contribute to debates, discussions and other events relating to sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment, including of marginalised groups.

**The full Job Description will be shared with shortlisted candidates.**

Profile :

The individual should be able to demonstrate the following values if applying for a role with RSH.

Empathy & Active Listening

• Ability to genuinely understand and respond to concerns.
• Making people feel heard, respected, and valued.
• Building rapport with individuals who may have experienced harm or work with vulnerable groups.

Clear & Compassionate Communication

• Explaining the programme’s purpose and benefits in simple, non-technical language.
• Using a tone that is reassuring and approachable.
• Sensitivity to cultural and emotional nuances.

Cultural Sensitivity

• Respecting diversity and understanding different community norms and values.
• Being inclusive and aware of biases that might affect work.

Collaboration & Teamwork

• Working smoothly with colleagues and external stakeholders.
• Sharing insights to improve RSH processes collectively.

Experience / Skills :

Essential

• 10+ years experience managing teams and working with matrix management structures
• Proven skills in effective stakeholder engagement
• Excellent communication, project management, and organizational skills
• Experience report writing for bilateral donors

Desirable

• Experience in delivering communications strategies
• Previous work in the GBV or safeguarding space
• Commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion, with an understanding of intersectionality.

Languages : Fluent English and Arabic (written and spoken)

Tdh General Code of Conduct and Ethical Policies :

• Commits to promoting and complying with the Global Code of Conduct, systematically reporting any violations of the Code through Tdh's formal reporting mechanisms and dealing with any violations of procedures and processes appropriately.

• Raises awareness of the Foundation of the risks of policy non-compliance, violence and abuse, and related rights, towards children, community members and our own employees.

• Undertakes to comply with key ethical policies and guidelines, including the Safeguarding Policy, the Anti-Fraud and Corruption Policy, the Conflict-of-Interest Policy and other policies related to the prevention of terrorist financing and criminal activities, as well as workplace behavior.

• Commits to putting values and principles into practice through exemplary behavior, in full compliance with the Code of Conduct, and always respecting established procedures and processes.

• Commits to developing a compliant and enlightened management culture within the organization and in our work with children and the communities in which we operate.

  References :

  Please note that all job offers will be subject to satisfactory references and checks (criminal record and anti-terrorism funding check). Terre des hommes will ask the Human Resources of previous organisations to provide references on any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment as well as fraud and corruption, during employment, or incidents under investigation at the time the candidate left employment.

How to apply

Only complete applications (CV + covering letter) posted on our official website https://jobs.tdh.org/en-GB/jobs/internal/67a13c04-7852-4dc4-9097-1d38611f4d51

Additional documents (diplomas, work certificates, etc.) will be requested at a later date. We will only contact those candidates selected for further recruitment.