Medair is seeking a Community Engagement and Safeguarding Advisor for a field-based position in Beni, Democratic Republic of Congo, starting 16 November 2026 for 12 months. The role provides technical leadership, strategic guidance and quality assurance for Community Engagement approaches across Medair's multi-sector programmes in Health, Nutrition, WASH and Protection, supporting emergency and longer-term behaviour change programmes for displaced, war-affected and vulnerable populations in north-east Congo, including the Ebola response.
Key responsibilities:
- Technical leadership and strategy: lead development and review of Community Engagement strategies, frameworks, standards and guidance; advise on Behaviour Change Communication (BCC), Community Engagement and Accountability (CEA), Social and Behaviour Change (SBC), Care Group methodologies and participatory approaches; ensure alignment with Sphere, the Core Humanitarian Standard, AAP commitments and Medair policies; support proposal development and programme design.
- Quality assurance and technical oversight: conduct technical reviews, develop quality benchmarks and monitoring frameworks, lead assessments, barrier analyses and formative research, develop SOPs and training packages, and ensure safeguarding and accountability principles are integrated.
- Accountability and community feedback systems: support the establishment and strengthening of community feedback and response mechanisms, analyse feedback and complaints data, and promote community participation in decision-making.
- Monitoring, evaluation, research and learning: develop indicators and measurement frameworks, collaborate with MEAL teams, lead operational research, and produce learning documents and case studies.
- External representation: represent Medair in technical working groups, CE and AAP forums and safeguarding coordination platforms.
Qualifications and experience: Post-graduate degree in the humanitarian sector or a relevant field (health, social work, psychology or public health desirable); strong English and French, Swahili desirable; at least 2 years' post-qualification experience in an international NGO, including managing AAP, safeguarding and the Care Group methodology, and 2 years' humanitarian experience with health programming; knowledge of humanitarian principles, Sphere and HAP Standard. Staff are expected to reflect Medair's Christian faith-based values and take part in team spiritual life.
Application deadline: November 13, 2026
HOW TO APPLY:
Apply via the Medair vacancy page using the Apply link. Please do not make multiple applications. Email applications will not be reviewed. Only English-language applications/CVs will be reviewed. The Medair Relief & Recovery Orientation Course (ROC) forms part of the selection process for field positions.
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