Protection and Safeguarding Specialist Job Charlotte area,North Carolina USA,Management

*** Unable to provide sponsorship at this time. Only considering persons eligible to work in the United States.

The deadline for application submission for this role is December 15, 2025. Applications will no longer be accepted beyond that date.

Global Support and Development is seeking to hire a Protection and Safeguarding Specialist within our Programs section. The position is full-time, fixed-term, until December 31, 2026.

Reporting to our Director of Protection and Safeguarding, The Protection and Safeguarding Specialist is responsible for integrating protection and safeguarding into GSD emergency response and preparedness operations, including deployment to emergencies with GSD’s Disaster Response Team.

This position requires the ability to rapidly deploy to areas affected by natural disasters primarily in the Caribbean and Central America, with high readiness during the Atlantic Hurricane season (June-November). During both “blue sky” periods and emergency deployments, the Protection and Safeguarding Specialist will work to ensure that GSD's programs and operations minimize harm, promote safety, and uphold the rights and dignity of affected populations, including preventing and responding to sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) and child safeguarding concerns.

The Specialist will provide technical expertise, guidance, and support to GSD teams and partners and serve as Safeguarding focal point for deployments. The Protection and Safeguarding Specialist works to strengthen GSD’s protection and safeguarding capacity through development of technical resources, capacity strengthening initiatives, support to strategy, system and capability development and related tasks.

GSD is locally-led, brings together a range of backgrounds and expertise and does not engage in stand‑alone protection programming at this time. Deployments are often based out of GSD’s Humanitarian Vessel. The ideal candidate will be adaptable to different modalities of work, have strong skills in integrating protection into other sectors of disaster response and supporting diverse partners and staff, and can engage meaningfully with communities, without being extractive.

Benefits

Up to 25 days of accrued vacation
Up to 80 hours of annual sick leave
Up to 80 hours of Military Pay and 30 Days Differential
Medical, Dental and Vision (GSD covers monthly premium)
Group Life and AD&D Coverage (GSD covers monthly premium)
Retirement (Pre and Post Tax Options) and a Company Match
Matches on Qualified 529 Plans
Up to 14 Paid Holidays

Want to know more? Read below for additional responsibilities and qualifications.

Rapidly deploy to areas affected by natural disasters (within 48 hours, for up to 3 weeks per deployment) and remain prepared for rapid deployment;

Conduct rapid protection and safeguarding risk analysis for affected areas;

Support GSD teams to integrate protection principles into all aspects of GSD's emergency response, including needs assessments, program design, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation;

Work with Team Leads to ensure implementation of GSD's safeguarding policies and procedures on the ground, that they are understood and adhered to by all staff, volunteers, and partners;

Identify and analyze potential protection and safeguarding risks associated with GSD's programs and operations and develop mitigation strategies, emphasizing those most at-risk;

Provide training and awareness‑raising sessions on protection and safeguarding principles, expectations, risk mitigation, and reporting channels, for GSD staff, volunteers, and partners;

Share, strengthen, and establish (as needed) feedback and complaint mechanisms that are accessible and safe for affected populations, ensuring that protection concerns can be raised and addressed;

Liaise and coordinate with local partners, including the national disaster management organizations and other humanitarian actors on protection and safeguarding issues;

Connect with specialized protection organizations, and those serving the most vulnerable or at‑risk populations. Participate in relevant coordination meetings and working groups;

Adapt protection and safeguarding strategies and tools to the…


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