Child Safeguarding Focal Person

Maiti Nepal, like any other Non-Government Organization (NGO) in Nepal, operates through a general agreement with Social Welfare Council, Government of Nepal that allows it to implement programs to prevent human trafficking by reaching out to the community, particularly children and women, by raising the awareness level of communities and extending life skills so that children and women are not trafficked into different forms of abuse including exploitation.

TERMS OF REFERENCE (ToR)

Position

Child Safeguarding Focal Person

Project

Exploitation Free Zone (EFZ) Project

Duty Station

Nepalgunj, Banke Position Type: Full-time

Reporting To

Program Officer, Head Office

Maiti Nepal is a non-governmental organization established in 1993 with a mission to prevent human trafficking and all forms of exploitation and violence against women and children. The organization works through prevention, protection, rescue, rehabilitation, legal support, advocacy and community mobilization.

Maiti Nepal is implementing the Exploitation Free Zone (EFZ) Project in partnership with relevant local government authorities and stakeholders in Nepalgunj Sub-Metropolitan City. The project aims to strengthen local child protection systems and create an environment where children are protected from commercial sexual exploitation of children (CSEC), human trafficking and other forms of abuse and exploitation.

The project focuses on key intervention areas: border interception and community-based early warning mechanisms, child safeguarding in the entertainment sector, and strengthening child protection mechanisms in schools. It also emphasizes strengthening coordination among local government, law enforcement agencies, communities, schools, businesses and other relevant stakeholders.

In this regard, Maiti Nepal seeks to recruit a qualified and committed Child Safeguarding Focal Person to lead the day-to-day implementation and coordination of project activities while ensuring that child safeguarding principles and standards are integrated throughout the project.

The Child Safeguarding Focal Person will be responsible for the day-to-day implementation, coordination and monitoring of the Exploitation Free Zone (EFZ) Project in Nepalgunj Sub-Metropolitan City, while ensuring that child safeguarding principles, policies and standards are integrated across all project interventions.

The position will lead the implementation of planned project activities across the designated intervention wards, working closely with local government authorities, schools, entertainment sector representatives, transport workers, community groups and other relevant stakeholders. The focal person will facilitate community mobilization, capacity-building sessions, stakeholder coordination, monitoring and documentation, and support the strengthening of local child protection and referral mechanisms.

In addition, the focal person will serve as the designated Child Safeguarding Focal Person for the project, ensuring the prevention, identification, reporting and appropriate referral of safeguarding concerns in accordance with Maiti Nepal's policies and procedures. The position will ensure that all project interventions are implemented in a child-friendly, safe, inclusive and accountable manner.

3. Major Roles and Responsibilities

The Child Safeguarding Focal Person will be responsible for the following

5. Required Qualifications and Experience

6. Required Skills and Competencies

The Child Safeguarding Focal Person will be based in Nepalgunj and report directly to the Maiti Nepal, Head Office. The position will also maintain close coordination with Maiti Nepal’s other relevant program teams.

The focal person will coordinate with local government authorities, law enforcement agencies, schools, community groups, entertainment sector representatives and relevant service providers for effective project implementation.

8. Safeguarding and Ethical Commitment

The selected candidate must adhere to Maiti Nepal's policies including Child Safeguarding Policy, Code of Conduct and confidentiality requirements. The candidate will be required to undergo the organization's safeguarding screening and sign the relevant safeguarding commitments before assuming the position.

Interested and qualified candidates are invited to submit their updated CV and cover letter to Maiti Nepal through [email protected] by 17th November, 2026.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for further selection procedures. Maiti Nepal is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage women from marginalized communities to apply.

https://www.jobsnepal.com/child-safeguarding-focal-person-144836