Safeguarding Audit & Project Specialist

The Safeguarding Audit and Project Specialist helps people with sight loss to live the life they choose by working with the National Safeguarding Manager to close out outstanding actions from internal and external safeguarding audits. The role ensures actions are completed, evidenced and embedded into organisational practice by coordinating cross-departmental efforts and driving accountability with risk owners.

 

We’re committed to enabling our staff to work where best suits the needs of the individual, their team, and the organisation. We want our staff to flourish and work in environments which maximises their potential and best serves our stakeholders.

We offer a generous pension scheme, annual leave, life assurance and enhanced pay for parenting and sickness leave. In addition, we provide an Employee Assistance Programme, flexible benefits package and discounts and cashback scheme to care for our people. 

More details can be found in the attached candidate pack and job description.

We reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date.

Candidate requirements

To be able to fulfil this role, the skills and experience we are looking for in a potential candidate include;

Essential

• Educated to degree level or equivalent experience in safeguarding, statutory or voluntary services, or a related field.
• Proven experience managing safeguarding-related audit actions and leading projects with demonstrable impact.
• Track record of implementing change management in resistant environments.
• Experience building partnerships internally and externally to deliver compliance outcomes.
• Demonstrable understanding of safeguarding legislation and procedures.
• Knowledge of reporting and risk management tools (e.g. Power BI, Excel).
• Excellent Microsoft Office skills with demonstrable ability to use Word, Outlook and Excel.
• Strong communication skills including drafting reports, delivering presentations and chairing meetings.
• High-level facilitation and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Resilience and ability to manage conflict and navigate organisational and cultural barriers.
• Strong organisation and prioritisation; able to manage multiple initiatives and deliver to deadlines.

 

 

Guide Dogs welcomes applications from all sections of the community and actively encourages diversity to maximise achievements, creativity and good practice. We positively welcome and seek to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce and that all job applicants and employees receive equal and fair treatment, regardless of age, race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, disability or nationality. 

 

 

If you are successful you will need to provide evidence of your right to work in the UK via our digital ID checking supplier; in addition, we cannot offer visa sponsorship at this time.

 

Every day is different at Guide Dogs. And no person with sight loss is the same. We work side by side, on our sites and in the community, in schools and on our streets, supporting people to live the life they choose. Our staff therefore also work in different ways to support the delivery of our life changing work.

Guide Dogs is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children, young people and adults at risk of harm with whom we work. We expect all our employees and volunteers to fully share this commitment.

At Guide Dogs, we believe in fair and equitable hiring practices. A criminal record will not automatically disqualify an applicant from consideration for a position. Each case will be evaluated individually, taking into account the nature of the offense, its relevance to the role, and the time that has passed since the incident. We encourage all candidates to disclose relevant information, and we assure you that it will be handled confidentially and fairly.

 

Guide Dogs follow Safer Recruitment practices to ensure we are safeguarding the vulnerable people we work with. As part of this, we require a full work history with any gaps accounted for & a minimum of 2 professional referee details fully covering the past 5 years. If you are applying for a disclosure role, please note that you will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check and sign up to the DBS update service.

 

You may have particular needs to be able to complete your application, If you would like support please contact our Recruitment Team on 0118 3540345 or [email protected]

 

As part of your application ensure you provide evidence and examples of how your skills & experience meet the criteria as set out in the attached job description. 

 

To apply, please submit an application via the Guide Dogs recruitment portal by 10am on xxx. If you have any questions, concerns or time constraints with this deadline, please let us know by contacting [email protected] where we will be happy to support you