Teaching Centre Safeguarding Coordinator

Sri Lanka💼 Full-time💰 $1,714,080–$1,714,080🗓 2026-07-30 → 2026-09-26

Core

Promote and contribute to the effective delivery of safeguarding agendas across British Council teaching centres and operations in Sri Lanka.

Role type

Safeguarding Coordinator

Builds

Safeguarding action plans and incident response mechanisms for teaching centres

Domain

Education / Child Protection / Non-profit

Deliverable

client delivery

Required skills

Child protection, Safeguarding policies, SEAH (sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment) awareness, Risk assessment, Incident management, Training delivery

Preferred skills

Experience working on child abuse cases

Technologies

N/A

Responsibilities

Act as the designated contact for all safeguarding and child protection concerns; Advise and support staff in responding to concerns and escalate adult safeguarding or SEAH cases; Work with focal points to develop preventative measures; Conduct risk assessments; Support delivery of safeguarding refresher training; Attend safeguarding working group meetings; Review case logs and reporting mechanisms with regional managers; Support safeguarding inquiries.

Seniority

Mid-level, hands-on operational role

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