- Permanent full time role
- Flexible location within Australia
- Hybrid working – 2 days in office/3 days from home

About Red Cross

Australian Red Cross is part of the world’s largest humanitarian movement. We support and empower people and communities in times of vulnerability. We act for humanity.

About the role

The Senior Adviser Safeguarding is an internal specialist that supports Australian Red Cross to prevent harm to children and vulnerable adults in International Operations, and as required in support of broader domestic operations, to ensure a strong child and adult safeguarding culture and framework across the organisation aligned to DFAT and Movement standards.

The role is primarily focussed on supporting capacity building and continuous improvement of safeguarding policy and practice for Partner National Societies based in the Asia Pacific, and a International Operations more broadly.

This role supports continuous strengthening of safeguarding frameworks in the prevention of and response to safeguarding incidents, including ensuring quality investigations that align with Movement obligations, regulatory requirements and recognised best practice.

What you will bring

- Significant experience in Child Protection, Adult Safeguarding, and Prevention of Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Harassment within humanitarian, community service and/or other complex safeguarding environments.
- Proven experience in the implementation of systems and processes to provide effective root cause analysis, systemic issue identification, and trend analysis and continuous improvement opportunities.
- Demonstrated experience in harm prevention, incident management, investigation or related processes at an organisational level.
- Substantial experience in developing and embedding high quality training and development programs for staff,



volunteers and partners including senior management
- Experience working across a broad spectrum of contexts, cross cultural and vulnerable communities.
- Professional experience in developing and implementing safeguarding capacity building initiatives within the humanitarian, international development sector and/or complex community service environments.
- Willingness and ability to work outside normal business hours and engage in international travel as required for the role.

Benefits that act for you, while you act for humanity

Work flexibility: Australian Red Cross operates under a hybrid working model which includes two days on-site and three days from home, providing you more work/life balance

Financial wellbeing: In addition to your salary, you can take advantage of salary packaging that could provide you with a excellent way to reduce the amount of tax you pay - and get more from your salary. You can salary package up to $15,900 for living expenses (such as rent, groceries, utility bills); up to $2,650 for holiday accommodation and meals when dining out; Novated car leases; superannuation and purchase additional annual leave.

Life, Health & Wellbeing: You can access a paid ‘Me’ day just for you and a wide range of other paid leave options. You can also tap into specialist health and wellbeing advice via our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) provider, Converge International.

Career development: Access to ongoing learning, training, and development.

Further information

This role is covered by the Social, Community, Home Care and Disability Services Industry Award level 6 – salary from $115,339.12 + super + salary packaging

For additional enquiries, please contact Sophie Mackey at for a confidential discussion. Please note, email is for enquiries only. Applications must be received online to be considered

Applications close: 7th September

📌 Senior Adviser - Safeguarding (International Programs) (Melbourne)
🏢 Australian Red Cross
📍 Melbourne