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Project HR and Resourcing Manager
About the RoleBased in the UK, this role will play a central role in managing and supporting the recruitment and onboarding of multiple project delivery roles across various countries, whilst also offering HR support to an ambitious FCDO-funded global safeguarding programme. The postholder will ov
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Responding to Resistance in Safeguarding Training

This blog post is the first in our “Overcoming Resistance” reflection series and addresses how to handle resistance during safeguarding training on Gender-Based Violence and Harassment (GBVH) and Sexual Exploitation, Abuse, and Harassment (PSEAH). Resistance is a common feature of… By…

GEDSI Mainstreaming in practice: Safety, Integrity, and Social Justice

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Gender equality, disability and social inclusion (GEDSI) mainstreaming in practice: why safety, integrity and social justice start here

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Annotated bibliography: Information and resources for disability inclusive and participatory GBViE programming

This annotated bibliography provides short summaries of guidance, tools, research and other types of available materials that can support gender-based violence (GBV) actors to design and implement disability inclusive and participatory programs.

Research Query: Humanitarian Financing for National/Local Women’s Organizations and Groups

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Learning Brief for Climate Actors: Integrating Attention to Gender- Based Violence in Climate Action in Asia and the Pacific

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Progress and Learning on Transforming Social Norms Around Gender-Based Violence in South Sudan

This resource provides an overview of work undertaken by the Gender-Based Violence Prevention South Sudan (GBVPSS) programme. Launched in 2024 and funded by FCDO, GBVPSS aims to prevent GBV and strengthen access to survivor-centred services for women and girls in South Sudan. To do this, the…

Briefing Note: Understanding Mpox and Its Links to Gender-Based Violence

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Addressing child safeguarding in the private sector

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Fiche de Conseil : Conseils et ressources pour intégrer les Droits et Santé Sexuels et Reproductifs et la Violence Basée sur le Genre, avec un accent particulier sur le Niger

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Prioritising Gender Equity, Disability, and Social Inclusion in the CLEAN Helpdesk

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Vacancies at SDDirect

Project HR and Resourcing Manager