Youth Safety and Culture Specialist Asia Pacific (New )

Job Title Youth Safety and Culture Specialist Asia Pacific

Area Culture & Values Asia Pacific

Reports to Regional Manager of Culture & Values Asia Pacific

Location New Delhi, India
• This position will have the same hybrid work arrangement currently in place at the South Asia Office.

Organization Overview

Rotary is a membership organization that unites people from all continents and cultures who take action to deliver real, long-term solutions to pressing issues facing our communities and the world. Each year, Rotary members expand their networks, build lasting relationships, and invest more than $300 million and 16 million volunteer hours to improve lives and create positive change in the world. In exchange for hard work and dedication in support of Rotary’s clubs, members and other participants, and their humanitarian service projects, our employees receive competitive salaries, flexible schedules, comprehensive benefits, and job enrichment. To learn more, visit http://www.rotary.org.

Rotary’s Commitment to Belonging

At Rotary, we foster a welcoming environment where all employees are valued and empowered. We are dedicated to creating meaningful opportunities and supporting the growth and well-being of our team. Join us in building a world where everyone can unite, take action, and create lasting change.

Overview

Your role collaborates on the regional strategy for behavior accountability management, such as resolving conflicts, disputes and election disputes; preventing and addressing club and district governance issues; preventing and addressing adult harassment; compliance with Rotary policy, and development of local resources (volunteers and materials).

Your role also supports Rotary’s commitment to providing safe, enriching experiences for youths who participate in secretariat, member, and participant-led activities, events, programs, and projects. This includes collaborating with staff, volunteers, and participants on Rotary’s commitment to youth safeguarding (proactively creating a culture of safety) and youth protection matters (reacting with transparency, compassion, and confidence when concerns arise).

You serve as a subject matter expert, and respond to allegations with transparency, compassion, and confidence when concerns arise. You regularly consult with your manager and the Youth Safeguarding Global Manager for oversight of youth safety education, issue prevention and protection.

Important to note: You will be required to interact with sensitive reports, including those involving allegations of inappropriate member conduct, including child ****** abuse.

You Will Have
• Required: Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent), with multicultural, international experience.
• Required: Certification or proven expertise in one or more areas of Conflict Resolution, Crisis Counseling, Mediation, Negotiation, Youth Protection, Social Work, and/or Change Management
• A minimum of five years’ experience required, preferably in volunteer management.
• Minimum of three years’ experience in youth safeguarding or youth counseling.
• Ability to manage confidential issues with discretion and professionalism
• Proven ability to analyze and resolve conflicts with diplomacy, tact, and cultural sensitivity
• Ability to effectively communicate and facilities learning and inspire others
• Excellence in verbal and written skills with a global, multicultural audience
• Proficiency in English and a second language preferred, especially Chinese, Japanese or Korea.

You Are Good At
• Reading, analyzing, and responding to sensitive reports of misconduct allegations with confidence, transparency, and compassion.
• Communicating verbally, interpersonally, and in writing with colleagues, senior volunteers, and other external contacts to perform tasks and manage projects.
• Managing multiple concurrent projects alongside routine tasks to accomplish team and organization-wide initiatives.
• Working autonomously with direction from management and independently make decisions aligned within strategic organizational approach and regional strategies
• Collaborating with others, finding solutions, and making decisions
• Maintaining autonomy, independence, and accountability for individual work.
• Accomplishing tasks with minimal supervision.
• Showing attention to detail and accuracy.
• Taking initiative and demonstrating innovation through thoughtful process improvement.
• Providing excellent service to internal/external contacts.
• Working in a volunteer-led organization.
• Adapting to a changing environment.

You Will Be Responsible For

STRATEGY
• Implement organizational risk management strategies for behavior accountability management and youth protection and safeguarding.
• Identify issue trends to maintain relevancy with the regional and global strategy for behavior accountability management.