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Designated Safeguarding Lead
AuDHD UK
Location: Remote (UK-based)
Reports to: CEO/COO
Commitment: Flexible, part-time (details negotiable)
Role: Unpaid volunteer position
Purpose: To ensure AuDHD UK upholds the highest safeguarding standards, protecting children, young people, and adults at risk. The DSL will oversee safeguarding policies, training, compliance, and case management across the organisation.
The DSL position does not require daily volunteering, but would require timely responses from queries raised by the safeguarding team.
As a Key Staff member within AuDHD UK, the DSL will be required to provide weekly updates to the COO/CEO regarding safeguarding case management of beneficiaries using AuDHD UK services and are expected to be able to ensure the wider safeguarding team feel supported in their roles. Ideal candidates would be free on Wednesdays at 12-1pm to attend our weekly Key Staff meetings, although this is not essential if the right candidate is unavailable during this time.
This role requires an Enhanced Adult DBS - please only apply if you meet the requirements for a DBS check to be carried out (a 5 year UK address history with a maximum of 12 months abroad AND a biometric passport/ID card for an online ID check).
Key Responsibilities
Safeguarding Case Management
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Act as the central point of contact for safeguarding concerns and external escalations.
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Respond to incidents and provide clear advice to staff and volunteers.
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Manage referrals and liaise with statutory agencies when needed.
Risk Assessment & Policy Oversight
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Lead on risk assessments and ensure proportionate responses to concerns.
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Review and update AuDHD UK’s Safeguarding Framework and related policies.
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Ensure safeguarding pathways are clear, accessible, and consistently followed.
Compliance & Governance
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Monitor compliance with safeguarding legislation and guidance.
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Maintain accurate and confidential safeguarding records.
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Contribute to audits, reviews, and continuous improvement activities.
Training & Awareness
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Deliver in-house safeguarding training for all staff and volunteers.
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Promote a culture of vigilance, accountability, and reflective practice.
Collaboration & Leadership
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Work with the CEO, COO, trustees, Clinical Lead, and Care Coordinator to align safeguarding with organisational goals.
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Bring safeguarding expertise into strategic planning and service design.
Essential Skills & Attributes
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Recognised safeguarding training or substantial safeguarding experience.
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Strong knowledge of safeguarding law, statutory guidance, and best practice.
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Sound judgment, discretion, and empathy in complex situations.
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Clear written and verbal communication skills.
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Ability to remain calm under pressure and respond appropriately to sensitive cases.
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Commitment to AuDHD UK’s mission and values.
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Lived experience of AuDHD (desired).
Time Commitment Estimate
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Safeguarding case management including external escalations : 2–4 hrs/week (variable depending on incidents)
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Risk assessment external escalation: 1-3 hours a week (this may be increased at times of increased activity within the charity e.g. before the beginning of Peer Support Cohort assignments
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Policy framework updates: 4–6 hrs/quarter
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Training and team awareness: 2–3 hrs/quarter
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Safeguarding audits, governance, and meetings: 2–4 hrs/quarter
Mission Alignment Requirements
All applicants must demonstrate:
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Understanding of AuDHD UK’s core purpose.
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Commitment to volunteer-led service delivery.
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Adherence to safeguarding and ethical guidelines.
To apply: please submit your CV and a covering statement outlining why you would be the best candidate for this specific role.
Only applications that are tailored to this specific role vacancy will be considered. Applications without a covering statement will not be considered.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Position Overview
This is a dynamic and rewarding internship opportunity to play a hands-on role in shaping the voice and visual identity of SEED Madagascar. As part of a passionate and collaborative communications team, you will contribute directly to how our work is shared with global audiences—helping to tell powerful stories of community-led development and conservation in southeast Madagascar.
This role offers a unique blend of creativity and purpose. You will support social media management, develop engaging visual content, and curate impactful imagery that brings our programmes to life. It is ideally suited to a proactive and imaginative individual who is eager to build practical skills in communications while contributing to meaningful, real-world impact. Throughout the internship, you will gain valuable experience in digital storytelling, branding, and content strategy within an international development context.
Location: Remote – based anywhere in the world
Time zone: East Africa Time
Timeframe: 6 months extendable – flexible, guideline 1-2 days a week
Overview: Voluntary, unsalaried, flexible times to suit volunteer
About the organisation
SEED Madagascar is a British Charity working in partnership with communities in the southeast of Madagascar. We integrate high quality community health, livelihoods, education infrastructure and conservation programmes to support sustainable change and add to international best practice through research and publication across all of our programmatic areas.
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Cambridge Nightline is a confidential and anonymous listening service run by students, for students. We have been providing peer-to-peer support to students at the University of Cambridge and Anglia Ruskin University for over 50 years. We offer support via telephone and instant messaging (IM), and open at night when other support services are often closed.
Cambridge Nightline has recently appointed a Board of Trustees, and is working towards becoming a registered charity. Our aim as Trustees is to provide oversight and guidance to the student Executive Committee, whilst supporting them as much as possible to continue to lead the direction of the service.
We are now seeking a voluntary Treasurer to join the Board of Trustees.
For more details about Cambridge Nightline, job description and person specification, please see the attached recruitment pack.
Please note, this position is open to applicants resident in the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man, or the Channel Islands.
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Role of Treasurer of the Board
The Treasurer of the Board of Trustees will take the lead at board level in assuming responsibility for the financial oversight of Cambridge Nightline. You will work alongside the Board of Trustees and student Executive Committee in reviewing the organisation’s financial performance to ensure its finances are managed responsibly, in accordance with the objects of the organisation and with legal requirements.
The Treasurer of the Board will work closely with the Student Treasurer to oversee the budget and financial administration, and to ensure the sustainability of the organisation’s funding and reserves. As Cambridge Nightline works towards becoming a registered charity, you will provide advice and guidance to the Board of Trustees to ensure financial compliance with charity law.
Non Charity Employer
The confidential night-time support service for University of Cambridge and Anglia Ruskin University
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.