OXFAM PSEAH PRINCIPLES AND COMMITMENTS Oxfam is committed to achieving full, ongoing implementation of the Six Core Principles relating to Sexual Exploitation and Abuse by the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) Working Group on Prevention and Response to Sexual Exploitation and Abuse, the Inter-Agency Standing Committee Minimum Operating Standards on PSEA and the Core Humanitarian Standard on. [...] - Oxfam Employees and Related Personnel are obliged to create and maintain an environment that prevents sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment and any form of child abuse4 and promotes the implementation of this Policy. [...] Safe, Respectful and Inclusive Organisational Culture: Oxfam will make every effort to create and maintain a safe, equitable, and inclusive organisational culture where all those who work for and with Oxfam as well as those in the communities where Oxfam operates are treated with dignity and their rights and voices are heard and respected. [...] Oxfam commits to refer survivors to competent support services as appropriate and available and according to the wants and the needs of the survivor. [...] - Staff and partner training8: Oxfam Employees and Related Personnel must receive as part of their induction trainings on PSEAH and Safeguarding when they join Oxfam, including a briefing on Oxfam’s policies and values, the Code of Conduct, information about how to report concerns, and advice about where to seek further information about safeguarding and safer practices across the organisation.
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- Note Clause 1 Scope and Purpose Clause 3.2b Reporting to Donors and Regulatory Authorities 3.2d Safeguarding Risks Management and Annex 3 Reporting Safeguarding Misconduct Flowchart. 1
- TO REPORT A SAFEGUARDING CONCERN YOU CAN 1
- 1. SCOPE PURPOSE ................................................................................................................ 3 2
- 2. POLICY STATEMENT .............................................................................................................. 3 2
- 3. OXFAM PSEAH PRINCIPLES AND COMMITMENTS .................................................................. 4 2
- 4. ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES ............................................................................................... 8 2
- 5. RAISING A COMPLAINT OR CONCERN .................................................................................... 9 2
- 6. RELATED ONE OXFAM POLICIES AND PROCEDURES .............................................................. 10 2
- ANNEX 1 DEFINITIONS .............................................................................................................. 11 2
- ANNEX 2 REPORTING SAFEGUARDING MISCONDUCT FLOWCHART ............................................ 12 2
- Version control .......................................................................................................................... 13 2
- 1. SCOPE PURPOSE 3
- 2. POLICY STATEMENT 3
- 3. OXFAM PSEAH PRINCIPLES AND COMMITMENTS 4
- Reporting to Donors and Regulatory Authorities 5
- Within two working days of becoming aware of an incident 5
- Immediately on becoming aware of an incident 5
- Within five days 5
- Robust and accountable case management 6
- Investigations 6
- Accountable decision-making 6
- Survivor Support 7
- Embedding PSEAH into Oxfam work 7
- Safer Recruitment 7
- Safe Partnership Agreements 7
- Staff and partner training 7
- Accountability to the Communities we work with 7
- Safe Programming 8
- Safeguarding Risk Management 8
- ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 8
- All Oxfam Employees and Related-Personnel 8
- Board Members 8
- OAU Executive Director 8
- SG Focal Points 8
- SG LeadsAdvisors 8
- Managers 8
- Program Teams 8
- 5. RAISING A COMPLAINT OR CONCERN 9
- TO REPORT A SAFEGUARDING CONCERN YOU CAN 9
- ANNEX 1 DEFINITIONS 11
- Oxfam Employees and Related Personnel 11
- Sexual Harassment 11
- Sexual Exploitation 11
- Sexual Abuse 11
- Sexual Relationship 11
- Child Sexual Abuse 11
- Survivor 11
- Complainant 11
- Subject of ComplaintSubject of Concern SoC 11
- Suspicion of misconduct 11
- Allegation of misconduct 11
- Outcome of Investigation 11
- ANNEX 2 REPORTING SAFEGUARDING MISCONDUCT FLOWCHART 12
- Version control 13
- Version Approved by Approval date What has changed 13
