Defence Allegations Designated Officer Wiltshire

Defence Allegations Designated Officer (DADO) – Wiltshire

Key Responsibilities

• Ensuring children’s voices are heard and safeguarding their well-being.
• Providing advice, support, and guidance to Defence partners on complex issues overseas.
• Coordinating and overseeing responses to allegations against MOD personnel working with children overseas, ensuring swift action and resolving inter-agency issues.
• Ensuring a consistent, fair, and thorough process for all personnel working with children and young people.
• Supporting safeguarding and investigative processes in locations without Local Safeguarding Partnerships.
• Setting the agenda and chairing allegation management strategy meetings, holding agencies accountable, and challenging decisions/attitudes when necessary.
• Working with policy partners to develop policy and practice regarding allegations management.
• Ensuring local processes comply with Joint Service Publications (JSP 834, 893) and Working Together guidance.
• Providing briefings on safer employment practices for professional staff, the voluntary sector, and other agencies.
• Referring organizational learning needs to the Safeguarding Practice Review Group or other relevant bodies.
• Developing innovative responses to changing circumstances and problem-solving with responsibility and independence.
• Processing and managing information relating to casework, advice, timescales, and outcomes.
• Keeping senior leaders informed of situations that may result in negative publicity for Defence.
• Establishing and maintaining good working relationships with local Safeguarding Partnership Leads, health, education, police, and Commands overseas.

Skills and Expertise

• Strong safeguarding knowledge and experience.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to manage complex situations and prioritize tasks effectively.
• Experience in coordinating multi-agency responses.
• Proficiency in JSP 834 and JSP 893 guidelines, Working Together and Keeping Children Safe in Education.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Proven ability to work with sensitivity and maintain confidentiality.