Working in partnership has many benefits but also entails some safeguarding risks. Donors will expect their standards to be met not only by your organisation, but by your partners, for example.
Assess prospective partners, including on their safeguarding arrangements, and be clear about the standards they must meet.
Clarify how the partnership arrangements will include safeguarding. Contractual commitments such as Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) and partnership agreements, should address safeguarding in the partnership arrangements and the work the partnership is delivering. Often, the partnership arrangements will need to include how partners will support one another in strengthening their respective safeguarding capacity. Larger organisations may need to build the capacity of smaller partners.
Safeguarding should also become part of monitoring and reporting arrangements between partners.