Malaria Consortium recruits 01 Safeguarding Officer
The Safeguarding Officer, reporting to the Global Safeguarding Advisor, is responsible for ensuring that Malaria Consortium’s safeguarding standards are implemented and maintained to protect children, young people, and vulnerable adults from harm. Based in Abuja, Nigeria, the officer provides technical leadership, training, and oversight to Safeguarding Focal Points across all country offices, promoting a consistent safeguarding culture and ensuring compliance with international standards.
Key duties include supporting policy implementation, building capacity of focal points, coordinating safeguarding efforts, and managing or escalating cases with a survivor-centered approach. The role requires up to 15% travel within Nigeria and other Malaria Consortium countries. It is a 1-year fixed-term contract, renewable, open to candidates with the right to work in Nigeria.
The Safeguarding Officer provides technical safeguarding support across all Malaria Consortium country offices, ensuring equal support and guidance regardless of location. The role does not have direct line management or budgetary responsibilities but holds considerable influence through capacity building, case management, and technical leadership.
Expériences / Formation
- Bachelor’s degree in a related field, such as international politics, international development, human rights, international law, or equivalent experience.
- Minimum of three years of experience in INGOs/NGOs in safeguarding, PSEAH, gender-based violence (GBV), or protection capacity.
- Previous experience supporting senior management roles, with the ability to influence and provide technical advice at leadership level.
- Proficiency in professional written and spoken English.
- Knowledge and practical experience in implementing Safeguarding and PSEAH donor’s mandatory requirements.
- Experience working in diverse and multicultural settings, including contexts in Africa and Asia
- Experience in humanitarian or emergency response contexts
- Prior experience supporting organisational culture change or embedding safeguarding into large-scale programmes.
- Experience working with external stakeholders such as donors, coordination groups, and international safeguarding networks.
- Basic proficiency in additional languages (e.g., French, Arabic, Portuguese, Khmer, Thai, or Burmese).
- Practical knowledge of gender, inclusion, and intersectionality in relation to safeguarding and protection
- Experience in designing or adapting training materials and resources for multicultural and multilingual audiences.
- Previous experience in countries where Malaria Consortium operate
Salaire
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