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Plan International was founded over 75 years ago with a mission to promote and protect the rights of  children. The organisation was set up by British journalist John Langdon-Davies and refugee worker Eric Muggeridge in 1937, with the original aim to provide food, accommodation and education to children whose lives had been disrupted by the Spanish Civil War. Langdon-Davies conceived the idea of a personal relationship between a  child and a sponsor – a model that puts the child at the centre, and remains the core of what we do.

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Today, Plan International is a global organisation that is active in over 70 countries to advance children’s rights and equality for girls. Who We Are We work with communities around the world to end the cycle of poverty for children. We work with communities around the world to end the cycle of poverty for children. Founded over 70 years ago, Plan is a nearly $800 million organization often ranked among the top 10 international development agencies by reputation, size and scope. We work side-by-side with communities in 50 developing countries to end the cycle of poverty for children, developing solutions to ensure long-term sustainability.

We are  recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Safeguarding and PSHEA Officer

Location:  Abuja
Job Type: Full-time

The Opportunity

  • The Safeguarding and PSHEA Officer will work closely with the Country Safeguarding and PSHEA Manager to support monitoring efforts to ensure that the Safeguarding Policy, Standards, and Procedures are complied with by staff and partners. She/he will provide technical support to Plan’s partners and all Plan’s departments to understand and effectively implement safeguarding and PSHEA policies and procedures.
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Key Responsibilities

  • Deliver and support Safeguarding and PSHEA training for staff, associates, visitors, and relevant stakeholders to strengthen awareness, commitment, and compliance with safeguarding requirements.
  • Support the development, updating, and dissemination of appropriate IEC materials on Safeguarding and PSHEA to promote awareness of expected behaviours, reporting mechanisms, and available support.
  • Support regular safeguarding spot checks and annual Safeguarding and PSHEA audits across offices and partners, providing coaching and technical support to address identified gaps and implement agreed corrective actions.
  • Provide safeguarding and PSHEA technical input into programme design and implementation to ensure Safe Programming standards are appropriately integrated throughout the programme cycle.
  • Serve as the Country Office Safeguarding focal point and coordinate with relevant focal points to ensure safeguarding concerns and allegations are appropriately reported, documented, escalated, and referred in line with established procedures.
  • Support the development, regular review, and dissemination of accessible Safeguarding and PSHEA reporting and referral pathways across offices, programmes, partners, and communities.
  • Coordinate the implementation of safeguarding standards across departments and support the development and monitoring of country-level action plans to address identified implementation gaps.
  • Support management and programme teams to identify, assess, and mitigate safeguarding risks, including online and digital safeguarding risks, across organisational and programme activities.
    FindCounseling
  • Maintain a central system for collating, recording, and monitoring information on Safeguarding and PSHEA implementation activities across field offices, departments, and relevant partners.
  • Coordinate the annual safeguarding implementation standards self-assessment, develop and monitor resulting action points with departments and partners, and escalate implementation challenges and emerging concerns to the supervisor for strategic action.

About You
We are looking to recruit person (s) with:

  • University degree or equivalent in Education, Social Science, Social Work, Psychology, or related fields
  • 4 years of relevant working experience as a Safeguarding Officer within an INGO in Safeguarding and PSHEA policies development, implementation, and monitoring.
  • Technical skills, experience, and knowledge in protection, GBV, or gender are highly desirable
  • Strong writing skills and mature communication skills
  • Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work cross-functionally
  • Demonstrated sensitivity and ability to maintain confidentiality
  • Demonstrated appreciation for a survivor-focused safeguarding approach
  • Excellent listening, interpersonal, communication, and networking skills in both remote and in-person contexts
  • Knowledge of the Nigerian Child Rights Act, the VAPP Act, child protection and GBV policies and practice, as well as current issues in relation to safeguarding  children and adults in the Nigerian context
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  • Proficiency with MS Office software required (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Google Suite).

Application Closing Date
7th November, 2026.

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Plan International

Plan International is an international organisation or development which works in 51 countries across Africa, the Americas, and Asia to promote the safeguarding of children.It is a nonprofit organisation and is one of the world's largest organisations based on children, it works in 58,000 communities with the help of volunteers to improve how 56 million children live. The charity also has 21 national organisations who have been given the responsibility to oversee the raising of funds and awareness in their individual countries.

The organisation puts an emphasis on communities working together in order to address the needs of children around the world. The NGO focuses on child participation, education, economic security, emergencies, health, protection, sexual health (including HIV), and water and sanitation. It provides training in disaster preparedness, response and recovery, and has worked on relief efforts in countries including Haiti, Colombia and Japan.

Plan International also sponsors the Because I Am a Girl campaign, which has published many stories focusing on the struggle of young women in the developing world.

Plan International was founded during the Spanish Civil War by British journalist John Langdon-Davies and aid worker Eric Muggeridge. When they witnessed the conflict change the lives of children, they founded ‘Foster Parents Plan for Children in Spain’, which would later change its name to Plan International. Set up in 1937, the organisation provided food, shelter and clothing to children whose lives had been destroyed by the war.

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Plan International was founded over 75 years ago with a mission to promote and protect the rights of  children. The organisation was set up by British journalist John Langdon-Davies and refugee worker Eric Muggeridge in 1937, with the original aim to provide food, accommodation and education to children whose lives had been disrupted by the Spanish Civil War. Langdon-Davies conceived the idea of a personal relationship between a  child and a sponsor - a model that puts the child at the centre, and remains the core of what we do.

SupportCharities

Today, Plan International is a global organisation that is active in over 70 countries to advance children's rights and equality for girls. Who We Are We work with communities around the world to end the cycle of poverty for children. We work with communities around the world to end the cycle of poverty for children. Founded over 70 years ago, Plan is a nearly $800 million organization often ranked among the top 10 international development agencies by reputation, size and scope. We work side-by-side with communities in 50 developing countries to end the cycle of poverty for children, developing solutions to ensure long-term sustainability.

We are  recruiting to fill the position below:Job Title: Safeguarding and PSHEA OfficerLocation:  Abuja Job Type: Full-time
The Opportunity
  • The Safeguarding and PSHEA Officer will work closely with the Country Safeguarding and PSHEA Manager to support monitoring efforts to ensure that the Safeguarding Policy, Standards, and Procedures are complied with by staff and partners. She/he will provide technical support to Plan’s partners and all Plan’s departments to understand and effectively implement safeguarding and PSHEA policies and procedures.
    FindCounseling
Key Responsibilities
  • Deliver and support Safeguarding and PSHEA training for staff, associates, visitors, and relevant stakeholders to strengthen awareness, commitment, and compliance with safeguarding requirements.
  • Support the development, updating, and dissemination of appropriate IEC materials on Safeguarding and PSHEA to promote awareness of expected behaviours, reporting mechanisms, and available support.
  • Support regular safeguarding spot checks and annual Safeguarding and PSHEA audits across offices and partners, providing coaching and technical support to address identified gaps and implement agreed corrective actions.
  • Provide safeguarding and PSHEA technical input into programme design and implementation to ensure Safe Programming standards are appropriately integrated throughout the programme cycle.
  • Serve as the Country Office Safeguarding focal point and coordinate with relevant focal points to ensure safeguarding concerns and allegations are appropriately reported, documented, escalated, and referred in line with established procedures.
  • Support the development, regular review, and dissemination of accessible Safeguarding and PSHEA reporting and referral pathways across offices, programmes, partners, and communities.
  • Coordinate the implementation of safeguarding standards across departments and support the development and monitoring of country-level action plans to address identified implementation gaps.
  • Support management and programme teams to identify, assess, and mitigate safeguarding risks, including online and digital safeguarding risks, across organisational and programme activities.
    FindCounseling
  • Maintain a central system for collating, recording, and monitoring information on Safeguarding and PSHEA implementation activities across field offices, departments, and relevant partners.
  • Coordinate the annual safeguarding implementation standards self-assessment, develop and monitor resulting action points with departments and partners, and escalate implementation challenges and emerging concerns to the supervisor for strategic action.
About You We are looking to recruit person (s) with:
  • University degree or equivalent in Education, Social Science, Social Work, Psychology, or related fields
  • 4 years of relevant working experience as a Safeguarding Officer within an INGO in Safeguarding and PSHEA policies development, implementation, and monitoring.
  • Technical skills, experience, and knowledge in protection, GBV, or gender are highly desirable
  • Strong writing skills and mature communication skills
  • Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work cross-functionally
  • Demonstrated sensitivity and ability to maintain confidentiality
  • Demonstrated appreciation for a survivor-focused safeguarding approach
  • Excellent listening, interpersonal, communication, and networking skills in both remote and in-person contexts
  • Knowledge of the Nigerian Child Rights Act, the VAPP Act, child protection and GBV policies and practice, as well as current issues in relation to safeguarding  children and adults in the Nigerian context
    FindFamily Lawyer
  • Proficiency with MS Office software required (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Google Suite).

Application Closing Date 7th November, 2026.

 2026-11-08

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