Work with Plan International: Project Officer Position
Work with Plan International: Project Officer Position
Job Opportunity: Project Officer (Uniting Against OSAEC Project)
Date: 5 June 2024
Location: Manila, Philippines
Company: Plan International Pilipinas Foundation Inc.
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About Plan International
Plan International Pilipinas Foundation Inc. is a local non-government, non-religious, and non-political development and humanitarian organization dedicated to enabling children to live free from poverty, violence, inequality, and injustice. Our commitment to gender equality drives us to work actively with children, communities, institutions, and partners to address the root causes of poverty and gender inequality. We focus on empowering girls, young women, and other marginalized groups to improve their well-being and achieve their full potential.
The Opportunity
We are implementing a three-year project titled “Uniting Against Online Sexual Abuse and Exploitation of Children (OSAEC): Multistakeholder Collaborations for a Safer Digital Space.” This initiative aims to protect 1,000 children from online sexual exploitation across Manila, Dasmarinas (Cavite), and Llorente (Eastern Samar). The project focuses on two key outcomes:
- Strengthening the capacity of children and young people to protect themselves and their peers and to take collective action against online sexual exploitation and violence.
- Enhancing protection systems for children and young people from OSAEC in homes, schools, and digital spaces, with survivor-centered approaches to support public and private efforts in preventing, mitigating, and responding to OSAEC.
Work with Plan International: Project Officer Position
Responsibilities
As a Project Officer, you will:
- Mobilize target communities to identify problems and possible interventions, facilitating their participation in project ownership.
- Conduct awareness-raising activities and facilitate capacity-building sessions for children, youth, women, civil service organizations, private sector actors, and child protection system actors.
- Promote and support the strengthening of online safeguards for internet and telecommunication service providers and small business operators.
- Facilitate the strengthening of formal and informal child protection systems and mechanisms.
- Advocate for enhanced online safeguards to prevent and respond to sexual exploitation and online violence.
- Update project progress in the Digital Monitoring and Evaluation Tracker in coordination with the Monitoring and Evaluation Officer.
Qualifications
To be successful in this role, you should have:
- A Bachelor’s degree in Social Work, Community Development, Social Sciences, or a related field.
- Training in community organizing, project management, participatory rapid appraisal, children’s rights, child sexual exploitation and abuse (CSEA), child protection, gender sensitivity, and gender development.
- At least three years of experience in implementing child protection programs, including research, planning, development, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills and the ability to relate to people from diverse backgrounds.
- Team player qualities with integrity, transparency, proactivity, and gender sensitivity.
- Must be based in the Philippines and be a Filipino national.
Additional Information
- Location: City of Manila
- Type of Role: Project-based (until October 2026)
- Reports to: Project Manager
- Fieldwork: This role requires fieldwork in the project area.
- Compensation: Competitive package (local T&C)
Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
At Plan International, equality, diversity, and inclusion are central to everything we do. We strive to create a workplace that reflects the diversity of the communities we work with, offering equal opportunities to everyone regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation. We are committed to fostering an organizational culture that embraces racial justice, gender equality, girls’ rights, and inclusion.
Safeguarding Children and Young People
Plan International is committed to keeping children safe from harm. We undertake a range of pre-employment checks in conformity with our Safeguarding Children and Young People policy. This includes participating in the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme to ensure a safe working environment for all.
How to Apply
If you are interested in this role, please submit your application through the Plan International career website. We do not accept unsolicited emails requesting payment from candidates.
Keywords: Project Officer, Uniting Against OSAEC Project, Plan International, Manila, Philippines, Online Sexual Abuse and Exploitation of Children, Child Protection, Community Development, Gender Equality, Social Work, Project Management, Advocacy, Safeguarding Children, Humanitarian Organization.
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