Safeguarding & Ethics Focal Point Officer

Job title: Safeguarding & Ethics Focal Point Officer

Responsibilities

• Prepare the research ethics submission and the Data Protection Impact Assessment (NDPA 2023).

• Run the disclosure-escalation protocol: notify the Partner promptly of any content suggesting risk to an identifiable person, and route the case to vetted services.

• Manage informed consent for community panel members.

• Organise psychosocial support for coders and maintain the restricted incident log.

• Required experience

• Bachelor’s Degree or higher in Social Work, Public Health, Law or a related field.

• At least 3 years of experience in safeguarding, Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) or GBV case management in Northern Nigeria.

• Knowledge of GBV referral pathways in Northern Nigeria and of the Nigeria Data Protection Act 2023.

• Fluent Hausa and English.

• Preferred experience

• PSEA or child-safeguarding certification.

• Experience with a research ethics committee.

• Skills and attributes

• Discretion, sound judgement and a survivor-centred approach.

• Note

• Engagement depends on the contract being awarded.

• AIDHealth never charges a fee at any stage of recruitment.

• Women and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.