The Organisation

Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls.

We believe in the power and potential of every child. But this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination. And it’s girls who are most affected.

Working together with children, young people, our supporters and partners, we strive for a just world, tackling the root causes of the challenges facing girls and all vulnerable children.

We support children’s rights from birth until they reach adulthood. And we enable children to prepare for – and respond to – crises and adversity. We drive changes in practice and policy at local, national and global levels using our reach, experience and knowledge.

We have been building powerful partnerships for children for over 85 years, and are now active in more than 80 countries.

The Opportunity

The conflict in Ukraine is resulting in a major humanitarian crisis with over 4 million people having fled to neighbouring countries, and millions displaced within Ukraine. Plan International is responding to the crisis and working in partnership with civil society organisations in Ukraine, Poland, Romania, and Moldova to meet the key needs of those affected by the crisis as well as host communities.

The Safeguarding & Accountability Officer will support efforts to deliver and strengthen community engagement and accountability within the Plan international’s projects in Moldova. The role involves working closing with Plan’s implementing partners to build understanding and capacity of community engagement and accountability practices in line with international best practice.

The Individual will have to-

• Support the implementation of Community Engagement & Accountability
• Support programmes and operations to ensure feedback, community perceptions and insights are regularly analysed. Provide reports that can be used to inform changes and improvements to the programme/response
• Manage feedback mechanism databases for Plan Moldova and support partners.
• Work with the programme manager to ensure programmes and responses are designed with the involvement and input of community members, including men, women, boys, girls, and any marginalized or at-risk groups.
• Work closely with Plan’s Safeguarding focal points to ensure wide dissemination of Plan International’s Safeguarding policy and procedures and ensure community messaging in contextually relevant and feedback and complaints Mechanisms are clearly known and accessible in the communities we work with.
• Deliver mandatory Safeguarding Policy briefings, inductions and/or workshops to staff, managers and associates ensuring all are aware of what the Safeguarding Policy means for them and how to execute their specific responsibilities under the policy.

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Location : Chisinau, Moldova

Type of Role : Fixed Term – Full Time

Reports to : Head of Mission

Grade : TBD

Closing Date :30 September 2023

Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the very heart of everything that Plan International stands for.

We want Plan International to reflect 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.

Plan International is based on a culture of inclusivity and we strive to create a workplace environment that ensures every team, in every office, in every country, is rich in diverse people, thoughts, and ideas.

We foster an organisational culture that embraces our commitment to racial justice, gender equality, girls’ rights and inclusion.

Plan International believes that in a world where children face so many threats of harm, it is our duty to ensure that we, as an organisation, do everything we can to keep children safe. This means that we have particular responsibilities to children that we come into contact with and we must not contribute in any way to harming or placing children at risk.

A range of pre-employment checks will be undertaken in conformity with Plan International’s Safeguarding Children and Young People policy. Plan International also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this scheme we will request information from applicants previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures.

Please note that Plan International will never send unsolicited emails requesting payment from candidates.