Safeguarding & Ethics Focal Point Officer

Safeguarding & Ethics Focal Point Officer

AIDHealth Inc. is seeking a Safeguarding & Ethics Focal Point Officer to support the protection and ethical standards of their humanitarian initiatives in Nigeria. This role involves managing research ethics submissions, overseeing safeguarding protocols, and ensuring compliance with data protection laws.

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.

Requirements

• 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.

How to Apply Interested and qualified candidates should send their applications in one PDF to: info@aid-health.org using “SL Application – [Job ID] – [Full Name]” as the subject of the mail. Candidates should send one PDF containing:

• A CV (maximum 4 pages);
• A one-page cover note;
• One work sample;
• Two referees.