The Organization
Through its work in 75 developing countries in Africa, Asia and the Americas, Plan International seeks to reach as many children as possible, particularly those who are excluded or marginalized, with high-quality programs that deliver lasting benefits by increasing their income, working in partnership with others and operating effectively, especially in humanitarian response contexts.
Plan International promotes children’s rights and is committed to protecting children and promoting gender equality. Therefore, it takes the necessary steps to ensure that its interventions and the actions of its staff are in accordance with this policy. Furthermore, we respect the principle of equal opportunities and non-discrimination against individuals based on race, color, gender, age, origin, language, disability, sexual orientation, religious and/or political beliefs, marital status, or pregnancy.
Purpose
: The Child Protection Facilitator will be primarily responsible for providing specialized technical support for the prevention, detection, care, and follow-up of situations of risk and rights violations against children and adolescents, ensuring timely, coordinated responses based on a rights-based approach, the best interests of the child, and comprehensive protection. They will also be responsible for coordinating and disseminating referral and counter-referral pathways for cases in the different prioritized communities. They must collaborate and coordinate with the PIH project team and with the technical staff of the project’s stakeholder organizations.
General responsibilities
The Child Protection Officer is responsible for ensuring that the project is
implemented with a focus on child protection, incorporating age and gender considerations. They must promote adapted methodologies that guarantee do-no-harm intervention, child participation, and the mitigation of child and adolescent protection risks with
beneficiary families.
Humanitarian Program-Based Development Management:
– Ensure the integration of a child-centered approach and the centrality of child protection in all response actions related to the Food Security sector.
– Promote methodologies for the proper integration of measures and actions that promote the protection of children and adolescents at the family and community levels, including key messages and training materials for caregivers during family identification and supply distribution activities. – Ensure the proper adaptation and implementation of methodologies on PEAS (Programs for the Safeguarding of Children and Adolescents)
, AAP (Programs for the Protection of Children and Adolescents), and Safeguards during response implementation.
– Guide the identification and safe referral of cases involving children and adolescents and their connection to Protection and Protection System responses at the territorial level.
– Establish and maintain key inter-institutional relationships at the local level to strengthen coordination and integration of the centrality of child protection during project implementation, as well as safe referrals for comprehensive care.
– Collaborate closely with the project’s Protection Specialist to ensure the coherence and centrality of protection in the implementation of the response and its alignment with all related areas.
– Ensure the effective application of Plan International’s institutional approaches (protection, gender equality, inclusion, resilience, and meaningful participation), guaranteeing that all programmatic activities respond to the best interests of the child.
Safeguarding Responsibilities:
– Apply all institutional regulations to ensure the safeguarding of children, adolescents, and program participants.
– Ensure that safe environments are created and safe practices are promoted during interventions, establishing mitigation measures to prevent situations of child abuse, neglect, and abuse (CAH) and safeguarding during implementation.
– Compile the corresponding documentation, follow up on, and/or participate in evaluations of safeguarding standards.
– Report any concerns about child abuse or maltreatment or non-compliance with the Safeguarding Policy.
– Inform and train children and adolescents on self-protection factors and the culture of reporting any threat of violation of their rights.
– Apply safeguarding tools (risk matrix, etc.).
Gender and Inclusion Responsibilities:
– Actively promote and practice gender equality in all areas of institutional and operational work so that children, but especially girls, adolescents, and women, can reach their full potential.
– Use inclusive language and communication that does not reinforce gender stereotypes or exclude any group. This also includes using images and communication materials that reflect the diversity of the community.
– Identify and address potential barriers in communities that prevent children from fully participating in, accessing, and participating in, project resources and opportunities.
Protection
– Identify and assess situations of risk and violation of the rights of children and adolescents.
– Provide initial care, emotional support (psychological first aid), and accompaniment to victims of violence, abuse, neglect, or other forms of violation.
– Implement immediate protection measures, in accordance with current institutional and regulatory standards.
– Guarantee confidentiality, prevent revictimization, and ensure dignified treatment.
– Position the project in the prioritized municipalities and communities with the various stakeholders to promote practices within the framework of compliance with children’s rights.
– Actively participate in the planning and implementation processes of child protection actions to be developed in the different prioritized municipalities and communities.
PROBLEM SOLVING:
Understands a wide range of procedures, answering questions about what needs to be done in specific local situations that may have a significant degree of complexity. The emphasis is on finding immediate solutions with clear implementation points at different levels of the organizational structure. Initiative is often required.
Information Management
– Contribute to the mapping of key stakeholders in the implementation and impact of the project.
– Contribute to the preparation of monthly, interim, final, and special reports on project activities.
– Collect and share information for the creation of informative infographics to be disseminated to humanitarian actors.
Collaboration and Coordination:
– Serve as a liaison with municipal and community authorities, service providers, and others to ensure child protection.
Other duties:
– Support the performance of other tasks assigned by the supervisor.
SAFEGUARDING
Ensures that Plan International’s global safeguarding policy and PII’s policy to prevent harassment, exploitation, and sexual abuse; and Gender Equality and Inclusion are fully integrated in accordance with the policy principles and requirements, including relevant Implementation Standards and Guidelines as applicable to their area of ​​responsibility. This includes, but is not limited to, ensuring that staff and partners are aware of and understand their responsibilities under these policies and Plan International’s Code of Conduct (CoC), their relevance to their area of ​​work, and that concerns are reported and managed in accordance with appropriate procedures.
RELATIONS
Internal Staff:
– Project Coordinator
– National Deputy Management of Humanitarian Preparedness and Response
– Protection Case Manager
– Program Assistance
– Technical Advisors (Protection, Security, Gender, PSHEA)
External:
– Strategic partners in the response
– Communities and social actors
Knowledge, skills, behaviors, and experience required to achieve the job objectives:
Academic Qualifications and Experience
– Education: Bachelor’s degree or undergraduate degree in social work, psychology, or related field.
– Minimum 2 years of experience in humanitarian or development projects, with a focus on child protection, violence prevention, case management, and psychosocial services.
– Experience in the design and implementation of community and psychosocial intervention strategies in crisis or vulnerable contexts.
– Experience in the development of technical guides, training, and data documentation for child protection projects.
Required knowledge
– Child protection, violence prevention, gender-based violence, centrality of protection.
– Development of skills in children and adolescents, participatory methodologies, SIMPS (
System for Monitoring and Evaluation of Social Action), and positive parenting. – Operation of the protection system and referral and care pathways.
– Child protection system, legal frameworks, and public policies on children’s and adolescents’ rights.
– Gender and inclusion approach, humanitarian principles, and safeguards.
– Basic knowledge of monitoring, evaluation, and management of social projects.
Specific Competencies for the Position
– Facilitative Leadership
– Analytical Thinking
– Teamwork
– Effective Communication
– Planning Ability
– Relationship Building
Technical skills
– Analysis of child protection risks and application of approaches to preventing gender-based violence.
– Inter-institutional coordination and advocacy skills.
– Effective communication and responsible handling of sensitive information.
– Critical and accurate analysis.
– Interest in and strong commitment to working with children.
– Ability to work under pressure.
– Ability to deliver results quickly.
Skills:
– Ability to work independently, as part of a team, under pressure, and in challenging environments.
– Proactive and self-motivated.
– Strong analytical, conflict resolution, case management, planning, and project management skills.
– Ability to communicate clearly and strategically with internal and external stakeholders as a Plan representative, including effective negotiation and representation skills.
– Computer skills: Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook.
– Ability to drive to facilitate travel to project intervention areas.
Behavior:
– Consistently adheres to Plan International’s Child Protection Policy.
– Actively drives performance in their area of ​​responsibility, working alongside the team.
– Demonstrated ability to work in a multicultural environment and establish harmonious and effective working relationships.
– Conceptual understanding of and commitment to humanitarian work, including willingness to work outside of regular hours and on weekends as required by the project.
– Fosters a strong learning culture within their area of ​​the organization.
– Remains calm and positive under pressure and in challenging situations.
– Is aware of the impact of their actions on others and adapts their behavior accordingly.
Work location: San Pedro Sula
Type of role: Programmatic
Reports to: Country Representative
Closing date: July 1, 2026
Plan International Values
We work to achieve lasting change.
We seek a significant and lasting impact on the lives of children and young people, ensuring, in particular, equality for girls. Our challenge is to remain bold, courageous, responsive, determined, and innovative.
We are open and accountable.
We create an environment of trust within and outside the organization through inclusion, honesty, and transparency. We take responsibility for the decisions we make and our impact on others, and we deliver on our commitments.
Together we do it right.
Our success lies in working effectively with others, both inside and outside the organization, including our sponsors and donors. We actively support our members and help them achieve their goals. At Plan International, we come together to create and deliver solutions for our teams, children, young people, communities, and partners.
We are inclusive and empowering.
We respect all people, value differences, and reject inequality in our programs and workplaces. We support children and young people to build their confidence and transform their lives. We empower our employees to perform at their best and reach their full potential.
Early application is recommended, as we will be reviewing applications during the advertising period and reserve the right to close the ad early.
In accordance with Plan International’s “Safeguarding Children” and “Young People” policy, a series of pre-employment checks will be carried out.
As an international, child-centered community development organization, Plan International is fully committed to promoting the realization of children’s rights, including their right to protection from violence and abuse. This means we have particular responsibilities towards the children we come into contact with.
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 organization, do everything we can to keep children safe. We must not contribute in any way to harming or putting children at risk.
Plan International operates an equal opportunities policy and actively promotes diversity, receiving applications from all areas of the international community.
How to apply
https://jobs.plan-international.org/job-invite/54168