The organization
The Platform to Protect Whistleblowers in Africa (PPLAAF) is an NGO based in France, with a presence in Senegal and South Africa. Staffed by experienced lawyers and journalists, PPLAAF offers legal services and advice to whistleblowers seeking to disclose information on issues in the public interest. PPLAAF seeks to protect and defend whistleblowers and strategically litigate and advocate on their behalf where their disclosures speak to the public interest of African citizens.
Since its creation in 2017, PPLAAF has supported dozens of whistleblowers from CEOs to security personnel, bankers, and civil servants. PPLAAF has relocated families and provided asylum for them, conducted risk assessments, worked with governments and law enforcement officials, created international investigative collaborations, and constructed lawsuits in support of NGOs. PPLAAF’s work permitted the disclosure of large-scale economic crimes such as the Luanda Leaks, the Lumumba Papers, and the Congo Hold-Up investigations, amongst others.
PPLAAF has been working in Southern Africa since 2017, protecting high-profile whistleblowers exposing state corruption, ensuring relevant disclosure of their findings, advocating for an effective legal framework to protect whistleblowers, and organising outreach events in Southern Africa.
The Role
PPLAAF is a rapidly growing organisation with ambitious objectives for the years to come, is seeking a Project Officer for Southern Africa to implement PPLAAF’s strategy and activities in the Southern African region.
In close relationship with the Southern African Regional Director, the project officer will play a crucial role in executing and managing PPLAAF’s projects in Southern Africa, including working with Whistleblowers, monitoring ongoing litigation cases, implementing advocacy campaigns, organizing events, and articulating PPLAAF’s messages to partners, institutions or media.
The position is full-time based in South Africa with a preference for working from Johannesburg. The start date is April 2025 and may be flexible based on availability of the selected candidate.
Job Responsibilities
Whistleblowers Protection
Investigation and Media campaigning
Advocacy and Awareness-raising
Transversal tasks
Requirements
Please send a Resume (with at least two references) and a cover letter to [email protected] by 22nd of February
Tagged as: Platform to Protect Whistleblowers in Africa, South Africa
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