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Regional Director: Southern Africa

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, it offers legal services and advice to whistleblowers seeking to share information about issues in the public interest. PPLAAF seeks to 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 for 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.

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 adapted legal framework to protect whistleblowers, and organising outreach events in Southern Africa.

The Role:

PPLAAF, a rapidly growing organisation with ambitious objectives for the years to come, is seeking a Regional Director for Southern Africa to both implement PPLAAF’s vision and continuously adjust it to the Southern African context.

In close relationship with the Executive Director based in Paris, the Regional Director in South Africa will play a crucial role in designing PPLAAF’s strategy in the region, working with donors to raise funds, managing the team, and representing PPLAAF in front of partners, institutions or media.

The job is a Full-time position, based in South Africa with a preference for working from Johannesburg.

Job Responsibilities

Design and implement PPLAAF’s strategy and activities in Southern Africa
Work alongside PPLAAF teams to achieve PPLAAF’s objectives
Manage PPLAAF teams in South Africa (1 Project Officer)
Oversee the protection of whistleblowers who receive PPLAAF support
Receive new whistleblowers and potential whistleblowers and design adequate support for them
Coordinate investigative consortiums based on whistleblowers’ disclosures
Lead advocacy efforts for whistleblower protection in Southern Africa
Represent PPLAAF in media interviews
Represent PPLAAF in meetings with government officials, civil society organisations, and others
Manage relations with authorities, specifically regarding the local registration of the organisation
Setup an office dedicated to supporting whistleblowers in the region
Manage donor relationships for PPLAAF Southern Africa activities
Manage and monitor PPLAAF grants and funds for Southern Africa
Hire and manage potential other members of the team (new recruits or interns)

Requirements

Minimum of 5 years experience in a Civil Society Organisation working on similar topics (anti-corruption, transparency, investigation, protection of civic space, etc.), at least 2 of which at a management level
Experience as a Head of Programme or Director in a CSO, managing a team, or representing a structure.
Strong management and organisational skills to implement a long-term vision
Ability to define and achieve objectives independently and to work with limited supervision on a wide variety of priorities
A strong sense of initiative will be crucial to manage the organisation
Understanding and commitment to PPLAAF’s mission
Proven track record as an activist on these topics would be appreciated
Knowledge of whistleblower protection law and landscape would be appreciated
Excellent communications skills, both oral and written (excellent report & proposal writing), including public speaking
Good personal skills
Willingness and ability to travel nationally and internationally
Ability to work in an international environment
Languages other than English a plus

To Apply: Please send a Resume (with at least two references from former positions) and a cover letter to jobs@pplaaf.org by 28 June 2024.

Communication Manager: PPLAAF & Climate Whistleblowers

The Platform to Protect Whistleblowers in Africa (PPLAAF) is an NGO based in France, Senegal, and South Africa, staffed by experienced lawyers and journalists who offer legal services and advice to whistleblowers seeking to share information about issues in the public interest. PPLAAF supports whistleblowers whose disclosures speak to the public interest of African citizens and ensure they have a greater impact.

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 for NGOs. PPLAAF’s work permitted the disclosure of large-scale economic crimes such as those depicted in the Luanda Leaks, the Lunumba papers, or the Congo Hold-Up investigations.

Climate Whistleblowers is an NGO based in Paris that protects individuals who expose wrongdoings that worsen the climate crisis and help them have a greater impact. It means providing support in terms of security, legal proceedings, as well as investigations and working with media to produce impactful reports, articles, or videos.

CW was created in 2023, benefiting from the expertise and part of the resources of PPLAAF to launch its activities.

The Role:

PPLAAF and CW have been scaling up their activities in the past years, increasing their support to whistleblowers, their partnerships with CSOs and media, and their online presence, with CW specifically gaining traction after its recent launch. The organisations now need to structure and strengthen their communication. In order to reach a larger audience, amongst which potential whistleblowers, and to reach their ambitious objectives for the years to come, PPLAAF and CW are looking to recruit a Communication Manager who would share their time between the two structures.

In close relationship with the Executive Director and the Program Director based in Paris, as well as with the team members based in Paris, Dakar, and Johannesburg, the Communication Manager will design PPLAAF and CW’s communication strategy, organise the development of their brands as well as support the team in implementing the communication strategy.

The job is a Full-time position, based in Paris (France). It can exceptionally be based in Johannesburg (South Africa) or Dakar (Senegal).

The start date is the beginning of September. It is however flexible, based on availability.

Job Responsibilities:

Design, in collaboration with the Program Director and the Executive Director, and implement PPLAAF’s and CW’s communication strategies
Work alongside PPLAAF teams in South Africa, Senegal, and France and CW’s team in France to implement the strategies.

Develop communication material to support our advocacy efforts
Work with media outlets to build publication strategies
Coordinate the organization of specific events organized by PPLAAF and/or CW

Write press releases and organize press conferences
Represent PPLAAF and CW with media or partners on communications topics.

Develop material to support PPLAAF’s and CW’s outreach activities
Manage PPLAAF and CW’s websites
Design and Publish content on PPLAAF’s and CW’s social networks
- Design different tools, supports, and campaigns to develop PPLAAF’s and CW’s brands and audience.

Build the capacity of the teams to implement communication guidelines.
Train and manage interns regarding their communication activities.

Requirements:

Master’s degree in communication, journalism, or equivalent
Minimum of 5 years experience in the sector, with at least 3 of them managing the communication of an organisation, preferably an NGO

Understanding and commitment to PPLAAF and CW’s mission
Knowledge and/or prior work on Africa, anti-corruption and transparency, and/or climate issues a plus

Good Skills in graphic design (Adobe: InDesign, Illustrator Photoshop, etc.) and experience using WordPress and marketing platforms such as Mailchimp
Knowledge of, HTML, Analytics, SEO, etc.
Experience and management in social network animation.

Excellent communication skills, both oral and written (excellent writing required for press releases or reports), including public speaking
Ability to define and achieve objectives independently and to work with limited supervision

Willingness and ability to travel nationally and internationally.
Ability to work in an international environment
French and English Languages required

To Apply:

Please send a Resume (with at least two references from former positions) and a cover letter to jobs@pplaaf.org by 10 August 2024

Legal Assistance Internship – 6 months

Paris

The Platform for the Protection of Whistleblowers in Africa (PPLAAF) is looking for an intern for its Paris office for a period of 6 months.

PPLAAF aims to defend whistleblowers, as well as to advocate and engage in strategic litigation on their behalf when their disclosures relate to the general interest of African citizens.

In close collaboration with the salaried team in Paris, Dakar and South Africa, you will participate in legal assistance actions for whistleblowers and in the association’s legal advocacy activities.

For more information, or to apply (CV), please contact us at info@pplaaf.org.

Internships at PPLAAF

Paris

The Platform to Protect Whistleblowers in Africa (PPLAAF) supports whistleblowers whose disclosures speak to the public interest of African citizens and ensure they have a greater impact

To achieve this, PPLAAF ensures that whistleblowers or potential whistleblowers can safely disclose the wrongdoing they are witnessing, that the information they provide reaches the adequate audience and impact, and that Civil Society Organisations, anti-corruption bodies, media, and citizens have the capacity to foster a positive environment for Whistleblowers

PPLAAF is currently looking for two interns to help implement this mission.

Main tasks

Under the supervision of team members, interns will have the following tasks:

Support for advocacy activities; preparation of press conferences, public interventions or memos;
Support in implementing the daily protection of whistleblowers
Support in monitoring and investigating cases denounced by whistleblowers
Support in the follow-up of ongoing judicial and extra-judicial litigation cases
Support for communication activities around our main projects;
Monitoring news and legal developments regarding whistleblowers
Occasional support in various projects carried out by the PPLAAF’s team and in PPLAAF’s cross-functional activities.

Profile

Master 2 student in law, political science, social sciences, economy/finance or journalism.
Fluency in French and English. Knowledge of languages commonly used in Africa is a plus.
Interest in working with non-profit organisations
Experience working on and/or living in one or several African countries a strong plus
Ability to work with a team
Excellent writing skills and good interpersonal skills
Rigor, organisational skills, sense of priorities and responsiveness
Sense of initiative and responsibility, autonomy in work

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