Plan International was founded over 75 years ago with a mission to promote and protect the rights of children. The organisation was set up by British journalist John Langdon-Davies and refugee worker Eric Muggeridge in 1937, with the original aim to provide food, accommodation and education to children whose lives had been disrupted by the Spanish Civil War. Langdon-Davies conceived the idea of a personal relationship between a child and a sponsor – a model that puts the child at the centre, and remains the core of what we do. Today, Plan International is a global organisation that is active in over 70 countries to advance children’s rights and equality for girls. Who We Are We work with communities around the world to end the cycle of poverty for children. We work with communities around the world to end the cycle of poverty for children. Founded over 70 years ago, Plan is a nearly $800 million organization often ranked among the top 10 international development agencies by reputation, size and scope. We work side-by-side with communities in 50 developing countries to end the cycle of poverty for children, developing solutions to ensure long-term sustainability. Our level of community engagement, long-term outlook and constant focus on the needs and priorities of children is unique among international development organizations. Our solutions are designed up-front to be owned by communities for generations to come and range from clean water and health care programs, to education projects and child protection initiatives. Community by community, Plan works to promise futures that are worthy of all children’s potential. Our Vision Our vision is of a world in which all children realize their full potential in societies that respect people’s rights and dignity. Our Mission Plan strives to achieve lasting improvements in the quality of life of vulnerable children in developing countries by: Enabling children, their families and their communities to meet basic needs and to increase their ability to participate in and benefit from their societies; Fostering relationships to increase understanding and unity among peoples of different cultures and countries; and Promoting the rights and interests of the world’s children.
- Job Type: Full Time
- Qualification: BA/BSc/HND
- Location: Not specified
- Job Field: NGO/Non-Profit
The Person
The ideal candidate will have experience in DRM roster management and/or resource management in a global organisation at an administrative level, and in driving innovations or improvements. Experienced in statistical modeling and analysis, and in using analysis to derive insights and drive decisions and actions. Understanding of the use of IT systems in DRM roster management/resource management and ability to work with IT specialists on system development/enhancements. Experience of navigating organizational complexity., including structures and decision-making processes, and influencing others to deliver results. Knowledge of INGO environments, ideally in relation to both humanitarian and development contexts. Proficient in a language or languages other than English – especially French, Spanish, and Arabic.
ACCOUNTABILITIES
- Manage the roster email account and record all requests for surge capacity support
- Support the deployment process for surge staff, with a particular focus on the Ukraine response.
- Liaison with Plan Internationals travel agent, ensuring flights and hotels are booked quickly and in line with our policies and procedures. This may require out of hours work due to the urgency of travel for many positions.
- Maintaining a deployment tracker for all deployments to the Ukraine crisis.
- Developing regular deployment reports; analysing deployments by sex, technical area, location etc.
- Preparing all paperwork for staff deploying to the Ukraine crisis.
- Provide all staff deploying with key induction material, ensuring mandatory trainings have been completed in advance of travel.
- Supporting the advertisement of the roster, and screening applications to ensure we have a strong pool of internal and external roster members.
- Maintain visibility of roster requests within the organisation and work with the deployment manager to identify appropriate staff who can deploy.
TECHNICAL EXPERTISE, SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE
Essential
- Demonstrated experience in administration
- Strong IT skills, particularly Microsoft applications
- Proven experience of working on HR processes
- Ability to solve problems
- Strong communication skills
- Ability to manage multiple priorities with short deadlines
Desirable
- Demonstrable knowledge of humanitarian ways of working