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
ROLE PURPOSE
Plan International is an independent child rights and humanitarian organisation committed to children living a life free of poverty, violence and injustice.
We actively unite children, communities and other people who share our mission to make positive lasting changes in children’s and young people’s lives. We support children to gain the skills, knowledge and confidence they need to claim their rights to a fulfilling life, today and in the future. We place a specific focus on girls and women, who are most often left behind.
We have been building powerful partnerships for children for more than 85 years, and are now active in over 80 countries.
From time-to-time Plan International Country Offices require expertise in a specific area – perhaps deep technical expertise to develop a new project, support in improving grants management or OD support for a complex change project. There is also a requirement to identify and deploy people quickly when an emergency occurs.
Plan International is developing a more coordinated approach to how it provides short-term support to country offices, aiming to harness the knowledge, skills and experience of our global network in a more efficient and effective way. A new role of Deployment Manager has been created to co-ordinate this support, including managing the DRM roster for emergencies.
The postholder will identify country office resource requirements, create a single resourcing plan and manage the implementation of the plan, including optimising staff utilisation, managing the recharging process and communicating the schedule to staff, so each team member knows exactly what they are working on and when
TECHNICAL EXPERTISE, SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE
Essential
- Experience of DRM roster management and / or resource management in a global organisation at management level, and of driving innovations or improvements
- Experience of statistical modelling and analysis, and of using analysis to derive insights and drive decisions and actions
- Experience of navigating organizational complexity, including structures and decision-making processes, and of influencing others to deliver results
- Strong project management experience
- Knowledge of the INGO environment, ideally in relation to both humanitarian and development contexts.
- Ideally, experience of working in the global south
- Superb interpersonal skills – the ability to collaborate with teams both inside and outside the organisation and to build trust across different cultures and geographies.
- Strong financial understanding and budget management.
- Understanding of the use of IT systems in DRM roster management / resource management, and the ability to work with IT specialists on system development/ enhancements
- Be humble, appreciative and solutions orientated.
- Models Plan International’s values, behaviours and feminist leadership principles
- Strong rational and emotional intelligence, with resilience in the face of pushback and resistance to new ideas and ways of doing things.
- Ideally, proficient in a language or languages other than English – especially French, Spanish, Arabic.