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: MBA/MSc/MA
- Experience: 5 – 7 years
- Location: Borno
- Job Field: NGO/Non-Profit
The Opportunity
The Gender Advisor will work alongside all Education thematic leads to ensure the successful delivery of a quality gender transformative programme that tackle the root causes of inequality, responds to the needs of women and girls, men and boys in all their diversity, and challenges discriminatory gender norms and harmful practices.
About You
We are looking to recruit person (s) with:
- Master’s Degree in relevant discipline in a field related to social sciences, gender studies, Humanitarian and/or equivalent experience gained.
- A minimum of 5-7 years’ experience in gender work with a humanitarian organisation.
- Solid knowledge base and practical experience in gender mainstreaming, community level gender transformative approaches, protection and inclusion/disability.
- Experience of managing the programme cycle, including assessments, proposal and report writing, monitoring and evaluation.
- Experience in mainstreaming gender issues into education programs specially to realize high learning outcome in schools for girls
- Experience in working in an insecure and politically sensitive environment
- Strong technical background and experienced in education/EiE programming.
- Experience working in a consortium a with organizations such as NRC, UNICEF and SCI.
- Possess the capacity to strengthen gender in education programming.
Closing Date: 10th September 2023