Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian non-profit organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls. We support children’s rights from birth until they reach adulthood, and enable children to prepare for – and respond to – crises and adversity. We believe in the power and potential of every child, but know this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Head of Global Climate Hub
Location: Nigeria
Grade: 18
Reports to: Director of Gender Transformative Policy and Practice
Functional Area: Gender Transformative Policy and Practice Team (GTPP)
Travel required: Occasional Global Travel
Type of role: Permanent or maximum fixed term contract as per employing office’s standard terms and conditions.
Role Purpose
- The Key deliverable of this role is to position Plan International as the go-to organization for girls and Climate
- It will need the incumbent to lead both advocacy and programming on Climate
- The role will significantly support resource mobilization in partnership with partner National and Country Offices
- The role will be accountable for the execution of the climate roadmap and key milestones agreed as part of the Global strategy
- Manage the Business Development Manager and Climate Network Coordinator as well as support and guide the Global Environmental Policy Specialist and Resilience and Climate Change Specialist.
Dimensions of the Role
Responsible for the strategic and managerial leadership of Plan International’s Climate Hub with accountability for delivering on the Climate roadmap as part of the Global strategy:
- Develop and socialize a clear organizational competency statement on climate with clarity on Plan’s value add across humanitarian and development contexts.
- Support development, design, and testing in Bangladesh a new Climate Programme and Influence model, working across humanitarian and development
- Map and identify climate finance opportunities for Plan International and develop a resourcing strategy
- Include new roles, training, and approaches in proposals
- Improve knowledge management and learning approaches and systems, including regular well-organized network meetings
- Implementation of climate influencing plan and engagement in COP28 as per GIA and GLAS
Undertake robust policy analysis on climate change and girls’ rights and develop evidence-based positions, briefings and other policy materials on girls’ rights and climate change to underpin Plan International’s strategy, programmes and influencing:
- Lead the production of evidence-based policy positions, briefings and other policy materials to support and inform Plan International’s strategy, programmes and influencing. Priority thematic areas of expertise and focus on climate change and girls’ rights will include climate change and education; youth economic empowerment and the just transition and youth leadership.
- Work with other internal technical networks and staff leading programmes, particularly the Resilience and Climate Change specialist to ensure that policy positions are informed by robust evidence and programmatic experience.
- Maintain an understanding of global policy trends on climate change, ensuring positions are up-dated and colleagues are kept informed.
- Follow negotiations and implementation of the Paris Agreement and develop appropriate briefings.
- Identify priorities for research and develop new research with external and internal partners to address key policy and knowledge gaps related to advancing the rights of girls and young women in the context of a changing climate.
- Provide advice and input to policy and advocacy materials (e.g. submissions, thematic reports, briefings, recommendations) led by colleagues across the Plan International federation;
- Maintain up-to-date internal systems for the sharing of information across the organisation.
Lead Plan International’s global level influencing on climate change and girls’ rights, linking global to regional, national, and local level-influencing:
- Based on analysis, define strategic priorities, objectives and strategies for Plan International’s global influencing on climate change and girls’ rightsin the context of the International Advocacy Strategy and Plan International’s global campaign, Girls Get Equal.
- Drive consistent and well-coordinated influencing on girls’ rights and climate change from local to global levels. Act as the key global climate advocacy focal point within the relevant Plan International global technical networks and by supporting and advising on climate change influencing undertaken by Plan International offices across the federation;
- Build strategic external relationships with key coalitions and other NGOs, policy makers, UN and multilateral institutions, academics and other relevant stakeholders to further Plan International’s policy and advocacy ambitions on girls and climate change. Lead Plan International’s engagement in relevant networks, including the Children in a Changing Climate Coalition.
- Co-lead the internal Climate Change and Resilience Network along with the Resilience and Climate Change Specialist.
- Undertake external representation and speaking roles at external events and secure meaningful roles for other Plan International experts where strategic.
- Develop terms of reference and/or specifications as required for interns, consultants and other procurements and liaise with team administrator on consultancy agreements and service agreements.
- Coordinate and collaborate with other global and regional influencing colleagues, including youth influencing colleagues to ensure complementarity and alignment of influencing initiatives and approaches across thematic areas and across advocacy and campaigns.
- The Child Protection Policy (CPP) is fully embedded in accordance with the CPP Implementation standards as applicable to their area of responsibility. This includes, but is not limited to, ensuring staff and associates are aware of and understand their responsibilities under the CPP and Code of Conduct (CoC), its relevance to their area of work and that concerns are reported and managed in accordance with the appropriate procedures.
Accountabilities
- Identify and contribute to addressing gaps in Plan International’s policy analysis and positions, liaising with Plan International offices across the federation and with key external stakeholders
- The role will be accountable for the execution of the climate roadmap and key milestones agreed as part of the Global strategy
- Ensure consistency of positions in public statements, press releases etc. for use in the public arena.
- Manage multiple competing demands and priorities, meeting deadlines and ensuring delivery of agreed outputs and meeting both immediate and longer-term demands, to a high standard.
- Use judgment when dealing with requests from external partners and build relations for influence.
- Awareness of and sensitivity to need for contextualisation of policy positioning in different contexts
- Thinking creativity to implement advocacy and campaign objectives
- Ensures that Plan International’s global policies for Safeguarding Children and Young people and Gender Equality and Inclusion are fully embedded in accordance with the principles and requirements of the policy including relevant Implementation Standards and Guidelines as applicable to their area of responsibility. This includes but is not limited to, ensuring staff and associates are aware of and understand their responsibilities under these policies and Plan International’s Code of Conduct (CoC), their relevance to their area of work, and that concerns are reported and managed in accordance with the appropriate procedures.
Key Relationships
Internal:
The position requires a high level of communication and working relationships with:
- Technical, program, and influencing staff leading on climate and resilience-related agendas in Plan International’s Country Offices, Regional Offices and National Offices; thematic experts; and International Programmes Department including research and disaster risk management colleagues
- With Business Development Colleagues in NOs and COs; in the Global Program Network, FundNet Directors and the Global Fundraising Hub
- Colleagues in the GTPP, Humanitarian, Logistics department, including policy, advocacy, communications, and partnerships, to ensure integrated planning and relationship management with external audiences and partners
- The post-holder will be required to work in a collaborative and inclusive way with colleagues across the whole federation to ensure that the development of policy and advocacy is informed by robust research, and sound programme evidence and experience
- Climate Hub Steering Group
External:
- The position requires a high level of communication and working relationships with: civil society and non-government partners, policymakers, UN and multilateral agencies, academics, and senior government officials.
- Representation of Plan International to senior external figures, confidently communicating Plan International’s work, policy thinking, and advocacy objectives
- Utilise strong written and verbal interpersonal and communication skills to build relationships, negotiate, and influence a wide range of audiences
- Technical Expertise, Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- An Undergraduate or Postgraduate Degree in Climate Change, International Development, Environment, Development or equivalent knowledge or experience gained in other ways
- Substantive experience of working on climate change, children’s rights and gender equality at the global level within an NGO, UN agency, government department, or other relevant institution. Experience of producing high quality evidence-based policy positions and briefings
- Substantive experience in resource mobilization for Climate
- Experience of policy analysis, policy development, providing policy advice and translating policy into clear recommendations and messages for advocacy and campaigning
- Experience of external representation and relationship-building at a high level with strategic stakeholders
- Experience of delivering advocacy strategies on climate change, children’s rights and/or gender equality in a national and/or international context using a variety of approaches
Desirable:
- Knowledge of the United Nations international human rights system and institutions (i.e. UN treaty monitoring bodies, Special Procedures) (desirable)
- Experience of working with multilateral and global climate funds
Skills:
- Excellent fluent oral and written communication skills in English for a variety of internal and external audiences (essential)
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
- Able to manage multiple demands, meet deadlines and prioritize workload
- Excellent people skills, able to work in a collaborative and supportive way with colleagues in all regions where Plan International works, in a multi-cultural environment and across different time zones
- Able to build effective relationships for influence
- Able to develop clear evidence-based messages and recommendations
- Facilitation and consultation skills, able to gather and integrate feedback into policy analysis, position papers, and advocacy planning
- Keen attention to detail
- Skilled and confident user of office applications such as MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, e-mail and calendar applications
- Knowledge of French and/or Spanish (desirable)
Behaviors:
- Open, honest, transparent, and accountable
- Works effectively with others both inside and outside the organization
- Inclusive and empowering, respecting all people and challenging inequality in our programmes and our workplace
- Flexible, changing ways of working when needed
- Demonstrated commitment to children’s rights and gender equality
- Plan International’s Values in Practice
We are open and Accountable
- Promotes a culture of openness and transparency, including with sponsors and donors.
- Holds self and others accountable to achieve the highest standards of integrity.
- Consistent and fair in the treatment of people.
- Open about mistakes and keen to learn from them.
- Accountable for ensuring we are a safe organisation for all children, girls & young people
We strive for Lasting Impact:
- Articulates a clear purpose for staff and sets high expectations.
- Creates a climate of continuous improvement, open to challenge and new ideas.
- Focuses resources to drive change and maximise long-term impact, responsive to changed priorities or crises.
- Evidence-based and evaluates effectiveness.
We work well Together:
- Seeks constructive outcomes, listens to others, willing to compromise when appropriate.
- Builds constructive relationships across Plan International to support our shared goals.
- Develops trusting and ‘win-win’ relationships with funders, partners and communities.
- Engages and works well with others outside the organization to build a better world for girls and all children.
We are Inclusive and Empowering:
- We empower our staff to give their best and develop their potential
- We respect all people, appreciate differences and challenge equality in our programs and our workplace
- We support children, girls and young people to increase their confidence and to change their own lives.
Physical Environment
- office environment with occasional global travel
- Level of Contact with Children
Low contact:
- No contact or very low frequency of interaction
Salary
- We will be happy to disclose the salary and applicable benefits to applicants as part of this process, however, please kindly note that the salary and employment benefits will be set according to your location and therefore it is not possible to include full details here.
Application Closing Date
Sunday 15th October, 2023.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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