Plan International is an independent child-centered international
development organization committed to advancing the rights of children
and fight against poverty. Plan has no religious, political and
government affiliation. For over 78 years, we have supported girls and
boys and their communities around the world to gain the skills,
knowledge and confidence they need to claim their rights, free
themselves from poverty and live positive fulfilling lives. Plan
currently works in 70 countries including Nigeria.
We are looking
for people who are experienced, dedicated, have passion and want to
make a difference in the lives of people to fill the vacant position
below:
MONITORING, EVALUATION AND LEARNING SPE...T
Reports to: Lake Chad Programme Coordinator with dotted Line to Regional Head of MERL
Type of Role: One year fixed term contract
JOB DESCRIPTION
Plan International has been operating in Nigeria since 2014, in Niger since 1998 and in Cameroon since 1996.
We
have full-fledged Country programmes in three out of four affected
countries around the Lake Chad and have developed a joint programme
approach for the Lake Chad Response.
RESPONSIBILITIES
As
MER-Spe...t you will be responsible for developing a regional M&E
Framework for the Lake Chad Response Programme, including the
development of respective instruments and data collection tools to
measure the impact of our programme.
Furthermore, you will support the M&E spe...ts at country level to improve DRM program quality and accountability through
Enhancing MER capacity, networking and learning with regards to the Program Quality Policy
Supporting and implementing high quality MER and
Providing evidence for programme design, planning and effectiveness.
You will ensure that MER practices used within the Lake Chad countries are shared with the regional MERL network.
REQUIREMENTS
In order to succeed in this challenging and varied role you will require:
A
Master's Degree in Social Science or equivalent (demography,
measurement, planning, monitoring & evaluation, development or
humanitarian studies) is preferred
A proven experience in monitoring, evaluation and research functions including knowledge management.
A
strong understanding of the international humanitarian system,
international humanitarian standards (Sphere, INEE, CPIE, CHS) is
essential.
You will also have strong skills in using Microsoft
Office and other software applications relevant to MER (e.g. MAXQDA,
SPSS, epi-info, CSPro or similar.)
Knowledge of the Lake Chad
context including trends, challenges and opportunities and implications
to community development as well as social cohesion is an advantage
Fluency in French and English both written and verbal
Behaviours (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:
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.
Salary
Circa USD$48,000.00 per annum plus benefits
SENIOR GLOBAL PARTNERSHIPS MANAGER - MATERNITY
Req ID: 21301
Location: Nigeria
Type of Role: 12 month maternity cover contract
Level: Grade 5
Department: Global Partnerships Team
Amount of travel required: Some international travel requirements
Reports to: Director, Global Partnerships
PURPOSE
As
Plan International embarks on a new global strategy to transform the
lives of 100 million girls, it seeks to develop new and scale up
strategic partnership opportunities to achieve transformational change
for children.
The Global Partnerships Team (GPT) is part of the
Global Influencing and Partnerships Department (GIP) at Plan
International’s Headquarters.
The GPT works with Plan’s National
Organisations and Country Offices to drive strategic engagement with the
Private Sector, Foundations, UN Agencies and Multilateral Institutions
to increase the influence and impact of Plan International’s work.
Under
the guidance of the Global Partnerships Director, the Senior Global
Partnerships Manager will support the rollout of a Private Sector
Engagement Strategy across the Federation, and work with Plan Offices to
proactively secure and develop new partnership opportunities with the
private sector and select foundations.
This will include leading and
coordinating Plan’s resource mobilisation efforts for Equal Measures
2030, an exciting multi-sectoral partnership focused on gender data for
advocacy and action, as well as identifying and advancing private-sector
partnership opportunities to strengthen Plan’s advocacy and gender
transformative programming.
MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES
Strategy Development and Implementation:
Work
closely with Plan International’s Director of Global Partnerships and
senior leadership to ensure the rollout and adoption of a Private Sector
Engagement Strategy which supports ‘100 Million Reasons’, Plan’s
five-year global strategy.
Provide input into the design and creation
of a new Funding Model for the Federation, including advising on the
development of any new fundraising products relevant to a corporate
audience.
Business Development:
1.) Work with the Director of
Global Partnerships to advance a new business strategy for corporate
partnerships, monitoring progress against agreed objectives and plans.
Work
with National Organisations and Country Offices to identify prospective
new corporate partners and develop proposals and pitches to engage
them.
Provide technical support to Plan Offices, advising on proposition development, overall strategy, set up and governance models.
Maintain
line of sight of corporate partnerships (signed by other Plan entities)
and regularly assess these with a view to maximising returns from these
relationships.
Proactively identify, research and help develop new
global alliances with the private sector that align to strategic
initiatives.
Drive and manage the development of new propositions at Plan International Headquarters in support of strategic business needs.
Effectively engage Plan International’s CEO and senior leadership to help advance key relationships.
Work
cross functionally with Plan Headquarters colleagues to support
priority events, maximising opportunities to profile Plan’s partnerships
and to advance relationships.
Represent Plan externally at global events, conferences, workshops and meetings.
2.)
Work closely with the Equal Measures 2030 Secretariat based at Plan
International to drive resource mobilisation efforts for this
initiative:
Work closely with the EM2030 Secretariat and Partners to develop a resource mobilisation strategy.
Engage
with Plan Offices to identify institutional, corporate and foundation
funding opportunities, supporting pitch and proposal development.
Support the set-up of new funding relationships between Plan entities.
3.)
Identify new ways for companies to engage with Plan’s Because I am a
Girl (BIAAG) work, developing new products and propositions to leverage
their influence and impact:
Represent the GPT on the BIAAG Management
Board, supporting strategic planning, driving content and coordinating
Federation engagement with BIAAG.
Design and rollout a corporate
engagement strategy for Plan’s International Day of the Girl activities,
securing buy-in from Plan Offices and new external partners.
Management:
Support the Director of Global Partnerships with annual planning/budgeting for the GPT.
Deputise
for the GPT Director in his/her absence, including in departmental
meetings, Federation-wide and external events, or on other occasions as
necessary.
Participate in GIP management discussions where relevant and represent the GIP department on Federation-wide working groups.
Line manage the Global Partnerships Officer.
Provide day-to-day direction and peer review to Global Partnerships Team staff.
Line Reports:
Global Partnerships Officer
Oversight and management of relevant internal networks
Requirements, Knowledge, Skills and Behaviours
To
succeed in this challenging and varied role, you will have a
demonstrable track record of successfully building partnerships with the
private sector and other stakeholders, significant experience in
fundraising, marketing and/or project management, particularly in
creating large scale corporate partnerships and advanced knowledge of
the international development sector and emerging corporate
responsibility trends.
Effective internal and external relationship
management, excellent communication skills and the ability to lead
initiatives across multiple teams are essential.
Strong research,
organisational and project management skills will be imperative as will
the capacity to manage demanding workloads, independently and to
deadlines.
Knowledge:
Significant relevant work experience in
fundraising, marketing and/or project management, including work with
the private sector, particularly in creating large-scale corporate
partnerships, ideally at the international level.
Demonstrable track
record of success building partnerships with the private sector and
other stakeholders, which exhibits detailed technical knowledge and
expertise.
Advanced knowledge of successful private sector partnerships and alliances, and emerging corporate responsibility trends.
Knowledge of current issues in international development.
Skills:
High-level communication skills, including engaging and informative public speaking.
Good
leadership and supervisory skills, including coordinating group
activities, ensuring that roles within project teams are clear, and
experience of managing individuals.
Ability to build rapport with
individuals and groups and maintaining an effective network of
individuals across organisational departments.
Effective internal and external relationship management, often at senior level.
Strong research, organisational abilities, presentation and negotiation skills.
Demonstrated financial acumen.
Excellent writing and editing skills, including fluent written and spoken English.
Behaviours:
Capacity to manage demanding workloads, to work independently and to deadlines.
Strong team and cross departmental working.
Ability to travel internationally.
Problem Solving:
The
role requires a high degree of independence, and involves considerable
skill, expertise and cultural sensitivity to negotiate the complexities
of multinational partner engagement, to enhance collaboration between
offices, and to develop the capacity of staff worldwide.
The post
holder also requires a high degree of flexibility to react to a
continually evolving landscape, effectively managing change, and
adapting priorities, resources and ways of working.
Working Relationships:
The
post holder will regularly engage with senior staff at Plan
Headquarters, including within the Global Influencing and Partnerships
Department, the CEO’s Office, and the Legal and Financial teams.
Across
the Federation, the post holder will be expected to build effective
relationships with relevant senior staff across National Organisations,
Regional and Country Offices.
This post holder will be required to
represent Plan externally at events and in meetings with C-Suite
executives at multinational corporations and foundations, with
consultants and with senior contacts at peer INGOs, multilateral
institutions, business forums and other partner institutions.
Level of Contact with Children:
Low contact: No contact or very low frequency of interaction.
Salary
£50-60000 per annum.
TO APPLY
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MONITORING, EVALUATION AND LEARNING SPE...T
SENIOR GLOBAL PARTNERSHIPS MANAGER - MATERNITY
Note
Early
application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the
advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert early.
Only applications and CVs written in English will be accepted.
A range of pre-employment checks will be undertaken in conformity with Plan International's Child Protection Policy.
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