Plan International strives to advance children’s rights and equality for girls all over the world.
An opportunity has arisen for a Programme Specialist to join the Disaster Risk Management Unit on a permanent basis.
In this role you will:
· Support the development of Plan International UK’s disasters and emergencies portfolio, including programming that addresses disaster risk, and strengthens community resilience
· Develop and manage a significant part of Plan International UK’s disasters grants portfolio
· Work across various areas, including grant management, programme development, and relationship building both internally and externally
· Act as a resource for the international organisation, providing support to disaster response on a deployment basis if required
You will need a solid background of designing and implementing humanitarian and DRR-Resilience projects and of securing and overseeing projects from major humanitarian donors (such as FCDO, DEC, Start Network, UN). You will also have experience of working in consortium to raise and manage major donor grants and the proven ability to develop and oversee grant funded programmes across all phases of the programme cycle. You’ll be able to demonstrate good knowledge of the role of children in development and humanitarian work, particularly in relation to child rights and participation. You will also need working capacity of French.
As a Programme Specialist with a varied and wide workload, you will have demonstrable ability to prioritise work and use your time effectively while paying close attention to details to produce high quality work. We would also like to see strong communication skills – listening, questioning, and giving feedback as well as informing. Working through partners and/or in consortia is a key part of the role and your influencing and negotiating skills will therefore play a large part in helping build and maintain mutually beneficial relationships with our internal and external stakeholders.
The deadline for applications is 9:00am on 10 September 2021
We are committed to the safeguarding and protection of children, young people and adults in our work. We, therefore, apply rigorous recruitment and selection processes to ensure that only those who are suitable are recruited to work for us. Accordingly, appointment to all our roles is subject to a range of vetting checks and for this role this will include a Basic Disclosure and Barring (DBS) check. A criminal record will not necessarily bar you from working for us; this will depend on the circumstances of any offences
Plan International UK is committed to being an inclusive employer and we welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds
How to apply:
Please visit our website to apply for this role!
