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[the_ad id=”32869″]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 W…
Global SRHR Hub and Program Lead
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The Opportunity
You will be responsible for the overall leadership of the Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) Hub to ensure it delivers on ambitious objectives set by the Gender-Transformative Policy and Practice (GTPP) leadership, in coordination with the Hub Steering Group, managing the team and being accountable for budget and deliverables. The post holder is a member of the GTPP leadership team, playing a full role in setting direction for the department, agreeing on priorities, resource allocation and provisions to ensure GTPP addresses the needs and rights of girls in a holistic manner.
You will lead Plan International’s gender transformative practice work within the SRHR Hub, developing evidence based holistic programme and influencing models and cultivating new and existing donors and partners. you will ensure robust technical support – including learning and development initiatives – is delivered to Plan International offices. You will share expertise and knowledge to embed gender transformative policy and practice across the organisation in development and humanitarian settings.
Providing overall leadership and direction for the SRHR Hub team will involve;
- Engaging the internal senior Steering Group to support the Hub, and the Consortium members who provide funding for the Hub.
- Collaboration with Policy and Advocacy lead and Learning and Development Advisor in SRHR Hub to take shared agenda forward.
- Close working with Senior SRHR Advisor to ensure high-quality billable services are provided to Plan International Offices.
- Horizontal leadership with other Hubs to ensure that all policy, advocacy and practice work is supporting the whole girl.
You will oversee the Hub’s strategic direction, manage the team’s operational budget (approx. 60 – 150k EUR each year), and lead internal fundraising efforts for strategic projects. This role involves communication, representation and relationship management with technical and senior staff both internally across the entire organisation, and externally with a range of partners.
This role leads the development of quality, evidence-base programme and influence models and ensures quality support on SRHR to Plan Country Offices (including for country strategic plans). The post-holder is expected to travel from time-to-time for international key events and regional and country support.
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The Requirements
- An undergraduate or postgraduate degree or equivalent experience in public health, human rights, political science, international development, or other specific field relevant to Plan International’s work.
- Considerable experience and expertise within gender-transformative approaches for sexual and reproductive health and rights programming and influencing, within development and humanitarian settings.
- Experience of leading and managing in a matrix environment, including managing remotely.
- Proven experience in international work environments and intercultural communication, including an understanding of NGO structures, the girls and women’s equality movement and the UN human rights and humanitarian system.
- Direct work experience in countries where Plan International operates, in one or more low- and middle-income country contexts.
- Experience of developing strategic agendas around children’s rights and/or gender equality.
- Experience of developing programme and influencing models on sexual and reproductive health and rights, advancing children’s rights and/or gender equality in a national and/or international context.
- Significant experience in programme and influence design, monitoring & evaluation, learning and knowledge management.
- Compelling influencer and communicator, comfortable driving change on sensitive topics and neglected areas of SRHR in restrictive contexts.
- Superior organizational, scheduling, and planning skills to balance multiple activities and projects.
- Strong initiative with the ability to work independently and solve problems with limited supervision.
- Attention to detail as well as an ability to take a big-picture perspective.
- Ability to adjust approaches, communication style and behaviour to work effectively across cultures and with diverse stakeholders and communities.
- Collaborative work style and eagerness to continually learn and grow.
- Excellent command of English, both speaking and writing.
Closing Date: 9th Jan 2023
Global Inclusion Specialist
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The Opportunity
As the Global Inclusion Specialist, you will support the Gender Transformative Policy and Practice Team Department to deliver an inspiring and collaborative approach that supports the integration of inclusion and intersectionality, particularly to Plan International’s programme and influencing work.
This work will intentionally build on and strengthen our priority focus on gender equality and girl’s rights as outlined in our global strategy All Girls Standing Strong Creating Global Change and aim to improve the lives of 200 million girls in the next five years.
In this global role you will provide technical support and facilitate learning opportunities for staff in order to promote and encourage the application of commitments to inclusion outlined in the established Global Gender Equality and Inclusion Policy, and Plan International’s Gender Transformative Approach
The Person
- Strong practical knowledge of the technical area of inclusion and intersectionality (of non-dominant identities), including people with disabilities, LGBTQIA+, BIPOC gained through post graduate study and/or work and lived experience
- Demonstrated global/regional experience in taking the lead on Inclusion, especially working to advance the rights of young people who are LGBTQI+ and disability rights across thematic areas of health, education, protection of violence, livelihood.
- Knowledge of relevant international frameworks and programme approaches that promote child rights, gender equality, girls’ rights and inclusion.
- Excellent understanding of tested learning approaches that promote reflective practice and stimulate individual and collective learning.
- Practical experience in activism and social mobilisation.
- Effective networking, facilitation, training and collaboration skills, in a fast-paced cross-cultural environment.
- Experience working with a diverse set of stakeholders at all levels of an organisation, including cross-functional teams.
- Strong English language skills is essential, while the ability to work in French and/or Spanish, an advantage.
- Actively promotes diversity, gender equality and inclusion
Closing Date: 15th January 2022
Method of Application
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