Deadline of this Job: 23 October 2022
JOB DETAILS:
Job Description
With over 70 years of experience, our focus is on helping the most vulnerable children overcome poverty and experience fullness of life. We help children of all backgrounds, even in the most dangerous places, inspired by our Christian faith.
Come join our 34,000+ staff working in nearly 100 countries and share the joy of transforming vulnerable children’s life stories!
Key Responsibilities:
Major responsibilities
Activity
Contribute to the design and planning of WASH technical program 15%
End Results
• Identify and analyze relevant underlying WASH-related causes of poor child well-being outcomes to understand current risks and vulnerabilities, especially for most vulnerable children
• Support the integration of WASH programming with other sectors for collaborative impact and coordination
• Consult on the development of WASH technical program design and planning those feeds into the national WASH strategy/plan
• Prepare detailed implementation plans for sanitation and hygiene
• Develop budgets for sectoral initiatives
Activity
Technical guidance, supervision & quality assurance 2
End Results
• Oversee compliance with technical aspects of donor and grant requirements through appropriate tracking of detailed implementation plans, addressing issues in a timely manner
• Lead in the selection of various approaches for sanitation and hygiene, appropriate to the local context
• Monitor the WASH program performance, particularly sanitation and hygiene against budget and compliance to donor requirements and contractual obligations Conduct regular spot-checking of WASH intervention documentation and project sites to ensure implementation quality and compliance to established standards, addressing issues as appropriate
Activity
Research, evidence, and reporting 25%
End Results
• Support WASH landscape analysis at the national level to inform the national strategy, and technical program development process
• Utilize data from landscape analysis to describe trends in risk factors for poor WASH among key population groups and most vulnerable children
• Track WASH (sanitation and hygiene) program progress toward targets through the ITT and other indicators, adjusting where necessary to attain programmatic goals
• Utilize field data to write reports and contribute toward learning and quality improvement
• Support the capture and sharing of lessons learned stories and good practice.
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• Support research projects to explore program quality and efficacy, and to test new approaches and innovations
Activity
Resource acquisition and accountability 10%
End Results
• Support the Grant Acquisition Management (GAM) team in the development of high-quality program/project proposals to meet required fundraising efforts
• Support accountability tracking of WASH specific grants
• Track sector-specific expenditure
• Support procurement and distribution of necessary materials
Activity
Advocacy, external engagement, and partnering 10%
End Results
• Build and maintain positive relationships with national-level stakeholders involved in WASH in order to contribute effectively to national-level dialogue, policy development and action
• Coordinate with national-level authorities to assess WASH intervention (sanitation and hygiene) options, in alignment with government and global standards
• Work with government and national-level WASH partners to secure agreements for World Vision’s WASH interventions particularly sanitation and hygiene.
• Participate actively in external networks to explore and learn about emerging technology and other WASH innovations, and adapt WASH programming accordingly
• Represent WV in WASH cluster meetings and coordinate with other development agencies and national-level WASH implementing partners to increase effective collaboration, prevent duplication, and identify remaining gaps
Activity
Capacity building and staff development feedback to employees 5%
End Results
• Provide ongoing, timely, and constructive coaching and mentoring support to cluster/AP level staff to support their effective performance, including on their relationships with government authorities
• Training staff and partners in key sanitation and hygiene approaches
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Activity
Safeguarding 15%
End Results
• Ensuring alignment to safeguarding of program activities
• Ensure safeguarding training and orientation for all sector partners including community level
Activity
Other activities 5%
End Results
• Participate in the global WASH community of practice
• Ensure multi-sectoral integration
• Participating and supporting WV non-sector activities
• Government and donor engagement
KNOWLEDGE/QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE ROLE
Required Professional Experience
• A minimum of 3 years’ experience in WASH Software implementation Experience:
• Preferred: 3 – 4 years WASH software experience in a large International NGO
Required Education, training, license, registration, and certification
Bachelor’s degree in Public Health, Behavior Change, Social Sciences or other related field or equivalent experience Registered and Licensed with Environmental Health Practitioner Council
Preferred Knowledge and Qualifications
Postgraduate or master’s degree in WASH-related field, Behavior Change, Social Sciences, or another related field is highly preferred
Another additional knowledge
Partnering Grant writing Certification or documented experience in various behavior change approaches
Travel and/or Work Environment Requirement
Work environment: Office-based some travel to WVT field offices
Travel: 20% Domestic/international travel is required.
Language Requirements
English and Swahili
KEY WORKING RELATIONSHIPS
Contact (within WV or outside WV)
AP Offices, District DMO? DMO) office
Reason for contact
Day-to-day implementation of project activities, providing technical support to ensure donor requirements are met
Link AP office with DMO / DHO office for closer technical support
Ensure compliance with National sanitation and hygiene standards
Frequency of contact
Daily/Weekly
Contact (within WV or outside WV)
Project Area
Reason for contact
Tracking the timely implementation of the planned activities according to the Work Plan, delays and catch-up action plans, challenges as well as project resource utilization.
Ensure quality and effective implementation of hygiene and sanitation activities
Ensure proper/ realistic plan and budget for implementation of hygiene and sanitation activities.
Frequency of contact
Bi-Weekly, Quarterly,
Bi-annual and Annual
Contact (within WV or outside WV)
Cluster Managers, Supply Chain, Finance, Operations
Reason for contact
Capacity building to cluster staffs
Frequency of contact
Weekly, Monthly
Contact (within WV or outside WV)
EARO, WVUS and other support office
Reason for contact
Technical support and engagement, Monthly Updates, assignment on other WASH Initiatives, Fundraising opportunities, Capacity Buildings, Reporting
Frequency of contact
Weekly, Bi-Weekly, Monthly, quarterly
Contact (within WV or outside WV)
WASH Department Staffs
Reason for contact
Working closely with my fellow WASH staffs
Frequency of contact
Daily/Weekly
Contact (within WV or outside WV)
Operations Department, Program Quality & Resource Development Department, Supply Chain among other Support Departments
Reason for contact
Interacting with other departments to ensure collaborative solution-driven actions are met for project successful.
Frequency of contact
On need basis
CORE COMPETENCIES –
☐ Be Safe and Resilient
☒ Deliver Results
☐ Build Relationships
☐ Be Accountable
☒ Learn and Develop
☐ Improve and Innovate
☒ Partner and Collaborate
☐ Embrace Change
Applicant Types Accepted:
Local Applicants Only
Deadline of this Job: 24 October 2022
JOB DETAILS:
Senior Grants Specialist Job Vacancy at RTI International.
Job Description
Purpose of the position:
The Senior Grants Specialist will lead day-to-day administration of sub-grantees that may be engaged through grant or other contractual mechanisms under RTI policies and procedures, encompassing the solicitation phase through closure. He/She will be responsible for monitoring compliance with (a) award-specific requirements and (b) applicable regulations, as incorporated in the awards.
Essential Responsibilities:
• Create and issue Requests for Applications (RFAs) with the input and oversight of the Activity team, including the Chief of Party, Deputy Chiefs of Party, and RTI Contracts Office.
• Review and negotiate all grant applications and participate in evaluation committees, in coordination with others on the project team.
• Coordinate and conduct compliance review(s) and pre-award surveys.
• Orient grantees on organizational policies and compliance.
• Support grantees to account and report for the funds.
• Coordinate execution of award documents (pre-award authorizations, awards, modifications, etc.).
• Close out completed grants and ensure audit trail for all necessary grant documentation.
• Track all deliverables, ensuring grantees stay up to date on their work, troubleshoot problems as they arise, and keep management apprised of the status of all grants.
Minimum required Education. Experience, Skills & Abilities:
• Bachelor’s Degree in Business administration, social sciences, or related field and 8 years of experience, Master’s degree and 6 years of experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• At least 6 years of relevant work experience in finance and grants management, preferably with managing budgets in excess of USD $1 million.
• Strong accounting experience as well as experience with USAID, or other donor agency regulations highly preferred.
• Experience in international non-profits.
JOB DETAILS:
Senior Grants Specialist Job Vacancy at RTI International.
Job Description
Purpose of the position:
The Senior Grants Specialist will lead day-to-day administration of sub-grantees that may be engaged through grant or other contractual mechanisms under RTI policies and procedures, encompassing the solicitation phase through closure. He/She will be responsible for monitoring compliance with (a) award-specific requirements and (b) applicable regulations, as incorporated in the awards.
Essential Responsibilities:
• Create and issue Requests for Applications (RFAs) with the input and oversight of the Activity team, including the Chief of Party, Deputy Chiefs of Party, and RTI Contracts Office.
• Review and negotiate all grant applications and participate in evaluation committees, in coordination with others on the project team.
• Coordinate and conduct compliance review(s) and pre-award surveys.
• Orient grantees on organizational policies and compliance.
• Support grantees to account and report for the funds.
• Coordinate execution of award documents (pre-award authorizations, awards, modifications, etc.).
• Close out completed grants and ensure audit trail for all necessary grant documentation.
• Track all deliverables, ensuring grantees stay up to date on their work, troubleshoot problems as they arise, and keep management apprised of the status of all grants.
Minimum required Education. Experience, Skills & Abilities:
• Bachelor’s Degree in Business administration, social sciences, or related field and 8 years of experience, Master’s degree and 6 years of experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• At least 6 years of relevant work experience in finance and grants management, preferably with managing budgets in excess of USD $1 million.
• Strong accounting experience as well as experience with USAID, or other donor agency regulations highly preferred.
• Experience in international non-profits.
Deadline of this Job: 30 October 2022
JOB DETAILS:
Date: 07-Oct-2022
Location: Flexible, Flexible
Company: Plan International
The Organisation
Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls.
We believe in the power and potential of every child. But this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination. And it’s girls who are most affected.
Working together with children, young people, our supporters and partners, we strive for a just world, tackling the root causes of the challenges facing girls and all vulnerable children.
We support children’s rights from birth until they reach adulthood. And we enable children to prepare for – and respond to – crises and adversity. We drive changes in practice and policy at local, national and global levels using our reach, experience and knowledge.
We have been building powerful partnerships for children for over 85 years, and are now active in more than 75 countries.
The Opportunity
Programme Y.O.D.A is an organisational change programme through which we will change our Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solution, revise our processes and working practices in relation to Finance, Grants, Programmes and Projects and Supply Chain Management, and develop a new Project Management and Monitoring, Evaluation, Research and Learning (PMERL) solution.
As part of Programme Y.O.D.A. this role will be responsible for the development and delivery of Monitoring and Evaluation processes and systems training materials within a blended learning framework. The training input is expected to be predominantly self-paced, ensuring that learners are confident regarding relevant policies, procedures and processes, in addition to becoming familiar with new Y.O.D.A systems. Then, there will be a task-based phase, where learners will be asked to practise and demonstrate competence in the Y.O.D.A systems training environment.
This is not just another training role. This is a unique opportunity to contribute to the roll-out of an innovative project that will revolutionise the way that Plan International works. The role will be responsible for developing the training materials for Y.O.D.A., working with appropriate subject matter experts with guidance from the Learning & Development team, and progress to delivery of the training. There will be a period of time required to understand Plan International processes and systems.
The role will be responsible for supporting subject matter experts and the Learning and Development team to create training materials in support of the Y.O.D.A. deployment across over 50 Country Offices, and to play a leading role in delivering that training with support from subject matter experts and Plan International’s Learning & Development team.
About You
The successful candidate will be a strong communicator, both in written and spoken communications
and have proven experience in the design and development AND/OR the delivery of training for Monitoring and Evaluation in the Development/Humanitarian sector.
Additionally, they will also:
• Have proven experience in developing digital learning materials (e.g. videos, eLearning, downloadable reference guides) AND/OR facilitation skills and experience – including both face-to-face and virtual facilitation
• Have the ability to work quickly, accurately and independently
• Have consultative skills
• Be well-organised with the ability to manage multiple priorities
• Have working level of competency in MS Office (particularly Word, PowerPoint and Excel)
• Have working level of competency in a virtual meeting/training tool (e.g. MS Teams, Blackboard Collaborate, Webex)
• Have knowledge of monitoring and evaluation processes, practice and methods
• Have application of diversity and inclusion principles within training
Please follow this link for a full role profile: Y.O.D.A. Training Specialist (Monitoring and Evaluation) - October 2022.docx
More information about Programme Y.O.D.A can be found here: Programme Y.O.D.A | Plan International (plan-international.org)
Please respond to the requirements of the role in your cover letter.
Only CVs and cover letters in English will be accepted.
Location: The location of this role can be flexible where Plan International has an office* that can employ on behalf of the Global Hub and you have the pre-existing right to work and live.
However, as this role will be covering Africa and APAC time zones, preference would be for the location to be in the following time zones: BST to BST+4
You may be office, home or hybrid based.
Type of role: 2 Year Fixed Term Contract
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.
As an indication if this role was based in the UK the salary would be circa £45,000.
Closing Date: 30 October 2022
*Applicable locations may include: Australia, Bangladesh, Belgium, Benin, Bolivia, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, China, Colombia, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Finland, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Ireland, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Korea, Laos, Lebanon, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Spain, Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Togo, Uganda, United Kingdom, United States, Vietnam, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the very heart of everything that Plan International stands for.
We want Plan International to reflect the diversity of the communities we work with, offering equal opportunities to everyone regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.
Plan International is based on a culture of inclusivity and we strive to create a workplace environment that ensures every team, in every office, in every country, is rich in diverse people, thoughts, and ideas.
We foster an organisational culture that embraces our commitment to racial justice, gender equality, girls’ rights and inclusion.
Plan International believes that in a world where children face so many threats of harm, it is our duty to ensure that we, as an organisation, do everything we can to keep children safe. This means that we have particular responsibilities to children that we come into contact with and we must not contribute in any way to harming or placing children at risk.
A range of pre-employment checks will be undertaken in conformity with Plan International's Safeguarding Children and Young People policy. Plan International also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this scheme we will request information from applicants previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures.
Please note that Plan International will never send unsolicited emails requesting payment from candidates.
JOB DETAILS:
Date: 07-Oct-2022
Location: Flexible, Flexible
Company: Plan International
The Organisation
Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls.
We believe in the power and potential of every child. But this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination. And it’s girls who are most affected.
Working together with children, young people, our supporters and partners, we strive for a just world, tackling the root causes of the challenges facing girls and all vulnerable children.
We support children’s rights from birth until they reach adulthood. And we enable children to prepare for – and respond to – crises and adversity. We drive changes in practice and policy at local, national and global levels using our reach, experience and knowledge.
We have been building powerful partnerships for children for over 85 years, and are now active in more than 75 countries.
The Opportunity
Programme Y.O.D.A is an organisational change programme through which we will change our Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solution, revise our processes and working practices in relation to Finance, Grants, Programmes and Projects and Supply Chain Management, and develop a new Project Management and Monitoring, Evaluation, Research and Learning (PMERL) solution.
As part of Programme Y.O.D.A. this role will be responsible for the development and delivery of Monitoring and Evaluation processes and systems training materials within a blended learning framework. The training input is expected to be predominantly self-paced, ensuring that learners are confident regarding relevant policies, procedures and processes, in addition to becoming familiar with new Y.O.D.A systems. Then, there will be a task-based phase, where learners will be asked to practise and demonstrate competence in the Y.O.D.A systems training environment.
This is not just another training role. This is a unique opportunity to contribute to the roll-out of an innovative project that will revolutionise the way that Plan International works. The role will be responsible for developing the training materials for Y.O.D.A., working with appropriate subject matter experts with guidance from the Learning & Development team, and progress to delivery of the training. There will be a period of time required to understand Plan International processes and systems.
The role will be responsible for supporting subject matter experts and the Learning and Development team to create training materials in support of the Y.O.D.A. deployment across over 50 Country Offices, and to play a leading role in delivering that training with support from subject matter experts and Plan International’s Learning & Development team.
About You
The successful candidate will be a strong communicator, both in written and spoken communications
and have proven experience in the design and development AND/OR the delivery of training for Monitoring and Evaluation in the Development/Humanitarian sector.
Additionally, they will also:
• Have proven experience in developing digital learning materials (e.g. videos, eLearning, downloadable reference guides) AND/OR facilitation skills and experience – including both face-to-face and virtual facilitation
• Have the ability to work quickly, accurately and independently
• Have consultative skills
• Be well-organised with the ability to manage multiple priorities
• Have working level of competency in MS Office (particularly Word, PowerPoint and Excel)
• Have working level of competency in a virtual meeting/training tool (e.g. MS Teams, Blackboard Collaborate, Webex)
• Have knowledge of monitoring and evaluation processes, practice and methods
• Have application of diversity and inclusion principles within training
Please follow this link for a full role profile: Y.O.D.A. Training Specialist (Monitoring and Evaluation) - October 2022.docx
More information about Programme Y.O.D.A can be found here: Programme Y.O.D.A | Plan International (plan-international.org)
Please respond to the requirements of the role in your cover letter.
Only CVs and cover letters in English will be accepted.
Location: The location of this role can be flexible where Plan International has an office* that can employ on behalf of the Global Hub and you have the pre-existing right to work and live.
However, as this role will be covering Africa and APAC time zones, preference would be for the location to be in the following time zones: BST to BST+4
You may be office, home or hybrid based.
Type of role: 2 Year Fixed Term Contract
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.
As an indication if this role was based in the UK the salary would be circa £45,000.
Closing Date: 30 October 2022
*Applicable locations may include: Australia, Bangladesh, Belgium, Benin, Bolivia, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, China, Colombia, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Finland, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Ireland, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Korea, Laos, Lebanon, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Spain, Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Togo, Uganda, United Kingdom, United States, Vietnam, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the very heart of everything that Plan International stands for.
We want Plan International to reflect the diversity of the communities we work with, offering equal opportunities to everyone regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.
Plan International is based on a culture of inclusivity and we strive to create a workplace environment that ensures every team, in every office, in every country, is rich in diverse people, thoughts, and ideas.
We foster an organisational culture that embraces our commitment to racial justice, gender equality, girls’ rights and inclusion.
Plan International believes that in a world where children face so many threats of harm, it is our duty to ensure that we, as an organisation, do everything we can to keep children safe. This means that we have particular responsibilities to children that we come into contact with and we must not contribute in any way to harming or placing children at risk.
A range of pre-employment checks will be undertaken in conformity with Plan International's Safeguarding Children and Young People policy. Plan International also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this scheme we will request information from applicants previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures.
Please note that Plan International will never send unsolicited emails requesting payment from candidates.
Deadline of this Job: 30 October 2022
JOB DETAILS:
Date: 07-Oct-2022
Location: Flexible or, UK
Company: Plan International
The Organisation
Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls.
We believe in the power and potential of every child. But this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination. And it’s girls who are most affected.
Working together with children, young people, our supporters and partners, we strive for a just world, tackling the root causes of the challenges facing girls and all vulnerable children.
We support children’s rights from birth until they reach adulthood. And we enable children to prepare for – and respond to – crises and adversity. We drive changes in practice and policy at local, national and global levels using our reach, experience and knowledge.
We have been building powerful partnerships for children for over 85 years, and are now active in more than 75 countries.
The Opportunity
Plan International is delivering it’s updated Global Strategy, ‘Girls Standing Strong’. As part of the Governance & Executive team, based at the Global Hub. In this role as the Incidents & Risk Officer you will manage, support and optimise the systems, processes and reporting around incident management across the organisation, as well as supporting broader risk management projects and crisis response activities.
About you
In order to fulfil the requirements of this role we are looking for confident communicator who is able to create and maintain relationships with different types of people at all levels of our global organisation.
You will need to have a good understanding of systems, preferably a risk and incident management system, understanding of technical terms as well as proficiency in Excel.
You will need to be self-motivated, adaptable, proactive, and able to cope with changing priorities.
Please click here for a detailed role profile.
Please respond to the requirements of the role in your cover letter.
Only CVs and cover letters in English will be accepted.
Location: The location of this role can be flexible where Plan International has an office* that can employ on behalf of the Global Hub and you have the pre-existing right to work and live. If living in the UK we would encourage a day in the Global Hub Office in Woking at least once a week
Type of role: Permanent or maximum fixed term contract as per employing office’s standard terms and conditions.
Salary: We will be happy to disclose the salary and applicable benefits to applicants as part of this process, however, please kindly note that this will vary according to the location of the appointed candidate and therefore, it is not possible to include full details here
As an indication if this role was based in the UK the salary would be circa £34,000
Closing date: 30th October 2022
*Applicable locations include: Australia, Bangladesh, Belgium, Benin, Bolivia, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, China, Colombia, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Finland, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Ireland, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Korea, Laos, Lebanon, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Spain, Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Togo, Uganda, United Kingdom, Vietnam, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the very heart of everything that Plan International stands for.
We want Plan International to reflect the diversity of the communities we work with, offering equal opportunities to everyone regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.
Plan International is based on a culture of inclusivity and we strive to create a workplace environment that ensures every team, in every office, in every country, is rich in diverse people, thoughts, and ideas.
We foster an organisational culture that embraces our commitment to racial justice, gender equality, girls’ rights and inclusion.
Plan International believes that in a world where children face so many threats of harm, it is our duty to ensure that we, as an organisation, do everything we can to keep children safe. This means that we have particular responsibilities to children that we come into contact with and we must not contribute in any way to harming or placing children at risk.
A range of pre-employment checks will be undertaken in conformity with Plan International's Safeguarding Children and Young People policy. Plan International also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this scheme we will request information from applicants previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures.
Please note that Plan International will never send unsolicited emails requesting payment from candidates.
JOB DETAILS:
Date: 07-Oct-2022
Location: Flexible or, UK
Company: Plan International
The Organisation
Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls.
We believe in the power and potential of every child. But this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination. And it’s girls who are most affected.
Working together with children, young people, our supporters and partners, we strive for a just world, tackling the root causes of the challenges facing girls and all vulnerable children.
We support children’s rights from birth until they reach adulthood. And we enable children to prepare for – and respond to – crises and adversity. We drive changes in practice and policy at local, national and global levels using our reach, experience and knowledge.
We have been building powerful partnerships for children for over 85 years, and are now active in more than 75 countries.
The Opportunity
Plan International is delivering it’s updated Global Strategy, ‘Girls Standing Strong’. As part of the Governance & Executive team, based at the Global Hub. In this role as the Incidents & Risk Officer you will manage, support and optimise the systems, processes and reporting around incident management across the organisation, as well as supporting broader risk management projects and crisis response activities.
About you
In order to fulfil the requirements of this role we are looking for confident communicator who is able to create and maintain relationships with different types of people at all levels of our global organisation.
You will need to have a good understanding of systems, preferably a risk and incident management system, understanding of technical terms as well as proficiency in Excel.
You will need to be self-motivated, adaptable, proactive, and able to cope with changing priorities.
Please click here for a detailed role profile.
Please respond to the requirements of the role in your cover letter.
Only CVs and cover letters in English will be accepted.
Location: The location of this role can be flexible where Plan International has an office* that can employ on behalf of the Global Hub and you have the pre-existing right to work and live. If living in the UK we would encourage a day in the Global Hub Office in Woking at least once a week
Type of role: Permanent or maximum fixed term contract as per employing office’s standard terms and conditions.
Salary: We will be happy to disclose the salary and applicable benefits to applicants as part of this process, however, please kindly note that this will vary according to the location of the appointed candidate and therefore, it is not possible to include full details here
As an indication if this role was based in the UK the salary would be circa £34,000
Closing date: 30th October 2022
*Applicable locations include: Australia, Bangladesh, Belgium, Benin, Bolivia, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, China, Colombia, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Finland, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Ireland, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Korea, Laos, Lebanon, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Spain, Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Togo, Uganda, United Kingdom, Vietnam, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the very heart of everything that Plan International stands for.
We want Plan International to reflect the diversity of the communities we work with, offering equal opportunities to everyone regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.
Plan International is based on a culture of inclusivity and we strive to create a workplace environment that ensures every team, in every office, in every country, is rich in diverse people, thoughts, and ideas.
We foster an organisational culture that embraces our commitment to racial justice, gender equality, girls’ rights and inclusion.
Plan International believes that in a world where children face so many threats of harm, it is our duty to ensure that we, as an organisation, do everything we can to keep children safe. This means that we have particular responsibilities to children that we come into contact with and we must not contribute in any way to harming or placing children at risk.
A range of pre-employment checks will be undertaken in conformity with Plan International's Safeguarding Children and Young People policy. Plan International also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this scheme we will request information from applicants previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures.
Please note that Plan International will never send unsolicited emails requesting payment from candidates.
Deadline of this Job: 23 October 2022
JOB DETAILS:
Job description
Job title: Protection Assistant
Employment Band: I
Reporting to: Protection Manager
Technical line manager: Protection Team leader
Direct reports: Protection Officer
Unit/department: Protection
Location: Nduta/Nyarugusu camp
Overall purpose of the role: The protection assistant [community-based] is responsible for the implementation of activities under one or more of the following sectors: community mobilization, support to leadership structures, community engagement, information management, help desk/mobile help desk.
Responsibilities:
• set up the leadership structure at three levels (nyumbakumi, village leaders, zone leaders), follow up regularly on the performance of community leaders, and conduct regular meetings with Community Leaders at all levels.
• Support the leadership development by identifying needs, and gaps, and suggesting the best ways to address them.
• Conduct election and re-election of community leaders and provide orientation and training on the Code of Conduct and PSEA to newly elected leaders.
• Conduct regular monitoring visits to the zones, villages, and Nyumbakumi and oversee all activities done, providing support where necessary and possible.
• Hold regular meetings with leadership representatives and the community itself to gather feedback and the challenges they face.
• Prepare and lead the community leaders with partner meetings and make sure that the minutes and feedback are shared on time.
• Organize weekly Information dissemination campaigns to improve the communication between agencies and refugees in the camp, in particular: collect information from different agencies, prepare messages to be shared and monitor the information team of incentive workers to ensure that the information is disseminated efficiently and effectively across the camp.
• Assist in organizing different community engagement activities i.e. town hall meetings, FGD, etc.
• Collect and analyze the feedback of the refugees regarding humanitarian assistance, share reports/referrals to specific agencies and follow up on agencies’ responses and actions to ensure the feedback loop is closed.
• Work closely with partner agencies through coordination on the information/feedback needs to and from the refugee community.
• Set up the committees, make regular follow up, and organize different activities (site maintenance, men, women, and market committees).
• Monitor the attendance of the committee members in different activities/meetings and report immediately any gaps due to voluntary repatriation, shifting to other zones in the camp, etc., and organize re-election as needed.
• Support the committees to conduct regular “giving back to the community” sessions, awareness-raising sessions e.g. “violence-free homes”, and meetings in the community.
• Hold regular meetings with the committee members and committee representatives regarding their activities to gather feedback and challenges they face; identify capacity development needs for the committees and liaise with other DRC departments/partners to organize training.
• Receive individual concerns/complaints at the help desk (mobile or fixed) and take proper actions including verbal advice, writing referrals, and provision of accurate information.
• Report immediately to Protection Manager any sensitive complaint received through the different channels of the feedback mechanism
• Follow the referral pathways between DRC and other humanitarian actors and make a follow-up on the issues raised to ensure feedback is provided on time.
• Maintain confidentiality and seek refugees’ consent before making referrals to other organizations
• Ensure proper recording of complaints received and actions taken and provide timely and accurate data and information to the information management officer.
• Ensure all groups in the community including PSN, women at risk, and other vulnerable groups have safe and dignified access to the community-based feedback mechanism
• Manage the incentive workers team, manage their attendance, and report any issues of concern to the Protection Team Leader [community-based]
• Ensure accurate documentation of activities and keep all documents in order and safely (e.g. distribution lists, attendance lists, etc.)
• Keep an updated database of names and addresses of all community leaders/members of committees
• Ensure that all groups in the community have an access to COVID-19 and Ebola Viral Disease information and hygiene promotion through different channels of information dissemination.
• Track rumors and misinformation on COVID-19 and Ebola Viral Disease and its vaccines and participate in the development of key messages to address the rumors’ in collaboration with relevant stakeholders.
• Conduct one-to-one and small group sessions with members of the community to remind them of COVID-19 and Ebola Viral Disease prevention measures and the importance of vaccination as a long-term recommended solution.
• Ensure key groups such as mobilizers, ToTs, influencers, etc are capacitated on COVID-19, its vaccination, and Ebola Viral Disease and make close follow-ups to ensure their knowledge and acquired skills are escalated to other members of the community.
• Ensure that sets of generic COVID-19 and Ebola Viral Disease messages including those communicating on vaccination and messages tailored to specific community groups are printed and shared with the community for further reference.
• Support women’s committee activities and ensure that they use their corresponding podia to communicate COVID-19 information.
• Ensure coordination and work relations with other RCCE implementing partners.
• Ensure the health front liners, community key mobilizers, influencers, and incentive workers are capacitated on Ebola Viral Disease.
• Support the formulation of the committee for rumor tracking, misinformation, and information on the Ebola Viral Disease
• Ensure that the peaceful coexistence committee is set up and functioning well.
• Prepare work plans and reports (weekly/monthly) on the activities and submit them timely to Protection Team Leader [community-based]
• Ensure full cooperation with other protection assistants and act on their behalf during their absence
• Any other activities assigned by the Protection Team Leader [community-based]
Experience and technical competencies:
• 1-year work experience in a related field
• Previous experience working with refugees – preferable
• Previous experience working in international organizations – preferable.
Education:
• Diploma or Bachelor’s degree in Community Development, Social work, psychology, political science, development, law, or other related fields.
Languages:
•Ability to communicate in English and Swahili, and knowledge of Kiha/Kirundi will be an added advantage.
Key stakeholders: (internal and external)
• Other DRC departments and managers in particular protection, Camp management, GFD, supply chain
• UNHCR, in particular, CBP UNIT
• MoHA
• Other INGOs
• refugee representatives
• Police
Core competencies Basic Advanced Expert
Striving for excellence ☒ ☐ ☐
Collaborating ☐ ☒ ☐
Taking the lead ☐ ☒ ☐
Communicating ☐ ☒ ☐
Demonstrating integrity ☐ ☒ ☐
•Basic: I master the essentials, but may at times need help from others
•Advanced: I can work independently at full professional level.
•Expert: I am the go-to person when others need help.
DRC as an employer
By working in DRC, you will be joining a global workforce of around 8000 employees in 40 countries. We pride ourselves on our:
• Professionalism, impact & expertise
• Humanitarian approach & the work we do
• Purpose, meaningfulness & own contribution
• Culture, values & strong leadership
• Fair compensation & continuous development
DRC’s capacity to ensure the protection of and assistance to refugees, IDP’s and other persons of concern depends on the ability of our staff to uphold and promote the highest standards of ethical and professional conduct in relation DRC’s values and Code of Conduct, including safeguarding against sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment. DRC conducts thorough and comprehensive background checks as part of the recruitment process.
If you have questions or are facing problems with the online application process, please
visit drc.ngo/about-us/job-and-career/support-for-job-seekers.
Danish Refugee Council is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive and positive work environment based on mutual respect for all employees. All applicants are considered for employment without attention to race, age, ability, ethnicity, nationality, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, or any other factor. At DRC we celebrate diversity and appreciate our employees for the people they are and their unique skills, backgrounds, and perspectives. We encourage all interested candidates to apply!
The deadline for submitting the application is 23 October 2022.
JOB DETAILS:
Job description
Job title: Protection Assistant
Employment Band: I
Reporting to: Protection Manager
Technical line manager: Protection Team leader
Direct reports: Protection Officer
Unit/department: Protection
Location: Nduta/Nyarugusu camp
Overall purpose of the role: The protection assistant [community-based] is responsible for the implementation of activities under one or more of the following sectors: community mobilization, support to leadership structures, community engagement, information management, help desk/mobile help desk.
Responsibilities:
• set up the leadership structure at three levels (nyumbakumi, village leaders, zone leaders), follow up regularly on the performance of community leaders, and conduct regular meetings with Community Leaders at all levels.
• Support the leadership development by identifying needs, and gaps, and suggesting the best ways to address them.
• Conduct election and re-election of community leaders and provide orientation and training on the Code of Conduct and PSEA to newly elected leaders.
• Conduct regular monitoring visits to the zones, villages, and Nyumbakumi and oversee all activities done, providing support where necessary and possible.
• Hold regular meetings with leadership representatives and the community itself to gather feedback and the challenges they face.
• Prepare and lead the community leaders with partner meetings and make sure that the minutes and feedback are shared on time.
• Organize weekly Information dissemination campaigns to improve the communication between agencies and refugees in the camp, in particular: collect information from different agencies, prepare messages to be shared and monitor the information team of incentive workers to ensure that the information is disseminated efficiently and effectively across the camp.
• Assist in organizing different community engagement activities i.e. town hall meetings, FGD, etc.
• Collect and analyze the feedback of the refugees regarding humanitarian assistance, share reports/referrals to specific agencies and follow up on agencies’ responses and actions to ensure the feedback loop is closed.
• Work closely with partner agencies through coordination on the information/feedback needs to and from the refugee community.
• Set up the committees, make regular follow up, and organize different activities (site maintenance, men, women, and market committees).
• Monitor the attendance of the committee members in different activities/meetings and report immediately any gaps due to voluntary repatriation, shifting to other zones in the camp, etc., and organize re-election as needed.
• Support the committees to conduct regular “giving back to the community” sessions, awareness-raising sessions e.g. “violence-free homes”, and meetings in the community.
• Hold regular meetings with the committee members and committee representatives regarding their activities to gather feedback and challenges they face; identify capacity development needs for the committees and liaise with other DRC departments/partners to organize training.
• Receive individual concerns/complaints at the help desk (mobile or fixed) and take proper actions including verbal advice, writing referrals, and provision of accurate information.
• Report immediately to Protection Manager any sensitive complaint received through the different channels of the feedback mechanism
• Follow the referral pathways between DRC and other humanitarian actors and make a follow-up on the issues raised to ensure feedback is provided on time.
• Maintain confidentiality and seek refugees’ consent before making referrals to other organizations
• Ensure proper recording of complaints received and actions taken and provide timely and accurate data and information to the information management officer.
• Ensure all groups in the community including PSN, women at risk, and other vulnerable groups have safe and dignified access to the community-based feedback mechanism
• Manage the incentive workers team, manage their attendance, and report any issues of concern to the Protection Team Leader [community-based]
• Ensure accurate documentation of activities and keep all documents in order and safely (e.g. distribution lists, attendance lists, etc.)
• Keep an updated database of names and addresses of all community leaders/members of committees
• Ensure that all groups in the community have an access to COVID-19 and Ebola Viral Disease information and hygiene promotion through different channels of information dissemination.
• Track rumors and misinformation on COVID-19 and Ebola Viral Disease and its vaccines and participate in the development of key messages to address the rumors’ in collaboration with relevant stakeholders.
• Conduct one-to-one and small group sessions with members of the community to remind them of COVID-19 and Ebola Viral Disease prevention measures and the importance of vaccination as a long-term recommended solution.
• Ensure key groups such as mobilizers, ToTs, influencers, etc are capacitated on COVID-19, its vaccination, and Ebola Viral Disease and make close follow-ups to ensure their knowledge and acquired skills are escalated to other members of the community.
• Ensure that sets of generic COVID-19 and Ebola Viral Disease messages including those communicating on vaccination and messages tailored to specific community groups are printed and shared with the community for further reference.
• Support women’s committee activities and ensure that they use their corresponding podia to communicate COVID-19 information.
• Ensure coordination and work relations with other RCCE implementing partners.
• Ensure the health front liners, community key mobilizers, influencers, and incentive workers are capacitated on Ebola Viral Disease.
• Support the formulation of the committee for rumor tracking, misinformation, and information on the Ebola Viral Disease
• Ensure that the peaceful coexistence committee is set up and functioning well.
• Prepare work plans and reports (weekly/monthly) on the activities and submit them timely to Protection Team Leader [community-based]
• Ensure full cooperation with other protection assistants and act on their behalf during their absence
• Any other activities assigned by the Protection Team Leader [community-based]
Experience and technical competencies:
• 1-year work experience in a related field
• Previous experience working with refugees – preferable
• Previous experience working in international organizations – preferable.
Education:
• Diploma or Bachelor’s degree in Community Development, Social work, psychology, political science, development, law, or other related fields.
Languages:
•Ability to communicate in English and Swahili, and knowledge of Kiha/Kirundi will be an added advantage.
Key stakeholders: (internal and external)
• Other DRC departments and managers in particular protection, Camp management, GFD, supply chain
• UNHCR, in particular, CBP UNIT
• MoHA
• Other INGOs
• refugee representatives
• Police
Core competencies Basic Advanced Expert
Striving for excellence ☒ ☐ ☐
Collaborating ☐ ☒ ☐
Taking the lead ☐ ☒ ☐
Communicating ☐ ☒ ☐
Demonstrating integrity ☐ ☒ ☐
•Basic: I master the essentials, but may at times need help from others
•Advanced: I can work independently at full professional level.
•Expert: I am the go-to person when others need help.
DRC as an employer
By working in DRC, you will be joining a global workforce of around 8000 employees in 40 countries. We pride ourselves on our:
• Professionalism, impact & expertise
• Humanitarian approach & the work we do
• Purpose, meaningfulness & own contribution
• Culture, values & strong leadership
• Fair compensation & continuous development
DRC’s capacity to ensure the protection of and assistance to refugees, IDP’s and other persons of concern depends on the ability of our staff to uphold and promote the highest standards of ethical and professional conduct in relation DRC’s values and Code of Conduct, including safeguarding against sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment. DRC conducts thorough and comprehensive background checks as part of the recruitment process.
If you have questions or are facing problems with the online application process, please
visit drc.ngo/about-us/job-and-career/support-for-job-seekers.
Danish Refugee Council is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive and positive work environment based on mutual respect for all employees. All applicants are considered for employment without attention to race, age, ability, ethnicity, nationality, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, or any other factor. At DRC we celebrate diversity and appreciate our employees for the people they are and their unique skills, backgrounds, and perspectives. We encourage all interested candidates to apply!
The deadline for submitting the application is 23 October 2022.