Jobs Kenya

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  • Gender and Inclusion Advisor

    Gender and Inclusion Advisor

    Reports to Director of Program Strategy Development and Innovation
    Direct reports – No direct reports
    Key relationships 
             Internal

    Business development unit
    Director of Program implementation and quality
    Technical Advisors
    Global and Regional functional and thematic leads
    Regional Gender and Inclusion Specialist
    Program Unit (PU) Managers, Project Managers and PU staff
    Functional departments Heads at KCO
    Member of the e-CMT

    External

    National and County authorities especially relevant ministers in the country e.g.  Gender, Health, Youth, Planning etc.
    Other leaders of like-minded INGOs and forums in the country
    Donor and foreign missions
    Civil society organizations
    Youth and youth-led organizations
    Donors and foreign missions
    Generation Equality
    Gender Technical Working Group
    Youth and girl-led organizations

     
    Level of contact with children
    Mid contact: Occasional interaction with children
    Physical Environment

    Based in a typical office environment whilst in the Country Office.
    Where required, periodic travel to program units and occasional international travel.

    Accountabilities and MAIN WORK ACTIVITIES
    Guide the strategic planning, design, and implementations of gender-transformative programmes in the organization – 30%

    Gender transformative programming:  Lead in the integration and effective implementation of the gender transformative programme approach in alignment with Plan Kenya’s Country Strategy and Plan International’s Global purpose on ensuring that root causes are addressed effectively in the programming work;
    Develop and implement minimum standards, technical frameworks and strategies on gender-transformative programming and inclusion, and align these to Plan Kenya’s new five-year strategic plan and our Global ambition; (Reference the Management Standards amongst other relevant documents)
    Ensure that all PIK staff and implementing partners understand the importance of gender programming and inclusion approach and how it relates to them in their contexts and that they are fully involved in its implementation, and contribute to the ongoing research, development and implementation as well as dissemination and sharing of best practices and innovative approaches to maximize performance and sustain achievements in gender-transformative programming;
    Ensure successful design and implementation of gender-transformative programmes in Plan Kenya.
    Provide technical support to all Programme Units on gender transformation project management, while ensuring timely corporate online update of the Gender Marker as required.
    Ensure that agreed monitoring and evaluation activities of regional gender equality at all levels in the organization are high quality and are widely disseminated, including but not limited to the baseline survey, mid-term reviews, and final evaluations.
    Build close links with the Project Managers of the Young influencers and other global networks for girls to secure participation for Plan-led advocacy with girls.
    Contribute to the development of business products to mainstream gender and address root causes of gender inequality in Plan operating areas.
    Ensure that Plan’s Global Policy and Strategy on Gender Equality are effectively used to guide Plan’s work on gender equality across the country programme.
    Conduct a Gender Equality Self-Assessment on a regular basis (every three to five years) and develop Gender Action Plans based on the GESA results.
    Support advocacy with external policymakers and other stakeholders on key issues related to girls’ rights and gender equality in the Country Programme to build Plan’s profile as a thought-leader in this area.
    Work closely with the Advocacy and Influencing Advisor to proactively identify and utilize opportunities for high-impact advocacy and policy engagement on gender equality and girls’ rights.
    Contribute to the development of Plan’s communications and media work on relevant gender equality and Inclusion.
    Represent Plan’s positions on gender equality and Inclusion to key external audiences at the national, regional and global levels, as needed.
    Develop networks and relationships with key decision-makers and influencers for gender equality, Inclusion, and girls’ rights in the country.
    Build Plan’s profile as a respected thought-leader and high-level contributor on girls’ rights and gender equality issues.

    Technical Support and Capacity Building on Gender Transformative Programming and Inclusion for Programme Quality (30%)

    Build the capacity of Plan’s program staff and partners in Plan to design, implement and monitor gender-transformative programs based on Plan’s programme and influencing commitments.
    Support field offices’ initiatives to build staff capacity around gender equality across programmes in all thematic areas.
    Manage Plan’s Gender Equality Capacity Building Program in the country programme, including monitoring of progress and performance, and working with senior management to ensure that program staff have the capacity (knowledge, skills and tools) to effectively support Plan’s gender equality programming priorities.
    Ensure that the programme and influencing commitments on Gender Equality are utilized by Plan staff in designing, implementing and monitoring gender-transformative projects.
    Together with the Learning and Knowledge Management Specialist, facilitate the development of a knowledge base for internal and external use by staff and partners.
    Provide technical support to Human Resource (HR) Manager on integrating gender equality into the performance management systems and organisational policies and practices across the Country Office.
    Responsible for leading on the conducting internal and partner GEISA assessments and working jointly with the partners and Technical Advisors to develop customized plans, that include a monitoring and evaluation plan for organizational improvement;
    Lead in the identification of programs and projects needs for technical assistance and plan for tailor-made technical support sessions including partners’ capacity to monitor and adapt to the changing operational environment;
    Collaborate with the technical team to conduct joint-field visits to link organizational
    development initiatives with the wider organisational goals for quality service delivery and impact;
    Monitor the organizational capacity levels and assess the extent to which the capacities change/fluctuate in the cause of program implementation and address the changes accordingly;
    Participate in technical review meetings and provide advice on institutional development;
    In liaison with the Technical Advisors, Grants Team and other core staff identify and optimize opportunities for improved gender transformative programming and inclusion and learning amongst different partners;
    Support the strengthening of the capacity of PIK staff in terms of gender transformative programming and inclusion in line with the Plan International global guidelines and other related policies;
    In collaboration with Monitoring Evaluation Research and Learning team, monitor and report on all relevant information regarding the gender transformative programming and inclusion made by PIK;
    In collaboration with Monitoring Evaluation Research and Learning team lead in knowledge management and learning on gender-transformative programming and inclusion;
    Provide technical support to partners for the development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the quality and innovative programming, including grant-financed initiatives that strongly mainstream gender transformative programming and inclusion.

    Resource mobilization and programme development (25%) 

    Incorporate lessons from Plan Kenya’s technical experiences in gender transformative programming and inclusion into high quality thought leadership and innovative pieces, positioning PIK activities for industry engagement and participation in practitioner networks;
    Actively participate in resource mobilization efforts to deliver on gender-transformative programming and inclusion in innovative idea generation and business development processes as appropriate.
    Develop tactical and strategic relationships with key funding agencies and private sector, implementation and other partners, including advising the Country Office on appropriate fund-raising approaches;
    Provide strategic leadership for the identification, up-scaling, and resourcing of effective models and methods for strengthening gender transformative programming and mutual learning, including CSOs, community-based organizations, children and youth organizations, as well as informal civil society group and networks.
    In collaboration with the grants and BD staff provide technical support to partners in proposal development, reporting and overall donor compliance;

    Safeguarding Children and Young People (Safeguarding) and Gender Equality and Inclusion (GEI) 5%

    Understands and puts into practice the responsibilities under Safeguarding and GEI policies and Plan International’s Code of Conduct (CoC), ensuring that concerns are reported and managed in accordance with the appropriate procedures.
    Leads the orientation of programme staff to ensure that they are properly inducted on and understands their role in upholding Plan International’s safeguarding, PSHEA and GEI Put in full policies;
    Ensures that Plan International’s global policies for Safeguarding Children and Young People and Gender Equality and Inclusion are fully embedded in project design, during implementation and as principles applied in day-to-day work of Programme team;
    Ensures that Plan Kenya contributes to Plan International’s global efforts to ensure safeguarding and GEI, including making sure that relevant reporting and data

    Risk Management & Financial Responsibility (5%)

    Monitor programme performance and budget utilization and guide on corrective measures where needed;
    Coordinate and support programme quality and delivery on gender-transformative programming initiatives and projects audits and adequate application of management response across all impact areas.

    Other duties (5%) – Any other assignment within the scope of work.
    Leadership COMPETENCIES

    Courageous, taking a lead, challenging self and others to achieve the purpose, safeguard others, and role model values, inside and outside work. Responsible for my work and learning, striving to improve. Self-aware, resilient, and constructive in embracing change. Striving to achieve a significant and lasting impact on the lives of children and young people, and to secure equality for girls. Challenging myself to be bold, courageous, responsive, focused and innovative.

    Understand and adhere to the policies, processes, practices and standards relevant to own work and keeps keep knowledge and skills up to date.
    Collaborating with team members, colleagues and partners in finding creative solutions to problems by sharing information, experience and ideas and actively seeking their input.

    Respecting all people, appreciating differences and challenging inequality in programmes and the workplace. Supporting children, girls, and young people to increase their confidence and to change their own lives. Empowering other staff to give their best and develop their potential.
    Achieves desired outcomes and finds innovative solutions by using the expertise and creativity of others and adopting a coaching approach with the people they manage or advise.
    Creates space for reflection and uses external evidence and internal evaluation to identify what and how we need to improve and then to support others through change.
    Understanding Plan International’s purpose, priorities, values, and approaches in our work context. Adhering to relevant policies, processes, practices, and standards, and being pro-active in continuing technical and professional development

    Business Management competencies

    Manages legal and reputational risk including risk assessment, communication, risk management and reporting in full compliance with risk-related standards, including in areas such as Child and Youth Safeguarding and Protection, Gender equality and inclusion, Counter Fraud, Safety, and Security
    – Managing activities and resources including skills in strategic thinking, planning and organizing, financial planning and monitoring, negotiation and programme and project management
    – Managing people and information including skills in assessment and coaching, evidence-based management, communication skills, both speaking and writing and digital working, including personal digital skills
    -Managing resources and delivery: -Knows the resources required for their role. Manages their own workload, avoiding under or overcommitting to delivery activities; -Works according to a budget and uses the relevant financial systems.; -Works according to principles of data protection; -Understands how information is used for reporting and decisions making; – Seeks to continually improve personal working practices.
    -Programme and project management: -Aware of the programmes that Plan International delivers directly and through partner organizations. -Aware of the program and project management procedures relevant to their role.; -Complies with financial procedures and controls relevant to their role; -Seeks opportunities to reflect on and learn from all work.
    -Digital working: Identifies ways to use digital to improve the effectiveness of work activities. Understand how digital enablers can contribute to achieving Plan International’s purpose.  Utilizes the digital tools available in line with privacy and safeguarding guidelines.
    -Evidence-based management: Understands the importance of high-quality data and the implications of poor data.  Understands what data Plan International needs to inform decision-making. Interprets a range of sources to inform evidence-based decisions relevant to their role.

    Technical expertise, skills, and knowledge
      Qualifications/ experience essential: 

    Minimum Bachelors and preferably a Masters in gender studies, social sciences, or related courses;
    A minimum experience of 7 years in implementing program management or community development work and mainly in implementing Gender transformative work especially while working with girls and youth;

    In-depth knowledge of the links between gender equality, children’s rights and NGO development and humanitarian programming practice;
    Demonstrated understanding of gender rights issues in both development and humanitarian contexts;
    Demonstrated knowledge and experience in conducting gender analysis and its application to child-rights programming;
    Experience designing, implementing, and evaluating high-quality programmes with demonstrated impact on improving gender equality or girls’ empowerment;

    Excellent understanding of relevant policy-making processes and institutions on gender equality;
    Commitment to Plan Kenya’s position on promoting girls’ rights and gender equality and integrating all these aspects in their day to day work;
    Knowledge of the regional context would be desirable.

    Skills

    Strong verbal and written communication skills and ability to communicate complex concepts around gender equality and empowerment clearly and concisely and apply them in practical situations;
    Demonstrated facilitation and training experience;
    Demonstrated experience coaching and mentoring field-based program staff using a variety of methodologies (workshop-based training, appreciative inquiry, etc.) on integrating gender-sensitive approaches and considerations into day to day fieldwork;
    Strong project management and leadership skills;
    Ability to build internal and external networks across countries;
    Able to collaboratively develop guidelines and standards;
    Proactive self-starter able to work to deadlines;

    Behaviors

    Promotes innovation and learning;
    Inspires trust and support from others;
    Provides vision and direction;
    Result oriented, good interpersonal and communication skills including influencing and negotiation;
    Self-motivated;
    Culturally sensitive;
    Flexible, adaptive while maintaining strategic and longer-term focus;
    Demonstrably committed to Plan’s goals and values, in particular with regard to equity and justice;
    Commitment to Plan values and willingness to abide by Child and Young people Safeguarding Policy and hold others accountable;
    Excellent planning, coordination, and reporting skills.

    Languages required

    Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.

    Apply via :

    al.org

  • Temporary Finance Assistant -SSC

    Temporary Finance Assistant -SSC

    The Shared Services Centre Statement
    The Shared Services Centre is a Centre of Excellence based in the MEESA region office.  The center’s vision is that within 2 years its clients will have recorded added value within their support services.  The center is committed to reliable, efficient, and effective service to the MEESA regions at a competitive price.  Its ultimate goal is to be trusted, predictable, and dependable to our clients at all times and to ensure commitment to excellent turnaround times in all our service delivery.
    SSC Finance Assistant Role
    The Temporary  Finance Assistant will support the provision of financial and grants management functions and ensure compliance with Plan policies, procedures, and donor requirements at the SSC level.
    The post holder will report to the Senior Finance and Grants Coordinator. In liaison with the Shared Service Centre(SSC) Team supports supported in the implementation of grants and sponsorship budgets in the KCO and MEESA RO offices management scope, reporting lines, key relationships
    Reports to – Senior Finance and Grants Coordinator
    Key relationships
          Internal

    Senior Finance and Grants Coordinator
    Finance and Grants Manager
    Shared Service Centre Team
    Program team members
    Country Office Operations teams
    Human Resources team
    Risk and Compliance team

    External

    External auditors
    Bank officials
    Service providers
    Partners organizations

    Level of contact with children
    Low contact: No contact or very low frequency of interaction
    Physical Environment

    Typical office environment with periodic travel (10%) to program units and Partners organizations.

    Accountabilities and MAIN WORK ACTIVITIES

    Support audits in the retrieval of sampled documents.
    Ensure that all financial documents are properly filed for easy retrieval.
    Any other duty assigned

    Safeguarding Children and Young People (Safeguarding) and Gender Equality and Inclusion (GEI)

    Understands and puts into practice the responsibilities under Safeguarding and GEI policies and Plan International’s Code of Conduct (CoC), ensuring that concerns are reported and managed in accordance with the appropriate procedures.

    Leadership COMPETENCIES

    Courageous, taking a lead, challenging myself and others to achieve purpose, safeguard others and role model values, inside and outside work. Responsible for my work and learning, striving to improve. Self-aware, resilient and constructive in embracing change. Striving to achieve significant and lasting impact on the lives of children and young people, and to secure equality for girls. Challenging myself to be bold, courageous, responsive, focused and innovative.
    Creating a climate of trust inside and outside the organization by being open, honest, and transparent. Holding myself and others to account for decisions and impact on others. Doing what I say I will do. Working effectively with others, inside and outside the organization, including sponsors and donors. Actively supporting colleagues, helping them to achieve their goals. Coming together with others to create and implement solutions in teams, across Plan International, with children, girls, young people, communities, and our partners.
    Respecting all people, appreciating differences, and challenging inequality in programmes and the workplace. Supporting children, girls, and young people to increase their confidence and to change their own lives. Empowering other staff to give their best and develop their potential.
    Understanding Plan International’s purpose, priorities, values, and approaches in our work context. Adhering to relevant policies, processes, practices, and standards, and being pro-active in continuing technical and professional development

    Business Management competencies

    Understands relevant sectoral context including how the sector operates in terms of funding and governance and awareness of Plan’s purpose, values, and global strategy
    Manages legal and reputational risk including risk assessment, communication, risk management, and reporting in full compliance with risk-related standards, including in areas such as Child and Youth Safeguarding and Protection, Gender equality and inclusion, Counter Fraud, Safety, and Security.
    Managing activities and resources including skills in planning and organizing, financial and project management.
    Managing people and information including skills in communication skills, both speaking and writing and digital working, including personal digital skills.

    Technical expertise, skills and knowledge
    Qualifications/ experience essential:

    Bachelor’s Degree in Finance/Accounting related courses.
    CPA II or other professional qualification in accounting
    1-year relevant accounting experience preferably in an INGO
    Knowledge of finance processes, systems and principles.
    Experience in computerised accounting applications.

    Qualifications/ experience desirable: 

    Previous experience in SAP or ERP
    Analytical skills
    Facilitation and training skills
    Administration and effective communication skills
    Ability to work and interact with others at all levels
    Planning and organizational skills

    Languages required

    Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.

    Knowledge:

    In-depth knowledge of finance processes, systems and principles.
    Good Knowledge of major donors’ compliance requirements
    Proven ability to support program teams during budgeting and reporting

    Skills:

    Ability to work and interact with others at all levels
    Hands on experience and skilled in usage of SAP or Major ERP system
    Strong analytical skills
    Excellent planning, management and coordination skills
    Ability to communicate clearly and effectively

    Behaviors:

    Role model our values and behaviors both internally and externally.
    Engages sensitively with community members on issues of gender equality and inclusion, demonstrating an understanding of the local culture and context.
    Promotes equality, including gender equality, inclusion and girls’ empowerment in Plan’s work and in its work with partners
    The ability to build collaborative working relationships
    Uses creativity to challenge the norm and promote innovation and thinks and acts for the wider organization – linking partnership opportunities with the context of the wider organizational strategy
    Communicates effectively at and with a range of appropriate styles for different audiences
    Builds capability through knowledge sharing, networking, mentoring, coaching and advocates the importance of knowledge management

    Apply via :

    al.org

  • Head Of Business Development

    Head Of Business Development

    The Opportunity
    Plan International Kenya’s (PIK) strategic goal in the next five years is to end teenage pregnancies and end all forms of gender-based violence against adolescent girls and young women. We aim to help create an enabling environment where girls and young women are safe, valued, equally cared for and have equal opportunities. PIK will contribute to the global strategy by aiming to reach approximately 3 million girls and young women directly over the period of the strategy 2022-2026 and to reach additional beneficiaries through its interventions.
    Plan Kenya’s redefined strategy represents a strategic shift in focus; the Head of Business Development leads in ensuring optimal resourcing of the strategy and is responsible for identifying multiple and diverse sources of funding locally and internationally.As a member of the Plan Kenya leadership team, the Head of Business Development will help formulate, review and revise country business plans, as well as organisational strategies and priorities. S/he leads in the development of new business opportunities in order to generate resources for programme development. S/he will develop and/or review and steward the implementation of the Resource Mobilisation Strategy and ensure PIK’s strategic positioning with Plan International National Offices, partners and donors and maximise opportunities in line with the country strategy. S/he will represent Plan International Kenya at relevant forums and networks whenever appropriate as well and collaborate with colleagues to foster innovation and new product development for resourcing. The position holder will stay abreast of international development policies and best practices with particular attention to issues pertaining to climate change, gender equality, children and young people. S/he will work closely with the Country Director and the Director of Strategy, Program Development and Innovation in identifying, nurturing and strengthening strategic partnerships with donors so as to advance our purpose in Kenya through resourcing of our country strategy.
    Requirements

    A Master’s Degree in International Relations, Development studies or similar relevant to the position;
    15 years of relevant experience especially in the INGO Sector with at least 5-7 in Business Development within the INGO or the Private sector;
    Demonstrated track record of proposal writing with a proven fundraising record;
    Proven experience and ability to collaborate with different donors, governments and the private sector; 
    Demonstrable working experience in programme design and development; experience in Plan International’s areas of programming preferred;
    Knowledge of developmental agendas in complex and protracted development and humanitarian landscape with pertinent pitch capabilities;
    Experience in funding within this context would be an added advantage
    Ability to communicate effectively and authoritatively on area of expertise, and influence others to reach common goals; 
    Experience in leading team, coaching and mentoring, especially managing a large team.
    Demonstrable at influencing stakeholders and consensus building.
    Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.

    Apply via :

    al.org

  • Head of Gender & Inclusion

    Head of Gender & Inclusion

    The Opportunity
    Plan International has put gender equality and inclusion at the heart of our organizational purpose. We believe that adopting a gender transformative approach ensures that our work results in positive changes and sustainable outcomes for girls and young women, and for society more broadly.
    Our commitment to gender transformative change goes beyond addressing “symptoms” to explicitly tackle the root causes of gender inequality and exclusion, particularly unequal power relations, discriminatory social norms and systems, structures, policies and practices.
    The Head of Gender Equality and Inclusion provides global strategic leadership to Plan International’s work on gender equality, inclusion and girls’ rights across all areas of our workplaces and programming. The position ensures that Plan International’s programme and influencing work around the world effectively integrates gender equality and inclusion as a core part of our strategy.  Likewise, the post also ensures that gender equality, inclusion, and girls’ rights are effectively integrated across Plan International’s internal organisational structure and culture.
    Key Deliverables

    Leading Plan International’s global community of practice on gender equality, intersectionality, and feminist leadership to provide bold, innovative and inspirational thought leadership on gender equality, intersectionality, girls’ rights and feminist principles, while influencing internal policies, processes, structures, and people to embrace Plan International’s gender transformative agenda. 
    Building Plan International’s global reputation as a thought and practice leader on gender equality, inclusion, and girls’ rights in different contexts and under a changing global environment due to COVID-19 you will role model and embrace feminist approaches to leadership and organisational culture.
    Working closely with Plan International offices and departments to provide global strategic and passionate leadership for integrating the cross-cutting work of gender equality and inclusion across all of Plan International’s programmatic and influencing work, and across our offices and staff. 
    Contributing to global leadership on Plan International’s wider priorities, processes & systems to support high quality work, and to ensure a meaningful and relevant focus on gender equality and inclusion you will ensure gender equality and inclusion are recognised by Plan International staff as mutually re-enforcing and interconnected across core areas of Plan International’s work.
    Working with Plan International’s programme leadership and global technical advisors’ team, to provide global leadership on the integration of gender equality and inclusion across Plan International ’s programme and influencing work you will also work with Plan International’s executive team and HROD department to provide leadership on mainstreaming gender equality and inclusion across Plan International’s internal organisational processes and workplaces.
    Collaborating with Programme Monitoring, Evaluation, Research and Learning (PMERL) Girls and Youth Power and Action (GYPA) and Strategy & Collaboration teams, and others to drive development of evidence-based, innovative, scalable and gender-transformative programme models and flagship programmes in the context of COVD-19.
    Leading a small, high performing team of global technical staff, located in different parts of the world, and coordinating closely with the regional gender and inclusion specialists and core members of the Global Gender and Inclusion Group (GIG) is a key part of this role. You will also contribute to the overall leadership of the Gender Transformative Policy and Practice team, driving delivery of the value proposition and continuous improvements in people management and ways of working.

    About You
    You bring deep knowledge of key concepts of gender equality and inclusion, global girls’ and women’s rights and feminist movements and experience of leading gender equality, inclusion, and/or girls’ rights initiatives in complex international organizations.
    You will have prior experience of implementing gender, age, and inclusion and policy, power and stakeholder analysis in a wide range of complex contexts. The ability to identify risks, barriers, and enablers for the participation of children, adolescents, and girls with disabilities as well as other excluded and vulnerable groups is imperative as is the knowledge of how such analysis can be used to inform holistic, gender transformative and inclusive programmes and for influencing legal frameworks and public policies.
    Bringing knowledge and applied experience of participatory approaches, methodologies, and tools for use in campaigning and activism when working with girl-led groups in a variety of contexts you will have an excellent understanding of relevant policy making processes, influencers, and institutions including insights into institutional politics.
    With a proven track record of senior leadership and achievement amidst a fast-paced international development environment you are adept at navigating a complex organisational structure to get things done. You will have supported organisational change to ensure a work environment that promotes diversity and inclusion, challenging discrimination, sexual harassment and gender-based violence. You will identify the gender equality/inclusion/girls’ rights capacity needs of staff and put in place strategies to address them.
    A compelling influencer and communicator, externally you will connect with and influence national and/or global discussions on gender equality and inclusion and build effective networks, alliances and partnerships with women’s movements, youth movements, indigenous’ movements and LGBTIQ networks. You will build and create common agendas with governments, the private sector and civil society to integrate children, adolescents and youth from diverse groups in society by informing gender responsive and inclusive legal frameworks, public policy, budgets and institutional services.
    Please follow this link for a full role profile and person specification; 
    https://planinternational.sharepoint.com/:w:/s/PeopleandCulture/EQff2iKC8tFGp9d2uFL_z74BTm7_1S9ZeOqPTYAy7P6_PQ?e=UzOcL3
    Location: Flexible where Plan International has a legal entity and the applicant has the pre-existing right to work and live. Those locations closest to Plan International’s point of impact are preferred.
    Type of Role: Permanent where possible. The employment practices in some locations may dictate a fixed term contract. 
    Reports to: Director of Gender Transformative Policy and Practice
    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 Global Hub office in the UK the salary would be circa £55-65000 per annum
    Closing Date: Monday 20th September (12pm UK)

    Apply via :

    al.org

  • Integrated Senior Projects Coordinator (Bondo)

    Integrated Senior Projects Coordinator (Bondo)

    ROLE PURPOSE
    Reporting to the Program Unit Manager – Kisumu, the Senior Integrated Projects Coordinator (Bondo) will be responsible for overall oversight of Plan Kenya’s operations in Bondo. S/he is responsible for partnership building with the County Government and other stakeholders, manage the projects teams to ensure achievement of results for the beneficiaries especially girls and sponsored children and over see the implementation all projects in the programme area. The incumbent will work closely with the KCO transition team to ensure smooth phase out of the PU and continuity of grant operations.
    ACCOUNTABILITIES AND MAIN WORK ACTIVITIES
    Planning, strategy and policy (10%) 

    Provide strategic leadership and support project teams to develop quality project outlines in line with the Country & Global Strategy and the Program Influencing & Quality Policy (PIQP).
    Ensure sponsorship and program work directly contributes to the outcomes for girls and young women are realised and that girls take lead in advocating for their rights
    Advance a seamless integration of Program and Sponsorship processes to give the organization optimal results
    Ensure compliance with relevant donor policies, contracts, and agreements.
    Influencing stakeholders and duty bearers to the enactment and enforcement of policies relevant to Plan work.
    Promote sensitization of staff, stakeholders and partners on Plan’s policies, strategies, procedures, values and behaviours. 
    Enhance compliance to child sponsorship policies and guidelines
    Ensure correct and appropriate branding and media coverage at all times while working in contact with the Communications Manager and Country Director.

    Programme and project design and influence (15%) 

    Enhance realization of children and girls’ rights through design and implementation of gender transformative project interventions.
    Ensure meaningful engagement with relevant stakeholders (including sponsored children) in program activities.
    Ensure effective management of all communications with National Offices & country office on child sponsorship.

    Working in Partnership and resource mobilisation (15%) 

    Lead relationships and represent the organization at county government authorities and departments and establish and maintain strong networks and partnerships at sub-county and county levels to ensure Plan’s profile is held in high esteem
    Participate in relevant County level cluster meetings and promote Plan’s development agenda.
    Promote active engagement and participation of communities in Project activities.
    Identification, engagement and capacity development of partners to support program implementation.

    Quality improvement and standards (15%)

    Ensure timely and effective implementation of programs according to approved project outlines and approved monthly activity and budget plans.
    Monitor the progress of project implementation and undertake corrective actions.
    Develop quality and timely reports in accordance with Organization guidelines and procedures.
    Monitor child sponsorship activities to ensure realisation of sponsorship commitments and monthly KPIs
    Promote evidence-based programming through data gathering and dissemination with wide consultation of sponsored families and other stakeholders.
    With support of M&E, enhance learning and knowledge management through documentation and profiling of Plan’s work.
    With support of M&E, maintain a beneficiary tracking system in line with monthly and quarterly reporting tools.

    Financial Responsibility (10%)

    The incumbent will have oversight of the Satellite Office budgets and be the primary budget holder for several allocated budgets to levels set by the executive management team, which can be varied at any time. S/he will track monthly sponsorship activity budgets and report on any variances to relevant project/program managers and the Country Office finance manager.
    Support the development and execution close out plans and budgets for the PU
    Ensure smooth transition of donor funded projects upon phase out of the PU
    Monitor expenditures to promote prudent budget management.
    Support the development and usage of procurement plans in execution of project activities.
    Ensure timely procurement of goods and services at the Satellite Office level and Coordinate with the Administration manager at the Kenya Country Office (KCO) level to ensure availability of credible supplier database at all times.

    Risk Management (10%)

    Risk assessment and ensure existence and compliance of controls for proper risk management for all functions at the PU level (operations & programs).
    Provide oversight on asset, fleet, office and inventory management
    Ensure Satellite Office resources such as assets are properly managed and accounted for following the laid down procedures at all times. 
    Leading audit management responses and corrective action plans
    Ensure phase out from sponsorship is managed well to safeguard sponsored children and their families and reputation of PIK

    Capability building and People Management (15%) 

    Provide strategic leadership that inspires the Satellite Office team towards the realization of Plan purpose
    S/he will supervise approximately 3-4 staff. 
    Manage staff performance and deal with any unsatisfactory performance proactively
    Undertake appropriate representation at leadership level and promote effective communication between the Satellite Office and the country office.
    Promote team cohesiveness and integration at the Satellite Office level and ensure all staff are clear on their individual contribution to the overall program goal
    Manage change in the phase out of sponsorship operations
    Coach and mentor direct reports to enhance their skills

    Safeguarding Children and Young People (Safeguarding) and Gender Equality and Inclusion (GEI) (5%)

    Understands and puts into practice the responsibilities under Safeguarding and GEI policies and Plan International’s Code of Conduct (CoC), ensuring that concerns are reported and managed in accordance with the appropriate procedures.
    Leads the orientation of programme staff to ensure that they are properly inducted on and understands their role in upholding Plan International’s safeguarding and GEI policies;
    Ensures that Plan International’s global policies for Safeguarding Children and Young People and Gender Equality and Inclusion are fully embedded in project design, during implementation and as principles applied in day-to-day work of Programme team;
    Ensures that Plan Kenya contributes to Plan International’s global efforts to ensure safeguarding and GEI, including making sure that relevant reporting and data are submitted. 

    Other duties ( 5%)
    Any other duties as assigned by the supervisor
    Technical expertise, skills and knowledge
    Qualifications/ experience essential: 

    Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences, Project Management, Development studies and related disciplines. Post graduate qualification is an added advantage.
    4 years’ relevant experience preferable in management of gender transformative and girls’ rights projects
    At least 2 years’ experience managing teams.
    Demonstrable experience managing projects with budgets over and above US$1 million preferably across various thematic areas.
    Demonstrable experience in implementation of programs through partnerships.

    Qualifications/ experience desirable: 

    Sound understanding of integrated development issues and rights based programming.
    Experience in advocacy and influencing
    Thorough knowledge of programming methodologies
    Experience in capacity building of partners
    Experience working with grassroots organizations 
    Specialist expertise in either Inclusion or Social and gender norm change 

    Languages required

    Excellent written and verbal communication skills in Kiswahili and English.

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  • Partnerships Advisor

    Partnerships Advisor

    FEMALE CANDIDATES ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY 
    ROLE PURPOSE
    Plan International is a rights-based development and humanitarian organization working for better lives for all children. We are independent of government and have no political or religious affiliation. Our purpose is to strive for a just world that advances children’s rights and equality for girls. We have been building powerful partnerships for children for more than 80 years, and are now active in more than 70 countries. Our global strategy has a specific focus on girls, as they are often the most marginalized and most often left behind. We have committed ourselves to the ambitious target of reaching 100 million girls over 5 years, to ensure they can learn, lead, decide and thrive. This is our contribution to reaching the sustainable development goals, and in particular the goals on gender equality. Our organization is transforming itself to meet this enormous challenge everywhere we work. We need bold, forward-thinking and innovative individuals to lead our country operations, driving change and delivering results that will allow us to reach our target of 100 million girls.  
    With approximately 38 years of experience in implementing its programme, Plan International Kenya (PIK) mainly operates in 10 geographical areas; Nairobi, Machakos, Kajiado, Tharaka-Nithi, Siaya, Kwale, Kilifi, Homa Bay, Kisumu and Tana River.
     
    Plan International Kenya Strategy statement
    Plan International Kenya’s (PIK) strategic goal in the next five years is to end teenage pregnancies and end all forms of gender-based violence against adolescent girls and young women. We aim to help create an enabling environment where girls and young women are safe, valued, equally cared for and have equal opportunities. PIK will contribute to the global strategy by aiming to reach approximately 3 million girls and young women directly over the period of the strategy 2022-2026 and to reach additional beneficiaries through its interventions. 
    The Partnerships Advisor will lead in building better partnerships and partnerships that drive our localisation agenda as a country office, and mainly at national and county levels while aligned to Plan Kenya’s Country Strategy and Plan International’s Global purpose. Plan Kenya’s success lies in the partnerships we build and it is important now, more than ever, to strengthen our partnerships. This is an opportunity to be involved in a challenging, innovative and high profile localisation programme, making a real contribution in helping to shift power by driving concrete actions at the country level and driving new models of partnerships at the country level to solve many complex problems that the COVID-19 crisis has highlighted.  The role will support Plan Kenya’s investment in partnerships to expand influence, access to expertise and to resources and enable Plan Kenya build back better in a sustainable and inclusive manner and converge on common challenges and issues to drive lasting and transformative change for children, especially girls. Guided by these principles the Partnership Advisor will therefore collaborate with the Influencing and Advocacy and other Technical Advisors to strengthen the role of Civil Society in all their initiatives that address children and especially girls’ rights. In collaboration with the grants team, Program and Project Managers s/he will provide technical support and build the capacity of local organizations and implementing partners so that we can jointly deliver transformational and lasting change for children, especially girls. 
    ACCOUNTABILITIES AND MAIN WORK ACTIVITIES

    Strategy design and planning – (30%)

    Model partnerships:  Lead in the integration and effective implementation of the new Plan Policy on Building Better Partnerships (BBP) in alignment with Plan Kenya’s Country Strategy and Plan International’s Global purpose on ensuring the creation of an equal, systematic, positive, and process-driven approach to partner engagement and relationship management;
    Develop minimum standards, technical frameworks and strategies on Building Better Partnerships strategy, powering the movement and collaboration with partners that are in line with Plan Kenya’s new five year strategic and our Global ambition;
    Ensure that all PIK staff and implementing partners understand the importance of Building Better Partnerships global policy and how it relates to them in their contexts, and that they are fully involved in its implementation, and contribute to the ongoing research, development and implementation as well as dissemination and sharing of best practices and innovative approaches to maximise performance and sustain achievements in Building Better Partnerships;
    Coordinate and collaborate with relevant Partnerships’ personnel at regional, national offices and the Global Hub, as well as Project Managers and project personnel at county levels to help them build a network of key partners and stakeholders, keeping abreast of evolving trends (social, economic, and political), including the application of innovation to partnership development as well as ensure coherent interactions with partners; 
    Support the development and roll-out of new partnership models and methods to effectively formal and informal youth and women led organisations, traditional leaders and faith-based leaders as part of existing or new program initiatives; 
    Develop and annually update a partners’ database on information relating to Partners’ and, Donors’, individual requirements and goals, and such other key details as are relevant to the development and maintenance of those partnerships;
    Contribute to drafting of partnership agreements and/or contractual documents such as Memorandum of Understandings (MoUs), Non-disclosure Agreements (NDAs) while ensuring the tenets of BBP and localisation are an integral part of Plan Kenya’s partnership agreements;
    In close collaboration with the Influencing and Advocacy and other Technical Advisors capacity build girl leaders and groups to empower them meaningfully form girl-advocacy partnerships to strengthen Plan’s global girl-led movement building as well as monitor and share developments in the national debates, policy and decision-making with regard to civil society’s role and their democratic space / enabling environment, including key developments at the National and County levels;
    Advice on the partnership networks for overall enhancement of partnerships at the different levels of engagement (County, National and Global);

    Technical Support and Capacity Building for Programme Quality (30%)

    Oversee the development, and implementation of PIK’s partnership tool kit, as may be required and other relevant frameworks that are aligned to Plan Kenya’s Country Strategy and Plan International’s Global purpose and ensure that these toolkits and frameworks are disseminated to pertinent staff within Plan Kenya;
    Responsible for conducting partner assessments and working jointly with the 
    partners and Technical Advisors to develop customized plans, that include a monitoring
    and evaluation plan for organizational improvement; 
    Lead in identification of programs and projects needs for technical assistance and plan for tailor made technical support sessions including partners’ capacity to monitor and adapt to the changing operational environment;
    Help build partnerships capacity and negotiation skills among PU and project managers;
    Collaborate with the technical team to conduct joint-field visits to link Plan Kenya’s 
    development initiatives with the wider organisational goals for quality service delivery and
     impact;
    Coordinate organizational development and capacity building activities with other ongoing
     program initiatives, to maximize the Return on Investment and minimize overlaps an
    duplication; 
    Lead on the provision of proven and appropriate methods of training including and not
     limited to mentoring and coaching to improve the technical and management capacity of Plan Kenya’s implementing partners;
    Assess the capacity of PIK to deliver on Building Better Partnerships and undertake capacity strengthening measures based on these assessments; 
    Represent Plan Kenya in technical meetings at the national meetings or working groups that are related to partnership building 
    In liaison with the Technical Advisors, Grants Team and other core staff identify an
     optimize opportunities for mutual capacity building/learning amongst different partners;
    In collaboration with Monitoring Evaluation Research and Learning team, monitor and 
    report on all relevant information regarding the organizational strengthening investments
     made by Plan Kenya;
    In collaboration with Monitoring Evaluation Research and Learning team, support in 
    knowledge management and learning on partnership strengthening as well as ensure joint monitoring initiatives together with our implementing partners;
    In close collaboration with the Program Implementation and Quality directorate, provide technical support to partners for the development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of quality and innovative programming, including grant-financed initiatives. 

    Resource mobilisation and programme development (25%) 

    Incorporate lessons from Plan Kenya’s technical experiences in building better partnerships into high quality thought leadership pieces and positioning activities for industry engagement and participation in practitioner networks; 
    Lead and actively participate in resource mobilization efforts to deliver on Building Better Partnerships as appropriate through proposal and concept note writing as well as product development;
    Develop tactical and strategic relationships with key funding agencies and private sector, implementation and other partners, and Plan International colleagues in National and Regional Offices who work on Partnership building so as to tap and create new funding opportunities; 
    Provide strategic leadership for the identification, up-scaling and resourcing of effective models and methods for the strengthening partnerships and mutual learning, including CSOs, community-based organisations, children and youth organizations, as well as informal civil society group and networks. 
    In collaboration with the grants and BD staff provide technical support to partners in 
    proposal development, reporting and overall donor compliance;

    Risk Management & Financial Responsibility (5%)

    Monitor programme performance and budget utilization and guide on corrective measures where needed;
    Coordinate and support programme quality and delivery on Building Better Partnerships initiatives and projects audits and adequate application of management response across all impact areas.

    Safeguarding Children and Young People (Safeguarding) and Gender Equality and Inclusion (GEI) (5%)

    Understands and puts into practice the responsibilities under Safeguarding and GEI policies and Plan International’s Code of Conduct (CoC), ensuring that concerns are reported and managed in accordance with the appropriate procedures;
    Leads the orientation of programme staff to ensure that they are properly inducted on and understands their role in upholding Plan International’s safeguarding and GEI policies;
    Ensures that Plan International’s global policies for Safeguarding Children and Young People and Gender Equality and Inclusion are fully embedded in project design, during implementation and as principles applied in day-to-day work of Programme team; 
    Ensures that Plan Kenya contributes to Plan International’s global efforts to ensure safeguarding and GEI, including making sure that relevant reporting and data are submitted.  

    Other duties (5%)

    Any other assignment within the scope of work.

    TECHNICAL EXPERTISE, SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE
    Qualifications/ experience essential: 

    Minimum Bachelors and preferably a Masters in social sciences or related courses.
    A minimum experience of 7 years’ in implementing program management or community development work that mainly included partnerships’, coalition or movement building and management especially while working with girls and youth.
     Knowledge and professional experience in the area of civil society strengthening, child rights and child / youth governance and participation. 
    Demonstrated technical advisory expertise in the design, implementation and evaluation of programming for civil society strengthening for children’s rights.
    Relevant work experience from working for civil society organisations, particularly youth and/or members-based organisations, including with organisational development at a strategic and operational level.
    Relevant work experience of advocacy and influence at a strategic level.
    Experience (at least three years) in results-based project management or logical framework, and rights-based monitoring and evaluation. 
    Knowledge of child and/or human rights-based approach, children and youth rights issues.
    Knowledge on gender mainstreaming approaches, such as gender transformative approach.
    Demonstrated facilitation and training experience
    A clear understanding of the strategies for engaging with youth, especially young women in programme activities and advocacy;
    Good understanding of safeguarding standards and protocols; 
    Result oriented, good interpersonal and communication skills including influencing and negotiation;
    Commitment to Plan values and willingness to abide by Child and Young people Safeguarding Policy and hold others accountable;
    Excellent presentation and communication skills; 
    Excellent planning, coordination, and reporting skills;
    Proven experience in providing technical assistance to complex protection programs;
    Commitment to Plan Kenya’s position on promoting girls’ rights and gender equality and integrating all these aspects in their day to day work.

    Languages required

    Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.

    TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES
    Behaviors:

    Engages sensitively with community members on issues of gender equality and inclusion, demonstrating an understanding of the local culture and context;
    Able to view even distressing situations objectively by leaving personal attitudes and judgmental responses to one side;
    Promotes equality, including gender equality, inclusion and empowerment of young women in Plan’s work and in its work with partners;
    Apply participatory influencing methodologies both internally and externally 
    The ability to build collaborative working relationships; 
    Uses creativity to challenge the norm and promote innovation and thinks and acts for the wider organization – linking partnership opportunities with the context of the wider organizational strategy;
    Communicates effectively at a high level and with a range of appropriate styles for different audiences;
    Builds capability through knowledge sharing, networking, mentoring, coaching and advocates the importance of knowledge management.
    Promotes and facilitates teamwork, provides vision and strategic leadership in an inclusive manner
    Flexible, adaptive while maintaining the big picture
    Assumes responsibility for actions and the results of these
    Innovative, entrepreneurial and pro-actively takes the initiative to identify new opportunities
    Able to put visionary ideas into practice and concrete measures. 
    Always ensures child and youth safe-guarding while in and out of work

    PLAN INTERNATIONAL’S VALUES IN PRACTICE
    We are open and accountable
    We create a climate of trust inside and outside the organization by being open, honest and transparent. We hold ourselves and others to account for the decisions we make and for our impact on others, while doing what we say we will do.
    We strive for lasting impact
    We strive to achieve significant and lasting impact on the lives of children and young people, and to secure equality for girls. We challenge ourselves to be bold, courageous, responsive, focused and innovative.
    We work well together
    We succeed by working effectively with others, inside and outside the organization, including our sponsors and donors. We actively support our colleagues, helping them to achieve their goals. We come together to create and implement solutions in our teams, across Plan International, with children, girls, young people, communities and our partners.
    We are inclusive and empowering
    We respect all people, appreciate differences and challenge inequality in our programs and our workplace. We support children, girls and young people to increase their confidence and to change their own lives. We empower our staff to give their best and develop their potential.

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  • Project Management Intern – Nairobi Finance And Grants Intern – Kilifi Administration And Logistics Intern – Homabay Monitoring And Evaluation Intern – Nairobi Program Intern – Kisumu Program Intern – Bondo Program Intern – Kwale Communications intern – Nairobi Country Director’s Office Intern – Nairobi Information Technology Intern – Nairobi

    Project Management Intern – Nairobi Finance And Grants Intern – Kilifi Administration And Logistics Intern – Homabay Monitoring And Evaluation Intern – Nairobi Program Intern – Kisumu Program Intern – Bondo Program Intern – Kwale Communications intern – Nairobi Country Director’s Office Intern – Nairobi Information Technology Intern – Nairobi

    GRADUATE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM FISCAL YEAR 2022/23
    Plan International is a rights-based development and humanitarian organization working for better lives for all children. We are independent of government and have no political or religious affiliation. Our purpose is to strive for a just world that advances children’s rights and equality for girls. We have been building powerful partnerships for children for more than 80 years, and are now active in more than 70 countries. Our global strategy has a specific focus on girls, as they are often the most marginalized and most often left behind. We have committed ourselves to the ambitious target of reaching 100 million girls over 5 years, to ensure they can learn, lead, decide and thrive. This is our contribution to reaching the sustainable development goals, and in particular the goals on gender equality. Our organization is transforming itself to meet this enormous challenge everywhere we work. We need bold, forward-thinking and innovative individuals to lead our country operations, driving change and delivering results that will allow us to reach our target of 100 million girls. 
    Plan International Kenya (PIK) has approximately 38 years of experience in implementing its programme. Currently PIK mainly operates in ten geographical areas; Nairobi, Machakos, Kajiado, Tharaka-Nithi, Siaya, Kwale, Kilifi, Homa Bay, Kisumu and Tana River.
    Plan International Kenya Strategy Statement
    PlK’s strategic goal in the next five years is to end teenage pregnancies and end all forms of sexual and gender-based violence against adolescent girls and young women. We aim to help create an enabling environment where girls and young women are safe, valued, equally cared for, and have equal opportunities. PIK will contribute to the global strategy by aiming to reach directly approximately 2.75 million (children, including girls and Young Women over the period of the strategy 2022-2026 and to reach additional beneficiaries through its interventions. Through the internship program PIK focusses on an accelerated development of fresh university graduates through on-job-learning, mentorship and coaching as a contribution to youth empowerment and employability.
    It is on this basis that we are inviting applications from university graduates to gain hands-on practical experience with Plan’s work.
    The internship program will run for a maximum period of 12 months, effective 1st October 2021 and interns will be based in different units and locations as follows:
    Project Management Intern – Nairobi
    Requirement: A graduate with Bachelor’s degree in Public Health, Environmental Health or Community Health and development;
    The eligibility Criteria

    Must be a Kenyan citizen;
    A graduate from a reputable university;
    Must have completed studies in a relevant field of study within the past 24 months;
    Must be below 25 years old;
    Must be willing to commit their time for the entire period of 12 months;
    Must have good writing and oral communication skills;
    Demonstrated good character, creativity, honesty, positive attitude and ability to learn
    PIK Sponsorship alumni or those who can demonstrate the impact of Plan’s community development work at their homes are encouraged to apply

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  • Deployable Education in Emergencies Specialist

    Deployable Education in Emergencies Specialist

    ROLE PURPOSE
    Plan International is an independent child rights and humanitarian organisation committed to children living a life free of poverty, violence and injustice.
    We actively unite children, communities and other people who share our mission to make positive lasting changes in children’s and young people’s lives. We support children to gain the skills, knowledge and confidence they need to claim their rights to a fulfilling life, today and in the future. We place a specific focus on girls and women, who are most often left behind.
    We have been building powerful partnerships for children for more than 75 years, and are now active in more than 70 countries.
    Plan International is committed to ensuring gender equality is core to our humanitarian work
    The Deployable Education in Emergencies (EiE) Specialist is a member of Plan International’s Global Hub Education in Emergencies team. While on deployment the specialist provides technical support to Plan International’s Country Offices (COs). This normally involves responding to medium and large-scale emergencies to develop, implement, monitor and evaluate EiE programmes. When not on deployment the specialist contributes to Plan’s EiE workplan as agreed with the team. This may include continued follow up from a distance with deployment countries.
    DIMENSIONS OF THE ROLE

    · The post holder will deploy (sometimes at short notice) to support Plan International’s COs to respond to specific humanitarian crises. When on deployment:

    The post-holder may have budget responsibility
    Up to five staff may report to the post holder, as well as a number of indirect reports.
    The post holder will ensure effective representation of Plan International in internal and external for accompanying colleagues based in the country as appropriate.

    When not deployed, the post-holder contributes to Plan’s EiE workplan as agreed with the team. This may include continued follow up from a distance with countries where the post-holder has been deployed.

    ACCOUNTABILITIES
    Accountabilities described apply during deployed and non-deployed time

    Programme Design and Assessment (15 %)

    Ensure all work has a strong child protection, gender and inclusion focus, in line with Plan International’s Global Strategy.
    Lead on multi-sectoral needs assessments, coordinating with Plan International’s other programmatic areas (for example, Child Protection), the Education Cluster/working group, education authorities, teachers and community members including children and young people in all their diversity, ensuring assessment findings are documented and disseminated.
    Support Plan International’s COs during emergencies on assessment of education and protection needs, gender analysis and the design and evaluation of programmes, maximising community participation and ensuring a portfolio of high-quality, conflict sensitive EiE programming globally.
    Provide technical assistance to COs in the formulation of gender-aware (or better) and inclusive EiE programme strategies, plans and proposals that are developed in collaboration with education authorities, that strengthen community capacity and support participation, particularly of adolescents.
    Ensure that EiE interventions are linked to longer-term programming and national education plans and systems.
    Support Plan International COs in the development of preparedness and disaster risk reduction plans for education.

    Programme Implementation (35 %)

    The post holder will deploy to COs to provide technical support and leadership on safe, inclusive and quality education programmes during humanitarian crises.
    Coordinate with education, early childhood development (ECD), child protection, gender advisors and other staff to ensure coherence with Plan International’s Inclusive Quality Education framework and to build synergy with existing skills and training.
    Work with the key emergency and development staff focused on: Inclusive Quality Education (any longer term education work complementing education in emergency programming), ECD, child protection, gender, Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR), Water and Sanitation/Hygiene Promotion (WASH), Cash and Voucher Assistance (CVA), Food Security and Nutrition (FSN), to support integrated programming that reduces protection risks and multi-dimensional barriers to education, and through a strong focus on learning environments that promote social and emotional learning and psychosocial support, supporting the wellbeing of children and young people in all their diversity.
    Ensure alignment of Plan International’s EiE work with key cross cutting priorities (for example, child protection, gender and inclusion) whilst also ensuring innovation is central to our approach.
    Ensure the effective planning, implementation and coordination of education programming, to support access, retention and positive transition through different levels of accredited formal and non-formal education, including strategies that support referral and cross-sectoral service delivery.
    Contribute to the development of gender-balanced staffing plans to implement EiE programme activities and work with the Human Resources (HR) team to recruit in line with approved grants.
    Ensure that EiE interventions are aligned with the Inter-Agency Network for Education in Emergencies Minimum Standards (INEE MS) and related resources, and other global humanitarian standards, guidelines and tools.
    Identify EiE programme supply needs and coordinate with the logistics team to ensure timely procurement and delivery.

    Representation and Partnership (10%)

    Work with country office colleagues to represent Plan International at relevant clusters, working groups, and in other fora related to EiE and facilitate coordination across sectors.
    Participate in the development of the Education Cluster/Working Group response strategies, including the Humanitarian Response Plan, Humanitarian Needs Overview and Rapid Response Plan processes, ensuring a focus on gender and inclusion.
    Identify opportunities and establish dialogue for partnerships and collaboration with other humanitarian agencies and education stakeholders, particularly local partners, representatives of people living with disabilities (DPOs), women’s and youth groups, education authorities, vocational and tertiary education institutions and teaching unions.
    Support the development of Plan International’s profile in EiE programming, particularly in regard to girls and young women in all their diversity.

    Resource Mobilization (10 %)

    Build and maintain relationships with relevant government departments, UN agencies and NGOs.
    Establish/maintain new/existing relationships with key donors.
    Support Plan International’s COs to build a diversified portfolio of funding for EiE.
    Support development and submission of quality proposals in response to identified opportunities at CO level and in collaboration with local partners.
    Programme Monitoring and Evaluation, Reporting and Accountability (10 %)
    Work closely with the Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) team in COs to analyse assessments and develop an EiE M&E framework that appropriately monitors the evolving needs of learners and teachers and aligns with the Education Cluster/working group response strategies.
    Build capacity of EiE and M&E staff to collect and analyse quantitative and qualitative data, ensuring all data is disaggregated by sex, age and disability.
    Document and disseminate key learning from EiE responses and use assessments, evaluations and lessons learned to redefine response strategies and EiE interventions, in coordination with the Education Cluster/working group, education authorities, teachers and members of the community, including children and young people in all their diversity.
    Prepare timely reports on EiE projects in compliance with internal and donor requirements.
    Provide input for regular CO sitreps.
    Ensure accountability activities effectively and efficiently support community members, including teachers and children and young people in all their diversity and that feedback from all relevant stakeholders is considered throughout all phases of the response.

    Learning and Capacity Building (10 %)

    Develop capacity building plans and tools for CO colleagues, or support the implementation of existing plans.
    Support the provision of training, coaching and mentorship to programme colleagues, partners and other key stakeholders on EiE and related issues such as gender equality and inclusion to build capacity to support safe, effective teaching, wellbeing and learning. Identify and if necessary develop training manuals, guidance documents, and toolkits on key education and ECD in emergencies issues, as required.
    Promote the application of best practices in EiE both internally and externally.

    Research, Policy and Advocacy (10%)

    Drive learning, knowledge management and policy impact by authoring, commissioning and contributing to publications, policy documents, briefing notes and other resource materials ensuring that Plan International has distinct knowledge and evidence on gender in emergencies. Support COs to develop case studies and reports of programme innovation and successes.
    Engage with key technical groups within Plan International, representing EiE.
    Contribute to relevant global advocacy and policy objectives with documented learning and evidence.
    Work with the Education Cluster/working group to develop advocacy strategies informed by contextually relevant evidence and analysis to influence national-level plans, programmes and policies.

    General

    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;

    Global Hub DRM Team, EiE Team, Research and MEAL teams, Plan International networks including longer-term development programming
    CO programme and operational support staff
    Regional DRM staff
    Plan International National Organisations, particularly DRM units

    External;

    EiE related Working Groups and relevant in country fora such as the Education Cluster and associated working groups.
    Peer agencies.

    TECHNICAL EXPERTISE, SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE
    Essential

    University Degree or equivalent in education or related fields.
    Significant experience in the planning, design and implementation of integrated, conflict sensitive, gender-aware (or better) education programmes, including in humanitarian settings, that link to contextually relevant, long-term development frameworks. Technical expertise should include:
    Knowledge and understanding of key issues relevant to education, particularly in emergency contexts: resilience, Disaster Risk Reduction, the Sustainable Development Goals and related development frameworks, diversity, gender equality and rights-based approaches.
    Knowledge of child protection principles, child safeguarding, and familiarity with referral systems.
    Good knowledge of INEE Minimum Standards and related resources, and other humanitarian standards (including the Core Humanitarian Standard and Child Protection Minimum Standards)
    Experience of conducting education needs assessments and M&E activities and an understanding of Sex Age and Disability Disaggregated Data (SADDD), Accountability to Affected Populations (AAP) and child/youth participation.
    Experience with advocacy, particularly influencing around girls’ education, inclusion and education continuity in crisis contexts.
    Experience of capacity building and mentoring on education technical areas with a variety of audiences, and the ability to work comfortably with diverse colleagues in sensitive environments.
    Ability to secure funding from public and private funding streams; excellent skills in writing funding submissions and donor reports
    Excellent negotiation and representation skills
    Fluency in English & French, written and spoken.
    Strong team management, staff capacity building and motivation skills in teamwork and networking.

    Desirable

    Experience of working in a range of humanitarian contexts (e.g. refugee, conflict, rapid onset), including with the Education Cluster and cross-sectoral and education authority collaboration.
    Fluency in Spanish, Arabic or any other languages
    Significant network with other organisations involved in this field.

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  • Grants Officer Sub Regional Director for Eastern and Southern Africa

    Grants Officer Sub Regional Director for Eastern and Southern Africa

    Reports to: Country Finance and Grants Manager
    ROLE PURPOSE
    Plan International is a rights-based development and humanitarian organization working for better lives for all children. We are independent of government and have no political or religious affiliation. Our purpose is to strive for a just world that advances children’s rights and equality for girls. We have been building powerful partnerships for children for more than 80 years, and are now active in more than 70 countries. Our global strategy has a specific focus on girls, as they are often the most marginalized and most often left behind. We have committed ourselves to the ambitious target of reaching 100 million girls over 5 years, to ensure they can learn, lead, decide and thrive. This is our contribution to reaching the sustainable development goals, and in particular the goals on gender equality. Our organization is transforming itself to meet this enormous challenge everywhere we work. We need bold, forward-thinking and innovative individuals to lead our country operations, driving change and delivering results that will allow us to reach our target of 100 million girls.  
    With approximately 38 years of experience in implementing its programme, Plan International Kenya (PIK) mainly operates in 10 geographical areas; Nairobi, Machakos, Kajiado, Tharaka-Nithi, Siaya, Kwale, Kilifi, Homa Bay, Kisumu and Tana River.
     
    The Grants Officer is responsible for the assessment and compliance monitoring of grants systems, processes, partnerships; Analysis of budgets and expenditures of program areas.  This role will work with the Country Finance and Grants Manager, the Business Development staff, Project Managers, Finance Departments and implementing partners. The position will be also responsible for capacity building of partners on grants management and improving ways of working and will support start-up and closeout meetings/workshops. In the event of a major humanitarian emergency, the role holder will be expected to work outside the normal role profile and be able to vary working hours accordingly.
    ACCOUNTABILITIES AND MAIN WORK ACTIVITIES

    Award and grants portfolio management (30%)

    Support project specific budgeting in liaison with the grants coordinator and National Office(NO) contact person
    Conduct regular grants monitoring for the project and ensure individual grants performance are being tracked effectively, and that risks and issues are being recognised and action taken.
    Provide regular reports on grants performance to the Project Manager & Grants Coordinator.
    Support in the annual planning process at project level

    Monitoring and analysis of grants 40%

    Track and identify NRGRANT and DUMMY expenditures and ensure timely reversals are done before the closure of the month
    Monitor and analyse activities regularly and work with Project Manager to resolve any issues identified in specific project
    Co-ordinate with Project Manager and Grants coordinator in order to ensure budgets are correctly allocated and phased-in.  
    Track and monitor grants expenditure
    Prepare and deliver timely financial reports.
    Conduct project field visits and spot checks
    Assessment and compliance of systems, processes and partnerships 20%
    Work with project teams to ensure adherence to both donor and Plan processes and procedures 
    Support in grants mapping, central filing and updating grants information in the grants management system 
    Participate in due diligence for implementing partners and review MOUs.
    Conduct capacity building for partners on donor requirements
    Coordinate grants “Kick off” meetings at project level.
    Support timely close out processes for projects.
    Provide information during grants audits and compliance reviews at project level.
    Review of partner’s reports and liquidation of funds. 

    Others (5%)

    Participate in program management meetings
    Support finance in grants reconciliations
    Support in the annual planning process at project level
    Safeguarding Children and Young People (Safeguarding) and Gender Equality and Inclusion (GEI) (5%)
    Understands and puts into practice the responsibilities under Safeguarding and GEI policies and Plan International’s Code of Conduct (CoC), ensuring that concerns are reported and managed in accordance with the appropriate procedures.

    TECHNICAL EXPERTISE, SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE
    Qualifications/ experience essential: 

    Bachelor’s Degree in either business, social sciences or international development
    At least CPA 2 or other equivalent professional qualification in accounting
    Minimum 5 years’ experience in grants management or a similar role in INGO
    Experience in award portfolio management and knowledge of major donors’ (USAID, DFID, EU, etc.) compliance requirements 
    Experience in supporting program teams
    Problem solving skills to identify and lead the resolution of issues
    Strong communication (written and spoken), and interpersonal skills

    Qualifications/ experience desirable: 

    Previous experience in SAP ERP or any recognised grants management system
    Attention to detail and analytical skills
    Planning, management and coordination skills
    Experience in working with multicultural teams
    Facilitation and training skills
    Administration and effective communication skills
    Ability to work and interact with others at all levels

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  • Grants Officer (Nairobi) Finance Accountant (Nairobi) Child Rights And Safeguarding Officer

    Grants Officer (Nairobi) Finance Accountant (Nairobi) Child Rights And Safeguarding Officer

    The Grants Officer is responsible for the assessment and compliance monitoring of grants systems, processes, partnerships; Analysis of budgets and expenditures of program areas.  This role will work with the Country Finance and Grants Manager, the Business Development staff, Project Managers, Finance Departments and implementing partners. The position will be also responsible for capacity building of partners on grants management and improving ways of working and will support start-up and closeout meetings/workshops. In the event of a major humanitarian emergency, the role holder will be expected to work outside the normal role profile and be able to vary working hours accordingly.
     ACCOUNTABILITIES AND MAIN WORK ACTIVITIES

    Award and grants portfolio management (30%)

    Support project specific budgeting in liaison with the grants coordinator and National Office(NO) contact person
    Conduct regular grants monitoring for the project and ensure individual grants performance are being tracked effectively, and that risks and issues are being recognised and action taken.
    Provide regular reports on grants performance to the Project Manager & Grants Coordinator.
    Support in the annual planning process at project level

    Monitoring and analysis of grants 40%

    Track and identify NRGRANT and DUMMY expenditures and ensure timely reversals are done before the closure of the month
    Monitor and analyse activities regularly and work with Project Manager to resolve any issues identified in specific project
    Co-ordinate with Project Manager and Grants coordinator in order to ensure budgets are correctly allocated and phased-in.  
    Track and monitor grants expenditure
    Prepare and deliver timely financial reports.
    Conduct project field visits and spot checks

    Assessment and compliance of systems, processes and partnerships 20%

    Work with project teams to ensure adherence to both donor and Plan processes and procedures 
    Support in grants mapping, central filing and updating grants information in the grants management system 
    Participate in due diligence for implementing partners and review MOUs.
    Conduct capacity building for partners on donor requirements
    Coordinate grants “Kick off” meetings at project level.
    Support timely close out processes for projects.
    Provide information during grants audits and compliance reviews at project level.
    Review of partner’s reports and liquidation of funds. 

    Others (5%)

    Participate in program management meetings
    Support finance in grants reconciliations
    Support in the annual planning process at project level
    Safeguarding Children and Young People (Safeguarding) and Gender Equality and Inclusion (GEI) (5%)

    Understands and puts into practice the responsibilities under Safeguarding and GEI policies and Plan International’s Code of Conduct (CoC), ensuring that concerns are reported and managed in accordance with the appropriate procedures.

    TECHNICAL EXPERTISE, SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE
    Qualifications/ experience essential:

    Bachelor’s Degree in either business, social sciences or international development
    At least CPA 2 or other equivalent professional qualification in accounting
    Minimum 5 years’ experience in grants management or a similar role in INGO
    Experience in award portfolio management and knowledge of major donors’ (USAID, DFID, EU, etc.) compliance requirements 
    Experience in supporting program teams
    Problem solving skills to identify and lead the resolution of issues
    Strong communication (written and spoken), and interpersonal skills

    Qualifications/ experience desirable: 

    Previous experience in SAP ERP or any recognised grants management system
    Attention to detail and analytical skills
    Planning, management and coordination skills
    Experience in working with multicultural teams
    Facilitation and training skills
    Administration and effective communication skills
    Ability to work and interact with others at all levels

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