The Opportunity
We are seeking an Innovation Manager to work in the Innovation Team in our Global Hub. This role requires an experienced innovation practitioner with a unique blend of creative and technical skills to help us maximise the impact of our innovation capability across the organisation.
You will be responsible for creating an enabling environment for innovation across the organisation. This will involve the design and implementation of a knowledge management system so previous experience in this area would be beneficial. Furthermore, you will create and implement a communications plan for innovation that will build internal understanding and uptake of innovation principles, methods and tools, as well as creating external awareness of the Innovation team’s capability and opportunities for impactful partnerships.
You will also be leading innovation projects, which includes planning and resource management, coaching of teams across multiple locations, facilitation of live and virtual workshops, managing multiple internal and external stakeholders, and ensuring quality assurance, legal compliance and project scaleup.
Reports to Edward Duffus, Head of Innovation
LocationGH, Bogota, Sao Paolo or Nariobi
Travel required: Up to 50%
DIMENSIONS OF THE ROLE
The Innovation Manager will be responsible for creating an enabling environment for innovation across the organisation. In particular, the post holder will:
Lead innovation projects, including planning and resource management, methodological guidance, coaching of project teams across multiple geographies, facilitation of workshops (both live and virtual) with cross-functional teams and partner organisations, contracting and management of consultants, project MERL, safeguarding, quality assurance, legal compliance and data protection, and project scaleup.
Design and implement a knowledge management system for innovation at Plan International, including innovation project MERL
Create and implement a communications plan for innovation at Plan International that will:obuild internal understanding and uptake of the innovation principles, methods and toolsocreate external awareness of Plan’s innovation capability and develop opportunities for impactful partnerships
Create a skilled network of innovators within Plan International that feel inspired and collaborate to identify problems and solutions
Facilitate workshops with cross-functional teams and partner organisations throughout the innovation life cycle, from problem identification through to ideationand rapid prototyping
ACCOUNTABILITIES
The Innovation Manager willbe accountable for:1.The delivery of innovation projects that create a measurable impact in support of the global strategy.
Innovation knowledge management that provides for the innovation needs across the organisation and maximizes the value of learning from projects in the innovation portfolio
Internal and external communications of the innovation capability at Plan International
Ensuring that Plan International’s global policies for Child Protection (CPP) and Gender Equality and Inclusion (GEI), and Data Protection 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
The role will include close coordination with the following internal teams:
Programming, Campaigns, and Influencing teams
Global Fundraising Hub
DRM team
Digital team
All support functions including HR, procurement, finance, and legalThe role will include close coordination and relationship building with:
Other INGOs and intergovernmental organisations
Design, innovation and technology consultancies
Public sector
Private sector
AcademiaThe role will report to the Global Head of Innovation, Edward Duffus.
TECHNICAL EXPERTISE,SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE
Essential
Educated to at least Degree level in a subject relevant for innovation for social impact
Demonstrated the ability to lead the deliveryof new offerings that create significant business value, preferably with social impact
Expertise in design thinking workshop facilitation, preferably in a developing world context
In-depth knowledge of human-centred design and practical experience utilising the techniques in a business context, preferably for social impact
Experience with creating and implementing communication plans for internal and external audiences
Experience with developing effective knowledge management systems and processes
Strong communication skills to articulate innovation approaches and concepts internally and externally
Technology-aware and curious about technology trends, without necessarily having deep technological expertise
Fluent in English and Spanish/French/Portuguese as appropriate to the location of the roleDesirable
Experience working in fragile and low-resource contexts
Fundraising in international development
MERL for innovation expertise and leadership
Experience with building innovation capacity in an organisation, including but not limited to direct skills building and culture change
Experience with managing a large community of practice, preferably in innovation or some related discipline
Knowledgeof and relationships with innovation practitioners across private sector, academia and preferably the development sector
Teaching or coaching skills
Participatory methods, particularly involving children
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