Plan International est une organisation humanitaire et de développement indépendante (organisme caritatif/à but non lucratif/de bienfaisance – sélectionnez le terme approprié pour votre public clé) qui fait la promotion des droits des enfants et de l’égalité des filles.
Poste 1 : Project Manager
Date: 28-Jun-2022
Location: Maiduguri, Nigeria
Company: Plan International
Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian non-profit organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls. We support children’s rights from birth until they reach adulthood, and enable children to prepare for – and respond to – crises and adversity. We believe in the power and potential of every child, but know this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination.
Working together with children, young people, supporters and partners, we strive for a just world, tackling the root causes of the challenges girls and vulnerable children face. We have been building powerful partnerships for children for over 80 years and are now active in more than 70 countries, driving changes in practice and policy at local, national and global levels using our reach, experience and knowledge. Plan International is registered in Nigeria with the Corporate Affairs Commission.
ROLE PURPOSE
Plan International Nigeria is seeking applicants for a project Manager for the FCDO funded through UNICEF for Partnership for Learning for All in Nigeria (PLANE) Education in Emergencies Component activity in Nigeria. The PLANE activity aims to equip out-of-school children and youth in northeast Nigeria (in Borno and Yobe states) with the foundational skills needed to progress to higher levels of education, training and/or engagement in the workforce.
Dimensions of the Role
Communicates within Plan International Nigeria, UNICEF and development partners and related government institutions in two States Borno and Yobe. The Project Manager will be responsible and ultimately accountable for the project’s strategic direction, planning, quality programming and implementation, management, team leadership, stakeholder and partner relationships, and donor deliverables.
He/she will be responsible for overseeing activities contributing to increased systems strengthening. He/she will implement education activities and also document lessons learnt, support assessments and monitoring and evaluation of the Education in Emergencies components of Plan International’s emergency response. He/she is responsible for assessment, response analysis, capacity building. The post holder will also contribute towards the capacity building of EiE staff and Plan Internationals implementing partners.
Accountabilities
- Ensures proper stewardship of Plan Nigeria resources, and adherence to government and donor policies and regulations.
- Project cycle management processes and tools (including detailed implementation plans and annual workplans, M&E Plan, Procurement Plan, Risk register, etc…) effectively implemented to achieve project results and comply with donor requirements, government, and partnership agreements with UNICEF.
- Grant management, disbursement and reporting (quarterly and annually) processes developed in collaboration with the project team(s)
- Expenditure (including that of local implementing partners) is monitored monthly to ensure spending is on track and forecasts are duly updated based on project needs and in compliance with donor regulations.
- Participates fully in strategic planning, annual planning and budgeting and other program planning processes, and ensures that implementing partners are involved where appropriate.
- Provides leadership and management for all direct reports and ensure the establishment of and functioning of a strong, effective and coordinated team.
- Coordinates the management of ongoing relationships with existing partners at the field level and where relevant, leverage those relationships to greater collective impact.
- Regularly communicates to the Education Unit on organizational priorities and key decisions
- Represents Plan International Nigeria with external stakeholders, by attending meetings, making presentations, and providing advice where necessary depending on EiE Specialist request.
- Ensures that team members and all other colleagues uphold Plan shared values in all aspects of their work, perform their duties and functions in a collaborative, effective and supportive team environment.
- Coordinates with all other units as may be required for the support necessary to advance the work for education development.
- Identifies best practices and incorporates new ideas for building the education program.
- Ensures the integration of partners’ voice into program planning and the development of innovative projects.
- Ensure provision of timely and quality programmatic and financial reports as per the requirement of Plan International and the donor.
- Ensure sufficient and efficient management of projects’ budgets.
- Provide leadership and technical support including trainings to both Plan International and partner staff as well as the government.
- Perform any other project related duties as specified by the Supervisor.
Qualifications and experience
Essential
- Master or Bachelor’s Degree in International Education, Special Education, Education, Education Policy and Planning, Educational Administration, International Development or related field required.
- Minimum of five (6) years of education project implementation experience in similar role
- Specific experience in primary education reform, policy framework development, and working in crisis-affected environments
- Demonstrated experience working with government agencies, actors, and other stakeholders at the national, district, and local levels
- Demonstrated expertise in policy mapping
- Ability to lead workshops, trainings, and strategic planning sessions;
- Experience in Monitoring and Evaluation highly desired
- Good knowledge and understanding of DO NO HARM principles and established international child protection standards (especially UNCRC)
- Work experience in North East Nigeria highly preferred
- Strong ability to work independently, organize work, meet deadlines, maintain composure, prioritize work under pressure, coordinate multiple tasks and maintain attention to detail
- Prior work experience on UNICEF or FCDO funding is an asset
- Proficient English oral and written communication skills are essential
- Support the development and implementation of quality assurance policies and tools
- Identify new opportunities to shape and inform quality equitable education policies and programs with data, evidence and lessons learned from non-formal education in Nigeria
- Facilitate local accountability for management and oversight of non-formal learning centers.
Desired
- Experience managing projects in collaboration with local implementing partners
- Experience working with IDPs, refugees and other vulnerable populations (ideal)
- Experience with participatory approaches to education, emergency preparedness, crisis/emergency relief management, or other related area.
- excellent interpersonal and problem-solving skills, creativity and flexibility
- Understanding of gender issues in Nigeria, especially pertaining to the education sector
- Works well in and promotes teamwork, comfortable in a multi-cultural environment, flexible and able to handle pressure well.
- Ability to read and write in both English and others languages in North East appropriately
Skills and Behaviours
- Creates strong sense of purpose and commitment within own part of operations and with stakeholders
- Holds self and others to account to deliver on agreed goals and standards of behaviour
- Demonstrates a high degree of professionalism/integrity
- Provides good and adequate administrative and logistical support to enable programmes to meet meets it’s agreed financial and program outcomes.
- Actively seeks for support in addressing difficulties in execution of duties.
- Strategic thinking and effective contribution to own work and Organizational development.
- Sound judgement and decision-making in complex situations
- Strong emotional intelligence including self-awareness.
- Leads by example to motivate high performance of others
- Very strong commitment to continuous learning
Plan International Nigeria is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, gender or disabilities. Plan International Nigeria is fully committed to child protection to prevent children from all forms of abuse. Women are strongly encouraged to apply. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Poste 2 : PMERL and Salesforce Functional Admin Specialist
Date: 28-Jun-2022
Location: UK, or Globally, Flexible
Company: Plan International
The Organisation
Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls.
We believe in the power and potential of every child. But this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination. And it’s girls who are most affected.
Working together with children, young people, our supporters and partners, we strive for a just world, tackling the root causes of the challenges facing girls and all vulnerable children.
We support children’s rights from birth until they reach adulthood. And we enable children to prepare for – and respond to – crises and adversity. We drive changes in practice and policy at local, national and global levels using our reach, experience and knowledge.
We have been building powerful partnerships for children for over 85 years, and are now active in more than 75 countries.
The Opportunity
As part of the Monitoring Evaluation Research and Learning (MERL) Department, your primary role as the PMERL and Salesforce Functional Admin Specialist is to understand, maintain, advise on and troubleshoot the Salesforce, Vera, Taroworks and OpenFN, tools which comprise a system known as “PMERL” from an M&E functional utilisation perspective. Your role will be pivotal in ensuring utilisation, governance and application aligned to PM and M&E frameworks and operating standards and procedures. You will work closely with both the Y.O.D.A. Programme and IT operational teams who support PMERL from an IT perspective as well as leading engagement with third-parties working to support the platform.
The following are essential for success in this role;
- Qualification as a Salesforce Certified Administrator
- Proven experience in supporting programme and project delivery (programme effectiveness) and M&E through Salesforce systems in a large and matrix organisation, ideally in an INGO/NGO
- Knowledge of programme and project management (programme effectiveness) and ideally Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) operations, principles, practices and processes.
- Experience in business process design and mapping.
- Ability to understand programme and project management (programme effectiveness) and M&E workflow and lateral processes, understand where to probe for inefficiencies and clarity and to lead these discussions with the organisation.
- Experienced in the use of reporting tools to develop standard and ad hoc reports.
- Excellent understanding and application of MS Excel, Visio
- Experience in setting metrics and analytics and the ability to analyse data for operational and strategic decision-making.
For a full job description, please click here – PMERL System Specialist – M&E Function_June 2022.docx
Only CVs and cover letters in English will be accepted.
Location: This role will ideally be based in the UK, employed from the Global Hub for Plan International which is based in Woking, Surrey however other locations with similar time zone where Plan International has an office* that can employ on behalf of the Global Hub and you have the pre-existing right to work and live may be considered. You may be office and/or home or hybrid based
Type of Role: Permanent or maximum fixed-term contract as per employing office’s standard terms and conditions.
Salary: We will be happy to disclose the salary and applicable benefits to applicants as part of this process, however, please kindly note that the salary and employment benefits will be set according to your location and therefore it is not possible to include full details here.
As an indication, if this role was based in the UK the salary would be circa £45,000
Closing Date: 14th July 2022
*Applicable locations include: Australia, Bangladesh, Belgium, Benin, Bolivia, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, China, Colombia, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Finland, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Ireland, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Korea, Laos, Lebanon, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Spain, Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Togo, Uganda, United Kingdom, United States, Vietnam, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the very heart of everything that Plan International stands for.
We want Plan International to reflect the diversity of the communities we work with, offering equal opportunities to everyone regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.
Plan International is based on a culture of inclusivity and we strive to create a workplace environment that ensures every team, in every office, in every country, is rich in diverse people, thoughts, and ideas.
We foster an organisational culture that embraces our commitment to racial justice, gender equality, girls’ rights and inclusion.
Plan International believes that in a world where children face so many threats of harm, it is our duty to ensure that we, as an organisation, do everything we can to keep children safe. This means that we have particular responsibilities to children that we come into contact with and we must not contribute in any way to harming or placing children at risk.
A range of pre-employment checks will be undertaken in conformity with Plan International’s Safeguarding Children and Young People policy. Plan International also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this scheme we will request information from applicants previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures.
Please note that Plan International will never send unsolicited emails requesting payment from candidates.
Poste 3 : Project Officer
Date: 28-Jun-2022
Location: Maiduguri and Damaturu, Nigeria
Company: Plan International
Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian non-profit organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls. We support children’s rights from birth until they reach adulthood, and enable children to prepare for – and respond to – crises and adversity. We believe in the power and potential of every child, but know this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination.
Working together with children, young people, supporters and partners, we strive for a just world, tackling the root causes of the challenges girls and vulnerable children face. We have been building powerful partnerships for children for over 80 years and are now active in more than 70 countries, driving changes in practice and policy at local, national and global levels using our reach, experience and knowledge. Plan International is registered in Nigeria with the Corporate Affairs Commission.
ROLE PURPOSE
The purpose of this role is to support daily implementation of FCDO PLANE II funded Education project, Plan international Nigeria
DIMENSIONS OF THE ROLE
The post holder will directly implement the project and also document lessons learnt, support assessments and monitoring and evaluation of the Education in Emergencies components of Plan International’s emergency response. He/she is responsible for assessment, response analysis, design, capacity building. The post holder will also contribute towards the capacity building of Plan Internationals implementing partners.
ACCOUNTABILITIES
In collaboration with the Project Manager:
- Support in documenting lessons learnt and best practices of the pilot project
- Support the project Manager in designing of the Project Implementation Plans.
- Ensure the execution of the Project Implementation Plan is accurately carried out under the project Manager’s supervision
- Will work closely with the Consortium partners in the execution of the Formal, non-formal (ABEP & IQE) education component of the project
- With support from M&E team, will support to design a Monitoring plan and simple data collection tools to ensure monitoring and data collection of key project indicators (including data of learners, SBMCs, School personnel and others types of beneficiaries.
- Will be responsible for the formation, strengthening and training of the Community structures (SBMCs, PMCs, CBCPCs) etc.
- Will play a key role in the mobilization and engagement of the community and stakeholders in the implementation and monitoring of the project
- Will be responsible for school supervision, and data collection in and out of schools (in non-formal context)
- Will support in organizing and facilitating teacher trainings and assessments
- Support assessment of Education sector in the state of implementation
- Review, assess and update the education situation in areas affected by emergency
- Highlight education issues requiring a response – both immediate (less than 2 months) and medium term and make recommendations on specific PLAN actions required.
- Ensure core commitments to children are taken into consideration.
- Ensure key data from assessments could be used as a baseline for program evaluation. If additional baseline data is required to evaluate children’s learning outcomes, then work with appropriate colleagues to collect this additional information.
- In collaboration with national and international Education actors, map current institutional response capacities – including conducting an education specific 5Ws.
- Support in designing appropriate education interventions based on the outcomes of assessments and the context. Inclusion of quality issues in education and learning outcomes is really important.
- Ensure that issues of early gender, protection, DRR, and conflict sensitivity are factored into the program design.
- Ensure Plan international guidelines, Education cluster standards and INEE Minimum Standards, are considered in implementation and documented.
- Provide regular updates to FCDO Project Manager, on progress, priorities and constraints – verbally and in writing on an agreed frequency.
- Support the implementation of, and represent Plan International in, emergency education coordination mechanisms including any relevant cluster.
- Brief updates and reports on sectoral activities/strategies to donors and other stakeholders.
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
Essential
- University degree or equivalent in Education, Social Science, Social Work, Psychology, or related fields
- Minimum of 3 years relevant working experience Education in Emergencies
- Experience working in Northeast Humanitarian settings
- Good knowledge and understanding of DO NO HARM principles and established international child protection standards (especially UNCRC)
- Experience with participatory approaches to education, emergency preparedness, crisis/emergency relief management, or other related area.
- Experience working with IDPs, refugees and other vulnerable populations (ideal)
- Previous experience directly providing services to children at risk and victims of abuse, exploitation and violence
- Good experience of both Formal and Non-Formal Education in Nigeria context
Desired
- Strong ability to work independently, organize work, meet deadlines, maintain composure, prioritize work under pressure, coordinate multiple tasks and maintain attention to detail
- Excellent interpersonal and problem-solving skills, creativity and flexibility
- Works well in and promotes teamwork, comfortable in a multi-cultural environment, flexible and able to handle pressure well.
- Ability to read and write in both English and others languages appropriately in Northeast Nigeria
Plan International Nigeria is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, gender or disabilities. Plan International Nigeria is fully committed to child protection to prevent children from all forms of abuse. Women are strongly encouraged to apply. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
