Organization: Plan
Country: Panama
Closing date: 11 Jun 2017
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 its 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 80 years, and are now active in more than 70 countries.
The Opportunity
In line with the Global Strategy, Plan International has recently developed a new regional structure. This structure divides country offices into sub regions or ‘clusters’ according to geographical proximity or operating model, with each cluster reporting to a Sub Regional Director who is accountable for overall performance and results.
The region of the Americas consists of the Sub-Region of Central America and the Caribbean and the Sub-Region of the Americas. The Regional Office focuses on strategic contribution, influencing and advocating; strengthening country office performance, with a focus on driving change that will create greater efficiency and advance children’s rights and equality for girls.
The Head of Gender Transformative Programming and Influencing provides regional leadership in developing skills, tools and capacities in gender transformative programming in Plan offices and staff across all countries in the Region of the Americas.
The Head of Gender Transformative Programming and Influencing, together with the Regional Director, Sub-Regional Directors and CD’s sets the influencing priorities and ensures adequate focus of the influencing agenda for the region of the Americas to achieve clear results.
The Head of Gender Transformative Programming and Influencing will ensure that a clear vision, consistent message and coherent approach is driving momentum on for gender transformative programming to promote gender equality in all projects in the Region. This position will be responsible for leading a series of initiatives that will inspire transformative change on gender equality—across offices, amongst staff, and within programs.
This will include providing leadership and management to a regional team of gender, programming, grants, communication and DRM (Disaster Response Management) technical specialists; all aligned with the new organizational purpose and strategy.
The Head of Gender Transformative Programming and Influencing will provide the oversight and coordination to the Because I Am a Girl (BIAAG 2.0) in the region.
Provide visionary leadership, direction and motivation to Sub-Regional Directors and Country Directors within the ‘clusters’, through an observable and passionate commitment to girls’ rights and equality for all children. Build and maintain constructive relationships with National Organization representatives and current / potential donors.
Do you have what it takes?
- In order to succeed in this challenging and varied role you will require the following skill set:
- In-depth knowledge of gender transformative programming
- Links between gender equality, children’s rights and NGO development programming practice.
- University degree or equivalent experience in Social Sciences, Children Rights and Gender Studies is desirable.
- Demonstrated understanding of children´s rights and gender equality, contextualized to an NGO and the linkages between CEDAW and the CRC.
- Knowledge of gender analysis programme frameworks and their application to child-rights programming.
- Excellent understanding of the practicalities of designing, implementing, and evaluating high quality programmes that promote gender equality and girls and boys empowerment.
- Excellent understanding of influencing and advocacy and relevant policy-making processes that will lead to transformative change.
- Knowledge and experience in the regional context of Latin America.
- Strong leadership and management skills including performance management, financial management of grants and other resources.
- Strong ability to communicate theoretical concepts like gender transformative change in simple terms and to apply these to practical solutions.
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Strong team-building and motivational skills.
Behaviours (Plan International’s Values in Practice)
We are open and accountable
Promotes a culture of openness and transparency, including with sponsors and donors.
Holds self and others accountable to achieve the highest standards of integrity.
Consistent and fair in the treatment of people.
Open about mistakes and keen to learn from them.
Accountable for ensuring we are a safe organisation for all children, girls & young people.
We strive for lasting impact
Articulates a clear purpose for staff and sets high expectations.
Creates a climate of continuous improvement, open to challenge and new ideas.
Focuses resources to drive change and maximise long-term impact, responsive to changed priorities or crises.
Evidence-based and evaluates effectiveness.
We work well together
Seeks constructive outcomes, listens to others, willing to compromise when appropriate.
Builds constructive relationships across Plan International to support our shared goals.
Develops trusting and ‘win-win’ relationships with funders, partners and communities.
Engages and works well with others outside the organization to build a better world for girls and all children.
We are inclusive and empowering
Seeks constructive outcomes, listens to others, willing to compromise when appropriate.
Builds constructive relationships across Plan International to support our shared goals.
Develops trusting and ‘win-win’ relationships with funders, partners and communities.
Engages and works well with others outside the organization to build a better world for girls and all children.
Type of Role: Five year fixed term contract
Location: Panama, Frequent travel within and outside the region, sometimes to remote areas (40%)
Salary: Competitive
Reports to: Regional Director
Closing Date: Sunday 11th June 2017
Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert early.
Please note that only applications and CVs written in English will be accepted.
A range of pre-employment checks will be undertaken in conformity with Plan International's Child Protection Policy.
As an international child centred community development organisation, Plan International is fully committed to promoting the realisation of children's rights including their right to protection from violence and abuse. That means we have particular responsibilities to children that we come into contact with.
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. We must not contribute in any way to harming or placing children at risk.
Plan International operates an equal opportunities policy and actively encourages diversity, welcoming applications from all areas of the international community.
How to apply:
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