Vacant
Position: Regional Gender & BIAAG Program Specialist
Plan International is an independent non-profit organization that advances children’s rights and equality for girls.
Plan International is an independent non-profit organization that advances children’s rights and equality for girls.
Working
in building powerful partnerships for children for over 75 years and present on
70 countries, Plan International strives for a just world, tackling the root
causes of the challenges facing girls and all vulnerable children while working
together with children, young people, our supporters and partners.
Plan International Regional Office for East and Southern Africa
(RESA), is seeking for qualified and experienced candidates for the position of
Regional Gender and BIAAG Program Specialist.This is a regional position which will be based in any of the Country Offices across the region.
Purpose: The Regional Gender
& BIAAG Program Specialist (RGBPS) will sit within Plan Internationals RESA
Regional team, and will provide programmatic leadership and staff support to
staff across the region.
The
core areas of programme leadership will include
(a) Ensuring that all
programmes are in a position to respond to the strong gender focus defined in
the organisations purpose statement
(b) Providing appropriate leadership and
development of the BIAAG portfolio of work
Through
this work the Regional Gender and BIAAG Program Specialist will work with programme
teams across the region to position Plan as a leading organization on gender
equality and girls’ rights.
The
Regional Gender and BIAAG Program Specialist will ensure that Plan has a clear
vision, consistent message and coherent approach to gender equality across the
Region and is expected to actively contribute to identifying high impact
drivers of change in the region, in close collaboration with staff at the IH,
NO, RO and CO levels.
S/he
is also responsible for ensuring that the RO and RESA COs are contributing
meaningfully to Plan’s global initiatives on gender equality, including the
BIAAG campaign.
They will coordinate the BIAAG campaign in the region, so that it is translated into effective and innovative programming, policy and research initiatives that have a direct positive impact on the communities with which Plan works.
Finally,
as appropriate and required, the Regional Gender Equality Program Specialist
will represent Plan in forums that seek to influence policy makers, and contribute
to building Plan’s reputation as a highly respected contributor in the field of
gender equality.
Dimensions of Role: The Regional Gender and BIAAG Programme Specialist (RGBPS) will work as part of a team of specialsts who are managed by the Regional Head of Strategy.
To support Plan’s organizational goal of gender transformative programming, the RGBPS backstops and builds the capacity of RO and CO staff to effectively use a gender lens and systematic gender analysis in the design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of program in RESA.
Finally, the RGBPS plays a key role in monitoring Plan’s progress on gender equality and BIAAG both organizationally and programmatically in RESA by reviewing progress against established regional office GE and BIAAG action plans on a regular basis, leading on the relevant review processes in the regional office and supporting Gender Advisors in COs to undertake the same exercises.
Typical
Responsibilities - Key End Results of Position:
1. Ensure the successful implementation of
regional Gender Equality and BIAAG related projects (25%)
i.
Oversee the design and implementation of regional gender equality and BIAAG
related projects to ensure that project outcomes drive gender equality and
promote girls’ rights
ii.
Provide technical support to Country-level gender equality and BIAAG project
activities as required.
iii.
Ensure that agreed monitoring and evaluation activities of regional gender
equality and BIAAG projects at Regional and CO levels are high quality and are
widely disseminated, including but not limited to baseline survey, mid-term
reviews and final evaluations.
iv.
Build close links with the Project Managers of Girls 2030 programs in the
region i.e. 18+ and BIAAG Up among others.
v.
Engage with National Offices to inform, promote and generate funds for RESAs
regional gender equality and BIAAG work
2. Effectively coordinate the BIAAG (Because
I Am A Girl) campaign in RESA and ensure that it contributes to achieving
Plan’s Regional and Global BIAAG results (35%)
I.
Coordinate the programmatic aspects of Plan’s Because I am a Girl campaign in
RESA, working closely with the Regional BIAAG Task Force.
II.
Lead the development and scale up of multi-level programme models on girls’
empowerment and gender equality across the region.
III.
Develop practical approaches and tools for CO and RO staff to use in monitoring
and reporting on BIAAG-related activities and prepare an annual regional report
that provides a detailed overview of progress at both the RO and CO levels.
IV.
Liaise with Plan IH, NO and CO leads around the development and evolution of
the BIAAG work in the region
3. Support advocacy with external policy
makers and other stakeholders on key issues related to girls rights and gender
equality in the region to build Plan’s profile as a thought-leader in this area
(15%)
I.
Work closely with the Regional Head of Advocacy to proactively identify and
utilise opportunities for high impact advocacy and policy engagement on gender
equality and BIAAG.
II.
Contribute to the development of Plan’s communications and media work on
relevant gender equality and BIAAG issues within the region.
III.
Represent Plan’s positions on gender equality and BIAAG to key external
audiences at the regional and global levels, as needed.
IV.
Develop networks and relationships with key decision makers and influencers for
gender equality and girls’ rights across the region.
V.
Build Plan’s profile as a respected thought-leader and high-level contributor
on girls’ rights and gender equality issues.
4. Build the capacity of Plan’s program staff and partners in RESA to design, implement and monitor gender transformative programs based on Plan’s CCCD standards (10%)
i. Support CO and RO initiatives to build staff capacity around gender equality across all thematic areas.
4. Build the capacity of Plan’s program staff and partners in RESA to design, implement and monitor gender transformative programs based on Plan’s CCCD standards (10%)
i. Support CO and RO initiatives to build staff capacity around gender equality across all thematic areas.
ii.
Manage Plan’s Gender Equality Capacity Building Program in the region,
including monitoring of progress and performance, and working with senior
management in the RO, COs and NOs to ensure that program staff have the
capacity (knowledge, skills and tools) to effectively support Plan’s gender
equality programming priorities.
iii.
Ensure that the CCCD standards on Gender Equality and Tackling Exclusion are
utilized by Plan staff in designing, implementing and monitoring gender
transformative projects.
iv.
Provide leadership and guidance to the Regional Gender Network and its members
to facilitate the ongoing technical support for Plan’s Gender Equality and
BIAAG activities in the region.
v.
Facilitate knowledge management on gender equality and BIAAG within the region,
to enable Plan Offices to build on the wealth of programme experience within
the region, and improve overall quality of programmes.
vi.
Provide technical support to RO/CO HR Managers on integrating gender equality
into performance management systems and organisational practice across the
region.
5. Ensure that Plan’s
Global Policy and Strategy on Gender Equality are effectively used to guide
Plan’s work on gender equality across the region. (15%)
i.
Support CDs and CO Gender Advisors to conduct a Gender Equality Self-Assessment
on a regular basis (every three to five years) and develop CO Gender Action
Plans based on the GESA results.
ii.
Monitor and report on the implementation of the program content within Gender
Action Plans at the CO and RO levels on a quarterly basis and prepare an annual
Regional report that provides a detailed overview of progress at both the RO
and CO levels.
iii.
In collaboration with CO and IH colleagues, develop and monitor the
implementation of the Regional Gender Equality Framework, as well as support
the monitoring the programmatic aspects of Plan’s Global GE strategy in RESA.
iv.
Provide technical guidance and support to RO and CO staff to ensure that key
programmatic and strategic documents such as Strategic Plans, programming
frameworks and funding proposals are based on a strong gender analysis and
substantively contribute to achieving gender equality and girls’ rights in
RESA.
vi.
Actively participate in Plan’s Global Gender Equality Reference Group and
ensure that lessons learned and best practices from RESA inform the
development/refinement of Plan’s global work on gender equality and girls
rights.
Dealing with Problems:
- The
RGBPS is responsible for influencing and supporting the COs and regional
office to strengthen their commitments to gender equality with concrete
and measurable actions;
- Facilitating
and establishing the benchmark for gender equality across the organization
appropriate to the operating contexts in the Region
- Supporting
senior management in setting standards and assuring accountability on
gender equality;
- Advocating
for an organizational culture that exemplifies Plan’s commitment to gender
equality;
- Scaling
up best practice without diluting results, and providing technical
support, across variety of cultural and operating contexts.
- Providing
leadership, energizing technical networks to influence results.
- Identifying
priorities/challenges and identifying practical, sustainable ways to
address them.
- Ensuring
that Plan’s CCCD and Child Protection principles are adhered to strengthen
Plan’s efforts to advocate equal rights for girls and boys.
Communications
and Working Relationships:
- Close
working relationship with other RO program specialists, as well as the HR,
Advocacy, MER and Communications/Campaigns teams in the RO.
- Support
relationship with CO Gender Specialist/Focal Points and Regional Gender
Training team.
- Close
working relationship with Global Gender Advisor and Gender Equality
Specialists across Plan International’s ROs.
- Collaboration
with Plan’s Global Gender Equality Reference Group.
- Active
engagement with external thought-leaders, influencers, stakeholders and
academics.
Knowledge,
Skills, Behaviors, and Experience Required to Achieve Role’s Objectives:
Knowledge
- In-depth
knowledge of the links between gender equality, children’s rights and NGO
development/humanitarian programming practice.
- Five
(5) years experience in a similar position in an NGO setting.
- Bachelors
degree in Social Sciences, Gender and Development or other related field
with program management training and hands on experience.
- 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.
- Knowledge
of the regional context would be desirable
Skills
- Strong
verbal and written communication skills and able to communicate complex
concepts around gender equality and empowerment clearly and concisely, and
apply them in practical situations.
- 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 field work.
- Able
to apply gender analysis in the design, monitoring and evaluation of a
broad range of programmes to support gender equality and girls’
empowerment goals
- Strong
project management and leadership skills
- Ability
to build internal and external networks across countries.
- Able
to collaboratively develop guidelines and standards
- Excellent
communication skills operating at a distance and across a wide variation
in cultures
- Excellent
command of English, both speaking and writing
- Proactive
self-starter able to work to deadlines
Behaviors
- Promotes
innovation and learning
- Inspires
trust and support from others
- Provides
vision and direction
- Communicates
effectively and enthusiastically
- Able
create rapport with wide range of groups
- Self-motivated
- Good
at listening to others and highly respectful of them
- 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.
Physical
Environment and Demands:- Frequent travel within and outside the
region, sometimes to remote areas, approximately 50% of time
Level of Contact with Children: Low contact - Low frequency of interaction
How to
Apply:
Closing
Date: August
31, 2016
Please
note that only applications and CVs written in English will be accepted.
Only
shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
The
position title should be the subject of your email application.
Applications
should be sent to: plan.resajob@plan-international.org
Vacant
Position: Regional Disaster Risk Management Specialist
Plan
International is an independent non-profit organization that advances
children’s rights and equality for girls.
Working
in building powerful partnerships for children for over 75 years and present on
70 countries, Plan International strives for a just world, tackling the root
causes of the challenges facing girls and all vulnerable children while working
together with children, young people, our supporters and partners.
Plan International Regional Office for East and
Southern Africa (RESA), is seeking for qualified and experienced candidates for
the position of Regional Disaster Risk Management Specialist based in Nairobi
with extensive travel across the region.
Purpose of the Position: The
position of Regional Disaster Risk Management Specialist (RDRMS) will provide
support to Country Offices in emergency preparedness planning, surge capacity
building and large scale emergency response management.
The
above includes but is not limited to supporting Country Office Disaster Risk
Management (DRM) capacity assessments during non-response times, humanitarian
preparedness and response capacity assessments at the onset of emergencies,
supporting DRM capacity building initiatives, identifying and documenting good
practices and ensuring humanitarian learning across the region, and providing
leadership to the regions DRM knowledge management.
Key Responsibilities:
- Monitor
and provide timely reports / updates on emerging crises / hotspots in the
region.
- Ensure
Plan International Country Offices (COs) are proactively using early
warning information to prepare both the organisation and supported
communities for effective responses. This includes facilitating CO
contingency planning.
- Facilitate
annual CO disaster preparedness planning processes.
- Ensure
that Plan’s Child-Centered Community Development (CCCD) approach is
reflected I CO disaster preparedness and responses.
- Actively
participate in DRM project designs in COs to ensure these projects have
in-build resilience building enablers.
- Facilitate
regional surge capacity development initiatives including the training of
CO Emergency Response Teams (ERTs).
- Is
responsible for maintaining the regional surge deployment roster.
- Support
CO response capacity assessment at the onset of a humanitarian
response.
- Facilitate
DRM research, evaluations, reflection events, and documentation of good
practices for both internal and external sharing.
- Represent
Plan International at key regional humanitarian and DRM platforms.
- Support
COs with targeted external engagement.
- Where
required, deploy to CO, regional and global responses.
- Carry
out any other duties as required.
Knowledge,
Skills and Abilities:
Must
have:
- Minimum
of a Master’s Degree in a related field of study.
- Requires
at least 7 years work experience in emergency response programming.
- Good
knowledge of the Horn of Africa and Southern Africa humanitarian
landscape.
- Strong
working knowledge of the humanitarian industry including the core
humanitarian standard, humanitarian law, and ability to mainstream key
cross-cutting themes.
- Great
oral and written communications skills.
- Commendable
experience in proposal writing.
- Ability
to facilitate real time evaluations and reflection events.
- Proven
record for integrated program designs in large scale responses.
- Work
experience in a fragile context.
- Outstanding
information management, coordination and networking skills.
- Requires
cross-cultural experience, understanding and sensitivity.
- Strong
commitment to Plan’s child centred and gender sensitive disaster risk
management approaches.
- Experience
in developing DRM training modules and managing capacity building
initiatives.
Work
Environment / Travel: The
position holder must have readiness to travel at very short notice (within
24hours), and should be ready to travel to travel up to 40% of their worktime.
How to Apply:
Closing
Date: August 31, 2016
This
position is open to Kenyan Nationals only.
Please note that only applications and CVs written in English will be accepted.
Only
shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
The
position title should be the subject of your email application.
Applications
should be sent to: plan.resajob@plan-international.org
References will be taken and background and anti-terrorism checks will be carried out in conformity with Plans Child Protection Policy. Plan operates an equal opportunities policy and actively encourages diversity, welcoming applications from all persons meeting the skills and experience required.