Head of Strategy & Social Finance
Location:Globally
flexible, 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 80
countries.
The Opportunity
The Strategy Director is responsible for the
leadership and oversight of Plan International’s global strategy development
and alignment across the organization.
Key accountabilities include;
- Leading on the development of
Plan International’s organisational
long-term vision of what the iNGO of the future should look like
– a vision for the role, shape and size of the organisation that enhances
the organisation’s legitimacy and relevance as a global player in
advancing Girls’ Rights in the future.
- Leading a cross-functional team
to develop the organisational
implications, the roadmap, and business case to implement it.
- Undertaking ongoing horizon
scanning to ensure that globally, regionally, and at the country-office
level Plan International is actively preparing for and adjusting to
opportunities and threats on the horizon.
- Engaging with strategy networks within and outside the
sector to improve strategy practice and to contribute to the sector’s
progress.
- Overseeing a mid-point
review of the Global Strategy including an assessment of the
changing context, the performance and progress against the strategy, and
any recommendations for if and how Plan needs to correct its course.
- Developing a detailed
roadmap for the current 5-year strategy period and an implementation
plan that sets out how and where initiatives are being realised.
- Defining and leading on a
governance structure including reporting mechanisms that enable regular
and coherent
tracking of progress on the strategy and reporting of performance
against it including financial viability.
- Partnering with teams around the
annual planning and
budgeting process. Ensure alignment to the Global Strategy.
- Overseeing the analysis and recommendations
on Plan’s global presence (across 70+ countries). This includes
the maintenance and development of a global dataset to enable effective
decision-making regarding country presence as well as the development of
evidence-based recommendations about how the country portfolio could
change.
- Supporting discussions to ensure effective
leadership and Board decision-making about the country portfolio.
- Overseeing collaboration with
Finance, Membership Services and other functions, benchmark country office
performance internally and identify opportunities to adjust country
operating models through effectiveness and efficiency
improvements.
- Leading on or contributing to discrete
strategic projects that contribute to realising the Global
Strategy and future proof the organisation e.g. strategy support for
regional strategies.
The Requirements
Knowledge
- Good knowledge of and previous
experience of developing global strategies and strategic decision making
- Experience earning the trust of
and negotiating with senior colleagues
- Significant experience in the
strategy consultancy or strategy function of a leading management
consultancy organisation
- Good understanding of analytics
approaches, capabilities and models
- Good understanding of working in
an NGO (desirable)
- Good understanding of the unique
opportunities and challenges that working in a global federated/membership
organisation can bring (desirable)
Skills
- Outstanding strategic and
financial analysis and evaluation
- Business design/ operating model
design experience
- Portfolio management (e.g.
managing programmes, projects or ventures)
- High degree of problem solving
and identifying creative solutions
- Facilitating, influencing and
negotiating with senior executives
- Understanding, building
relationships and engaging tactfully across cultures
- Business improvement or process
improvement
- Executive-level written and
verbal presentation skills
- Project planning and management
Behaviours
- Ambitious and driven, tempered
with effective risk management
- Takes initiative and navigates
through ambiguity
- Logical and structured in
approach
- Holds a high quality standard and
helps others meet standard
- Comfortable working with and
challenging senior managers within a complex governance and management
structure
- Solution oriented and willing to
adapt to changes in demands
- Builds trust and understanding
amongst stakeholders
Please follow this link for a full role
profile; Strategy Director_
JD.docx
Location: The location of this role can be flexible 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.
Type of Role: Permanent or maximum fixed term contract available
as per employing entity terms and conditions
Reports to: Chief Strategy and Engagement Officer
How to Apply
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Closing Date: Sunday 9th April
