Full-time role, permanent contract, based in London EC1V
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The International Programmes Directorate supports these aims by ensuring that Plan International UK delivers the highest quality policy and programmes. This is an exciting time to join as we implement a range of ambitious plans designed to make us ‘the’ best among our peers. We want to be known for our expertise in girl’s rights and youth, highly-competitive in Education, Economic Security, Child Protection, Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) and Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), and be seen as an ambitious, quickly expanding player in the humanitarian space. We constantly enhance programme quality and effectiveness, raise income from institutional donors (like the British Government), and drive change through setting and influencing policy agendas.
The Disaster Risk Management Unit works across the whole spectrum of disaster work from risk reduction through to recovery, working in collaboration with many of the major NGOs in consortia and as a DEC and START Network member, dealing with rapid response, disaster risk reduction, and conflict sensitivity.
Plan International UK is committed to strongly developing its disasters work and in time aspires to becoming a centre of excellence in Gender, Child Protection, Education and Disaster Risk Management.
Job Purpose
- Support the development of Plan International UK’s disasters and emergencies portfolio as part of the Disaster Risk Management Unit, focusing on the West Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, and the Middle East portfolio.
- Develop and manage a significant part of Plan International UK’s humanitarian and resilience grants portfolio and raise the profile of the organisation as a humanitarian actor.
- Work across various areas, including grant management, programme development, and relationship building both internally and externally to Plan International UK.
- Responsibility to ensure mainstreaming of Gender in Emergencies across the DRMU programme portfolio, including programming that addresses disaster risk, and strengthening community resilience, with support from the Gender in Emergencies Advisor.
- Actively participate in and ensure good flow of information on gender equality and Gender in Emergencies working groups and networks, both internal and external.
The deadline for applications is 9:00am on 13 April 2021
We are committed to the safeguarding and protection of children, young people and adults in our work. We, therefore, apply rigorous recruitment and selection processes to ensure that only those who are suitable are recruited to work for us. Accordingly, appointment to all our roles is subject to a range of vetting checks and for this role this will include a Basic check. A criminal record will not necessarily bar you from working for us; this will depend on the circumstances of any offences
Plan International UK is committed to being an inclusive employer and we welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds
How to apply:
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