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Plan International est une organisation indépendante de développement et d’aide humanitaire qui fait progresser les droits des enfants et l’égalité des filles.

Nous croyons au pouvoir et au potentiel de chaque enfant. Mais cela est souvent influencé par la pauvreté, la violence, l’exclusion et la discrimination. Et ce sont les filles qui sont les plus touchées.

En travaillant avec les enfants, les jeunes, nos sympathisants et nos partenaires, nous luttons pour un monde juste, s’attaquant aux causes profondes des défis auxquels sont confrontées les filles et tous les enfants vulnérables.

Nous soutenons les droits de l’enfant depuis la naissance jusqu’à l’âge adulte. Et nous permettons aux enfants de se préparer et de réagir aux crises et à l’adversité. Nous pilotons les changements de pratiques et de politiques au niveau local, national et mondial en utilisant notre portée, notre expérience et nos connaissances.

Nous construisons de puissants partenariats pour les enfants depuis plus de 80 ans et sommes maintenant actifs dans plus de 70 pays.

role PURPOSE

 

The PIIA Manager oversees leadership in the development and strategic oversight of Plan International Guinea’s programme Impact and influencing work in a program impact and influencing area.

 

The position holder ensures Plan International’s programme and influencing initiatives meet highest levels of technical outcomes, produce results for children, and particularly girls, and contribute to the achievement of Plan’s local and global strategic plans. S/he oversees the annual program & influencing process, monitors progress towards the achievements of CS goals as well as global strategic goals, and defines measures to ensure Plan International’s programme & influencing work is effective within the area of jurisdiction, and puts the organization’s global programme & influencing approach into practice, whether in humanitarian or emergency circumstances. S/he works proactively to engage all important stakeholders around one integrated vision for the realization of children rights and girls equality in Guinea

Dimensions of the Role

The PIIA Manager is the local representative of Plan International throughout the geographical sphere of the PIIA. He / she is a member of the Extended Executive Team of the country (ECMT); he / she works under the supervision of the Head of Program Operations. He / she manages and facilitates the implementation of influence programs through transformative gender projects in line with the Country Strategy, and which contribute to advancing children’s rights as well as equality for girls. He / she manages and contributes to the development of skills of PIIA staff and partners

 

Accountabilities

 

Strategic Planning and Programming and Influencing

 

  • Ensure PIIA influencing work is done with youth, women and marginalized groups
  • Participate and contribute to the development and review of the Country Strategy
  • Ensure the respect and application of the organization’s policies in the PIIA (Gender and Inclusion, Child Protection and Safeguarding, Gender Transformative Programming and Influencing, PQP, etc.)
  • Participate in the Annual Planning and Budgeting process
  • Participate in the Annual and Quarterly corporate reporting process
  • Ensure that all PIIA projects are implemented using a gender transformative approach

 

Operational Planning

  • Ensure regular monthly monitoring of all SAP indicators for the PIIA.
  • Ensure a regular monthly follow-up of all active projects as listed in the Q Report
  • Organize a participatory annual review of all projects
  • 100% of approved projects are gender-transformative
  • 100% of approved projects PQP are compliant
  • Develop a PIIA annual plan in line with the CO’s management objectives

 

Grants Management

 

  • Oversee active reporting (narrative and financial) process in a timely manner
  • Grant-funded projects are implemented according to approved timelines

 

Partnership Management

 

  • Ensure close monitoring of all implementing partners
  • Oversee the partnership review in the PIIA and conduct partnership surveys
  • Participate in partners’ capacity assessment, and development capacity building plans
  • Contribute to the continuous strengthening of the capacities of implementation partners

 

Sponsorship

 

  • Ensure Sponsorship integration in Programs
  • Ensure the PIIA is compliant with our corporate sponsorship commitments
  • Ensure that 100% of communications items are produced by the PIIA
  • Pay regular visits to sponsored children and families

 

 

Dealing with Problems:

Complexity of problems handled & the degree of investigation, analysis, & creative thinking required to solve them

  • The PIIAM manages a large team. Excellent team managing skills and efficient communication are crucial for the job holder to succeed. Supporting the development of country colleagues to build a high performing team will be crucial to the success of this role.
  • Plan International Guinea’s programme portfolio is steadily growing, the right staffing, skills set and delivery mechanisms will need to be in place to ensure timely and effective portfolio management that meets the requirements of all stakeholders.
  • Overseeing Program and Influencing operations in a complex and insecure environment will require the PIIAM  to be a strong leader, critical thinker, team player and sound decision maker.

    Communications and Working Relationships:
    Working contacts inside and outside the organization; include the PIArpose and level (high, medium, low) of the contact : 

  • CMT members: Medium
  • PLMT members: High
  • Technical Advisors : High
  • MER Unit : High

    Knowledge, Skills, Behaviors, and Experience Required to Achieve Role’s Objectives:
    Gained through education, training, & experience
     
    Knowledge

  • University degree (Master level II) with background in Development Studies, Management, Social Sciences or related area
  • Understanding of country’s development issues, trends, challenges and opportunities and implications to community development
  • Demonstrated experience as a development professional in planning, monitoring, evaluating programs and managing pool of technical support
  • Networking experience with development organizations in the country and at the international level
  • Proven experience in a similar managerial level position in a reputable international organization
  • At least 7 years experience in related managerial position with solid supervisory and support skills
  • Understands Plan International’s work, and implements processes and practices that support achievement of organisational objectives
  • Good understanding of field realities
  • Speaks, reads and writes English.

    Behaviours/skills
    Striving for high performance:

  • Achieves clarity and accountability among whole team of their individual and collective objectives;
  • Organises work clearly and effectively within the team;
  • Deals with poor performers by either improving their contribution or managing their exit, if appropriate.

    Strategic thinking and innovation:

  • Creates strong strategic direction for own part of organisation in wider Plan context;
  • Major contributor to direction in the management team of which they are a member;
  • Flexible in responding to new demands presented in emergency situations.

    Decision making and risk management:

  • Can address complex problems in a balanced way;
  • Good judgment in decision-making, making best use of available information;
  • Willing to make difficult or unpopular decisions and stand by them.

    Influence and communication:

  • Uses the potential of varied cultures to reach solutions;
  • Excellent listener who understands and shows sensitivity to the views of others;
  • Forms good relationships quickly with wide range of people, including those in positions of power and who have different views/ interests;
  • Represents Plan effectively with senior people in external stakeholder organisations;
  • Understands external and internal politics and able to navigate these;
  • Communicates with clarity and passion both 1-1 and with large groups;
  • Effective negotiator in complex situations;
  • Assertive without being aggressive.

    Building effective teams and partnerships:

  • Creates a highly motivated team with a unified purpose;
  • Modifies own view to get best outcome for organisation;
  • Contributes effectively to work of other functions/ units as a whole
  • Able to build partnerships and improve relationships;
  • Resolves conflict effectively in own team or across boundaries.

    Developing people:

  • Continuously uses both 1-1 and team situations to develop others;
  • Organises work to give others development opportunities;
  • Adapts style to suit the needs of a wide variety of people;
  • Deals effectively with mistakes and re-motivates those involved.

    Self-awareness and resilience:

  • Aware of own strengths, weaknesses & pro-active in using feedback and self-development
  • Aware of impact on others and uses impact to create positive climate at work
  • Aware of own emotional reactions and able to manage them
  • Manages own workload effectively and manages stress without harm to self or others
  • Positive about change and able to cope with ambiguity and support others in doing so

     
    Dealing with Problems:
    Complexity of problems handled & the degree of investigation, analysis, & creative thinking required to solve them

  • The PIIAM manages a large team. Excellent team managing skills and efficient communication are crucial for the job holder to succeed. Supporting the development of country colleagues to build a high performing team will be crucial to the success of this role.
  • Plan International Guinea’s programme portfolio is steadily growing, the right staffing, skills set and delivery mechanisms will need to be in place to ensure timely and effective portfolio management that meets the requirements of all stakeholders.
  • Overseeing Program and Influencing operations in a complex and insecure environment will require the PIIAM  to be a strong leader, critical thinker, team player and sound decision maker.

    Communications and Working Relationships:
    Working contacts inside and outside the organization; include the PIArpose and level (high, medium, low) of the contact : 

  • CMT members: Medium
  • PLMT members: High
  • Technical Advisors : High
  • MER Unit : High

    Knowledge, Skills, Behaviors, and Experience Required to Achieve Role’s Objectives:
    Gained through education, training, & experience
     
    Knowledge

  • University degree (Master level II) with background in Development Studies, Management, Social Sciences or related area
  • Understanding of country’s development issues, trends, challenges and opportunities and implications to community development
  • Demonstrated experience as a development professional in planning, monitoring, evaluating programs and managing pool of technical support
  • Networking experience with development organizations in the country and at the international level
  • Proven experience in a similar managerial level position in a reputable international organization
  • At least 7 years experience in related managerial position with solid supervisory and support skills
  • Understands Plan International’s work, and implements processes and practices that support achievement of organisational objectives
  • Good understanding of field realities
  • Speaks, reads and writes English.

    Behaviours/skills
    Striving for high performance:

  • Achieves clarity and accountability among whole team of their individual and collective objectives;
  • Organises work clearly and effectively within the team;
  • Deals with poor performers by either improving their contribution or managing their exit, if appropriate.

    Strategic thinking and innovation:

  • Creates strong strategic direction for own part of organisation in wider Plan context;
  • Major contributor to direction in the management team of which they are a member;
  • Flexible in responding to new demands presented in emergency situations.

    Decision making and risk management:

  • Can address complex problems in a balanced way;
  • Good judgment in decision-making, making best use of available information;
  • Willing to make difficult or unpopular decisions and stand by them.

    Influence and communication:

  • Uses the potential of varied cultures to reach solutions;
  • Excellent listener who understands and shows sensitivity to the views of others;
  • Forms good relationships quickly with wide range of people, including those in positions of power and who have different views/ interests;
  • Represents Plan effectively with senior people in external stakeholder organisations;
  • Understands external and internal politics and able to navigate these;
  • Communicates with clarity and passion both 1-1 and with large groups;
  • Effective negotiator in complex situations;
  • Assertive without being aggressive.

    Building effective teams and partnerships:

  • Creates a highly motivated team with a unified purpose;
  • Modifies own view to get best outcome for organisation;
  • Contributes effectively to work of other functions/ units as a whole
  • Able to build partnerships and improve relationships;
  • Resolves conflict effectively in own team or across boundaries.

    Developing people:

  • Continuously uses both 1-1 and team situations to develop others;
  • Organises work to give others development opportunities;
  • Adapts style to suit the needs of a wide variety of people;
  • Deals effectively with mistakes and re-motivates those involved.

    Self-awareness and resilience:

  • Aware of own strengths, weaknesses & pro-active in using feedback and self-development
  • Aware of impact on others and uses impact to create positive climate at work
  • Aware of own emotional reactions and able to manage them
  • Manages own workload effectively and manages stress without harm to self or others
  • Positive about change and able to cope with ambiguity and support others in doing so

    Physical Environment and Demands:
    May be “typical office environment”; note if heavy lifting, climbing, excess travel, etc.

    This position requires 30% of travel within Plan International Guinea intervention areas and/or outside the country.

    Level of Contact with Children:
    Low contact:     No contact or very low frequency of interaction
    Mid contact:     Occasional interaction with children
    High level:        Frequent interaction with children
     
    Low contact- the job responsibilities of this position does not require the post holder to have any one-to-one contact with children on a daily basis. There would be occasional contact with children and it is expected that children shall be protected at all times.

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Plan International is an international organisation or development which works in 51 countries across Africa, the Americas, and Asia to promote the safeguarding of children.It is a nonprofit organisation and is one of the world's largest organisations based on children, it works in 58,000 communities with the help of volunteers to improve how 56 million children live. The charity also has 21 national organisations who have been given the responsibility to oversee the raising of funds and awareness in their individual countries.

The organisation puts an emphasis on communities working together in order to address the needs of children around the world. The NGO focuses on child participation, education, economic security, emergencies, health, protection, sexual health (including HIV), and water and sanitation. It provides training in disaster preparedness, response and recovery, and has worked on relief efforts in countries including Haiti, Colombia and Japan.

Plan International also sponsors the Because I Am a Girl campaign, which has published many stories focusing on the struggle of young women in the developing world.

Plan International was founded during the Spanish Civil War by British journalist John Langdon-Davies and aid worker Eric Muggeridge. When they witnessed the conflict change the lives of children, they founded ‘Foster Parents Plan for Children in Spain’, which would later change its name to Plan International. Set up in 1937, the organisation provided food, shelter and clothing to children whose lives had been destroyed by the war.

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0 USD Macenta,Coyah CF 3201 Abc road Full Time , 40 hours per week Plan International

Plan International est une organisation indépendante de développement et d'aide humanitaire qui fait progresser les droits des enfants et l'égalité des filles.

Nous croyons au pouvoir et au potentiel de chaque enfant. Mais cela est souvent influencé par la pauvreté, la violence, l'exclusion et la discrimination. Et ce sont les filles qui sont les plus touchées.

En travaillant avec les enfants, les jeunes, nos sympathisants et nos partenaires, nous luttons pour un monde juste, s'attaquant aux causes profondes des défis auxquels sont confrontées les filles et tous les enfants vulnérables.Nous soutenons les droits de l'enfant depuis la naissance jusqu'à l'âge adulte. Et nous permettons aux enfants de se préparer et de réagir aux crises et à l'adversité. Nous pilotons les changements de pratiques et de politiques au niveau local, national et mondial en utilisant notre portée, notre expérience et nos connaissances.Nous construisons de puissants partenariats pour les enfants depuis plus de 80 ans et sommes maintenant actifs dans plus de 70 pays.

role PURPOSE

 

The PIIA Manager oversees leadership in the development and strategic oversight of Plan International Guinea’s programme Impact and influencing work in a program impact and influencing area.

 

The position holder ensures Plan International’s programme and influencing initiatives meet highest levels of technical outcomes, produce results for children, and particularly girls, and contribute to the achievement of Plan’s local and global strategic plans. S/he oversees the annual program & influencing process, monitors progress towards the achievements of CS goals as well as global strategic goals, and defines measures to ensure Plan International’s programme & influencing work is effective within the area of jurisdiction, and puts the organization’s global programme & influencing approach into practice, whether in humanitarian or emergency circumstances. S/he works proactively to engage all important stakeholders around one integrated vision for the realization of children rights and girls equality in Guinea

Dimensions of the Role

The PIIA Manager is the local representative of Plan International throughout the geographical sphere of the PIIA. He / she is a member of the Extended Executive Team of the country (ECMT); he / she works under the supervision of the Head of Program Operations. He / she manages and facilitates the implementation of influence programs through transformative gender projects in line with the Country Strategy, and which contribute to advancing children's rights as well as equality for girls. He / she manages and contributes to the development of skills of PIIA staff and partners

 

Accountabilities

 

Strategic Planning and Programming and Influencing

 

  • Ensure PIIA influencing work is done with youth, women and marginalized groups
  • Participate and contribute to the development and review of the Country Strategy
  • Ensure the respect and application of the organization's policies in the PIIA (Gender and Inclusion, Child Protection and Safeguarding, Gender Transformative Programming and Influencing, PQP, etc.)
  • Participate in the Annual Planning and Budgeting process
  • Participate in the Annual and Quarterly corporate reporting process
  • Ensure that all PIIA projects are implemented using a gender transformative approach

 

Operational Planning

  • Ensure regular monthly monitoring of all SAP indicators for the PIIA.
  • Ensure a regular monthly follow-up of all active projects as listed in the Q Report
  • Organize a participatory annual review of all projects
  • 100% of approved projects are gender-transformative
  • 100% of approved projects PQP are compliant
  • Develop a PIIA annual plan in line with the CO’s management objectives

 

Grants Management

 

  • Oversee active reporting (narrative and financial) process in a timely manner
  • Grant-funded projects are implemented according to approved timelines

 

Partnership Management

 

  • Ensure close monitoring of all implementing partners
  • Oversee the partnership review in the PIIA and conduct partnership surveys
  • Participate in partners' capacity assessment, and development capacity building plans
  • Contribute to the continuous strengthening of the capacities of implementation partners

 

Sponsorship

 

  • Ensure Sponsorship integration in Programs
  • Ensure the PIIA is compliant with our corporate sponsorship commitments
  • Ensure that 100% of communications items are produced by the PIIA
  • Pay regular visits to sponsored children and families

 

 

Dealing with Problems:

Complexity of problems handled & the degree of investigation, analysis, & creative thinking required to solve them

  • The PIIAM manages a large team. Excellent team managing skills and efficient communication are crucial for the job holder to succeed. Supporting the development of country colleagues to build a high performing team will be crucial to the success of this role.
  • Plan International Guinea’s programme portfolio is steadily growing, the right staffing, skills set and delivery mechanisms will need to be in place to ensure timely and effective portfolio management that meets the requirements of all stakeholders.
  • Overseeing Program and Influencing operations in a complex and insecure environment will require the PIIAM  to be a strong leader, critical thinker, team player and sound decision maker.Communications and Working Relationships: Working contacts inside and outside the organization; include the PIArpose and level (high, medium, low) of the contact : 
  • CMT members: Medium
  • PLMT members: High
  • Technical Advisors : High
  • MER Unit : HighKnowledge, Skills, Behaviors, and Experience Required to Achieve Role’s Objectives: Gained through education, training, & experience   Knowledge
  • University degree (Master level II) with background in Development Studies, Management, Social Sciences or related area
  • Understanding of country’s development issues, trends, challenges and opportunities and implications to community development
  • Demonstrated experience as a development professional in planning, monitoring, evaluating programs and managing pool of technical support
  • Networking experience with development organizations in the country and at the international level
  • Proven experience in a similar managerial level position in a reputable international organization
  • At least 7 years experience in related managerial position with solid supervisory and support skills
  • Understands Plan International’s work, and implements processes and practices that support achievement of organisational objectives
  • Good understanding of field realities
  • Speaks, reads and writes English.Behaviours/skills Striving for high performance:
  • Achieves clarity and accountability among whole team of their individual and collective objectives;
  • Organises work clearly and effectively within the team;
  • Deals with poor performers by either improving their contribution or managing their exit, if appropriate.Strategic thinking and innovation:
  • Creates strong strategic direction for own part of organisation in wider Plan context;
  • Major contributor to direction in the management team of which they are a member;
  • Flexible in responding to new demands presented in emergency situations.Decision making and risk management:
  • Can address complex problems in a balanced way;
  • Good judgment in decision-making, making best use of available information;
  • Willing to make difficult or unpopular decisions and stand by them.Influence and communication:
  • Uses the potential of varied cultures to reach solutions;
  • Excellent listener who understands and shows sensitivity to the views of others;
  • Forms good relationships quickly with wide range of people, including those in positions of power and who have different views/ interests;
  • Represents Plan effectively with senior people in external stakeholder organisations;
  • Understands external and internal politics and able to navigate these;
  • Communicates with clarity and passion both 1-1 and with large groups;
  • Effective negotiator in complex situations;
  • Assertive without being aggressive.Building effective teams and partnerships:
  • Creates a highly motivated team with a unified purpose;
  • Modifies own view to get best outcome for organisation;
  • Contributes effectively to work of other functions/ units as a whole
  • Able to build partnerships and improve relationships;
  • Resolves conflict effectively in own team or across boundaries.Developing people:
  • Continuously uses both 1-1 and team situations to develop others;
  • Organises work to give others development opportunities;
  • Adapts style to suit the needs of a wide variety of people;
  • Deals effectively with mistakes and re-motivates those involved.Self-awareness and resilience:
  • Aware of own strengths, weaknesses & pro-active in using feedback and self-development
  • Aware of impact on others and uses impact to create positive climate at work
  • Aware of own emotional reactions and able to manage them
  • Manages own workload effectively and manages stress without harm to self or others
  • Positive about change and able to cope with ambiguity and support others in doing so  Dealing with Problems: Complexity of problems handled & the degree of investigation, analysis, & creative thinking required to solve them
  • The PIIAM manages a large team. Excellent team managing skills and efficient communication are crucial for the job holder to succeed. Supporting the development of country colleagues to build a high performing team will be crucial to the success of this role.
  • Plan International Guinea’s programme portfolio is steadily growing, the right staffing, skills set and delivery mechanisms will need to be in place to ensure timely and effective portfolio management that meets the requirements of all stakeholders.
  • Overseeing Program and Influencing operations in a complex and insecure environment will require the PIIAM  to be a strong leader, critical thinker, team player and sound decision maker.Communications and Working Relationships: Working contacts inside and outside the organization; include the PIArpose and level (high, medium, low) of the contact : 
  • CMT members: Medium
  • PLMT members: High
  • Technical Advisors : High
  • MER Unit : HighKnowledge, Skills, Behaviors, and Experience Required to Achieve Role’s Objectives: Gained through education, training, & experience   Knowledge
  • University degree (Master level II) with background in Development Studies, Management, Social Sciences or related area
  • Understanding of country’s development issues, trends, challenges and opportunities and implications to community development
  • Demonstrated experience as a development professional in planning, monitoring, evaluating programs and managing pool of technical support
  • Networking experience with development organizations in the country and at the international level
  • Proven experience in a similar managerial level position in a reputable international organization
  • At least 7 years experience in related managerial position with solid supervisory and support skills
  • Understands Plan International’s work, and implements processes and practices that support achievement of organisational objectives
  • Good understanding of field realities
  • Speaks, reads and writes English.Behaviours/skills Striving for high performance:
  • Achieves clarity and accountability among whole team of their individual and collective objectives;
  • Organises work clearly and effectively within the team;
  • Deals with poor performers by either improving their contribution or managing their exit, if appropriate.Strategic thinking and innovation:
  • Creates strong strategic direction for own part of organisation in wider Plan context;
  • Major contributor to direction in the management team of which they are a member;
  • Flexible in responding to new demands presented in emergency situations.Decision making and risk management:
  • Can address complex problems in a balanced way;
  • Good judgment in decision-making, making best use of available information;
  • Willing to make difficult or unpopular decisions and stand by them.Influence and communication:
  • Uses the potential of varied cultures to reach solutions;
  • Excellent listener who understands and shows sensitivity to the views of others;
  • Forms good relationships quickly with wide range of people, including those in positions of power and who have different views/ interests;
  • Represents Plan effectively with senior people in external stakeholder organisations;
  • Understands external and internal politics and able to navigate these;
  • Communicates with clarity and passion both 1-1 and with large groups;
  • Effective negotiator in complex situations;
  • Assertive without being aggressive.Building effective teams and partnerships:
  • Creates a highly motivated team with a unified purpose;
  • Modifies own view to get best outcome for organisation;
  • Contributes effectively to work of other functions/ units as a whole
  • Able to build partnerships and improve relationships;
  • Resolves conflict effectively in own team or across boundaries.Developing people:
  • Continuously uses both 1-1 and team situations to develop others;
  • Organises work to give others development opportunities;
  • Adapts style to suit the needs of a wide variety of people;
  • Deals effectively with mistakes and re-motivates those involved.Self-awareness and resilience:
  • Aware of own strengths, weaknesses & pro-active in using feedback and self-development
  • Aware of impact on others and uses impact to create positive climate at work
  • Aware of own emotional reactions and able to manage them
  • Manages own workload effectively and manages stress without harm to self or others
  • Positive about change and able to cope with ambiguity and support others in doing soPhysical Environment and Demands: May be “typical office environment”; note if heavy lifting, climbing, excess travel, etc.This position requires 30% of travel within Plan International Guinea intervention areas and/or outside the country.Level of Contact with Children: Low contact:     No contact or very low frequency of interaction Mid contact:     Occasional interaction with children High level:        Frequent interaction with children   Low contact- the job responsibilities of this position does not require the post holder to have any one-to-one contact with children on a daily basis. There would be occasional contact with children and it is expected that children shall be protected at all times.
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