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 80 years, and are now active in more than 70 countries.
In Mozambique, we are working to eradicate early marriage and early pregnancy through projects that focus on adolescent girls in Inhambane and Nampula. These projects are programmed along our three strategic pillars: Girl Education, Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights, and Youth Economic Empowerment. Our work is gender transformative and includes influencing work at national and sub-regional level.
Dimensions of the Role
The MHM coordinator will be responsible for setting up the MHM project and providing training to relevant project staff (Plan and partner) about Menstrual Hygiene and Management and to VSLA groups within communities, supporting the establishment of subsequent VSLA group’s Tailor-made and Income Generating activities and providing ongoing monitoring and support to groups after establishment to ensure they are successful and transparent in their business. The MHM Coordinator will lead on project data collection, collation and analysis, as well as carrying out project deliverables and building good relationships with partners in the field. Primary duties will involve field level operations with frequent visits to project communities in rural areas to meet with project beneficiaries, working closely with community leaders and partners in the field.
Accountabilities
- Advise and train project staff (Plan and partners) about MHM inclusion
- Develop tailor-made interventions for MHM
- Facilitate minor rehabilitation of Wash facilities in schools
- Facilitate Co-implementation of tailor-made intervention for MHM in the existing SRHR project
- Facilitating awareness raising activities in schools and communities
- Liaise with schools and enrich school curriculum with MHM issues, including education for girls and boys on how to produce low-cost hygienic sanitary pads from locally available materials
- Facilitate the integration of MHM activities into the existing VSLA groups, to be part of their Income generating activities (IGA) activities
- Identify technical capacity and challenges that VSLA groups may have on Business development skills/knowledge, IGAs) etc.
- Oversee and regularly monitor tailor-made intervention of the VSLA groups.
- Coach, supervise and mentor the VSLA groups for effective running of their IGA activities facilitation and support of VSLA and Income generating activities.
- Facilitate and organize exposure or exchange visits and any other events for the beneficiaries to foster learning and experience sharing.
- Ensure timely procurement of and delivery of right quality and quantity of MHM assets required by VSLA groups and ensure these are used appropriately.
- Based on their business plans, ensure that VSLA groups’s IGA are competitive and assess their local economy and find markets for their products and services.
- Consolidate/compile monthly, quarterly and annual activity reports and special events showing achievements, lessons, constraints and recommendations which should be submitted to relevant authority at the agreed time.
- Carry out quarterly/annual review meetings to assess performance of activities against set results for each term/yearTechnical
- expertise, especific skills to the post and knowledge
- Essential
- Degree in Social Sciences/Health or equivalent related discipline coupled with five years of relevant experience, Master’s degree is an added advantage.
- 5 years work related experience Health projects
- Experience in developing strategies and designing project interventions including monitoring and evaluation on the project activities.
- Familiarity with national policies and programmes on health and educationAbility to work in a professional team
- ESPECIFIC SKILLS TO THE POST
- Ability to prioritize work effectively for execution with limited resources
- Ability to work independently without close supervision
- Strong planning and organizational skills
- Project management skills with excellent grasp of project concepts
- Analytical skills
- Communication skills
- High level business skills
- Facilitation and negotiation skills
- Proficient in computer skills and use of relevant software and other applications
- Proven technical skills
- Desirable
- Degree in Social Sciences/Health or equivalent related discipline
Annual remuneration – 1,848,000.00MT
Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert early.
A range of pre-employment checks will be undertaken in conformity with Plan International’s Child Protection Policy.
As an international child-centered 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.
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