SIDA Project Officer “National Vacancy” 156 views0 applications

The Organization

• Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organization 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.

THe Purpose:

• Empowering girls, young women, boys and young men to challenge harmful SRHR approaches and practices and hold duty bearers to account;
• Enabling parents and primary care-givers to challenge harmful practices related to their children’s SRHR, including CEFM and FGM/C, and support youth in their role as change agents;
• Empowering local community leaders, including religious leaders, to defend and promote SRHR and youth engagement;
• Supporting civil society organizations to transfer into legitimate spaces that facilitate participation of youth, women and girls in particular, and can advocate for SRHR;
• Supporting relevant government and local authorities to take action to promote SRHR through enhanced collaboration and media engagement.

Dimensions of the Role

• Field Officer shall be responsible for supporting development of project implementation plans, overseeing project implementation and liaising with relevant government ministries;
• Provide supervision, technical support and guidance to the collaborating partners, in specified geographic areas of the project. They will also support development of project implementation plans and ensure effective coordination and team work;
• Be responsible for producing project progress reports aligned with the contractual commitments and obligations as articulated in the donor contract, monitoring activity progress in the field and provide accurate and timely status reports and support development of external donor reports;
• Oversee financial spending for the project – both for Plan and other implementing partners.

Accountabilities

Leadership role in PUs

• Collaborate and lead coordination with the relevant program staff, ensuring that the project is implemented within the ambit of the strategic objectives of Plan Egypt’s Country Strategic Plan-2017-2023.

Networking and Advocacy

• Build and foster relationships with local level government departments/officials and collaborating partners for efficient project implementation.
• Represent Plan in meetings and deliberations in relevant networks in PUs on the advice of the Program Coordinator.

Budget and PO’s management

• Set up and ensure well-functioning community-based M&E systems to effectively monitor the project implementation.
• Ensure that the budget planning and implementation of the relevant Project Outlines (POs) are done with the maximum level of quality and in tandem with the project objectives.
• Support the development of PO in SAP, ensuring their alignment with the projects’ approved budget and donor’s guidelines.
• Support the Finance Department to generate the required financial reports that inform the projects’ team members on the progress of expenditure

• Ensures that Plan International’s global policies for Child Protection (CPP) and Gender Equality and Inclusion (GEI) are fully embedded in accordance with the principles and requirements of the policy including relevant Implementation Standards and Guidelines as applicable to their area of responsibility. This includes, but is not limited to, ensuring staff and associates are aware of and understand their responsibilities under these policies and Plan International’s Code of Conduct (CoC), their relevance to their area of work, and that concerns are reported and managed in accordance with the appropriate procedures.

Technical expertise, skills and knowledge

Essential

• Bachelor degree in development, business studies, social science or equivalent combination of education and work experience.
• 1-3 years of experience working in INGO environment
• A relevant post graduate qualification is desirable.
• Understanding of community development principles and strategies including rights based programming.
• Knowledge of project management.

Desirable

• Facilitation skills.
• Report writing skills.
• Good communication, presentation and problem solving skills.
• Good level of English language.

​​​​​​​Plan International’s Values in Practice

• We are open and accountable
• Promotes a culture of openness and transparency, including with sponsors and donors.
• Holds self and others accountable to achieve the highest standards of integrity.
• Consistent and fair in the treatment of people.
• Open about mistakes and keen to learn from them.
• Accountable for ensuring we are a safe organisation for all children, girls & young people
• We strive for lasting impact
• Articulates a clear purpose for staff and sets high expectations.
• Creates a climate of continuous improvement, open to challenge and new ideas.
• Focuses resources to drive change and maximise long-term impact, responsive to changed priorities or crises.
• Evidence-based and evaluates effectiveness.
• We work well together
• Seeks constructive outcomes, listens to others, willing to compromise when appropriate.
• Builds constructive relationships across Plan International to support our shared goals.
• Develops trusting and ‘win-win’ relationships with funders, partners and communities.
• Engages and works well with others outside the organization to build a better world for girls and all children.
• We are inclusive and empowering
• Seeks constructive outcomes, listens to others, willing to compromise when appropriate.
• Builds constructive relationships across Plan International to support our shared goals.
• Develops trusting and ‘win-win’ relationships with funders, partners and communities.
• Engages and works well with others outside the organization to build a better world for girls and all children.

ype of Role: One year fixed term contract

Location: Based in Behira Program Unit

Reports to: SIDA Project Manager

Closing Date:  17th of Nov. 2019

Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert early.

Please note that only applications and CVs written in English will be accepted.

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 organization, Plan International is fully committed to promoting the realization 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 organization, 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.