Plan International - Director of International Programmes

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Plan International UK Director of International Programmes

Contents Overview

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Our UK strategy 2021-23

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Our Values

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The Role

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Job Purpose

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Key Deliverables

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Person Specification

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Summary Terms and Conditions

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How to Apply

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About Oxford HR

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Overview Plan International UK is a global children’s charity with an annual income of c.£60m and employs 220 staff. We work to give every child the same chance in life. In every child, there is a spark of imagination, curiosity and ambition. But not every child is born with the same opportunities. When you face poverty or violence, the odds are stacked against you. When you’re a girl, it’s even harder to be safe, to be in school and to be in charge of your body. All children deserve an education, health care and clean water. All children deserve the chance to thrive. We’re fighting so every child, especially every girl, knows their value. We’re fighting so the communities they’re growing up in – and the world around them – value them too. And, if disaster strikes, we’re there to protect children, keep them learning and help them recover.

This is an exciting time to join the organisation as Director of International Programmes, as we embark on the implementation of our new three-year strategy. A strategy that this role will be integral in bringing to life through the work of our International Programmes Directorate and through participation in the Leadership Team of the organisation.

The International Programmes Directorate (IPD) consists of three key Units: the Development Programmes Unit (38.5 FTEs), Disaster Risk Management Unit (15 FTEs) and Programme Effectiveness and Compliance Unit (18 FTEs). The Directorate aspires to deliver the highest quality gender transformative programmes and is known for its expertise in empowering young people and equality for girls. With a core focus on programmes in education, economic security, child protection, sexual reproductive health and rights (SRHR) and our expanding humanitarian response offer. The total income budget for IPD is c.£28m, working with corporate partners, institutional donors and multilaterals with an expenditure of c.£5m.

For further details about Plan International UK please go to plan-uk.org/about/about-us.

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Our uk strategy 2021-23 Our global purpose

our UK Focus

WE STRIVE FOR A JUST WORLD THAT ADVANCES CHILDREN’S RIGHTS AND EQUALITY FOR GIRLS. WE ARE OPEN AND ACCOUNTABLE WE STRIVE FOR LASTING IMPACT

Our global Values

TOGETHER WE TAKE ACTION SO THAT 100 MILLION GIRLS LEARN, LEAD, DECIDE AND THRIVE.

WE WORK WELL TOGETHER WE ARE INCLUSIVE AND EMPOWERING

Plan International UK works for all marginalised and vulnerable children and young people, but we recognise that often girls are the most disadvantaged and vulnerable and face their own distinct limitations on their rights. We champion and prioritise girls’ rights at every opportunity and are proud to be a leading voice in the UK for girls’ rights globally.

STRATEGIC GOALS

Strategic Goals VOICE FOR CHANGE

YOUTH CENTRED

MAXIMISE INCOME PROGRAMME WITH IMPACT

To advance children’s rights and equality for girls

THRIVING CULTURE

INSPIRING BRAND

THINK DIGITAL

STRATEGIC ENABLERS

ONE GLOBAL PLAN

Programme with Impact: To build on the strengths of our longterm development & humanitarian programming work.

Voice for Change: To continue to be a powerful influencing voice for change.

Strategic enablers Youth-centred: To deliver on our ambition to be a more youth-centred organisation.

Thriving Culture: To enhance our organisational culture to allow our organisation and people to thrive.

Think Digital: To develop our ability to operate effectively in our digital age.

Maximise Income: To re-examine our funding model and maximise our resources for impact.

Inspiring Brand: To strengthen our brand to maximise our ability to fundraise, influence & programme.

One Global Plan: To embrace our role as an active member of the global Plan family.

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Our Values WE ARE OPEN AND ACCOUNTABLE

WE ARE INCLUSIVE AND EMPOWERING

We create a climate of trust inside and outside the organisation by being open, honest and transparent. We hold ourselves and others to account for the decisions we make and for our impact on others, while doing what we say we will do.

We respect all people, appreciate differences and challenge inequality in our programmes and our workplace. We support children, girls and young people to increase their confidence and to change their own lives.

WE WORK WELL TOGETHER

WE STRIVE FOR LASTING IMPACT

We succeed by working effectively with others, inside and outside the organisation, including our sponsors and donors. We actively support our colleagues, helping them to achieve their goals. We come together to create and implement solutions in our teams, across Plan International, with children, girls, young people, communities and our partners.

We strive to achieve significant and lasting impact on the lives of children and young people, and to secure equality for girls. We challenge ourselves to be bold, courageous, responsive, focused and innovative.

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The Role Job Title:

Director of International Programmes

Department:

International Programmes Directorate

Contract type:

Permanent

Reporting to:

CEO

Direct Reports: Head of Development Programmes

Head of Disaster Risk Management

Head of Programme Effectiveness and Compliance Executive Assistant Responsible for:

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The International Programmes Directorate c70 staff

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Job purpose • To provide strategic leadership to Plan International UK’s International Programmes Directorate in order to create real change for children, especially girls, against our strategic programme priorities • To widen and deepen our engagement across the Plan International federation and with funders to optimise our ability to secure resources • To ensure all programmes are delivered effectively and in line with donor expectations, ensuring the needs of the children and young people are met and lasting and sustainable change is created © Plan International

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Key deliverables Leadership & Strategy

• As part of the Leadership Team (LT), lead the delivery of the three year organisational strategy, by contributing to creating a coherent, collaborative and supportive senior leadership team • Live Plan International’s Global Values and inspire others to do the same, building on their commitment to making a difference to ensuring children’s rights and equality for girls • Be accountable to the CEO, LT and staff for the efficiency and effectiveness of your area of responsibility by strong financial management of budgets, development and delivery of annual plans and compliance with policies and procedures and relevant regulations/law and effective risk management • Represent Plan International UK effectively at all levels with both internal and external stakeholders • Lead your direct teams to embrace and amplify our new people and culture framework, brand strategy, digital approach and “One Plan” approach in order to deliver the organisational strategy • Champion collaborative and cross-organisational working to ensure the successful delivery of organisational and mission objectives • Build external networks to ensure innovative and creative thinking and diversity and inclusion is championed and brought to key initiatives

Management

• Manage resources (staff and budget) of teams, setting and monitoring annual plans and budget, staff performance and management • Responsible for setting and managing relevant performance targets • Support the work of the Board of Trustees through the provision of high quality information and analysis • Be an effective and inspiring manager and role model to direct reports, developing talent and team work • Trouble shoot and problem solve escalated issues and risks impacting effective programme delivery, doing so in coordination with Plan Global Hub, Regional and Country Offices and other National Offices

Mobilising Resources

• Ensure Plan International UK has a coherent, relevant and innovative programme portfolio • Share learning from the programme portfolio, supporting the development of policy and advocacy positions, contributing towards publications and representing Plan International UK’s programmes work to a range of audiences to promote awareness of our dual development and humanitarian mandate • Provide technical support and thought leadership to Plan International UK and contribute to Plan International’s global technical capability • Collaborate in the design, development and submission of grant proposals and reporting against grants awarded by institutional donors • Support Country Office resource mobilisation, grants and project management and strategic plans • Provide oversight of travel security arrangements and assure the wellbeing of staff travelling overseas on behalf of Plan International UK • Take shared responsibility for ensuring that Plan International’s Safeguarding Policies and Implementation Standards are maintained • Ensure processes are fit-for-purpose to maximise effectiveness and efficiency of the directorate • Ensure sound and efficient use of resources and adherence to Plan International UK’s governance procedures, including engagement with the Board of Trustees • Lead on financial planning, budgeting and forecasting for the Directorate, ensuring income and cost recovery targets are met and resources are allocated to meet strategic priorities • Champion the accelerated development of monitoring and evaluation, accountability and learning across all our work • Ensure that gender equality, diversity and inclusion and anti-racism are integral to the work of the International Programmes Directorate

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Key deliverables Effective Delivery

• Deliver high quality programmes, by ensuring that the necessary technical and management support is adequately resourced, that quality assurance mechanisms and systems are in place and adhered to and that the necessary capacity and accountability to implement quality programmes is available within Plan International Country Offices • Ensure adherence to donor compliance requirements for the full project lifecycle through a risk based management approach

Representation & Networks

• Lead on representing Plan International UK at the Plan EU Board meetings • Develop meaningful relationships with key donors and stakeholders • Develop strong networks across the Plan International family in order to deliver the global and UK strategies

General

• Ensure that all activities undertaken on behalf of Plan International UK, externally or internally, are in line with the overall aims of the organisation and with Plan International UK’s policies and procedures.

• Participate in training and other activities as required

Awareness and Representation

• Commitment to Plan International’s position on promoting girls’ rights and gender equality, and integrating this into all aspects of work.

• Commitment to safeguarding and to being confident and competent in meeting safeguarding responsibilities

Level of responsibility for safeguarding children, young people and adults

• Commitment to Plan International’s position on promoting girls’ rights and gender equality, and integrating this into all aspects of work.

• Commitment to safeguarding and to being confident and competent in meeting safeguarding responsibilities

Level of Budgetary Responsibility

• Responsible for significant income and expenditure budgets

This is not intended to be an exhaustive list. Your job description may be subject to change.

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PERSON SPECIFICATION • Demonstrable experience of working at Board level and contributing to the development and delivery of organisational strategy as part of a senior leadership team • Critical thinking and strategic planning skills with the ability to translate strategy into action and work collaboratively with colleagues across the organisation to deliver results • Proven success in a strategic, senior management role relating to international development, including experience of influencing and building profile for an organisation • An inclusive and inspirational leader with a proven success in leadership in a complex and dynamic environment, including leading and building highperforming, cross functional teams • Proven success in leading strategic engagement with large institutions and developing and maintaining high-level influencing relationship networks. Able to work effectively with the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) and representing organisations and with a variety of key external actors • Substantial experience of managing development and /or humanitarian projects overseas and reporting to institutional funders • Success in commercial tenders in Plan International UK’s areas of strategic priority and proven experience of raising funds in the UK and / or EC from institutional donors in new areas and of competitive tendering processes, using research and evaluation strategically in the process.

• Proven success in securing and managing large scale partnerships with new donors and other development and humanitarian actors (e.g. in consortia) • Experience of overseeing the implementation of programmes, including ensuring organisational and donor compliance requirements are met and maximum impact is achieved • Demonstrable business planning skills, and the ability to model and manage complex budgets, plan successfully and manage risk • Ability to distil complex information into clear and coherent board reports and presentations • Knowledge of safeguarding and fraud issues and how to ensure that appropriate standards are embedded within all programming activities • Clear thinking with sound judgement – able to manage competing demands, make effective decisions under pressure and think creatively to come up with solutions to problems • Evidence of excellent interpersonal, negotiation and influencing skills • Strong problem solver, flexible and able to handle a large and varied volume of work and responsibilities • A commitment to diversity and inclusion and able to demonstrate how you have contributed to advancing diversity and inclusion in your work • Knowledge of and a commitment to girls’ rights and gender equality in the UK and internationally • Able to demonstrate a commitment to Plan International UK’s values and to feminist leadership principles and role model these in all aspects of your work

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Plan International UK Director of International Programmes

Summary Terms and Conditions Salary:

£90,000 per annum

Pension:

Defined contribution pension scheme and match pension contributions up to 7.5 per cent.

Leave Entitlement:

25 days annual leave per calendar year (including 3 days between Christmas and New Year), plus Bank Holidays, rising to 30 days after 5 years

Life Insurance:

Life insurance of three times salary

Other benefits: Employee Assistance Programme Season Ticket Loan Ride2Work Cycle Scheme Learning and Development

Paid time away from work

Enhanced benefits for parents and parents-to/be For Plan International UK’s Covid Secure Risk Assessment, please click here.

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How to apply All correspondence, at this stage, should be via Oxford HR. To apply for this post, click on the “Apply” button in the job page and complete our online application form.

Before applying, please check that you can answer yes to all the following questions: • Are you committed and have a passion for girls’ rights and gender equality and to advancing diversity and inclusion in your work?

• Have you worked in senior strategic management roles as part of a leadership team in a complex international organisation?

• Do you have substantial experience in overseeing and managing international development and/or humanitarian programmes overseas and ensuring compliance with donor requirements?

• Do you have experience working in the UK? If you cannot answer yes to these questions, please do not apply, as we will be unable to progress your application.

If you can answer yes to all the above questions, then please go to oxfordhr.co.uk/ jobs/director-of-international-programmes to apply.

There you will need to complete a short application form and submit an upto-date curriculum vitae/resume (of no more than 2-3 pages) in MS Word, and a supporting statement. Please provide a CV and cover letter in two separate documents which should be prepared before applying as they will be requested in the application process.

The statement should be no more than 2 pages long – bullet points are acceptable.

It should explain: • why you are interested in this role • why you are interested in working for Plan International UK • how and why your skills and experience make you the right person for this role

For guidance on preparing a statement, please see here.

The document should be saved in MS Word in the following format: Your First Name-Your LastName-Document Name-Date (mmyy) e.g., Pat-Jones-CV-122020-Plan or Pat-Jones-CoverLetter-122020-Plan.

Timeline Closing date: Preliminary interviews:

15th February 2021 at 9am GMT Week of 22nd March 2021

Equality statement Plan International UK is committed to being an inclusive employer and we welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds. We would particularly welcome applications from women and Black, Asian, Minority, Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds as they are currently underrepresented at this level in the leadership team. All appointments will be made strictly on merit of skill and experience relative to the role.

Selection process All candidates will receive an update regarding their application after the closing date. We advise candidates to add the role email to their safe senders list and regularly check their spam folder.

Queries If you have any queries on any aspect of the appointment process, or need additional information, please email Karen Twining at planuk-dip@oxfordhr.co.uk.

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