NOTE: We are particularly interested at this moment for people who are available to deploy to Plan’s Ukraine Response in Ukraine and Moldova. If available and interested, please apply via the below roster application link.
Plan International Roster
Plan International is looking to grow our pool of experienced Emergency Response Manager’s to lead Plan International’s humanitarian programming as part of our Emergency Roster. Members of our roster are specialists in their field and have the skills and expertise to be deployed to a humanitarian response anywhere in the world, generally up to a maximum period of four months.
Successful applicants will be added to our roster of Emergency Response Managers and contacted for deployment opportunities. Whilst being a member of the roster is not paid you will receive a salary as well as ‘per diem’, accommodation and travel costs whilst deployed.
We build a close relationship with Roster Members, with access to online humanitarian courses and regular engagement to ensure Roster Members receive benefits to being on the roster both when deployed and when not deployed. The Deployment Manager will regular reach out to Roster Members for updates on their availability and access to online courses and tools
About You
The Education in Emergencies Specialist provides technical support to Plan International’s education programming in a specific crisis. You will ensure all work is in line with Plan International’s Global Strategy, that gender equality is core to our response and that Plan International is seen as to the go to agency for girls in emergencies.
With technical expertise in education, including specifically in emergencies (EiE), you will strengthen the capacity of colleagues in Plan International’s offices and promote best practices in EiE. You will ensure alignment with global humanitarian standards, national education plans, as well as Plan International’s global EiE work and key cross cutting priorities including child protection, gender and inclusion. You will lead/support needs assessments, identify opportunities for local partnerships, and ensure effective planning, implementation, coordination and evaluation of integrated programming that support the development and wellbeing of children, adolescents and youth in all their diversity and their continuous access to safe, inclusive quality education in emergencies. Experienced in networking, you will support colleagues to represent plan at relevant EiE fora and meetings, and coordinate on the development of cluster-level advocacy strategies informed by contextually relevant evidence and analysis to influence national-level education plans, programmes and policies.
You will have significant experience of working in a variety of different humanitarian crises and contexts, and of implementing inclusive quality education programmes incorporating child-centred teaching and learning to build psychosocial wellbeing and support. Ideally you will be bilingual in English plus either French or Spanish. Any other languages are an advantage. You will have a proven track record securing funding from public and private funding streams and managing EiE portfolios. Strong team management experience resulting in high performing team work. You will be committed to ensuring safeguarding and Prevention of Sexual Harassment, Exploitation and Abuse is core to our ways of working. You are strong in problem solving and focused on achieving results to impact positively on girls and boys affected by crises.
It is expected that Roster Members would have done a HEAT security course in the past 3 years.