Plan International is looking for Planning and Implementation Manager – Woking, UK
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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.
The Opportunity :
Plan International is implementing a new global strategy with the aim that 100 Million Girls Learn, Lead, Decide and Thrive. Against this backdrop, we are working to transform how we operate so that we can deliver better outcomes for girls. This includes a range of organisational change projects and an increased focus on effective implementation.
As Planning and Implementation Manager you will have an important role in making that effective implementation happen. You will ensure that the Leadership Team has visibility of the progress that is being made in key areas, and identify where there is a need for discussion, decision or action in order to keep implementation on track. You will work with colleagues that lead and manage projects in our Global Hub, and lead a structured annual planning process that keeps us focused on our strategic aims
The Individual :
We are looking for someone who has exceptional interpersonal skills, emotional intelligence and communication skills, combined with strategy and analytical ability.
You will need demonstrable experience of working with and influencing stakeholders at senior managerial levels. And you’ll be adept at influencing outside direct line-management relationships in order to achieve results. While you won’t be directly managing projects or involved in the detail of the work, you’ll need to be able to build relationships with the people who are.
You will have significant experience of project, programme or portfolio management of complex initiatives and knowledge and competence in identifying risks, issues and constraints, together with how to mitigate them
Please follow this link for a full job description and person specification; https://www.dropbox.com/s/bvt10fkmyimxbvr/Job_Description_Planning%26ImplementationManager.DOCX?dl=0
Location: Global Hub, Woking (approximately 25 minutes from London Waterloo)
Reports to: Head of Strategic Performance
Salary: £40,000 – £45,000
Closing Date: Sunday 21 July 2019
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 Safeguarding Children and Young People policy.
As an international child centred 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.
Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the very heart of everything that Plan International stands for. Our organisation is based on a culture of inclusivity and we strive to create a workplace environment that ensures every team, in every office, in every country, is rich in diverse people, thoughts, and ideas.
We will provide equality of opportunity and will not tolerate discrimination on any grounds. We foster an organisational culture that embraces and exemplifies our commitment to gender equality, girls’ rights and inclusion while supporting staff to adopt good practice, positive attitudes and principles of gender equality and inclusion.