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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 Opportunity:

Plan International Egypt is seeking a Project Manager (PM) experienced in Social Enterprise with demonstrated knowledge and experience in social entrepreneurship, community lead economic initiatives and livelihood for vulnerable young people. The PM will be responsible to ensure the quality of Project’s implemented activities by project’s team, national partners and local partners and promote integration with other sector interventions including education, Gender and Safeguarding

Background :

Plan International in Egypt is contracted by EU to implement “Social Entrepreneurship Incubator for Economic Empowerment  Project ” The project is designed with a strong focus on strengthening existing Social Enterprises and Social Entrepreneurial Initiatives as well as social entrepreneurship support structures. Growth and acceleration of existing high potential SEs  to contribute to tangible socio-economic improvements for the most marginalised groups, most notably formal job creation, social innovation and social impact and for strengthening the national SE ecosystem (SO2) in the long run.

Responsibilities include :

The Project Manager will be based in Qena governorate with frequent travel to project locations in Upper Egypt ( Assuit / Qena and Sohag ) ; He/ She will provide technical assistance to project staff in Plan and partner, assure quality of programming and ensure adequate technical coordination and communication with all project’s stake holders. The Social Enterprise Specialist will be responsible for:

Project Implementation:

• Ensure detailed implementation plans are developed and implemented in line with Project activities and quality standards ;
• Support the development of strong M&E mechanisms, program monitoring tools and efficient systems to ensure high quality implementation ;
• Ensure that child and youth safeguarding standards are understood and met ;
• Support in developing project management tools (weekly/monthly action plans, reporting format, etc.).

Technical capacity building :

• Provide and facilitate technical guidance, training, coaching and mentoring to project’s staff and partners in business development, life skills and social enterprise set up and management ;
• Participate in identifying, contextualizing and/or developing curriculum, training materials and technical guidance ;
• Ensure regular communication with the national stakeholders to integrate appropriate technical input and priorities in ongoing project implementation.

Coordination and Communication :

• Support in collecting quantitative and qualitative data in accordance with the monitoring and evaluation plan and provide updates and reports to the project manager and Country office technical coordination lead ;
• Build and maintain relationships with Social Enterprise sector counterparts in other agencies through active engagement in coordination platforms ;
• Provide effective coordination and guidance among local government, country-wide initiatives, communities, NGOs and other key stakeholders ;
• Undertake all other duties that may be determined by the line manager and that are compatible with the job.

Do you have what it takes :

In order to succeed in this challenging and varied role you will require proven professional experience gained within a humanitarian or refugee context is essential.

Knowledge, Skills, Behaviours, and Experience Required to Achieve Role’s Objectives :

• Knowledge :
• Minimum 5 years of progressively responsible professional experience in Social Enterprise sector ;
• Demonstrated experience within youth livelihood and business set up & development ;
• University degree the field of Social Work, business, Social Sciences or another related field ;
• Knowledge of business and income generating activities in the context of Egypt with clear understanding of related legal and policies frameworks ;
• Experience in livelihoods development in community-based and social enterprise and community participation is an asset ;
• Experience of working with partners ;
• Good facilitation skills and ability to deliver induction briefing/trainings ;
• Ability to communicate and maintain appropriate and productive relations with a range of actors, including children, parents, local and national authorities ;
• Flexible work attitude and ability to work independently within a small team,Skills ;
• Excellent problem solving skills, including a proven ability to craft creative solutions to address core pressing issues ;
• Ability to work under pressure, as part of a team or independently, and meet deadlines consistently ;
• Proven leadership, inter-personal and cross-cultural skills, and ability to build and motivate diverse teams ;
• Excellent English and Arabic oral and written communication skills.

Behaviors (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 ;
• 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.