Job Openings at Plan International

Role Purpose

• The position aims to strengthen the ability of civil society organizations to constructively engage the duty bearers and be able to coordinate the activities of Reform Champions Team to accelerate urban WASH reforms.
• It aims to increase citizens’ participation on urban WASH issues.

Dimension of Role

• Lead and coordinate the design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of all capacity building activities of the E-WASH project.
• Maintain excellence in technical capacity building activities with local organization; and
• Ensure effective communication among implementing partners, government actors, civil society organizations, urban consumers, and communities.

Roles/Responsibility

• Lead creation, implementation, documentation, and follow up on all training activities of the project using consistent, adult learning approaches.
• Lead the identification of strategic needs and approaches to civil society capacity building in the context of the WASH sector and the objectives of the project.
• Facilitate and supervise the conduct of organizational capacity assessments of local CSOs and the development of capacity development plans peculiar to the needs of the individual partner.
• In collaboration with MEL Specialist, provide appropriate reporting on indicators and targets, and document implementation successes, challenges, and lessons learned and share them with stakeholders.
• Provide technical assistance, advice and guidance to CSOs focused on WASH issues, particularly in the area of inclusion of marginalized citizens, advocacy and monitoring for service delivery, and developing networks and platforms of CSOs.
• Ensure gender is integrated into all capacity building tools, methodologies, and activities.
• Leverage and enhance existing strengths within CSOs, facilitating opportunities to learn from each other’s effective strategies.
• Contribute to overall project strategy and design, development of annual work plans and progress reports.
• Prepare and manage budgets for the CSO capacity building component of the E-WASH project.
• Deliver technical presentations on project achievements to audiences, including implementing partners, civil society, government officials, USAID, and other relevant stakeholders.

Knowledge and Experience

• Graduate of an appropriate interdisciplinary subject, such as human development, social sciences, development studies, organizational development or other related field.
• A minimum of five (5) years professional experience, including field and management experience.
• Broad experience in assessing technical capacity of civil society organizations, developing capacity building plans that meet their needs.
• Advanced professional development and experience in gender, equity and inclusion.
• Strong knowledge of child and women’s rights and gender justice.
• Strong evidence of influencing decision makers, Policies, and brokering cross-disciplinary collaboration.
• Proven record of accomplishment of leadership within an international organization.
• Compelling influencer and communicator – able to inspire, build consensus and bring people together around a common agenda.
• Experience with a diverse set of stakeholders at all levels of an organization.
• Demonstrated problem solving skills, collaboration experience, creativity and willingness to innovate
• Experience drafting project reporting and monitoring project progress
• Experience of managing budgets and planning and reporting protocols.

go to method of application »

The Opportunity

• In this role as the Advocacy, Coordination, and Strategic Communication Manager you will lead in the engagement of donors and State Water Boards through existing platforms to strengthen knowledge management throughout the water sector; determine communication methods that will generate the political support required for reform and accountability; promote good practices; and effectively share knowledge and lessons learned.

Role Purpose

• The purpose of this position is to ensure that advocacy and outreach strategies are developed and implemented for E-WASH; technical assistance and training aimed at strengthening state teams and partners are provided; and advocacy and communication initiatives of the project at the national and state levels are effectively coordinated.
• In addition, the position aims to ensure that evidence based data are generated for informed decision making; and knowledge and lessons learned are effectively managed and shared.

Roles/Responsibility

• Coordinate activities and communication among a diverse set of stakeholders focused on federal ministries, unit heads, multilateral and bi-lateral donors; senior state government stakeholders; civil society; the media; and the private sector.
• Produce a wide range of high quality written outputs for various audiences including high-quality, well targeted research reports, policy briefings, key messages, blogs and other outputs.
• Foster strong relationships and work closely with internal and external stakeholders in policy and advocacy work to keep abreast of key policy changes and relevant external issues, and to maximize their role as advocates for the change E-WASH aims to achieve.
• Participate actively in building the capacity of national and state agencies to advocate for and conduct outreaches to urban consumers.
• Identify and build strategic partnerships and engagement with organizations, networks, political contacts and other key stakeholders to further E-WASH in the delivery of its transformation agenda.
• Provide regular updates to supervisor and other project team members to inform project programming decision making and advocacy efforts.
• Conduct and support researches to ensure better understanding of situations, evidence based decision making; to generate and share knowledge and learning; and to better appreciate the impact of development initiatives.
• Ensure strong linkages with the Monitoring, Evaluations and Learning (MEL) unit so that advocacy and policy approaches are based in evidence.
• Facilitate peer exchange at the mid-level of utilities and water board between states and countries.
• Engage the Steering Committee of the Community of Practice and other potential champions to create ownership and to strengthen Reform Champions’ Team.

Knowledge and Experience

• Graduate in social studies, preferably communication, political science, or sociology, water management, post-graduate education (master’s or higher) in development studies, environmental studies, or primary health and at least 5 years of experience in policy and influencing, strategic communication, or civil society strengthening, or a related field and demonstrated experience in project management.
• Proven ability to lead the planning, coordination and execution of communications products, influence strategies and audience targeting.
• Demonstrated experience in using with success key advocacy strategies such as networking, negotiating, lobbying, movement building, or policy development, etc.
• Experience working with reporters or members of the media preferred.
• Experience managing civil society strengthening projects in developing country context.
• Experience in carrying out power, legislation and policy and political analysis to inform strategies and projects.
• Experience in developing and delivering advocacy strategies.
• Strong knowledge of child and women’s rights and gender justice.
• A history of productive involvement with local partners, including from government, traditional leadership, and civil society.
• Demonstrated expertise in designing, implementing, and monitoring inclusive, gender-equitable development projects
• Demonstrated knowledge and background in community mobilization and engagement
• Demonstrated problem solving skills, collaboration experience, creativity and willingness to innovate
• Experience drafting project reporting and monitoring project progress
• Excellent written and spoken English language skills
• Experience of managing people and ability to build, develop and motivate a high performing team, prioritizing effective cross organizational working as a key element of high performance.
• Experience of managing budgets and planning and reporting protocols.

go to method of application »

Role Purpose

• The position will support the overall management of the E-WASH gender equity and social inclusion strategy.
• The role will support project to be more gender transformative, inclusive and provide capacity-building support to project and partners.
• The Role will liaise with other project units to ensure gender integration in the project.

Dimension of the Role

• Provide support to the development, implementation and monitoring of E-WASH project in line with the gender equity and social inclusion agenda.
• Lead on national engagement on gender equity and social inclusion issues of the project.
• Lead on strengthening the capacity of project staff and partners on gender equity and social inclusion.
• Lead on ensuring that project generate gender equity and social inclusive evidence based data
• Act in other capacities as agreed with supervisor

Roles/Responsibilities

• Ensure gender and equity are part of mission statements and their practice.
• Foster strong relationships and work closely with internal and external stakeholders on gender and inclusion work to keep abreast of key policy changes and relevant external issues, and to maximize their role as advocates for the change E-WASH aims to achieve.
• Create strategic partnerships and close coordination with all stakeholders, including the Government and its relevant agencies, civil society, and donor agencies.
• Ensure strong linkages with the Monitoring, Evaluations and learning (MEL) Manager so that advocacy and gender and inclusion initiatives and reports are based on evidence.
• Provide gender equity and social inclusion related technical assistance to the state team to ensure high quality project implementation across all project states.
• Contribute to Gender Equity and Social Inclusion impact analysis of project activities and advise project teams.
• Lead on all gender and equity training and associated materials development;
• Build capacity for gender analysis and inclusion of youth and women within SWBs;
• Support "greater representation of women in policy and regulatory roles"
• Coordinate political economy, conflict, and gender assessments in difficult states
• Lead gender assessments of everyday institutional practices
• "Develop a plan to build the capacity of women and men in the SWBs and create an enabling environment for women's participation and access to information and programs"
• Ensure disaggregation of data and databases to identify gender and equity issues and achievements
• Ensure gender integration into all project and project-related design, planning, implementation, and monitoring
• Establish the capacity of project staff to understand and account for "gender dynamics associated with leadership, decision-making, resource allocation, and financial authority within households.

Requirements, Knowledge and Experience

• Graduate any Social Studies discipline, preferably post-graduate (Master’s or higher) Degree in a Gender, Human Rights, Development Studies - specializing on gender and development or social development related discipline.
• At least five (5) years experience working in the sector, including field and management experience.
• Advanced professional development and experience in gender, equity and inclusion.
• Strong knowledge of child and women’s rights and gender justice.
• Strong evidence of influencing decision makers, Policies, and brokering cross-disciplinary collaboration.
• Proven record of accomplishment of leadership within an international organization.
• Compelling influencer and communicator – able to inspire, build consensus and bring people together around a common agenda.
• Experience with a diverse set of stakeholders at all levels of an organization.
• Project management experience.
• Demonstrated expertise in designing, implementing, and monitoring inclusive, gender-equitable development projects
• Demonstrated problem solving skills, collaboration experience, creativity and willingness to innovate
• Experience drafting project reporting and monitoring project progress
• Experience of managing budgets and planning and reporting protocols.

go to method of application »

Role Purpose

• The internship programme in Plan International Nigeria provides on-the-job training in Financial management & reporting, program management, research and data gathering skills, communication, people skills, and work ethics.
• It enhances the educational experience through practical and guided hands-on exposure and involvement in Plan Nigeria’s development projects as well as providing exposure to the working environment of a multilateral organization and a better understanding of Plan Nigeria’s goals and activities.

Roles/Responsibilities

• Support the finance team in implementing all financial process for Plan International Nigeria
• Contribute to the monthly financial reporting.
• Support program staff in making payments to participants during activities implementation.
• Maintain good filing for all vouchers in a limited access area to ensure easy retrieval.
• Maintain a record of vouchers borrowed by staff; ensure return, and appropriately filing.
• Support with preparation of Withholding tax, VAT, Pension and other statutory deduction schedule where relevant before payment is done
• Support with bank reconciliations and month end financial reporting
• Prepare and maintain the sub ledger for all advances (travel, purchase etc.).
• Ensure timely liquidation of staff advances and ensure more than one advance should not be given to a staff at a time.
• Make available weekly to the Finance Officer and Finance Operations Manager a list of all un-liquidated advances and support with the follow up of these advances.
• Other tasks/duties as required.

Qualifications and Experience

• Degree in Accounting, HND in Financial Accounting or relevant professional qualifications equivalent
• Completion of National Youth Service with less than 1 year working experience
• Proven strong academic track record.
• Knowledge and understanding of accounting principles and standards
• Language skills; written and spoken proficiency in English and preferably a command of the local language.
• Internet proficiency as well as proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) is required.

Skills & Knowledge:

• Basic financial skills
• Communicates clearly and effectively appropriate to the audience
• Possession of good report writing skills
• Passion for learning and development.
• Good computer literacy skills.
• Team player.

go to method of application »

Role Purpose

• Plan International is looking for 2 Nos. Project Monitoring and Evaluation Officer to support the implementation of an early recovery and livelihood project - Youth Economic Empowerment Project for Resilience and Peacebuilding in the context of north-eastern Nigeria (YEE4RP).
• This is a project with a duration of 27 months and is supported by GIZ with Funding from the German Government.
• The purpose of this role is to provide timely, accurate information on project implementation and ensure that monitoring and evaluation are in line with specific project FAD/donor requirements.
• The role’s support is to achieve accountability, transparency and programme quality in project deliverable in both Maiduguri and Mubi Field Office areas of responsibilities.
• The post holder(s) are to ensure that project activities are in line with the Logical Framework and relevant guidelines.

Dimensions of Role

• Communicates with the M&E Manager and across Plan International, with GIZ Cooperating Partner Agencies and field level implementing partners.
• The post holder will support the establishment of a systematic Monitoring and Evaluation system.  The post holder will interface and support programme team members and programme coordination. The role requires strong facilitation and organisational skills along with the ability to analyse and communicate complex information to all staff, partners and other stakeholders.

Roles/Responsibility
In collaboration with the Field Team, M&E Manager and Livelihood and cash sector Specialist, the M&E officer will:

• Support the development and implementation of program M&E plans to capture project performance and results, including data reporting, assessments, and all monitoring and evaluation activities
• Support the development of data flow pattern for project that will ensure timely data collection and reporting
• Support to ensure that M&E-specific elements of local partner capacity strengthening plans are successfully implemented
• Report results of M&E activities by providing written documentation about progress toward achieving indicators/targets, as appropriate
• Provide leadership at project location level on M&E to ensure the program technical integrity to achieve program goal and corresponding objectives and targets
• Ensure high-quality implementation, in close collaboration with the Field based team, sector Specialists and the M&E Manager, and consistency in protocols, information and reporting systems
• Lead efforts at project location to monitor and evaluate project interventions, document results and provide feedback to stakeholders to guide decision-making
• Lead efforts to utilize training monitoring systems to track and monitor trainers and participants at training events to facilitate follow-up and recordkeeping
• Utilize the training data collected to inform strategic decision-making and project planning
• Support targeted evaluations and operations research, including design, data collection, management and analysis
• Ensure quality of data through data verification procedures, including routine data quality audits
• Cultivate strategic sectors relationships and networks, and act as co-representative of the livelihood and cash sector in FSSWG, ERLWG and CWG meetings, conferences, and presentations
• Support to ensure that relevant data (5Ws, 3Ws and related MIS data) are entered into organization-wide data management system designed to capture, analyse, and disseminate project data
• Collect and authenticate all information sheets (beneficiary lists, registration forms, distribution lists, and others) for delivery of livelihood intervention services;
• Support field level partners staff, community based project management committee (CBPMC) and enumerators in designing, developing and deploying tools for community based selection criteria for the selection of beneficiaries.
• Lead in the conduct of emergency assessments, field level Market price, cash/in-kind distribution and post distribution monitoring, data collection, analysis and reporting of results.
• Facilitate M&E capacity-building activities with project staff and implementing partners.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor's degree and minimum of 1- year of work experience in monitoring and evaluating humanitarian emergency response programs, with an organisation with a robust M&E component.
• Prior experience with Plan International or local partner organization is preferred.

Skills & Knowledge:

• Proven expertise in quantitative and qualitative methodologies, research, reporting, data quality assessments, data analysis and presentation.
• Demonstrated strong management, coordination, teamwork and planning skills with proven ability to function effectively with multiple counterparts in private, public and NGO sectors.
• Strong understanding of M&E, policy and compliance requirements.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English including excellent facilitation skills and demonstrated technical writing skills for publication.
• Familiarity with M&E for cash based transfer, nutrition and protection projects
• Ability to work effectively with diverse international teams.
• Ability to work in a complex environment with multiple tasks, short deadlines and intense pressure to perform.
• Strong technical skills, including ability to process and analyse data using one or more statistical software packages
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office packages (Excel/Word document)
• Ability to travel nationally.

go to method of application »

Role Purpose

• The Executive Assistant is responsible for providing secretarial, clerical and administrative support the Country Director, the CMT and the Board in order to ensure that services are provided in an effective and efficient manner.

Role Dimension

• General and Office Administration
• Correspondence Handling
• CMT, E-CMT, Board and others meeting Administration,
• Telephone Coverage and visitor liaison for the CD
• Diary and Documentation Management
• Area of Responsibility - Country Office

Roles/Responsibilities
General and Office Administration:

• Correspondence Handling
• Processing all incoming emails, letters and other correspondence for the Country Director.
• Keep records of all CD’s correspondence
• Prepare responses to correspondence containing routine enquiries for CD’s approval
• Read and analyse incoming memos, submissions and reports from CD’s office to determine their significance and plan their distribution

Telephone Coverage:

• Managing all incoming calls to the CD’s Office
• Screen all calls; Take messages
• Respond to voicemail messages

Diary Management:

• Manage and maintain the executive’s diary in terms of scheduling appointments, time management and keeping it up to date
• Set up meetings and venues via the electronic diary

General Administration:

• Make travel and accommodation arrangements for the Management
• Maintain office equipment
• Support procurement committee as the secretary, schedule meeting, take minutes and other duties as assigned by the procurement committee chair.

Technical Expertise, Skills and Knowledge
Essential:

• A degree in Business/Public Administration or related field.
• At least 3 years’ experience in an international organization similar to Plan
• Fluency in English with excellent writing and speaking skills is required.
• Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills including good listening skills, influencing, negotiation and coaching
• Capacity to build and maintain relationships and to work effectively in a multicultural and multi-ethnic environment respecting diversity.
• Experience with Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point and Outlook.