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.
This is a national position leading the assessment, response analysis, design, implementation and monitoring of the education components of Plan’s emergency response programme for the Cyclone IDAI crisis. The post holder will need to coordinate with other response team members, and other Plan and Partner staff to ensure an appropriate and effective response. The person will need to ensure response to immediate education in emergencies programme/project issues with simultaneous consideration of longer-term needs. Depending on the situation the post holder may need to take a very active role in technical coordination, support and advocacy with education sector coordination and other stakeholders and technical agencies relevant to the sector. In the event of another major humanitarian emergency, the role holder will be expected to work outside the normal role profile and be able to vary working hours accordingly.
As an expert in the area, the post holder influences Plan’s decision makers (e.g. country management teams, and response programme teams) on quality education programming. Key programme interventions include formal (primary and secondary) and non-formal education, as well as early childhood and parenting education
Development and delivery of the education programme and plans for Plan International’s Cyclone Idai response impacting on girls and boys through projects and advocacy
The post holder will have direct line management responsibilities for education project managers as well as a number of indirect reports
The post holder will report to the Disaster Risk Management (DRM) Manager
*This is a national position