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 85 years, and are now active in more than 80 countries.

The Opportunity

As the Operations Coordinator in the People & Culture department at Plan, you will provide a responsive and effective HR operations service to managers and employees to a high quality and within key deadlines. This will involve preparing contracts and documentation, running references and other pre-employment checks, use of the HRIS system for data entry and running reports, as well as supporting managers and employees at all stages in the employee life cycle, both for Global Hub and International employees.

In this role you will be the first line of contact for a range of HR related enquiries related to HR policies and procedures, responding to and resolving all types of enquiries and problems accurately and in a timely manner. You will prepare the monthly payroll to ensure the timely and accurate payment of salaries, including ensuring that accurate details of any employee payroll changes are processed correctly.

The Individual

We are looking to recruit a customer-oriented and deadline-focussed individual who has good operational knowledge and experience of the HR administration involved in the employee life cycle. You will be numerate with an eye for accuracy and detail and you will also have strong analytical and Excel skills. You will be fluent in written and spoken English and able to explain HR procedures and payroll issues effectively.

To be successful in this role you will need to be flexible in how you work to achieve service standards and deadlines under pressure and in difficult situations. A team player with a creative approach to problem solving and actively encourage yourself and others to contribute to an organisational culture that promotes gender equality and cultural sensitivity.

Please follow this link for a full role profile; Operations Coordinator JD FTC Feb 2022.docx

Location: This role will ideally be based in the UK, we offer flexible hybrid working (mostly remote).

Type of Role: Fixed-term contract to start as soon as possible until mid-January 2024

Salary: circa £26,000 per annum

Closing Date: Wednesday 14th June 2023

Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the very heart of everything that Plan International stands for.

We want Plan International to reflect the diversity of the communities we work with, offering equal opportunities to everyone regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.

Plan International 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 foster an organisational culture that embraces our commitment to racial justice, gender equality, girls’ rights and inclusion.

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. This means that we have particular responsibilities to children that we come into contact with and we must not contribute in any way to harming or placing children at risk.

A range of pre-employment checks will be undertaken in conformity with Plan International’s Safeguarding Children and Young People policy. Plan International also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this scheme we will request information from applicants previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures.

Please note that Plan International will never send unsolicited emails requesting payment from candidates.