The Organisation

Plan International is an independent child rights and humanitarian organisation committed to children living a life free of poverty, violence and injustice.

We actively unite children, communities and other people who share our mission to make positive lasting changes in children’s and young people’s lives. We support children to gain the skills, knowledge and confidence they need to claim their rights to a fulfilling life, today and in the future. We place a specific focus on girls and women, who are most often left behind.

We have been building powerful partnerships for children for more than 85 years, and are now active in over 80 countries.

The Opportunity

Haiti is facing several concurrent crises – violence, food insecurity and cholera. Due to the severity of the crisis the UN is in the process of activating a system wide scale up. Plan International Haiti is working to ensure it can support the scale up and build a portfolio of donor grants. This position will play a key role in external representation and profiling Plan international Haiti.

Do you have what it takes?

• Significant experience in leading large scale humanitarian operations in a range of different contexts, for example conflict, internal displacement, disease outbreaks, rapid onset crises, protracted crises,
• Demonstrable understanding and proven practical experience of adhering to humanitarian values and principles; humanitarian charter, International Humanitarian Law, Red Cross code of conduct and Sphere Minimum Standards
• Proven successful fundraising skills from a diverse range of funding sources.
• Demonstrable experience of engaging in national level humanitarian coordination mechanisms such as HCT.
• Significant experience of developing and maintaining a network of key stakeholders across Government, National civil society organisations, United Nations, INGOs, Donors, Embassies, Academic Institutions.
• Proven experience of exercising leadership functions with increasing responsibility in an international environment related to development.
• Proven understanding of “child rights” and “gender in development” concepts and the promotion of girls’ rights in the context of relevant International Conventions (Convention of the Rights of the Child, Convention for the Eradication of Discrimination against Women) and the Global Goals (SDGs).
• Experience and understanding of the concepts of sustainable community development and participatory approaches and practice in development interventions.
• Knowledge of the requirements of donor compliance and financial management
• Knowledge of programming in challenging environments with good understanding and appreciation of the historical, security context, political environment, economic, social/religious and humanitarian context in Haiti or a comparable environment.
• Proven skills in the development and management of effective and motivated teams, including distance management.
• Excellent English and French written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong diplomatic and communication skills, including through mass-media to influence decision-makers and key stakeholders.
• General ability to manage stress in insecure contexts.

For more information regarding the job and person specification please click the below link: ERM Haiti JD.pdf

Location: We will be recruiting globally for this role, but the individual must be based in Jacmel, Haiti and therefore support with relocation is available.

Type of Role: 1-year Single assignment with possibility of extension

New Closing Date: 23rd July 2023

Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert early.

Equality, diversity and inclusion are 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.