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

• Collect and submit communication items timely such as data, photos, sponsor gift/letter response, welcome greeting communication for processing and dispatching. The data collection could be in hard copy or digital;
• Ensure the delivery of gifts to SC/families against signature and Ensure that SC/family write their own response letters to sponsor if they are able to write;
• Work with Community leaders and Community Volunteers to facilitate sponsorship production process; and Provide feedback and sponsorship trainings to CVs;
• Notify SC/family in case of the SCs cancellation due to request by IH/NOs (unusable);
• Responsible for verification of relocated children and completion of SCCDR (sponsored child communication delay report) form and submit to office;
• Attend to inquiries about sponsored children as requested by immediate supervisor;
• Facilitate the production of the regular and corporate sponsorship communications in a given community in collaboration with the assigned team.

About you:

• Degree in Community Development studies, Social Sciences and related;
• Extensive experience in development work at grassroots level;
• Experience in emergence/relief programs will be an added advantage;
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills;
• Ability to work effectively with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders;
• Numeracy and ability to interpret financial data;
• Fluency in Portuguese and Knowledge of Local Languages.

Please follow this link for full role profile: Field Officer

Location: Mogovolas

Type of Role: Permanent

Reports to: Sponsorship Coordinator

Grade: 12

Closing Date: 10th October, 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.