The Organisation

Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organization 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 80 countries.

The Opportunity

As part of the Governance & PII Executive Secretariat Team, this post provides executive assistance and administrative support to the Governance & PII Executive Secretariat Team in general and the Director of Governance & Executive in particular. They also provide support to non-executive governors who attend meetings throughout the governance calendar. The role also leads on logistics for in-person meetings across governance and Leadership Team events, mostly outside of the United Kingdom.

Do you have what it takes?

• Knowledge of the work involved in company secretary and board support and related functions and experience in developing, supporting, and maintaining processes and systems involved in such functions.
• Experience with event management, international preferred
• Experience working with board members, senior executives, and legal/company secretariat teams.
• Experience providing effective personal support to multiple senior people, including Board members, in multiple time zones, and combining that with delivering on other priorities.
• High proficiency in Microsoft Office applications and online collaboration tools.

Please click on this link to see further information in the job description: Governance and Secretariat General Administrator JD.docx

Location: Global Hub, UK where we offer hybrid working, coming into the office in Woking (GU21 5BH) once per week. You must have the pre-existing right to work in the United Kingdom.

Role: Permanent

Closing Date: Friday 22nd September 2023

Salary: £26,000.

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.