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.

What can you bring?
The Partnerships Manager will work closely with a variety of functions within the Plan International team in Poland, including, Head of Programmes, Programmes Specialists, Finance and Business Development, ensuring the implementation of Plan International’s partnership steps and principles. The Partnerships Manager will contribute to the mobilisation of resources per various partnerships, project design and quality delivery within their capacity. This position includes coordination and liaising with various partners, risk assessments and mitigation measures. This role encompasses working with various types of partners, such as; Youth Groups, Civil Society Organisations, Local Organisations, INGOs, UN Agencies, Government Ministries, Private Sector companies and more.

You will need to:
• Support the Plan International Poland team in scoping and mapping various active local and international organisations and maintaining a list of Civil Society actors in Poland
• Support the Plan International Poland team in the screening and identification of potential partners, who are relevant to the objectives and needs of the crisis response
• Lead on the due diligence process for potential partners, in coordination with relevant staff as needed
• Liaise with Plan International Global Hub on the due diligence review and sign-off
• Co-lead on the technical capacity assessments for partner organisations with technical specialists
• Support the Programme Functions in identifying capacity strengthening areas and co-lead on the development of a mutual capacity strengthening plan
• Lead on the development, review and signature of Partnership Agreements, MoUs and amendments
• Ensure that mutual capacity strengthening plans are on track and that partnership monitoring tools are being appropriately used for all partners
• Support the monitoring of partner’s financial management and liquidation
• Regularly evaluate Plan International’s partnership model, approach and practices by conducting annual partnership mapping and surveys or consultations and feeding these learnings into programme design and management

You will have:
• Proven background on partners management’ principles and best practices
• Familiar with the localization principles and agenda
• Familiar with sectors of Child Protection, Gender-Based Violence, Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights, Education and Youth Engagement
• Good knowledge of financial reporting and management
• Professional experience in partnerships or grants coordination in an INGO
• Experience working in partnerships, preferably on both the programmatic and financial sides of partnerships
• Excellent ability to write reports and draft tools and Standard Operating Procedures in English
• Excellent skills in problem solving and mediation
• Report drafting and review skills
• Good facilitation skills and ability to facilitate meetings and trainings
• Demonstrated ability to network and communicate with a variety of stakeholders and liaise with colleagues from different sectors and departments

Location: Warsaw, Poland

Type of Role: National role; fixed term contract upto 12 months

Reports to: Head of Programmes

Closing Date: 26th April 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.

This position is open for Polish nationals only.