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 Programme Manager will be responsible for supervising and supporting partners in their day-to-day project management and implementation, including planning and monitoring of project activities.

As a member of the Program Unit, the Program Manager will closely work with Head of Program, Business Development Manager, Partnership Manager, technical specialists, finance, and local partners, ensuring alignments with Plan International’s commitments to localisation.

You will have the following technical expertise and skills:

• Degree or equivalent in management or related fields
• Expertise in Program cycle management
• Field experience of managing emergency and development programmes and/or projects.
• Working for international or national Non-governmental Organizations
• Demonstrated experience of key practice and standards for humanitarian response such as SPHERE and CHS.
• Significant knowledge of Moldova socio-economic context, geopolitical background, civil society and local/territorial administrative structure
• Familiar with the international humanitarian architecture, particularly related to coordination and funding.
• Demonstrated prior experience of engaging with the humanitarian coordination system and local, regional and global levels.
• Knowledge of Sphere and the Red Cross/ NGO Code of Conduct
• Requires general finance, administration, information management and telecommunication skills and proficiency in information technology/ computer skills.
• Coordinating and networking with governmental authorities and working in partnership with national civil society actors
• Project management including planning and scheduling, process design, implementation and monitoring and evaluation
• Influencing and negotiating skills
• Networking skills
• Able to adapt activities and work streams to a changing context

What are we looking 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 idea.

This is a national position, and we are accepting applications from those with the pre-existing right to work in Moldova.

Location: Chisinau, Moldova

Type of Role: Fixed term upto 1 year

Reports to: Head of Programmes

Closing Date: 3rd May 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.