Organization: Plan USA
Country: United States of America
Closing date: 22 Jul 2015
Plan International USA welcomes applicants who are looking for an exciting new challenge in their career. This role is ideal for someone looking to make a difference in the world and wants their next job to be dedicated to supporting communities as they work to break the cycle of poverty. Plan USA is looking for people who want to join a dynamic and growing team, who aren"t afraid to take risks, and who believe that failure is the forerunner of innovation. The role provides many opportunities to grow your experience in technical support and program management, including chances to travel and to be involved in all aspects of support for proposals and project implementation.
The Senior Associate will be primarily responsible for providing day-to-day management support to the work of the Education and Protection team. S/he will help manage grants from a range of donors, provide technical support to project staff in the field, participate in research projects, coordinate and review program documents, contribute to business development and may be called upon to represent Plan at meetings and events. The Senior Associate works as a member of the International Programs Team and plays a critical role in helping to implement field based programs. This position reports to the Program Director for Education and Protection.
****Roles and Responsibilities****
Program Management and Support
· Supports grant implementation in the field
· Provides support with work planning, monitoring and evaluation, risk analysis, budget management and other program management issues
· Supports and coordinates donor reporting
· Maintains central program files for Plan USA institutional grants
· Manages communications with partners and donors as requested
· Manages small donor grants under the direction and guidance of program managers
Technical Support
- Provides technical support to projects in the area of child protection (including countering trafficking, GBV and promoting social protection) and education (including early childhood development, early grade reading and community participation in education)
- Works with Plan country office staff and other members of Plan USA team to identify country office capacity needs
- Supports the development of research projects and assists with documenting key lessons learned
Representation and Communications
- Assists in organizing and coordinating Plan’s participation in major US conferences
- Responds to requests for information from the field or from partners
- Liaises with other staff members to share information regarding projects, discuss field needs and develop strategies
- Represents Plan to the international development community in the U.S. which may include speaking/presenting on behalf of Plan, facilitating the attendance and participation of Plan field personnel, and networking with other attendees and presenters
New Business Development
- Provides technical input in the areas of education and protection for institutional, corporate and foundation fundraising proposals, based on Plan USA protection and education priorities and strategies
- Supports business development team to communicate Plan’s strategies and successes in protection and education, and to respond to donor information requests
- Supports strategic planning in new business and partnering
- Provides support to individual fundraising, as necessary
****Education, Experience and Competencies****
- Master degree in international relations, international development, education, human rights, or related field.
- Three to five years of experience developing and implementing education or protection programs in developing countries (Senior Program Associate).
- Good communications skills in written and spoken English.
- In-depth knowledge of use of spreadsheet (Excel), word processing (Word), and presentation (PowerPoint) software.
- Must have the ability to coordinate multiple projects simultaneously, work well under pressure and meet deadlines
- Experience with project management
- Experience with gender and women’s issues a plus
- Interest in Plan’s mission and strategic objectives
- Knowledge and experience of working on USAID initiatives preferred.
- French language skills preferred
****Physical and Mental Demands****
International travel is expected up to 25 percent of the time, sometimes with short notice. The successful candidate must be resilient, capable of maintaining a calm, professional focus under busy and time-sensitive conditions. In turn, Plan strives to create a flexible work environment that allows for compensatory time for extensive travel and the privilege to work remotely at times, in accordance with our policy.
****Work environment****
Plan offers a collaborative and engaging work atmosphere with opportunities exchange ideas with a diverse and passionate workforce, as well as to take initiatives. Plan USA operates in accordance with its core values of Accountability, Passion, Integrity, Respect and Excellence (“AsPIRE”).
How to apply:
Plan seeks to fill this position as quickly as possible. Interested and qualified applicants should submit a cover letter and resume via our website:www.planusa.org/jobopps*. The closing date is ****July 22, 2015*****
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