Organization: Plan USA
Country: United States of America
Closing date: 15 Oct 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 are comfortable in a fast-paced work environment. 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 Program Manager will be a key member of Plan International USA’s Resilience team, supporting programs in Disaster Risk Management (Emergency Response and Disaster Risk Reduction) and Governance. The Program Manager will be active in boththe pursuit of new awards and backstopping of the existing Resilience portfolio. The Program Manager works closely with the Director and other Resilience Practice team members in the development and implementation of Plan’s Resilience strategy, as well as with Plan colleagues at Regional and Country Office levels to support the implementation and growth of the organization’s US Government funded Emergency Response, Disaster Risk Reduction, and Governance programming.
Roles and Responsibilities
Program Management and Support
· Backstop Plan’s institutional DRM and Governance project portfolio;
· Support the development of the Resilience Practice’s strategy;
· Provide programmatic support with work planning, monitoring and evaluation, risk analysis, budget management and other program management issues
· Support engagement with IH, ROs, and COs on DRM and Governance programming, practice, policy development, and initiatives;
· Participate in development of operational areas relevant to DRM and Governance, including Logistics and Security planning;
· Undertake DRM-related program secondments and trips;
· Manage donor reporting for assigned projects;
· Manage communications with partners and donors as requested.
Technical Support
· Provide technical support to projects in the areas of DRM and governance;
· Work with Plan country office staff and other members of Plan USA team to identify country office capacity needs
Representation and Communications
· Represent Plan in USG-focused DRM and Governance events and fora
- Collaborate with IMC teams in the development of DRM- and Governance-related individual funding efforts and communications pieces;
New Business Development
- As part of Resilience team, lead pursuit of institutional funding, with a focus on U.S. Government donors; · Supports business development team to communicate Plan’s strategies and successes in DRM/Governance programming, 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’s Degree in relevant field required (International Development, Public Administration, Public Health, WASH, Agriculture) or Bachelor’s and 3-5 years of relevant experience in a relevant field, such as Relief operations or Logistics
- Minimum of 5 years of experience managing/backstopping USAID projects, including knowledge of USG rules and regulations for grant-funded awards
- Significant overseas work experience in relief or development is highly desirable
- Experience with USG-funded emergency response programming desirable
- Experience in USG-supported Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance (DRG) programming desirable
- Significant fundraising experience, including preparation of technical and cost applications for USAID and other USG donors
- Knowledge of DRM and international standards for emergency programming
- Strong interpersonal communication skills
- Ability to engage collaboratively within diverse groups
- Superior problem solving skills
- Ability to manage multiple tasks, tight deadlines, and priorities.
- Ability to exercise sound judgment, make and communicate good decisions
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite programs, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Access.
- French and/or Spanish proficiency preferred
Physical and Mental Demands
International travel is expected up to 40 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 October 15, 2015*
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