People and Culture Manager, Mali

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 know this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination. And it is girls who are most affected.

Working together with children, young people, supporters and partners, we strive for a just world, tackling the root causes of the challenges girls and vulnerable children face. 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.

For over 85 years, we have rallied other determined optimists to transform the lives of all children in more than 80 countries.

We won’t stop until we are all equal.

The Opportunity

We are recruiting for a Country People and Culture Manager (P&C Manager) to join our Country Leadership Team in Plan International Mali.

You will provide overall leadership and management of the People and Culture function in the Country Office (CO) focusing on responsive and efficient operations and targeted excellence, influencing, and interpreting the Country Office (CO) strategy and Plan International Inc (PII) P&C’s Strategic Plan and priorities to develop and implement CO P&C strategic and operational plans to enhance the Country Office’s performance through our people and building CO P&C capacity and capability to deliver CO strategic and operational plans, through competency assessments, learning and development, performance and talent management, workforce planning, etc.

This role operates in the scope of a highly complex and security volatile environment and is aligned to Country Office Strategy, PII P&C Strategy and Strategic Plan, local labour law, PII policies and procedures, and industry best practices.

About You

As a member and partner of the Country Leadership Team, you are expected to nurture an agile organisational culture in the CO, underpinned by our values and feminist principles. As a qualified human resources practitioner, you bring significant professional expertise and in-depth knowledge acquired through professional qualifications, inherent understanding, and substantial relevant experience in developing and embedding people, capability, and organisational / HR practices. A fundamental understanding and extensive experience in strategic and operational aspects of people, capability, and organizational/HR practices in a leadership role and the ability to plan and prioritise work within the context. With a master's degree or MBA in HRM, social sciences, or equivalent, you have experience of working in the international NGO sector, or UN agencies and highly volatile context.

You must be fluent in both French and English. This position is a single assignment position.

Please note only applications in English will be considered. 

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Location: We will be recruiting internationally for this position; however the successful candidate must be based in Bamako, Mali. Hence, relocation will be provided. 

Type of Role: 3-Year Fixed-Term Contract 

Reports to: Country Director

Closing Date: 12th July 2024

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.