Greater Cairo Area Program Lead

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.

Plan started working in Egypt in 1981 and has a presence in ten of the 27 governorates in which the country including Cairo, Alexandria, Giza, Beheira, Kalyoubia, Damietta, Qena, Assuit, Aswan, and Sohag. Plan international Egypt implements programmes designed to enable communities to improve the lives of the most marginalised children and their families. Plan Egypt’s Country Strategy focuses on five strategic objectives.

Through a five-interconnected, gender transformative and context-fit country objectives, PIE intends along with the various stakeholders at all levels to continue delivering positive and transformative changes so that “Children, especially girls, and young people grow up in an enabling environment, realizing their rights and contributing in both development and humanitarian settings as active agents of change”.

Driven by the overall purpose of PII and anchored on Plan International core values, bolder commitment to gender transformation and feminist leadership, program quality and influencing and a more vibrant and efficient operating model.

Purpose:

The purpose of the role is to work closely with the Area Manager and provide the support needed in overseeing the sponsorship program and the projects being implemented in the respective Area.

Management Scope, Reporting Lines, Key Relationships

SCOPE

The post holder will report to the Area Manager and support in leading the program implementation in his/her respective area. He/she will oversee the sponsorship program and the implementation of some projects and provides the support needed to ensure effective program delivery, knowledge management & learning. He/she will be responsible for the timely and quality delivery of Programs implemented in respective Area.  If needed, the post holder may act as project manager for some projects.

  Direct reports:

 Area Sponsorship Program Coordinator and Projects’ coordinators of some projects located in his/her area.  Also, the multilocation projects whose projects’ officers are located in this respective area will be dotted line to the post holder.

Key relationships

Internal:

• Area Managers and Program Implementation team (high contact).
• Other respective departments at area level and country office level (high contact).

External:

• Engagement with  national offices/donor representatives through field visits’ activities.
• Respective governmental authorities to coordinate the implementation of area projects’ activities.
• Respective stakeholders to ensure their best engagement in the projects.
• Program Managers at other INGOs to share best practices and to identify opportunities for collaboration e.g. advocacy, research, etc.

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Location: Greater Cairo Area, Maadi.

Type of Role: One year fixed term contract.

Reports to: Greater Cairo Area Manager

Closing Date: 30/06/2024

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.

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