Senior Adviser - Multilateral Partnerships

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

Do you have the skills and capacity to guide Plan’s thinking on how we best develop and scale-up key strategic partnership opportunities with UN agencies, multilateral organisations and development banks, exploring areas of collaboration that will result in the greatest transformative change for children?

This newly created role will perform a central account management function at the global level in leading organisation-wide engagement with select multilateral entities, working with and on behalf of the entire organisation to better position Plan International and deepen engagement with strategic external partners.

In this role you will represent Plan International externally and internally; consult, cooperate and capitalise on existing organisational strengths; and help to steer strategic thinking with organizational leaders.  The role will work closely with colleagues at the country and regional level, as well as the Policy, Advocacy, Campaigns and Engagement (PACE) and Humanitarian team at the Global Hub.

About You

The ideal candidate will have strong knowledge and understanding of the United Nations system, preferably with an understanding of the internal workings of international financial institutions (IFIs) or other multilateral organizations too. You will have expertise in advocacy, policy, and/or fundraising within international development. A significant awareness of global partner engagement strategies, quality assurance guidelines, monitoring and evaluation frameworks for external partnerships, and partnership capacity building is essential. We are looking for someone with a demonstrable track record of success in building global partnerships and alliances. Extensive knowledge of current issues and trends in international development is also required.

Please click here for the full role profile: Multilateral Partnerships Advisor- New JD Jan 2025 v2 (002).docx

Please respond to the requirements of the role in your cover letter.  

Only CVs and cover letters in English will be accepted.   

Location: The location of this role can be flexible where Plan International has an office* that can employ on behalf of the Global Hub and you have the pre-existing right to work and live. 

Type of Role: Permanent or maximum fixed term contract as per employing office’s standard terms and conditions. 

Salary: We will be happy to disclose the salary and applicable benefits to applicants as part of this process, however, please kindly note that the salary and employment benefits will be set according to your location and therefore it is not possible to include full details here.

As an indication, if this role were based in the UK the salary would be circa £60,000 per annum

Reports to: Director of Partnerships

Closing Date: Sunday 9th February 2025

Interviews likely to take place w/c 17th February