Fundraising Development 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.

The Opportunity

Adapting to a transforming fundraising landscape, Plan Internartional is on the path of future-proofing our gobal provate giving portfolio. This includes diversification and stabilisation of our core private fundraising programme while reimagining our future model to secure income to drive sustainable impact. 

The NextGen Fundraising Development Lead is a key player in leading an international network of stakeholders across the organisation who will drive strategic projects and initiatives to help maintain current  and attract new, donor and supporter segments through innovative, relevant offers and donor journeys.

We are looking for an individual with strong project, team, and stakeholder management skills to project lead key pillars of the NextGen Initiative’s efforts to:

• Develop Plan’s future approach to current core fundraising program, diversify and future-proof the portfolio through prototyping new concepts and scale proven alternatives; and
• Improve current core fundraising program’s marketing and external communications to grow acquisitions by aligning with research insights, showcasing impact and building digital marketing capabilities.

A member of the NextGen Programme and a part of the Global Fundraising Support Team, the Lead will work closely with both the teams to effectively steward key initiatives to deliver programme objectives to strengthen Plan’s individual private giving portfolio. They will work with Sponsorship and fundraising teams from across Plan, including Regional and Country Offices and National Organisations, and key departments within Plan’s Global Hub including Communications, IT, Legal and Risk, and Programmes. They will collaboratively lead and develop project plans and ensure key project milestones are met. They will ensure that tasks are delivered on time, manage multiple demands, initiate activities, and be personally committed to Next Gen Sponsorship critical mindsets.

The Fundraising Development Lead will be required to co-facilitate working groups composed of diverse staff from across our global operations, as well as to indirectly manage teams consisting of both internal and external members. They will strive to build meaningful engagement, develop the team, and encourage team members drawn from across Plan to take ownership, leadership and initiative in driving these critical efforts for the organisation.

They should be an experienced professional able and excited to play a central role in a dynamic and critical programme for the global organisation, essential in establishing momentum, building team dynamics, and anticipating and solving problems.

Please follow this link for a full role profile; NextGen - Fundraising Development Lead (Dec.24).docx

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: Two year fixed term contract

Reports to: Head of Global Fundraising Support

Closing Date: Monday 20th January

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.