Humanitarian Strategic Operations Manager

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

As part of Plan International’s Global Humanitarian Team, the Humanitarian Strategic Operations Manager will play a pivotal role in advancing the organisation’s new global strategy, which prioritises humanitarian scale-up. This position is designed to spearhead development of strategy, planning, and project manage timebound strategic initiatives to enhance Plan International’s capacity and funding to respond to the increasing unmet needs in emergencies, while improving the speed, quality, and relevance of our emergency response and readiness work.

We are seeking an experienced Project and Strategy Management expert to lead and spearhead transformative humanitarian projects within Plan International. The post holder will be responsible for developing strategic frameworks, driving project initiation (start-up phase); design and implementation, ensuring alignment with organisation’s strategic objectives, and delivering results within the given timelines.

The role requires expertise in strategic project management, with a focus on growth and implementing strategic solutions to elevate the organisation’s humanitarian ambitions and ensure long-term impact and financial sustainability.

This is a unique opportunity for an individual who thrives in a dynamic, fast-paced environment and possesses a track record of excellence in in developing strategies and plans for growth, project management, leadership, strategic stake holder engagement and communication skills.

This role also offers opportunities for experiential learning through real time deployment into crisis settings and one of Plan International’s core humanitarian response areas (Child Protection in Emergencies, Education in Emergencies, or Cash and Vouchers).

Please follow this link for a full role profile; Humanitarian Strategic Operations Manager Oct 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: Permanent or maximum fixed term contract

Reports to: Global Humanitarian Director

Grade: 19

Closing Date: Sunday 8th December

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.