Partnership 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.

I-   OPPORTUNITY

The Parternship Manager will be responsible for Working with subject matter experts to proactively identify potential partnerships with local and national organisations, including those led by young people, particularly girls and women. Facilitate and guide the partner mapping and selection processes to identify new partners, including young women/girl-led organisations, and possibly shortlist them to establish a list of partners and Promote and implement Plan International's Building Better Partnership and Pathways policies and all other related documents. S/he will Facilitate and coordinate the partnership management process to ensure well-planned, coordinated and consistent management. andWork with technical programme specialists and management to ensure that the design of organisational policies and strategies, programmes/projects and Go/No Go decisions are consistent with the partnership strategy. This includes contributing to the relevant content of proposals and ensuring the allocation of appropriate budgetary resources for projects and partner support. As a priority, he/she will Ensure that Plan International Cameroon and partner staff have the appropriate capacity to implement

II-ABOUT YOU

The internship manager must have a Master's degree in development studies, social sciences, project management or a related field. He/she should also have a minimum of 5 years' relevant experience in programme and/or grant management, as well as significant experience of partnership approaches to development and humanitarian response. Strong strategic analysis and planning skills, including the development of partnership strategies/frameworks. Effective stakeholder and relationship management and strong communication and persuasion skills;

JD Partnership Manager- CMR 25.pdf

Location: Yaounde

Reports to: Head of Program

Closing Date:04/05/2025

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.