Process Improvement Officer

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 

Are you passionate about optimizing processes and driving performance? As the Process Improvement Officer, you’ll play a key role in our Global Supply Chain team. Working closely with the Head of Supply Chain Systems and Standards, you’ll support the design, co-creation, development, and maintenance of supply chain policies, standards, procedures, and tools that embody best practices. Your efforts will help elevate project delivery through enhanced supply chain performance across our organization. You’ll champion supply chain strengthening throughout our global network by promoting standardization and ensuring that all colleagues understand and effectively implement Plan International’s supply chain processes.

The Individual  

• Proven experience in supply chain management with a focus on process development, maintenance, and improvement.
• Ability to design, implement, and embed change management initiatives within complex organizational structures, specifically related to new processes.
• Excellent verbal, written, and active listening skills to foster effective communication and collaboration.
• Fluency in English and French or Spanish.
• Ability to plan, prioritize, and manage workload efficiently using organizational and project management tools and techniques.
• Proven ability to build relationships, manage stakeholders across diverse teams (both local and remote), and ensure high engagement to achieve shared goals.
• High proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, with strong Excel and PowerPoint skills.
• Experience using process mapping tools like MS Visio, Miro, Lucidchart or similar software.

Please follow this link for a full role profile;  Process Improvement Officer_July 2024.docx

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

Only CVs and cover letters in English will be accepted.    

Location: This role will ideally be based in the UK, employed from the Global Hub for Plan International which is based in Woking, Surrey however other locations 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 may be considered. Hybrid or Remote working. Ideally one day per month in Woking

Type of Role: Permanent or Fixed term contract as per employing office

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.   

Closing date: 3rd September 2024 (23:59 UK time)

*Applicable locations include: Australia, Bangladesh, Belgium, Benin, Bolivia, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, China, Colombia, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Finland, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Ireland, Jordan, Kenya, Korea, Laos, Lebanon, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Spain, Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Togo, Uganda, United Kingdom, Vietnam, Zambia, Zimbabwe

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.