PMO 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

The PMO Officer will support activities across multiple workstreams within the portfolio of change. The officer will ensure Portfolio governance and reporting standards and routines are followed and maintained by major suppliers and smaller contractors. The PMO Officer will partner with members of the Strategic change portfolio, may be expected to line manage more junior staff within the PMO, and will track and report on Portfolio level risks, issues, and changes to the budget.

About You

You will be a highly efficient and organised individual who can prioritise and multitask. You will also have excellent communication and relationship development skills and be highly proficient in Microsoft Project, (Web Online version welcome), Excel, Word, Outlook and PowerPoint, and Teams (Visio is also highly desirable).

Additionally, you will have:

• Experience working in a global environment.
• Good working knowledge of Project Management best practices, tools, and techniques and the ability to run already embedded processes within a Portfolio.
• Attention to detail
• Experience in reporting on change initiatives and contributing to governance processes.
• Good people skills with some coaching or mentoring experience.
• Experience in assessing and reporting on risks
• Ability to provide delivery support to multiple projects and stakeholders at one time
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, both written and oral
• Highly organised approach with the ability to work under pressure to achieve deadlines and meet stakeholder expectations

• Ability to manage and present information using a range of tools including MS Project, Excel, Jira, Trello & PowerPoint

Please follow this link for a full role profile; PMO Officer (Aug 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: The location of this role can be flexible. 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. You may be office, home, or hybrid-based.

Type of Role: 1-year fixed-term contract as per employing office’s standard terms and conditions.

Reports to: PMO Lead 

Closing Date: Wednesday 18th September 23.59pm UK

*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, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Korea, Laos, Lebanon, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Nicaragua, 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.