Gender, Safeguarding and Participation Coordinator – JFFS & CPiE

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 Joining Forces Alliance, reuniting the 6 biggest child rights organizations in Germany, namely ChildFund, Plan International, Save The Children, SOS Children’s Villages, Terre des Hommes & World Vision applied for an initial €16 million grant from the German Foreign Federal Office (GFFO) to address major child protection in emergency issues in various conflict settings across the world between July 2022 and June 2024 under the project “Joining Forces for Child Protection in Emergencies (JF-CPiE)”.

The Joining Forces Alliance is now kickstarting the 2nd phase of the project, entitled “Joining Forces for Food Security & Child Protection in Emergencies (JF-FS & CPiE)”, which will be implemented for a duration of 26 months with a foreseen starting date on 1 July 2024. The project will be implemented with the same organizations across 5 countries (Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, South Sudan, Ethiopia), focusing on the gender-sensitive and inclusive integration of food security, nutrition and child protection.

This role will provide technical support to the JF-FS&CPiE project in 5 countries (Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, CAR, Ethiopia, South Sudan) and among 6 Child Rights Organisations. The level of technical support provided to consortium members is defined at key stages in the project cycle and varies according to the priority of the project and the support needed by the Country Offices and it will be provided with the support of the consortium’s Child Protection, Gender and Inclusion and Safeguarding advisors. The coordinator will report directly to the Global Project Manager. 

About you 

You are a highly skilled professional with a post-graduate degree in a relevant field such as psychology, child protection, gender studies, or equivalent education and lived experience. You bring expertise in safeguarding, child protection, gender, and inclusion, with a strong focus on humanitarian settings and hard-to-reach areas. You are experienced in embedding safeguarding, gender equality, and child protection practices into programs, with proven knowledge of Child Protection in emergencies and the Core Humanitarian Standard. You have worked with diverse stakeholders, including national and international donors, aligning with their priorities on safeguarding and inclusion.

Your strengths include data analysis, report writing, and proficiency with knowledge management, mobile monitoring tools, and Windows-based software. You excel at designing and delivering training, facilitating diverse audiences, and building strong collaborative relationships. Committed to gender equality, inclusion, and anti-racism, you advocate for participatory methods, innovation, and capacity building, driving organizational success through knowledge sharing and a collaborative approach.

This role requires the candidate to have working proficiency in French AND English. However, please note that only applications submitted in English will be considered. 

Please follow this link for a full role profile: Gender Safeguarding and Participation Coordinator_JF-FSCP-.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. You may be office, home, or hybrid-based

Type of Role: Fixed Term contract 

Closing Date: 7th October 2024

*Applicable locations include: Bangladesh, Benin, Bolivia, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Honduras, 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, 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.