Engagement 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

We are seeking an experienced Engagement Manager to lead and manage Plan’s strategy for participation in international global engagements. This role involves unifying advocacy efforts across Plan International offices by setting clear engagement objectives, facilitating coordination, and ensuring the effective execution of a local-to-global engagement strategy in alignment with the Global Influencing Ambition and Plan’s Global Advocacy Strategy 2022-27.

Key responsibilities include co-creating Plan’s engagement strategy, coordinating the Core Project Team, supporting the work of respective Technical Leads, formulating plans and budgets, and assisting Project Team Leads in delivering key deliverables. The Engagement Manager will also lead outreach and coordination with various offices and teams, oversee activities to ensure project outputs are timely and coordinated, track and record successes, and support Plan’s delegation before, during, and after the engagement. This role is crucial in advancing gender equality and promoting the health, rights, and wellbeing of girls and women on a global stage.

About You 

• Self-starter, experienced and self-motivated, able to work in a dynamic and fast-paced environment, comfortable with shifting priorities and tight deadlines
• Strong project management skills, keeping project team to deliverables and timelines
• Fluency in English, both written and oral
• Strong political awareness and understanding including understanding of intergovernmental political dynamics
• Sound understanding of children’s rights and gender equality, and rights-based approaches likely based on experience of working within an NGO, a UN agency, a government department, or other relevant institutions
• Experience drafting and producing compelling briefings and other resources
• Strong verbal communication skills and excellent writing and editing skills
• Able to network and build productive and impactful working relationships from afar
• Able to consult, gather and integrate feedback into concise and accurate products
• Strong organisational and problem-solving skills, able to manage multiple demands, prioritise competing workloads, deliver high-standard work to tight deadlines and plan effectively
• Strong team building and interpersonal skills, able to work in a collaborative and supportive way
• High level of attention to detail and accuracy

Please click here for the full role profile – PACE_Engagement Manager_FINAL.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: Permanent or maximum fixed term contract as per employing office’s standard terms and conditions.

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.

Grade: Level 17. Please note that employment terms will be as per the standard terms and conditions in the country where you are based.

Closing Date: Sunday 1st September 2024 (00:59 UK time)

*Applicable locations include:  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.