Organisational Learning Specialist- secondment

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 this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination. And it’s girls who are most affected.

Working together with children, young people, our supporters and partners, we strive for a just world, tackling the root causes of the challenges facing girls and all vulnerable children.

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.

We have been building powerful partnerships for children for over 85 years, and are now active in more than 75 countries.

This is an internal secondment opportunity – 3 days per week, to start as soon as possible until end May 2023.

The Opportunity

As the Organisational Learning Spec­­ialist you will contribute to building individual, team, organisational and partner capability and knowledge to meet current and strategic requirements. You will drive the appropriate culture, behaviours, skills and performance by leveraging technology and creating a learning culture to embed capability development. In this role you will have a particular focus on learning for Humanitarian/Disaster Risk Management (DRM) (80%) and Project Management skills (20%) (Project DPro) across Plan International.

You will create a culture and environment for individuals to learn and grow by ensuring a learning design and delivery that provides a blend of learning approaches, including face-to-face, social collaborative and coaching, as well as the application of motivational and behavioural science. This role has global reach, providing focused learning and development plans for key stakeholders and receivers of change.

The Individual

We are looking to recruit an ambitious individual with experience in the Humanitarian/Disaster Risk Management sector who is ready to engage with a global team. With the ability to create a learning culture that supports continuing professional development, you will also be able to engage with stakeholders to define capability needs and their implication for learning.

Demonstrable project management skills, with the know-how to use design principles to choose the right face-to-face and digital approach as part of a learning blend. You will also have a working level of competency in MS Office, Blackboard Collaborate LMS’s and CMS’s (ideally Moodle).

To be successful in this role you will be well organised with the ability to manage multiple priorities. You will work effectively and inclusively with a range of people, both within and outside the organisation, and you will be a strong communicator in English, with knowledge of French and/or Spanish being desirable.

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

Only CVs and cover letters in English will be accepted.  

Location: Flexible location, in most locations where Plan International has a legal entity and you have the pre-existing right to live and work. You will be appointed on local/national terms and conditions

Grade: GH Grade 4 or E. Please note that employment terms will be as per the standard terms and conditions in the country where you are based.

Type of Role: Internal secondment 3 days per week, to start as soon as possible until end May 2023

Reports to: Head of Learning and Development and a dotted line into the Head of Disaster Risk Management Technical Team

Closing Date: Tuesday 24th January 2023

*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.