Plan Malawi Vacancies 2022 – Apply for Plan International works

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 80 years, and are now active in more than 70 countries.

The Opportunity 

Plan International is seeking a dynamic, resilient and motivated Child Protection Specialist to lead a global one-year initiative to strengthen collaboration between child protection and food security.  

In this role as the Child Protection Specialist you will play a leading role in bringing together both sectors in humanitarian action. You will be responsible for developing and disseminating global-level resources and tools in order to strengthen integrated approaches between child protection and food security clusters.  

You will be expected to build and maintain relationships with global, regional, and country-level child protection and food security cluster coordinators, practitioners, and donors in order to support the uptake and implementation of new resources and tools.   

The Individual 

We are looking for a passionate and committed Child Protection Specialist with demonstrable experience in child protection programming. You will also need to be familiar with food security frameworks and implementation approaches 

With a strong understanding of gender, inclusion, and child and youth safeguarding considerations in programming. You will have demonstrable experience in design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of multi-sectoral programs with child protection and other sectors, as well as expertise in leading the development and dissemination of global guidance notes, toolkits, training packages, advocacy materials and other resources on issues related to child protection 

Strong communication and negotiation skills, with fluency in English and working proficiency in French being preferable. 

Ability to travel up to 2 – 3 weeks at a time (20% per year) 

Location: Flexible location, in most locations where Plan International has a legal entity and you have the pre-existing right to live and work.  

Type of Role: 12 Month Fixed term contract 

Reports to: Global Child Protection in Emergencies Technical Lead 

Salary: We will be happy to disclose the salary and applicable benefits to applicants as part of this process, however, please kindly note that this will vary according to the location of the appointed candidate and therefore, it is not possible to include full details here. The successful candidate will be appointed on national terms and conditions 

Closing Date: Sunday 14th November 2021 

*Applicable locations may 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, Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Togo, Uganda, United Kingdom, United States, 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.